[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52736-52737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19585]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[License Nos. (as shown in Attachment 2); Docket Nos. (as shown in 
Attachment 2); EA-03-099]


Decommissioning Power Reactor Licensees Order Modifying License 
(Effective Immediately)

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Issuance of order for implementation of additional security 
measures associated with access authorization.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hickman, Project Manager, 
Decommissioning Directorate, Division of Waste Management and 
Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD 20852. 
Telephone: (301) 415-3017; fax number: (301) 415-5398; e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    Pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations Title 10 part 2.106, the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission is providing notice in the matter of 
decommissioning power reactor licensees order modifying license 
(effective immediately).

II. Further Information

    I. The licensees identified in Attachment 2 to this Order hold 
licenses issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or 
Commission) authorizing possession of nuclear power plants in 
accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Code of Federal 
Regulations Title 10 (10 CFR) part 50. Commission regulations at 10 CFR 
50.54(p)(1) require these licensee to maintain safeguards contingency 
plan procedures in accordance with 10 CFR part 73, Appendix C. Specific 
safeguards requirements are contained in 10 CFR 73.55.
    II. On September 11, 2001, terrorists simultaneously attacked 
targets in New York, N.Y., and Washington, DC, utilizing large 
commercial aircraft as weapons. In response to the attacks and 
intelligence information subsequently obtained, the Commission issued a 
number of Safeguards and Threat Advisories to its licensees in order to 
strengthen licensees' capabilities and readiness to respond to a 
potential attack on a nuclear facility. The Commission has also 
communicated with other Federal, State, and local government agencies 
and industry representatives to assess the adequacy of security 
measures at licensed facilities. In addition, the Commission conducted 
a comprehensive review of its safeguards and security programs and 
requirements.
    As a result of its initial consideration of current safeguards and 
security requirements and the Order issued on May 23, 2002, as well as 
a review of information provided by the intelligence community, the 
Commission has determined that certain additional security measures are 
required to address the current threat environment. Therefore, the 
Commission is imposing requirements, as set forth in Attachment 1 \1\ 
of this Order, on all decommissioning power reactor licensees with 
spent fuel in the spent fuel pool. These requirements, which supplement 
existing regulatory requirements, provide the Commission with 
reasonable assurance that the public health and safety, and common 
defense and security continue to be adequately protected in the current 
threat environment. These requirements will remain in effect until the 
Commission determines otherwise.
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    \1\ Attachment 1 contains SAGEGUARDS information and will not be 
released to the public.
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    The Commission recognizes that licensees may have already initiated 
many of the measures set forth in Attachment 1 to this Order in 
response to previously issued advisories, the May 2002 Order, or on 
their own. It also recognizes that some measures may not be possible or 
may need to be tailored to accommodate the specific circumstances 
existing at the licensee's facility to achieve the intended objectives 
and avoid any unforeseen effect on safety.
    Although the additional security measures implemented by licensees 
in response to the Safeguards and Threat Advisories and the May 2002 
Order have been adequate to provide reasonable assurance of adequate 
protection of public health and safety, the Commission concludes that 
these security measures must be supplemented further because the 
current threat environment continues to persist. Therefore, it is 
appropriate to require additional security measures and these measures 
must be embodied in an Order, consistent with the established 
regulatory framework. In order to provide assurance that licensees are 
implementing prudent measures to achieve a consistent level of 
protection to address the current threat environment, all licenses 
identified in Attachment 2 to this Order shall be modified to include 
the requirements identified in Attachment 1 to this Order. In addition, 
pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202, I find that in the circumstances described 
above, the public health, safety and interest require that this Order 
be immediately effective.
    III. Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 103, 104, 161b, 161i, 161o, 
182 and 186 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the 
Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR parts 50 and 73, it 
is hereby ordered, effective immediately, that all licenses identified 
in Attachment 2 to this order are modified as follows:
    A. All licensees shall, notwithstanding the provisions of any 
Commission regulation or license to the contrary, comply with the 
requirements described in Attachment 1 to this Order except to the 
extent that a more stringent requirement is set forth in the licensee's 
security plan. The licensees shall immediately start implementation of 
the requirements in Attachment 1 to the Order and shall complete 
implementation no later than 180 days from the date of this Order with 
the exception of additional security

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measure B.4, which shall be implemented no later than 365 days from the 
date of this Order.
    B.1. The Licensee shall, within twenty (20) days of the date of 
this Order, notify the Commission, (1) if it is unable to comply with 
any of the requirements described in Attachment 1, (2) if compliance 
with any of the requirements is unnecessary in its specific 
circumstances, or (3) if implementation of any of the requirements 
would cause the licensee to be in violation of the provisions of any 
Commission regulation or the facility license. The notification shall 
provide the licensee's justification for seeking relief from or 
variation of any specific requirement.
    2. Any licensee that considers that implementation of any of the 
requirements described in Attachment 1 to this Order would adversely 
impact the safety of the facility must notify the Commission, within 
twenty (20) days of this Order, of the adverse safety impact, the basis 
for its determination that the requirement has an adverse safety 
impact, and either a proposal for achieving the same objectives 
specified in the Attachment 1 requirements in question, or a schedule 
for modifying the facility to address the adverse safety condition. If 
neither approach is appropriate, the licensee must supplement its 
response to Condition B.1 of this Order to identify the condition as a 
requirement with which it cannot comply, with attendant justifications 
as required under Condition B.1.
    C.1. All licensees shall, within twenty (20) days of this Order, 
submit to the Commission a schedule for achieving compliance with each 
requirement described in Attachment 1.
    2. All licensees shall report to the Commission when they have 
achieved full compliance with the requirements described in Attachment 
1.
    D. Notwithstanding the provisions of 10 CFR 50.54(p), all measures 
implemented or actions taken in response to this Order shall be 
maintained until the Commission determines otherwise. The Licensee's 
response to Conditions B.1, B.2, C.1, and C.2, above shall be submitted 
in accordance with 10 CFR 50.4. In addition, licensee submittals that 
contain Safeguards Information shall be properly marked and handled in 
accordance with 10 CFR 73.21. The Director, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, may, in writing, relax or rescind any of the 
above conditions upon demonstration by the Licensee of good cause.
    IV. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.202, the licensee must, and any 
other person adversely affected by this Order may, submit an answer to 
this Order, and may request a hearing on this Order, within twenty (20) 
days of the date of this Order. Where good cause is shown, 
consideration will be given to extending the time to request a hearing. 
A request for extension of time in which to submit an answer must be 
made in writing to the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, 
and include a statement of good cause for the extension. The answer may 
consent to this Order. Unless the answer consents to this Order, the 
answer shall, in writing and under oath or affirmation, specifically 
set forth the matters of fact and law on which the licensee or other 
person adversely affected relies and the reasons as to why the Order 
should not have been issued. Any answer or request for a hearing shall 
be submitted to the Secretary, Office of the Secretary of the 
Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff, Washington, DC 20555. Copies also shall be sent to 
the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, to the Assistant 
General Counsel for Materials Litigation and Enforcement at the same 
address, to the Regional Administrator for NRC Region I, II, III or IV 
as appropriate for the specific facility; and to the licensee if the 
answer or hearing request is by a person other than the licensee. 
Because of possible disruptions in delivery of mail to United States 
Government offices, it is requested that requests for a hearing be 
transmitted to the Secretary of the Commission either by means of 
facsimile transmission to 301-415-1101 or by e-mail to 
[email protected] and also to the Office of General Counsel either 
by means of facsimile transmission to 301-415-3725 or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. If a person other than the licensee requests a 
hearing, that person shall set forth with particularity the manner in 
which his/her interest is adversely affected by this Order and shall 
address the criteria set forth in 10 CFR 2.714(d).
    If a hearing is requested by the Licensee or a person whose 
interest is adversely affected, the Commission will issue an Order 
designating the time and place of any hearing. If a hearing is held, 
the issue to be considered at such hearing shall be whether this Order 
should be sustained.
    Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202(c)(2)(i), the Licensee may, in addition to 
demanding a hearing at the time the answer is filed or sooner, move the 
presiding officer to set aside the immediate effectiveness of the Order 
on the grounds that the Order, including the need for immediate 
effectiveness, is not based on adequate evidence but on mere suspicion, 
unfounded allegations or error.
    In the absence of any request for hearing or written approval of an 
extension of time in which to request a hearing, the provisions 
specified in Section III above shall be final twenty (20) days from the 
date of this Order without further order or proceedings. If an 
extension of time for requesting a hearing has been approved, the 
provisions specified in Section III shall be final when the extension 
expires, if a hearing request has not been received. An answer or a 
request for hearing shall not stay the immediate effectiveness of this 
order.

    Dated this 18th day of August 2004.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret V. Federline,
Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

Attachment 2--Decommissioning Power Reactor Licensees With Spent Fuel 
in a Spent Fuel Pool

Senior Executive Contacts

Mr. K. J. Heider, Vice President--Operations and Decommissioning, 
Haddam Neck Plant, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co., Docket No. 
50-213, License No. DPR-61, 362 Injun Hollow Road, East Hampton, CT 
06424-3099.
Mr. Gregory Rueger, Senior Vice President Generation and Chief 
Nuclear Officer, Humboldt Bay Power Plant Unit 3, Pacific Gas and 
Electric Co., Docket No. 50-133, License No. DPR-7, Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company, 77 Beale Street, 32nd Floor, San Francisco, 
California 94105.
Mr. William L. Berg, President & CEO, La Crosse Boiling Water 
Reactor, Docket No. 50-409, License No. DPR-45, Dairy Land Power 
Cooperative, 3200 East Avenue South, La Crosse, WI 54601.
Mr. Harold B. Ray, Executive Vice President, San Onofre Nuclear 
Generating Station, Unit 1, Docket No. 50-206, License No. DPR-13, 
8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, CA 91770.
Mr. John L. Skolds, President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Zion 
Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-295 & 50-304, 
License Nos. DPR-39 & DPR-48, Exelon Nuclear, Exelon Generation 
Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.

[FR Doc. 04-19585 Filed 8-26-04; 8:45 am]
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