[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 244 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65367-65369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27547]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281; NRC-2018-0280]


Virginia Electric and Power Company; Dominion Energy Virginia: 
Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Intent to conduct scoping process and prepare environmental 
impact statement; public meeting and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a scoping 
process to gather information necessary to prepare an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental impacts for the 
subsequent license renewal of the operating licenses for Surry Power 
Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Surry). The NRC is seeking stakeholder 
input on this action and has scheduled a public meeting.

DATES: Submit comments by January 22, 2019. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance 
of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specific subject):
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0280. Address 
questions about regulations.gov docket IDs to Krupskaya Castellon; 
telephone: 301-287-9221; email: [email protected]. For 
technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
     Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail 
Stop TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001. For additional direction on obtaining information and 
submitting comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting 
Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tam Tran, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-3617, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0280 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may 
obtain publicly-available information related to this document by any 
of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0280.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the NRC 
Library 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]. 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. Dominion Energy 
Virginia's application for subsequent renewal of the Surry licenses can 
be found in ADAMS under Package Accession No. ML18291A842.
     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.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2018-0280 in the subject line of your 
comment submission in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your 
comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    By letter dated October 15, 2018 (ADAMS Package Accession No. 
ML18291A842), Dominion Energy Virginia submitted to the NRC an 
application for subsequent license renewal of Facility Operating 
License Nos. DPR-32 and DPR-37 for an additional 20 years of operation 
at Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The Surry units are 
pressurized water reactors designed by Westinghouse and are located in 
Surry County, Virginia (17 miles NW of Newport News, VA). The current 
renewed operating license for Unit 1 expires at midnight on May 25, 
2032, and the current renewed operating license for Unit 2 expires at 
midnight on January 29, 2033. The application for subsequent license 
renewal was submitted pursuant to part 54 of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and included an environmental report (ER). 
A notice of receipt and availability of the application was published 
in the Federal Register on November 1, 2018 (83 FR 54948). A

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notice of acceptance for docketing of the application and opportunity 
for hearing regarding subsequent license renewal of the facility 
operating license was published in the Federal Register on December 10, 
2018 (83 FR 63541), corrected on December 17, 2018 (83 FR 64606), and 
is available in Regulations.gov by searching for docket ID NRC-2018-
0247.

III. Request for Comments

    This notice informs the public of the NRC's intention to conduct 
scoping and prepare an EIS related to the subsequent license renewal 
application, and to provide the public an opportunity to participate in 
the environmental scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR 51.29.
    The regulations in 36 CFR 800.8, ``Coordination with the National 
Environmental Policy Act,'' allow agencies to use their National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) process to fulfill the 
requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act 
(NHPA). Therefore, pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC intends to use 
its process and documentation for the preparation of the EIS on the 
proposed action to comply with Section 106 of the NHPA in lieu of the 
procedures set forth at 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, Dominion 
Energy Virginia submitted the ER as part of the subsequent license 
renewal application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR part 51 and 
is publicly available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18291A842. The ER 
may also be viewed on the internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/subsequent-license-renewal.html. In 
addition, a paper copy of the SLR application including the ER are 
available for public review near the site at the Williamsburg Regional 
Library, 515 Scotland St., Williamsburg, VA 23185.
    The NRC intends to gather the information necessary to prepare a 
plant-specific supplement to the NRC's ``Generic Environmental Impact 
Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants'' (NUREG-1437), 
related to the application for subsequent license renewal of the Surry 
operating licenses for an additional 20 years beyond the period 
specified in each of the current renewed licenses.
    Possible alternatives to the proposed action include the no action 
alternative and reasonable alternative energy sources. The NRC is 
required by 10 CFR 51.95 to prepare a supplement to the GEIS in 
connection with the renewal of an operating license. This notice is 
being published in accordance with NEPA and the NRC's regulations found 
at 10 CFR part 51.
    The NRC will first conduct scoping for the supplement to the GEIS 
and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft supplement 
to the GEIS for public comment. Participation in the scoping process by 
members of the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal government 
agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the supplement to the 
GEIS will be used to accomplish the following:
    a. Define the proposed action, which is to be the subject of the 
supplement to the GEIS;
    b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify 
the significant issues to be analyzed in depth;
    c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are 
peripheral or are not significant; or were covered by a prior 
environmental review;
    d. Identify any environmental assessments and other ElSs that are 
being or will be prepared that are related to, but are not part of, the 
scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered;
    e. Identify other environmental review and consultation 
requirements related to the proposed action;
    f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation 
of the environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning 
and decision-making schedule;
    g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate 
assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the supplement 
to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies; and
    h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, 
including any contractor assistance to be used.
    The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping:
    a. The applicant, Dominion Energy Virginia;
    b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special 
expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved or that is 
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards;
    c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those 
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards;
    d. Any affected Indian tribe;
    e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to 
participate in the scoping process; and
    f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave 
to intervene under 10 CFR 2.309.

IV. Public Scoping Meeting

    In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may 
include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues 
related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to 
be addressed in an EIS. The NRC will hold a public meeting for the 
Surry subsequent license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping 
meeting will be held on January 8, 2019. The meeting will be held from 
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Surry Administrator's Office at the Surry 
Government Center, 45 School Street, Surry VA 23883. There will be an 
open house 1 hour before the meeting for members of the public to meet 
with NRC staff and sign in to speak at the meeting. Should the public 
scoping meeting of January 8, 2019, be canceled due to inclement 
weather, it will be rescheduled for the same hour and location on 
January 15, 2019.
    The meeting will be transcribed and will include: (1) An overview 
by the NRC staff of the NEPA environmental and Safety review process, 
the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS, and the proposed 
review schedule; and (2) the opportunity for interested government 
agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit comments or 
suggestions on the environmental issues or the proposed scope of the 
Surry subsequent license renewal supplement to the GEIS. To be 
considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public 
meeting or in writing, as discussed in the ADDRESSES section of this 
notice.
    Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the 
meeting on the scope of the NEPA review by contacting the NRC Project 
Manager, Mr. Tam Tran, by telephone at 301-415-3617, or by email at 
[email protected] no later than January 3, 2019. Members of the public 
may also register to speak during the registration period prior to the 
start of the meeting. Individual oral comments may be limited by the 
time available, depending on the number of persons who register. 
Members of the public who have not registered may also have an 
opportunity to speak if time permits. Public comments will be 
considered in the scoping process for the Surry subsequent license 
renewal supplement to the GEIS. Please contact Mr. Tam Tran no later 
than January 3, 2019, if accommodations or special equipment is needed 
to attend or present information at the public meeting, so

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that the NRC staff can determine whether the request can be 
accommodated.
    Participation in the scoping process for the Surry subsequent 
license renewal supplement to the GEIS does not entitle participants to 
become parties to the proceeding to which the supplement to the GEIS 
relates. Matters related to participation in any hearing are outside 
the scope of matters to be discussed at this public meeting.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on December 17, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Eric R. Oesterle,
Chief, License Renewal Projects Branch, Division of Materials and 
License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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