[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78253-78255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31653]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-244 and 72-67; NRC-2015-0249]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant
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 Renewed Facility Operating
License No. DPR-18,
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issued to Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, ``the licensee''),
for operation of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (hereinafter
``Ginna,'' or ``the facility''), including the general-licensed
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. 72-67, located
in Wayne County, NY. 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-2015-0249 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-2015-0249. 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 (if that document
is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time a document is
referenced. The application for amendment for Ginna dated August 14,
2013, was supplemented by letters dated November 4, 2013, May 14, 2014,
and January 16, 2015 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13228A265, ML13312A921,
ML14139A342, and ML15020A100, 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: Diane Render, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-3629, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering a request to amend Renewed Facility
Operating License No. DPR-18, issued to Exelon for operation of Ginna,
including the general-licensed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation, Docket No. 72-67, located in Wayne 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 of 10 CFR 51.20(b) and 10 CFR 51.22(c) and
determined that an EA 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
66586). No comments were received.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would permit security personnel at Ginna, 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 otherwise prohibit such actions.
The proposed action is in accordance with Exelon's application
dated August 14, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated November 4,
2013, May 14, 2014, and January 16, 2015.
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 Ginna and associated special nuclear material, as stated
in the Ginna 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 Ginna and associated special
nuclear material, consistent with the Ginna 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-radiologial environmental impacts associated with the
proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that the 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 NRC 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 the Ginna.
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 other Federal Agency or State of
New York 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
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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 14, 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. 2015-31653 Filed 12-15-15; 8:45 am]
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