[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14548-14549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05655]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 72-3; NRC-2014-0049]
Duke Energy Progress, Inc.--H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant;
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License amendment; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviewed an
application by Carolina Power and Light Company (CP&L) for amendment of
Materials License No. SNM-2502 which authorizes CP&L to receive,
possess, store, and transfer spent nuclear fuel and associated
radioactive materials. The requested amendment would change the
corporate name of the licensee from Carolina Power and Light to Duke
Energy Progress, Inc. for the H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
(HBRSEP) Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI).
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0049 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access publicly-available information related to this action by the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0049. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the NRC
Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the
search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-
based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number
for each document referenced in this document (if that document is
available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is
referenced. The H.B. Robinson License Amendment Request No. 2 package
is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14056A311.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John-Chau Nguyen, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-287-9202; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 30, 2005, the NRC renewed Materials
License No. SNM-2502 to the Carolina Power and Light Company (CP&L) for
the H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant (HBRSEP) Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation (ISFSI), located in Hartsville, South Carolina.
The renewed license authorizes CP&L to receive, possess, store, and
transfer spent nuclear fuel and associated radioactive materials
resulting from the operation of the HBRSEP in an ISFSI at the power
plant site for a term of 40 years. The NRC staff also issued an
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related
to the issuance of the renewed ISFSI license on March 17, 2005, in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, and in
conformance with the applicable requirements of Part 51 of Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
On April 10, 2013, CP&L submitted a request for a license amendment
to the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 72.56, ``Application for amendment
of license.'' The requested amendment would change the corporate name
of the licensee from Carolina Power and Light to Duke Energy Progress,
Inc. The application included adequate justification for the proposed
changes.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.46, the NRC has docketed, approved and issued
Amendment No. 2 to Materials License No. SNM-2502 held by CP&L for the
receipt, possession, transfer, and storage of spent fuel at the HBRSEP
ISFSI. Amendment No. 2 is effective as of the date of issuance.
Amendment No. 2 complies with the standards and requirements of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's
rules and regulations. The Commission has
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made appropriate findings, as required by the Act and the Commission's
rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter 1, which are set forth in
Amendment No. 2. The issuance of Amendment No. 2 satisfied the criteria
specified in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11) for a categorical exclusion. Thus, the
preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact
statement is not required.
In accordance with 10 CFR 72.46(b)(2), the NRC has determined that
Amendment No. 2 does not present a genuine issue as to whether public
health and safety will be significantly affected. Therefore, the
publication of a notice of proposed action and an opportunity for
hearing or a notice of hearing is not warranted. Notice is hereby given
of the right of interested persons to request a hearing on whether the
action should be rescinded or modified.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of March 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michele Sampson,
Chief, Licensing Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Storage and
Transportation, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2014-05655 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
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