[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 55 (Thursday, March 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13533-13534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5247]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 052-00007]


Notice of Issuance of Early Site Permit for Exelon Generation 
Company, LLC, Site Located 6 Miles East of the City of Clinton, IL

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of early site permit.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joelle L. Starefos, Senior Project 
Manager, AP1000 Projects Branch, Division of New Reactor Licensing, 
Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001. Telephone: (301) 415-8488; Fax number: (301) 415-2390; 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.106, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
is providing notice of the issuance of Early Site Permit (ESP) ESP-001 
to Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC or the permit holder), for 
approval of a site located 6 miles east of the city of Clinton, 
Illinois, for one or more nuclear power facilities separate from the 
filing of an application for a construction permit or combined license 
for such a facility. The NRC has found that the application for an ESP 
filed by EGC complies with the applicable requirements of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the applicable rules and 
regulations of the Commission, and all required notifications to other 
agencies or bodies have been duly made. Based on consideration of the 
site criteria contained in 10 CFR Part 100, a reactor, or reactors, 
having design characteristics that fall within the site characteristics 
and controlling parameters of the EGC ESP Site can be constructed and 
operated without undue risk to the health and safety of the public. 
There is reasonable assurance that the permit holder will comply with 
the regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, and the health and safety of the 
public will not be endangered. Issuance of an ESP to the permit holder 
will not be inimical to the common defense and security or the health 
and safety of the public.
    There is no significant impediment to the development of emergency 
plans, as referenced in 10 CFR 52.17(b)(1) and 10 CFR 52.18, 
``Standards for Review of Applications.'' The descriptions of contacts 
and arrangements made with Federal, State, and local governmental 
agencies with emergency planning responsibilities, as set forth in 10 
CFR 52.17(b)(3), are acceptable. Major features A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, 
J, K, L, O, and P of the emergency plan are acceptable to the extent 
specified in NUREG-1844, ``Safety Evaluation Report for an Early Site 
Permit (ESP) at the Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC) ESP Site.'' 
The issuance of this ESP, subject to the Environmental Protection Plan 
and the conditions for the protection of the environment set forth 
herein, is in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended, and with applicable sections of 10 CFR Part 51, 
``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and 
Related Regulatory Functions,'' as referenced by Subpart A of 10 CFR 
Part 52, ``Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and 
Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,'' and all applicable 
requirements therein have been satisfied. The site redress plan 
incorporated into this permit demonstrates that there is reasonable 
assurance that redress carried out under the plan, if required, will 
achieve an environmentally stable and aesthetically acceptable site 
suitable for whatever non-nuclear use may conform with local zoning 
laws, and those activities performed described in the site redress plan 
will not result in any significant adverse environmental impact that 
cannot be redressed. The permit holder's request for the proposed 
permit was previously noticed in the Federal Register on December 12, 
2003, (68 FR 69426) with a notice of hearing and opportunity to 
petition for leave to intervene.
    This early site permit complies with the standards and requirements 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and NRC's rules and 
regulations as set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I. Accordingly, Early Site 
Permit No. ESP-001 was issued to Exelon Generation Company, LLC on 
March 15, 2007, and is effective immediately.

II. Further Information

    The NRC has prepared a Safety Evaluation Report (SER) and 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),

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that document the information that was reviewed and NRC's conclusions. 
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's ``Rules of Practice,'' 
details with respect to this action, including the SER, EIS, and 
accompanying documentation included in the early site permit package, 
are available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at 
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, members of 
the public can access the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and 
Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's 
public documents. The ADAMS accession numbers for the documents related 
to this notice are:

ML070670140..................  Issuance of Early Site Permit for Exelon
                                Generation Company, LLC (ESP-001).
ML061210203..................  NUREG-1844--``Safety Evaluation Report
                                for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the
                                Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC) ESP
                                Site''.
ML061930264..................  NUREG-1815 Vol 1--``Environmental Impact
                                Statement for an Early Site Permit (ESP)
                                at the Exelon ESP Site'' Main Report.
ML061930275..................  NUREG-1815 Vol 2--``Environmental Impact
                                Statement for an Early Site Permit (ESP)
                                at the Exelon ESP Site'' Appendices A-K.
ML061100260..................  Exelon Early Site Permit Application--
                                Revision 4.
 

Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in 
accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC Public 
Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or 
by e-mail to [email protected].
    These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public 
computers located at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), O 1 F21, One 
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR 
reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of March, 2007.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Stephanie M. Coffin,
Chief, AP1000 Projects Branch, Division of New Reactor Licensing, 
Office of New Reactors.
 [FR Doc. E7-5247 Filed 3-21-07; 8:45 am]
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