[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 9727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4751]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-309]


Finding of No Significant Impact Related to Maine Yankee Atomic 
Power Company's License Amendment Request for Approval of the License 
Termination Plan

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-36, 
issued to Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company (the licensee), for the 
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station (Maine Yankee), located in Lincoln 
County, Maine. The license amendment is related to the licensee's 
License Termination Plan (LTP). An environmental assessment (EA) was 
performed by the NRC staff in support of it's review of the license 
amendment request, in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 
51. The conclusion of the EA is a Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI).

II. EA Summary

    The proposed action would amend Facility Operating License DPR-36 
to approve the Maine Yankee LTP. The proposed action is in accordance 
with the licensee's application dated October 15, 2002.
    As described in the EA, the NRC staff found no significant impacts 
based on it's review of the adequacy of the radiation release criteria 
and the adequacy of the final status survey to meet NRC's unrestricted 
release criteria. Also, further described in the EA, the NRC staff 
focused it's review on land use, ground and surface water, and human 
health and considered potential non-radiological, radiological, and 
cumulative impacts. In reviewing the LTP the staff also determined that 
the environmental impacts were enveloped by the generic analysis 
performed in support of ``Radiological Criteria for License 
Termination'' (62 FR 39058).

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    Based on this review, the NRC staff has concluded that there are no 
significant environmental impacts on the quality of the human 
environment. Accordingly, the staff has determined that preparation of 
an Environmental Impact Statement is not warranted.

IV. Further Information

    The licensee's request for the proposed action (ADAMS Accession No: 
ML022970110) and the NRC's complete Environmental Assessment (ADAMS 
Accession No.: ML030340122), and other related documents to this 
proposed action are available for public inspection and copying for a 
fee at NRC's Public Document Room at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint 
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. These 
documents, along with most others referenced in the EA, are available 
for public review through ADAMS, the NRC's electronic reading room, at: 
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
    Any questions with respect to this action should referred to John 
Buckley, Decommissioning Branch, Mailstop T-7F19, Division of Waste 
Management, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: 
(301) 415-6607.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of February, 2003.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Larry W. Camper,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 03-4751 Filed 2-27-03; 8:45 am]
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