[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78258-78259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31634]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-003, 50-247, 50-286, and 72-5; NRC-2015-0246]
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Indian Point Nuclear
Generating, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Finding of no significant impact with associated environmental
assessment; final issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an
environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact
(FONSI) related to a request to amend Provisional Operating License No.
DPR-5, and Facility Operating Licenses Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64,
including the general licensed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation, Docket No. 72-51, issued to Entergy Nuclear Operations,
Inc. (ENO, ``the licensee''), for operation of the Indian Point Nuclear
Generating, Unit Nos. 1, 2 and 3, (hereinafter ``Indian Point'' or
``the facility''), located in Westchester County, New York. The
requested amendment would permit licensee security personnel to use
certain firearms and ammunition feeding devices not previously
permitted, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws or regulations that otherwise prohibit such actions.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0246 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0246. 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
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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 (if that document is available in ADAMS) is
provided the first time that a document is referenced. The application
for amendment for Indian Point dated August 20, 2013, was supplemented
by letters dated November 21, 2013, May 13 and July 24, 2014, and
January 16, 2015 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13239A447, ML13354B780,
ML14149A247, ML14219A326, and ML15030A031, respectively), and citing
letters dated April 27 and October 27, 2011, and January 4, 2012 (ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML11124A075, ML11314A070, and ML12019A048,
respectively). Those letters containing SUNSI are being withheld from
public disclosure.
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: Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-1364, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering a request to amend Provisional Operating
License No. DPR-5, and Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-
64, issued to ENO for operation of Indian Point, including the general-
licensed Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. 72-51,
located in Westchester County, NY, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Consistent with
10 CFR 51.21, the NRC has reviewed the requirements in 10 CFR 51.20(b)
and 10 CFR 51.22(c) and determined that an environmental assessment is
the appropriate form of environmental review. Based on the results of
the EA, the NRC is issuing this final FONSI. The requested amendment
would permit licensee security personnel to use certain firearms and
ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted, notwithstanding
State, local, and certain Federal firearms laws or regulations that
otherwise prohibit such actions.
The NRC published a draft EA and FONSI on the proposed action for
public comment in the Federal Register on October 29, 2015 (80 FR
66583). No comments were received.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would permit security personnel at Indian
Point, in the performance of their official duties, to transfer,
receive, possess, transport, import, and use certain firearms, and
large capacity ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted to
be owned or possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain
Federal firearms laws, or regulations that otherwise prohibit such
actions.
The proposed action is in accordance with ENO's application dated
August 20, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated November 21, 2013,
May 13 and July 24, 2014, and January 16, 2015, and citing letters
dated April 27 and October 27, 2011, and January 4, 2012.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow the transfer, receipt, possession,
transportation, importation and use of those firearms and devices
needed in the performance of official duties required for the
protection of Indian Point and associated special nuclear materials,
consistent with the Indian Point NRC-approved security plan.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that the proposed action would only allow the use of those
firearms and devices necessary to protect Indian Point and associated
special nuclear material, consistent with the Indian Point NRC-approved
security plan. Therefore, the proposed action would not significantly
increase the probability or consequences of accidents. In addition, the
proposed action would not change the types and the amounts of any
effluents that may be released offsite. There would also be no
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure.
Therefore, there would be no significant radiological environmental
impacts associated with the proposed action.
The proposed action would not impact land, air, or water resources,
including biota. In addition, the proposed action would not result in
any socioeconomic or environmental justice impacts or impacts to
historic and cultural resources. Therefore, there would also be no
significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the
proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that issuance of the requested
amendment would not result in significant environmental impacts.
Details of the NRC's evaluation will be included in a letter to the
licensee.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered
denying the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the license amendment request would result in no change in
current environmental conditions at Indian Point.
Alternative Use of Resources
The proposed action would not involve the use of any resources.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The staff did not consult with any Federal Agency or New York state
agencies regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The licensee has requested a license amendment to permit licensee
security personnel, in the performance of official duties, to transfer,
receive, possess, transport, import, and use certain firearms and large
capacity ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted to be
owned or possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal
firearms laws, or regulations that would otherwise prohibit such
actions.
On the basis of the information presented in this environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action would not cause
any significant environmental impact and would not have a significant
effect on the quality of the human environment. In addition, the NRC
has determined that an environmental impact statement is not necessary
for the evaluation of this proposed action.
Other than the licensee's letter dated August 20, 2013, there are
no other environmental documents associated with this review. This
document is available for public inspection as indicated above.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of December 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Travis L. Tate,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I-1, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2015-31634 Filed 12-15-15; 8:45 am]
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