[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 155 (Wednesday, August 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48342-48343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19807]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-16; NRC-2014-0154]


Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion); North Anna 
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License amendment application; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviewed an 
application by Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion) for an 
amendment of Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-2507, which 
authorizes Dominion to receive, possess, store, and transfer spent 
nuclear fuel and associated radioactive materials at the North Anna 
(NA) independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI). The requested 
amendment would allow the TN-32 casks to remain in their current 
positions subsequent to their movement during the August 23, 2011, 
seismic event that affected the NA ISFSI.

DATES: August 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0154 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document by 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0154. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; 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 obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection 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 NA License Amendment Request No. 4 
package is available electronically in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML15050A395.
     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: Pamela Longmire, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7465; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 27, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML14160A707), as supplemented November 7, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML14317A086), Dominion submitted to the NRC a request for a license 
amendment in accordance with section 72.56 of Title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Application for amendment of license.'' 
The requested amendment would permit the TN-32 casks to remain in their 
current positions subsequent to their movement during the August 23, 
2011, seismic event that affected the NA ISFSI.
    Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.46, the NRC has docketed, approved and issued 
Amendment No. 4 to Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-2507, held 
by Dominion to receive, possess, store, and transfer spent nuclear fuel 
and associated radioactive materials resulting from the operation of 
the NA power station in an ISFSI at the power plant site for a term of 
20 years. Amendment No. 4 is effective as of the date of issuance.
    Amendment No. 4 complies with the standards and requirements of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (Act), as amended, and the Commission's rules 
and regulations. The Commission has 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. 4.
    The NRC issued a letter dated July 9, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML14190A179), notifying Dominion that the application was acceptable 
for review. In accordance with 10 CFR 72.16, a Notice of Docketing was 
published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2014 (79 FR 42557). The 
Notice

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of Docketing included an opportunity to request a hearing and to 
petition for leave to intervene. No requests for a hearing or leave to 
intervene were submitted.
    The NRC prepared a safety evaluation report (SER) (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML15050A428) to document its review and evaluation of the amendment 
request. Also in connection with this action, the Commission prepared 
an Environmental Assessment (EA) (ADAMS Accession No. ML15022A575) and 
a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML15026A683). The Notice of Availability of the EA and FONSI for the NA 
ISFSI was published in the Federal Register on February 27, 2015 (80 FR 
10726).
    As required by the Act and the NRC's rules and regulations in 10 
CFR Chapter 1, the staff made the appropriate findings which are 
contained in the SER. The NRC approved and issued Amendment No. 4 to 
SNM-2507, held by Dominion for the receipt, possession, transfer, and 
storage of spent fuel and associated radioactive materials at the NA 
ISFSI. Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.46(d), the NRC is providing notice of the 
action taken. Amendment No. 4 was effective as of the date of issuance, 
August 3, 2015.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of August, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michele Sampson,
Chief, Licensing Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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