[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 87 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24997-24998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10675]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

 [Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301; NRC-2010-0173]


FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 
and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of an amendment for Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. 
DPR-24 and DPR-27, issued to FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC (the 
licensee), for operation of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 
2, located in Town of Two Creeks, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. 
Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this 
environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would change the legal name of the Licensee and 
Owner from ``FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC'' to ``NextEra Energy Point 
Beach, LLC.'' The proposed action would also make an administrative 
change to correct an error in the license by changing ``FPLE Group 
Capital'' to ``FPL Group Capital.''
    The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's 
application dated April 17, 2009, as supplemented by letter dated 
January 19, 2010.

The Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action is necessary to reflect the legal change of 
name of the Licensee and Owner on April 16, 2009. Also, the proposed 
action is necessary to correct a typographical error in Appendix C 
which incorrectly labels the parent company.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC has concluded in its safety evaluation of the proposed 
action that since this action is for a name change and error correction 
only that (1) there is a reasonable assurance that the health and 
safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the 
proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance 
with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the issuance of the 
amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security or 
to the health and safety of the public.
    The details of the NRC staff's review of the proposed amendment 
will be provided in the Safety Evaluation document supporting the 
license amendment.
    The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability 
or consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of 
effluents that may be released offsite. There is no significant 
increase in the amount of any effluent released offsite. There is no 
significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation 
exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
    With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed 
action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does 
not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other 
environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant non-
radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
    Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered 
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative). 
Denial of the application would result in no change in current 
environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action 
and the alternative action are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

    The action does not involve the use of any different resources than 
those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for 
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, dated May 1972 and in NUREG-
1437, Supplement 23, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for 
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants [regarding Point Beach Nuclear Plant, 
Units 1 and 2],'' dated August 2005.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    In accordance with its stated policy, on October 22, 2009, and 
April 14, 2010, the staff consulted with the Wisconsin State official, 
Jeff Kitsembel, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed 
action. The State official had no comment.

Finding of No Significant Impact

    On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes 
that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the 
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined 
not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed 
action.
    For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the 
licensee's letter dated April 17, 2009, as supplemented by letter dated 
January 19, 2010. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, 
at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint 
North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), 
Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible 
electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management 
System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the 
NRC Web site, 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 PDR Reference staff 
by telephone

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at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or send an e-mail to 
[email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of April 2010.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Peter S. Tam,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III-1, Division of 
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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