[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42134-42135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14864]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286]


Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Indian Point Nuclear Generating 
Unit Nos. 2 and 3; Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the 
Application and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Regarding Renewal of 
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 for an Additional 20-
Year Period

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is 
considering an application for the renewal of Operating License Nos. 
DPR-26 and DPR-64, which authorize Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., to 
operate Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3, 
respectively, at 3216 megawatts thermal (MWt) for each unit. The 
renewed licenses would authorize the applicant to operate Indian Point 
Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 for an additional 20 years beyond 
the period specified in the current licenses. The current operating 
licenses for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 expire 
on September 9, 2013, and December 12, 2015, respectively.
    Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. submitted the application dated 
April 23, 2007, as supplemented by letters dated May 3, 2007, and June 
21, 2007, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54, to renew Operating License Nos. 
DPR-26 and DPR-64 for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 
3, respectively. A Notice of Receipt and Availability of the license 
renewal application (LRA), ``Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Notice 
of Receipt and Availability of Application for Renewal of Indian Point 
Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3; Facility Operating Licenses Nos. 
DPR-26 and DPR-64 for an Additional 20-Year Period,'' was published in 
the Federal Register on May 11, 2007 (72 FR 26850).
    The Commission's staff has determined that Entergy Nuclear 
Operations, Inc. has submitted sufficient information in accordance 
with 10 CFR Sections 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c) to 
enable the staff to undertake a review of the application, and the 
application is therefore acceptable for docketing. The current Docket 
Nos. 50-247 and 50-286 for Operating License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64, 
respectively, will be retained. The determination to accept the license 
renewal application for docketing does not constitute a determination 
that a renewed license should be issued, and does not preclude the NRC 
staff from requesting additional information as the review proceeds.
    Before issuance of each requested renewed license, the NRC will 
have made the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. In 
accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a renewed license on 
the basis of its review if it finds that actions have been identified 
and have been or will be taken with respect to: (1) Managing the 
effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the 
functionality of structures and components that have been identified as 
requiring aging management review, and (2) time-limited aging analyses 
that have been identified as requiring review, such that there is 
reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed 
license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current 
licensing basis (CLB), and that any changes made to the plant's CLB 
comply with the Act and the Commission's regulations.
    Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will 
prepare an environmental impact statement that is a supplement to the 
Commission's NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for 
License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants,'' dated May 1996. In 
considering the license renewal application, the Commission must find 
that the applicable requirements of Subpart A of 10 CFR Part 51 have 
been satisfied. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the 
environmental scoping process, the staff intends to hold a public 
scoping meeting. Detailed information regarding the environmental 
scoping meeting will be the subject of a separate Federal Register 
notice.
    Within 60 days after the date of publication of this Federal 
Register Notice, any person whose interest may be affected by this 
proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding 
must file a written request for a hearing or a petition for leave to 
intervene with respect to the renewal of the license. Requests for a 
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed in accordance 
with the Commission's ``Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing 
Proceedings'' in 10 CFR Part 2. Interested persons should consult a 
current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is available at the Commission's 
Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852 and is 
accessible from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 
System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to 
ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in 
ADAMS should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-
800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at [email protected]. If a request 
for a hearing/petition for leave to intervene is filed within the 60-
day period, the Commission or a presiding officer designated by the 
Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety 
and Licensing Board Panel will rule on the request and/or petition; and 
the Secretary or the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety 
and Licensing Board will issue a notice of a hearing or an appropriate 
order. In the event that no request for a hearing or petition for leave 
to intervene is filed within the 60-day period, the NRC may, upon 
completion of its evaluations and upon making the findings required 
under 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54, renew the license without further notice.
    As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene 
shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in 
the proceeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of 
the proceeding, taking into consideration the limited scope of matters 
that may be considered pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54. The petition 
must specifically explain the

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reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference 
to the following factors: (1) The nature of the requestor's/
petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; 
(2) the nature and extent of the requestor's/petitioner's property, 
financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (3) the possible 
effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the proceeding 
on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The petition must also set 
forth the specific contentions which the petitioner/requestor seeks to 
have litigated in the proceeding.
    Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue 
of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the 
requestor/petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases of 
each contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or the 
expert opinion that supports the contention on which the requestor/
petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. 
The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those specific 
sources and documents of which the requestor/petitioner is aware and on 
which the requestor/petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts 
or expert opinion. The requestor/petitioner must provide sufficient 
information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on 
a material issue of law or fact.\1\ Contentions shall be limited to 
matters within the scope of the action under consideration. The 
contention must be one that, if proven, would entitle the requestor/
petitioner to relief. A requestor/petitioner who fails to satisfy these 
requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be 
permitted to participate as a party.
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    \1\ To the extent that the application contains attachments and 
supporting documents that are not publicly available because they 
are asserted to contain safeguards or proprietary information, 
petitioners desiring access to this information should contact the 
applicant or applicant's counsel to discuss the need for a 
protective order.
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    The Commission requests that each contention be given a separate 
numeric or alpha designation within one of the following groups: (1) 
Technical (primarily related to safety concerns); (2) environmental; or 
(3) miscellaneous.
    As specified in 10 CFR 2.309, if two or more requestors/petitioners 
seek to co-sponsor a contention or propose substantially the same 
contention, the requestors/petitioners will be required to jointly 
designate a representative who shall have the authority to act for the 
requestors/petitioners with respect to that contention.
    Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, 
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, 
and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the 
hearing. A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene 
must be filed by: (1) First class mail addressed to the Office of the 
Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications 
Staff; (2) courier, express mail, and expedited delivery services to 
the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking 
and Adjudications Staff; (3) E-mail addressed to the Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, [email protected]; 
or (4) facsimile transmission addressed to the Office of the Secretary, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC., Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff at 301-415-1101 (verification 
number: 301-415-1966).\2\ A copy of the request for hearing or petition 
for leave to intervene must also be sent to the Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, 
and it is requested that copies be transmitted either by means of 
facsimile transmission to 301-415-3725 or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. A copy of the request for hearing or petition 
for leave to intervene should also be sent to the Assistant General 
Counsel, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., 440 Hamilton Avenue, White 
Plains, NY 10601.
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    \2\ If the request/petition is filed by e-mail or facsimile, an 
original and two copies of the document must be mailed within 2 
(two) business days thereafter to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff.
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    Non-timely requests and/or petitions and contentions will not be 
entertained absent a determination by the Commission, the presiding 
officer, or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that the petition, 
request and/or contentions should be granted based on a balancing of 
the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.309(a)(1)(i)-(viii).
    Detailed information about the license renewal process can be found 
under the Nuclear Reactors icon at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html on the NRC's Web site. Copies of the 
application to renew the operating licenses for Indian Point Nuclear 
Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3, are available for public inspection at 
the Commission's PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 
Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738, and at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html, the 
NRC's Web site while the application is under review. The application 
may be accessed in ADAMS through the NRC's Public Electronic Reading 
Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under 
ADAMS Accession Numbers ML071210507, ML071280700, and ML071800318. As 
stated above, persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter 
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS may contact the 
NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-
397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to [email protected].
    The NRC staff has verified that a copy of the license renewal 
application is also available to local residents near Indian Point 
Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 at the White Plains Public 
Library, 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601; the Field Library, 
4 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, NY 10566; and the Hendrick Hudson Free 
Library, 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY 10548.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of July, 2007.

    For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pao-Tsin Kuo,
Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
 [FR Doc. E7-14864 Filed 7-31-07; 8:45 am]
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