[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47648-47650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20450]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286; NRC-2008-0672]


Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.: Indian Point Nuclear Generating 
Unit Nos. 2 and 3

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License renewal and record of decision; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued 
renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-26

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and DPR-64 to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy or licensee), 
for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 (IP2) and 3 (IP3). 
Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 authorize 
Entergy to operate IP2 and IP3 at reactor core power levels not in 
excess of 3,216 megawatts thermal for each unit, in accordance with the 
provisions of the IP2 and IP3 renewed licenses and technical 
specifications. In addition, the NRC has prepared a Record of Decision 
(ROD) that supports the NRC's decision to issue renewed Facility 
Operating License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64.

DATES: The NRC issued the Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-
26 and DPR-64 on September 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0672 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 Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2008-0672. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; 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 ``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]. For the convenience of the reader, 
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are 
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
     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, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Burton, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6332, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    Notice is hereby given that the NRC has issued Renewed Facility 
Operating License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 to Entergy Nuclear Operations, 
Inc. (Entergy or licensee), for the Indian Point Nuclear Generating 
Unit Nos. 2 (IP2) and 3 (IP3). IP2 and IP3 are pressurized-water 
reactors located in Buchanan, NY (24 miles north of New York City, NY). 
Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 authorize the 
licensee to operate IP2 and IP3 at reactor core power levels not in 
excess of 3,216 megawatts thermal for each unit, in accordance with the 
provisions of the IP2 and IP3 renewed licenses and technical 
specifications. The renewed licenses authorize operation of IP2 and IP3 
until April 30, 2024 and April 30, 2025, respectively. The NRC's record 
of decision (ROD) that supports the NRC's decision to issue Renewed 
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 is available in ADAMS 
under Accession No. ML18212A032.
    The NRC has concluded that the application for the renewed 
licenses, ``Indian Point Energy Center License Renewal Application,'' 
dated April 23, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML071210512), as amended, 
complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the NRC's regulations. As required 
by the Act and the NRC's regulations set forth in title 10 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC has made appropriate findings, 
which are set forth in the renewed licenses. No adjudicatory matters 
are pending before the Commission or the Atomic Safety and Licensing 
Board regarding the IP2 and IP3 license renewal application.
    The NRC staff published its final supplemental environmental impact 
statement (FSEIS) in five volumes of NUREG-1437, Supplement 38, 
``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear 
Plants Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 
(NUREG-1437, Supplement 38) Final Report.'' For Volumes 1 through 3, 
dated December 3, 2010, see ADAMS Package Accession No. ML103270072; 
for Volume 4, dated June 30, 2013 (FSEIS Supplement 1), see ADAMS 
Accession No. ML13162A616; and for Volume 5, dated April 30, 2018 
(FSEIS Supplement 2), see ADAMS Accession No. ML18107A759. As discussed 
in the ROD, FSEIS, and FSEIS supplements, the NRC has considered the 
reasonably foreseeable impacts of IP2 and IP3 license renewal as well 
as a range of reasonable alternatives to license renewal that included 
natural gas combined-cycle (NGCC); purchased electric power; 
conservation; combination alternative 1 (license renewal of either IP2 
or IP3 along with wind power, hydropower, biomass fuels, landfill-gas 
fuels, and conservation); combination alternative 2 (fossil-fired power 
(combined-cycle) with wind power, biomass fuels, hydropower, landfill-
gas fuels, and conservation); the no-action alternative; and operation 
of IP2 and IP3 using cooling towers. The FSEIS and FSEIS supplements 
document the environmental review, including the determination that the 
adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for IP2 and IP3 are 
not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy 
planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.
    The NRC staff documented the results of its safety review in its 
``Safety Evaluation Report (SER) Related to the License Renewal of 
Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3,'' issued August 11, 
2009 (ADAMS Accession No. ML092240268). On November 30, 2009, the NRC 
staff published its final report in two volumes as NUREG-1930, ``Safety 
Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Indian Point 
Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3'' (for Volume 1, see ADAMS 
Accession No. ML093170451 and for Volume 2 see ADAMS Accession No. 
ML093170671). On August 31, 2011, the NRC staff issued Supplement 1 to 
NUREG-1930 (ADAMS Accession No. ML11242A215). Supplement 1 documents 
the NRC staff's review of supplemental information provided by the 
applicant since the issuance of NUREG-1930, including annual updates 
required by 10 CFR 54.21(b), and updated information and commitments in 
response to NRC staff requests for additional information. On July 31, 
2015, the NRC staff issued Supplement 2 to NUREG-1930 (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML15188A383). Supplement 2 documents the NRC staff's review of 
supplemental information provided by the applicant since the issuance 
of Supplement 1, including information committed to by Entergy as 
documented in Commitment No. 30 (pertaining to reactor vessel 
internals), annual updates required by 10 CFR 54.21(b), updated 
information and commitments, as well as information provided in 
response to NRC staff requests for additional information. On August 1, 
2018, the NRC staff issued Supplement 3 to NUREG-1930 (ADAMS Accession 
No.

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ML18200A333). Supplement 3 documents the NRC staff's review of 
supplemental information provided by the applicant since the issuance 
of Supplement 2, including annual updates required by 10 CFR 54.21(b), 
updated information to address new or updated interim staff guidance, 
and recent operating experience.

II. Conclusion

    The NRC has determined that the application for the Indian Point 
Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 renewed licenses, ``Indian Point 
Energy Center License Renewal Application,'' dated April 23, 2007, as 
amended, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the NRC's regulations. As 
required by the Act and the NRC's regulations in 10 CFR, the NRC has 
made appropriate findings, which are set forth in the renewed licenses 
and the ROD. No adjudicatory matters are pending before the Commission 
or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board regarding the IP2 and IP3 
license renewal application.
    Accordingly, the NRC has issued Renewed Facility Operating License 
Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64, authorizing operation of IP2 and IP3 until 
April 30, 2024 and April 30, 2025, respectively.

III. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons as indicated.

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              Document                       ADAMS accession No.
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Indian Point Energy Center License   ML071210512.
 Renewal Application,'' dated April
 23, 2007.
NUREG[dash]1437, Supplement 38,      ML103270072.
 ``Generic Environmental Impact
 Statement for License Renewal of
 Nuclear Plants Regarding Indian
 Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
 2 and 3 (NUREG-1437, Supplement
 38) Final Report.'' (Volumes 1-3,
 December 3, 2010).
NUREG[dash]1437, Supplement 38,      ML13162A616.
 ``Generic Environmental Impact
 Statement for License Renewal of
 Nuclear Plants Regarding Indian
 Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
 2 and 3 (NUREG-1437, Supplement
 38) Final Report.'' (Volume 4,
 June 30, 2013).
NUREG[dash]1437, Supplement 38,      ML18107A759.
 ``Generic Environmental Impact
 Statement for License Renewal of
 Nuclear Plants Regarding Indian
 Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
 2 and 3 (NUREG-1437, Supplement
 38) Final Report.'' (Volume 5,
 April 30, 2018).
``Safety Evaluation Report (SER)     ML092240268.
 Related to the License Renewal of
 Indian Point Nuclear Generating
 Unit Nos. 2 and 3'' (August 11,
 2009).
NUREG-1930, ``Safety Evaluation      ML093170451.
 Report (SER) Related to the
 License Renewal of Indian Point
 Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and
 3'' (Volume 1 November 30, 2009).
NUREG-1930 ``Safety Evaluation       ML093170671.
 Report (SER) Related to the
 License Renewal of Indian Point
 Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and
 3'' (Volume 2 November 30, 2009).
NUREG-1930 ``Safety Evaluation       ML11242A215.
 Report (SER) Related to the
 License Renewal of Indian Point
 Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and
 3'' (August 31, 2011).
NUREG-1930 ``Safety Evaluation       ML15188A383.
 Report (SER) Related to the
 License Renewal of Indian Point
 Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and
 3'' (July 31, 2015).
NUREG-1930 ``Safety Evaluation       ML18200A333.
 Report (SER) Related to the
 License Renewal of Indian Point
 Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and
 3'' (August 1, 2018).
Record of Decision for License       ML18212A032.
 Renewal Application For Indian
 Point Nuclear Generating
 (September 17, 2018).
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    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 17th day of September 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
George A. Wilson, Jr.,
Director, Division of Materials and License Renewal, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
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