[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 230 (Monday, November 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76614-76625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26144]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0132]
Environmental Assessments and Findings of No Significant Impacts
of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities Decommissioning Funding
Plans
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impacts;
issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing
this notice regarding the issuance of a Final Environmental Assessment
(EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) for its review and
approval of the initial and updated decommissioning funding plans
submitted by independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI)
licensees for the ISFSIs listed in the ``Discussion'' section of this
document.
DATES: November 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0132 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0132. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individuals 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 https://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 (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first
time that it is mentioned in this document.
Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of public documents is currently closed. You may submit your request to
the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Habib, telephone: 301-415-1035,
email: [email protected] or Bernard White, telephone: 301-415-6577,
email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering the approval of the initial and updated
decommissioning funding plans (DFPs) submitted by ISFSI licensees. The
NRC staff has prepared a Final EA and FONSI determination for each of
the initial and updated ISFSI DFPs in accordance with the NRC
regulations in part 51 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR), ``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing
and Related Regulatory Functions,'' which implement the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
The NRC requires its licensees to plan for the eventual
decommissioning of their licensed facilities prior to license
termination. On June 17, 2011, the NRC published a final rule in the
Federal Register amending its decommissioning planning regulations (76
FR 35511). The final rule amended the NRC regulation, 10 CFR 72.30,
which concerns financial assurance and decommissioning for ISFSIs. This
regulation requires each holder of, or applicant for, a license under
10 CFR part 72 to submit a DFP for the NRC's review and approval. The
DFP is to demonstrate the licensee's financial assurance, i.e., that
funds will be available to decommission the ISFSI.
II. Discussion
The table in this notice includes the plant name, docket number,
licensee, and ADAMS Accession Number for the Final EA and FONSI
determination for each of the individual ISFSIs. The table also
includes the ADAMS Accession Number for other relevant documents,
including the initial and updated DFP submittals, as well as the
financial analyses documenting the findings of reasonable assurance
that funds will be available to decommission the ISFSIs. For further
details with respect to these actions, see the NRC staff's Final EA and
FONSI determinations and financial analyses approving the DFP, which
are available for public inspection in ADAMS and at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2020-0132. For additional
direction on accessing information related to this document, see the
ADDRESSES section of this document.
Finding of No Significant Impacts
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Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2
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Docket No........................................................ 72-13.
Licensee......................................................... Entergy Operations, Inc., currently Entergy
Nuclear Company, LLC (Entergy).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Entergy's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Entergy's initial and updated DFPs,
submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b)
and (c), will not authorize changes to
licensed operations or maintenance
activities, or result in changes in the
types, characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
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Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Entergy's initial and updated DFPs. The
scope of the proposed action does not
include, and will not result in, the review
and approval of decontamination or
decommissioning activities or license
termination for the ISFSI or for other parts
of Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2.
Therefore, the NRC staff determined that
approval of the initial and updated DFPs for
the Arkansas Nuclear ISFSI will not
significantly affect the quality of the
human environment, and accordingly, the
staff has concluded that a FONSI is
appropriate. The NRC staff further finds
that preparation of an environmental impact
statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Entergy Operations, Inc., 2012. ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30), December 17, 2012. ADAMS Accession
No. ML12354A131.
Entergy Operations, Inc., 2015. ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30), December 17, 2015. ADAMS Accession
No. ML15351A523.
Entergy Operations, Inc., 2018. Response to
Request for Additional Information Regarding
ISFSI Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30). April 10, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
ML18101A902.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
B. Bevill, AR Dept of Health, re: Review of
the Draft EA and FONSI for the ANO, Units 1
and 2 ISFSI Decommissioning Funding Plan (72-
13) L24819. July 8, 2016. ADAMS Accession
No. ML16190A297.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Entergy Nuclear
Company, LLC 's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.
November 2020. ADAMS Accession Package No.
ML20149K448.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Analysis
of Entergy Services, Inc.'s Initial and
Updated Decommissioning Funding Plans for
Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2; Grand
Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; River Bend
Station, Unit 1; and Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 3 Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installations. November 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. ML20267A285.
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Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1
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Docket No........................................................ 72-50.
Licensee......................................................... Entergy Operations, Inc., currently Entergy
Nuclear Company, LLC (Entergy).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Entergy's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Entergy's initial and updated DFPs,
submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b)
and (c), will not authorize or changes to
licensed operations or maintenance
activities, or result in changes in the
types, characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Entergy's DFPs. The scope of the proposed
action does not include, and will not result
in, the review and approval of
decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Grand Gulf
Nuclear Station. Therefore, the NRC staff
determined that approval of the initial and
updated DFPs for the Grand Gulf ISFSI will
not significantly affect the quality of the
human environment, and accordingly, the
staff has concluded that a FONSI is
appropriate. The NRC staff further finds
that preparation of an environmental impact
statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Entergy Operations, Inc., 2012. ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30), December 17, 2012. ADAMS Accession
No. ML12354A131.
Entergy Operations, Inc., 2015. ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30), December 17, 2015. ADAMS Accession
No. ML15351A523.
Entergy Operations, Inc., 2018. Response to
Request for Additional Information Regarding
ISFSI Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30). April 10, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
ML18101A902.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
J. Giarrusso, Jr. re: U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Preliminary
Determination of No Effects Regarding the
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation Decommissioning
Funding Plan. September 2, 2016. ADAMS
Accession No. ML16250A460.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Entergy Nuclear
Company, LLC's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation. November 2020.
ADAMS Accession Package No. ML20150A262.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Analysis
of Entergy Services, Inc.'s Initial and
Updated Decommissioning Funding Plans for
Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2; Grand
Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; River Bend
Station, Unit 1; and Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 3 Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installations. November 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. ML20267A285.
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River Bend Station, Unit 1
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Docket No........................................................ 72-49.
Licensee......................................................... Entergy Operations, Inc., currently Entergy
Nuclear Company, LLC (Entergy),
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Entergy's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
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Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Entergy's initial and updated DFPs,
submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b)
and (c), will not authorize changes to
licensed operations or maintenance
activities, or result in changes in the
types, characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Entergy's initial and updated DFPs. The
scope of the proposed action does not
include, and will not result in, the review
and approval of decontamination or
decommissioning activities or license
termination for the ISFSI or for other parts
of River Bend Station, Unit 1 site.
Therefore, the NRC staff determined that
approval of the initial and updated DFPs for
the River Bend ISFSI will not significantly
affect the quality of the human environment,
and accordingly, the staff has concluded
that a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff
further finds that preparation of an
environmental impact statement (EIS) is not
required.
Available Documents.............................................. Entergy Operations, Inc., 2012. ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30), December 17, 2012. ADAMS Accession
No. ML12354A131.
Entergy Operations, Inc., 2015. ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30), December 17, 2015. ADAMS Accession
No. ML15351A523.
Entergy Operations, Inc., 2018. Response to
Request for Additional Information Regarding
ISFSI Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30). April 10, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
ML18101A902.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
R. Blackwell. re: Review of the Draft
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for the River Bend
Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation Decommissioning Funding Plan.
August 17, 2017. ADAMS Accession No.
ML17226A187.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Entergy Nuclear
Company, LLC's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
River Bend Station, Unit 1 Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation. November 2020.
ADAMS Accession Package No. ML20150A266.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Analysis
of Entergy Services, Inc.'s Initial and
Updated Decommissioning Funding Plans for
Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2; Grand
Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; River Bend
Station, Unit 1; and Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 3 Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installations. November 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. ML20267A285.
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Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3
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Docket No........................................................ 72-75.
Licensee......................................................... Entergy Operations, Inc., currently Entergy
Nuclear Company, LLC (Entergy).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Entergy's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Entergy's initial and updated DFPs,
submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b)
and (c), will not authorize changes to
licensed operations or maintenance
activities, or result in changes in the
types, characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Entergy's initial and updated DFPs. The
scope of the proposed action does not
include, and will not result in, the review
and approval of decontamination or
decommissioning activities or license
termination for the ISFSI or for other parts
of Waterford Steam Electric Station Unit 3.
Therefore, the NRC staff determined that
approval of the initial and updated DFPs for
the Waterford Steam Electric Station ISFSI
will not significantly affect the quality of
the human environment, and accordingly, the
staff has concluded that a FONSI is
appropriate. The NRC staff further finds
that preparation of an environmental impact
statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Entergy Operations, Inc., 2012. ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30), December 17, 2012. ADAMS Accession
No. ML12354A131.
Entergy Operations, Inc., 2015. ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30), December 17, 2015. ADAMS Accession
No. ML15351A523.
Entergy Operations, Inc., 2018. Response to
Request for Additional Information Regarding
ISFSI Decommissioning Funding Plans (10 CFR
72.30). April 10, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
ML18101A902.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
R. Blackwell re: Review of the Draft
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for the Waterford
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan. August 17,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17227A045.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Entergy Nuclear
Company, LLC's, Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.
November 2020. ADAMS Accession Package No.
ML20150A271.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Analysis
of Entergy Services, Inc.'s Initial and
Updated Decommissioning Funding Plans for
Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2; Grand
Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; River Bend
Station, Unit 1; and Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 3 Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installations. November 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. ML20267A285.
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Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2
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Docket No........................................................ 72-73.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Exelon's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs, submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c),
will not authorize changes to licensed
operations or maintenance activities, or
result in changes in the types,
characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Braidwood
Station, Units 1 and 2. Therefore, the NRC
staff determined that approval of the
initial and updated DFPs for the Braidwood
ISFSI will not significantly affect the
quality of the human environment, and
accordingly, the staff has concluded that a
FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff further
finds that preparation of an environmental
impact statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
J. G. Klinger, Illinois Emergency Management
Agency Division of Nuclear Safety, re:
Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the
Braidwood, Units 1 and 2 ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plan (72-73) L24788.
June 22, 2016. ADAMS Accession No.
ML16174A437.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Exelon Generation
Company, LLC's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation. November
2020. ADAMS Accession Package No.
ML20150A278.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Exelon Generation Company, LLC.'s Initial
Decommissioning Funding Plans and
Decommissioning Fund Plan Updates for the
Braidwood, Byron, Dresden, LaSalle,
Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach Bottom, Quad
Cities and Salem Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A501.
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Byron Station, Units 1 and 2
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Docket No........................................................ 72-68.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Exelon's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs, submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c),
will not authorize changes to licensed
operations or maintenance activities, or
result in changes in the types,
characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Byron [Station],
Units 1 and 2. Therefore, the NRC staff
determined that approval of the initial and
updated DFPs for the Byron ISFSI will not
significantly affect the quality of the
human environment, and accordingly, the
staff has concluded that a FONSI is
appropriate. The NRC staff further finds
that preparation of an environmental impact
statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
J. G. Klinger, Illinois Emergency Management
Agency Division of Nuclear Safety, re:
Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the
Byron, Units 1 and 2 ISFSI Decommissioning
Funding Plan (72-68) L24789. June 23, 2016.
ADAMS Accession No. ML16174A020.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Exelon Generation
Company, LLC's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation. November
2020. ADAMS Accession Package No.
ML20150A274.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Initial
Decommissioning Funding Plans and
Decommissioning Fund Plan Updates for the
Braidwood, Byron, Dresden, LaSalle,
Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach Bottom, Quad
Cities and Salem Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A501.
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Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-08.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon)
and Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC
(CENG).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of CENG's
initial and Exelon's updated DFPs submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
CENG's initial and Exelon's updated DFPs,
submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b)
and (c), will not authorize changes to
licensed operations or maintenance
activities, or result in changes in the
types, characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of CENG's
initial and Exelon's updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Calvert Cliffs
Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.
Therefore, the NRC staff determined that
approval of CENG's initial and Exelon's
updated DFPs for the Calvert Cliffs ISFSI
will not significantly affect the quality of
the human environment, and accordingly, the
staff has concluded that a FONSI is
appropriate. The NRC staff further finds
that preparation of an environmental impact
statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
T. Levering, Maryland Department of
Environment, re: Review of the Draft EA and
FONSI for the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power
Plant, Units 1 and 2 ISFSI Decommissioning
Funding Plan (72-08) L24809. July 8, 2016.
ADAMS Accession No. ML16190A351.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Constellation Energy
Nuclear Group, LLC's Initial and Exelon
Generation Company, LLC's Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plants, Units 1
and 2 Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation. November 2020. ADAMS Accession
Package No. ML20150A274.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Constellation Energy Nuclear Group,
LLC.'s Initial Decommissioning Funding Plans
and Exelon Generation Company, LLC's
Decommissioning Fund Updates for the Calvert
Cliffs, Nine Mile Point, and R.E. Ginna
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installations. October 2020. ADAMS Accession
No. ML20279A586.
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Clinton Power Station, Unit 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-1046.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (ECG or Exelon).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Exelon
initial DFP submitted in accordance with 10
CFR 72.30(b).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Exelon's initial DFP, submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b), will not
authorize changes to licensed operations or
maintenance activities, or result in changes
in the types, characteristics, or quantities
of radiological or non-radiological
effluents released into the environment from
the ISFSI, or result in the creation of
solid waste. Moreover, the approval of the
initial DFP will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Exelon's initial DFP. The scope of the
proposed action does not include, and will
not result in, the review and approval of
decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Clinton Power
Station, Unit 1. Therefore, the NRC staff
determined that approval of the initial DFP
for the Clinton ISFSI will not significantly
affect the quality of the human environment,
and accordingly, the staff has concluded
that a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff
further finds that preparation of an
environmental impact statement (EIS) is not
required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
EGC, 2016. Proposed Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Clinton Power Station.
September 6, 2016. ADAMS Accession No.
ML16251A032.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
[[Page 76619]]
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
J. G. Klinger, Illinois Emergency Management
Agency Division of Nuclear Safety, re:
Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the
Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plan (72-1046)
L25216. June 16, 2017. ADAMS Accession No.
ML17167A007.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Exelon Generation
Company, LLC's Initial Decommissioning
Funding Plan Submitted in Accordance with 10
CFR 72.30(b) for Clinton Power Station, Unit
1 Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation. October 2020. ADAMS Accession
Package No. ML20212L744.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Initial
Decommissioning Funding Plan for Clinton
Power Station, Unit 1 Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. October 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20260H376.
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Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-37.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Exelon's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs, submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c),
will not authorize changes to licensed
operations or maintenance activities, or
result in changes in the types,
characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Dresden Nuclear
Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. Therefore,
the NRC staff determined that approval of
the initial and updated DFPs for the Dresden
ISFSI will not significantly affect the
quality of the human environment, and
accordingly, the staff has concluded that a
FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff further
finds that preparation of an environmental
impact statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
J. G. Klinger, Illinois Emergency Management
Agency Division of Nuclear Safety, re:
Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the
Dresden Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plan (72-73) L24790.
June 29, 2016. ADAMS Accession No.
ML16181A186.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Exelon Generation
Company, LLC's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Dresden Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.
November 2020. ADAMS Accession Package No.
ML20150A237.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Initial
Decommissioning Funding Plans and
Decommissioning Fund Plan Updates for the
Braidwood, Byron, Dresden, LaSalle,
Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach Bottom, Quad
Cities and Salem Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A501.
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R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-67.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon)
and Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC
(CENG).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of CENG's
initial and Exelon's updated DFPs submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
CENG's initial and Exelon's updated DFPs,
submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b)
and (c), will not authorize changes to
licensed operations or maintenance
activities, or result in changes in the
types, characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of CENG's
initial and Exelon's updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of R.E. Ginna
Nuclear Power Plant. Therefore, the NRC
staff determined that approval of the
initial and updated DFPs for the Ginna ISFSI
will not significantly affect the quality of
the human environment, and accordingly, the
staff has concluded that a FONSI is
appropriate. The NRC staff further finds
that preparation of an environmental impact
statement (EIS) is not required.
[[Page 76620]]
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
J. Rhodes, New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority, re: Review of the
Draft EA and FONSI for the R.E. Ginna
Nuclear Power Plant ISFSI Decommissioning
Funding Plan (72-67) L24841. August 17,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17226A324.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for Constellation Energy
Nuclear Group, LLC's Initial Decommissioning
Funding Plan and Exelon Generation Company,
LLC's Updated Decommissioning Funding Plan
Submitted in Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b)
and (c) for Ginna Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession Package No. ML20212L880.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Constellation Energy Nuclear Group,
LLC.'s Initial Decommissioning Funding Plans
and Exelon Generation Company, LLC's
Decommissioning Fund Updates for the Calvert
Cliffs, Nine Mile Point, and R.E. Ginna
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A586.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-70.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Exelon's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs, submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c),
will not authorize changes to licensed
operations or maintenance activities, or
result in changes in the types,
characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of LaSalle [County]
Station Units 1 and 2. Therefore, the NRC
staff determined that approval of the
initial and updated DFPs for the LaSalle
ISFSI will not significantly affect the
quality of the human environment, and
accordingly, the staff has concluded that a
FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff further
finds that preparation of an environmental
impact statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
J. G. Klinger, Illinois Emergency Management
Agency Division of Nuclear Safety, re:
Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the
LaSalle Station Units 1 and 2 ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plan (72-70) L24790.
June 29, 2016. ADAMS Accession No.
ML16182A170.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Exelon Generation
Company, LLC'S Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
LaSalle Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation. November 2020. ADAMS Accession
Package No. ML20150A241.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Initial
Decommissioning Funding Plans and
Decommissioning Fund Plan Updates for the
Braidwood, Byron, Dresden, LaSalle,
Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach Bottom, Quad
Cities and Salem Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A501.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-65.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Exelon's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
[[Page 76621]]
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs, submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c),
will not authorize changes to licensed
operations or maintenance activities, or
result in changes in the types,
characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Limerick
Generating Station Units 1 and 2. Therefore,
the NRC staff determined that approval of
the initial and updated DFPs for the
Limerick ISFSI will not significantly affect
the quality of the human environment, and
accordingly, the staff has concluded that a
FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff further
finds that preparation of an environmental
impact statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
D. Allard, Bureau of Radiation Protection PA
Department of Environmental Protection, re:
Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the
Limerick ISFSI Decommissioning Funding Plan
(72-65) L24793. April 25, 2016. ADAMS
Accession No. ML16120A594.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Exelon Generation
Company, LLC'S initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Limerick Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation. November 2020. ADAMS Accession
No. ML20212L817.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Initial
Decommissioning Funding Plans and
Decommissioning Fund Plan Updates for the
Braidwood, Byron, Dresden, LaSalle,
Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach Bottom, Quad
Cities and Salem Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A501.
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-1036.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon)
and Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC
(CENG).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of CENG's
initial and Exelon's updated DFPs submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
CENG's initial and Exelon's updated DFPs,
submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b)
and (c), will not authorize changes to
licensed operations or maintenance
activities, or result in changes in the
types, characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of CENG's
initial and EGC's updated DFPs. The scope of
the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2. Therefore,
the NRC staff determined that approval of
the initial and updated DFPs for the Nine
Mile Point ISFSI will not significantly
affect the quality of the human environment,
and accordingly, the staff has concluded
that a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff
further finds that preparation of an
environmental impact statement (EIS) is not
required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
J. Rhodes, New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority, re: Review of the
Draft EA and FONSI for the Nine Mile Point
ISFSI Decommissioning Funding Plan (72-1036)
L24836. September 26, 2016. ADAMS Accession
No. ML16270A063.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Constellation Energy
Nuclear Group, LLC's and Exelon Generation
Company, LLC's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Nine Mile Point Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession Package No. ML20212L881.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
[[Page 76622]]
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC's
Initial Decommissioning Funding Plans and
Exelon Generation Company, LLC's
Decommissioning Fund Updates for the Calvert
Cliffs, Nine Mile Point, and R.E. Ginna
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A586.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oyster Creek
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-15.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Exelon's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs, submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c),
will not authorize changes to licensed
operations or maintenance activities, or
result in changes in the types,
characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Oyster Creek
Nuclear Generating Station. Therefore, the
NRC staff determined that approval of the
initial and updated DFPs for the Oyster
Creek ISFSI will not significantly affect
the quality of the human environment, and
accordingly, the staff has concluded that a
FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff further
finds that preparation of an environmental
impact statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
P. Baldauf, Department of Environmental
Protection Division of Environmental Safety
and Health, re: Review of the Draft EA and
FONSI for the Oyster Creek ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plan (72-15) L24794.
October 19, 2016. ADAMS Accession No.
ML16294A071.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Exelon Generation
Company, LLC's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Oyster Creek Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation. November 2020. ADAMS Accession
No. ML20150A243.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Initial
Decommissioning Funding Plans and
Decommissioning Fund Plan Updates for the
Braidwood, Byron, Dresden, LaSalle,
Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach Bottom, Quad
Cities and Salem Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A501.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-29.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon)
and Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear,
LLC (PSEG).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of PSEG's
initial and Exelon's updated DFPs submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
PSEG's initial and Exelon's updated DFPs,
submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b)
and (c), will not authorize changes to
licensed operations or maintenance
activities, or result in changes in the
types, characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of PSEG's
initial and Exelon's updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Peach Bottom
Atomic Power Station Units 1, 2 and 3.
Therefore, the NRC staff determined that
approval of the initial and updated DFPs for
the Peach Bottom ISFSI will not
significantly affect the quality of the
human environment, and accordingly, the
staff has concluded that a FONSI is
appropriate. The NRC staff further finds
that preparation of an environmental impact
statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
PSEG, 2012. Decommissioning Funding Plan for
the Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installations [Peach Bottom, Hope Creek and
Salem]. December 17, 2012. ADAMS Accession
No. ML12353A037.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear, LLC
(PSEG), 2015. Decommissioning Funding Plan
for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installations [Peach Bottom, Hope Creek and
Salem]. December 17, 2015. ADAMS Accession
No. ML15351A336.
[[Page 76623]]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
PSEG, 2018. Response to Request for
Additional Information (RAI), Regarding
Decommissioning Funding Plan Update for
Salem and Hope Creek, and Peach Bottom
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installations, Docket Nos. 72-48 and 72-29.
May 7, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
ML18127A045.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
D. Allard, Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation
Protection Department of Environmental
Protection, re: Review of the Draft EA and
FONSI for the Peach Bottom ISFSI
Decommissioning Funding Plan (72-29) L24795.
October 25, 2016. ADAMS Accession No.
ML16299A218.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Public Service
Enterprise Group Nuclear, LLC's Initial and
Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plan Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Peach Bottom Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation. November 2020. ADAMS Accession
No. ML20150A244.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear,
LLC's Initial Decommissioning Fund Plans
Updates for the Salem-Hope Creek and Peach
Bottom Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installations. October 2020. ADAMS Accession
No. ML20279A577.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Initial
Decommissioning Funding Plans and
Decommissioning Fund Plan Updates for the
Braidwood, Byron, Dresden, LaSalle,
Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach Bottom, Quad
Cities and Salem Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A501.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-53.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Exelon's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs, submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c),
will not authorize changes to licensed
operations or maintenance activities, or
result in changes in the types,
characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Quad Cities
Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2.
Therefore, the NRC staff determined that
approval of the initial and updated DFPs for
the Quad Cities ISFSI will not significantly
affect the quality of the human environment,
and accordingly, the staff has concluded
that a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff
further finds that preparation of an
environmental impact statement (EIS) is not
required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
J. G. Klinger, Illinois Emergency Management
Agency Division of Nuclear Safety, re:
Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the
Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Units 1
and 2 ISFSI Decommissioning Funding Plan (72-
53) L24796. June 29, 2016. ADAMS Accession
No. ML16182A114.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Exelon Generation
Company, LLC's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Quad Cities Power Station, Units 1 and 2
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.
November 2020. ADAMS Accession Package No.
ML20150A246.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Initial
Decommissioning Funding Plans and
Decommissioning Fund Plan Updates for the
Braidwood, Byron, Dresden, LaSalle,
Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach Bottom, Quad
Cities and Salem Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A501.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2/Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-48.
Licensee......................................................... Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or Exelon)
and Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear,
LLC (PSEG).
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Exelon's and
PSEG's initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
[[Page 76624]]
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Exelon's and PSEG's initial and updated
DFPs, submitted in accordance with 10 CFR
72.30(b) and (c), will not authorize changes
to licensed operations or maintenance
activities, or result in changes in the
types, characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Exelon's and PSEG's initial and updated
DFPs. The scope of the proposed action does
not include, and will not result in, the
review and approval of decontamination or
decommissioning activities or license
termination for the shared Salem-Hope Creek
ISFSI or for other parts of Salem Generating
Station, Units 1 and 2 and Hope Creek, Unit
1. Therefore, the NRC staff determined that
approval of the initial and updated DFPs for
the Salem-Hope Creek ISFSI will not
significantly affect the quality of the
human environment, and accordingly, the
staff has concluded that a FONSI is
appropriate. The NRC staff further finds
that preparation of an environmental impact
statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2012.
Proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plans for Braidwood, Byron, Dresden,
LaSalle, Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach
Bottom, Quad Cities, and Salem. December 17,
2012. ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A488.
PSEG, 2012. Decommissioning Funding Plan for
the Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installations [Peach Bottom, Hope Creek and
Salem]. December 17, 2012. ADAMS Accession
No. ML12353A037.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2015.
Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding
for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation. March 31, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15090A537.
Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear, LLC
(PSEG), 2015. Decommissioning Funding Plan
for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installations [Peach Bottom, Hope Creek and
Salem]. December 17, 2015. ADAMS Accession
No. ML15351A336.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
PSEG, 2018. Response to Request for
Additional Information (RAI), Regarding
Decommissioning Funding Plan Update for
Salem and Hope Creek, and Peach Bottom
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installations, Docket Nos. 72-48 and 72-29.
May 7, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
ML18127A045.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
P. Baldauf, New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection Division of
Environmental Safety and Health, re: Review
of the Draft EA and FONSI for the Salem
Generation Station ISFSI Decommissioning
Funding Plan (72-48) L24791. September 1,
2016. ADAMS Accession No. ML16250A195.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for the PSEG Nuclear,
LLC's and Exelon Generation Company, LLC's
Initial and Updated Decommissioning Funding
Plans Submitted in Accordance with 10 CFR
72.30(b) and (c) for the Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation Shared by Salem
Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 and Hope
Creek Generating Station, Unit 1. November
2020. ADAMS Accession Package No.
ML20150A247.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Public Service Enterprise Group Nuclear,
LLC's Decommissioning Funding Plans and
Decommissioning Fund Plan Updates for the
Salem-Hope Creek and Peach Bottom
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A577.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Initial
Decommissioning Funding Plans and
Decommissioning Fund Plan Updates for the
Braidwood, Byron, Dresden, LaSalle,
Limerick, Oyster Creek, Peach Bottom, Quad
Cities and Salem Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations. November 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20279A501.
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Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket No........................................................ 72-1037.
Licensee......................................................... Zion Solutions, LLC (ZS) is the general
licensee. Exelon Generation Co., LLC (EGC or
Exelon) is responsible for final
decommissioning of the ISFSI and retains
control over the decommissioning funds.
Proposed Action.................................................. The NRC's review and approval of Exelon's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impacts of Proposed Action......................... The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action, the review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs, submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c),
will not authorize changes to licensed
operations or maintenance activities, or
result in changes in the types,
characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological effluents
released into the environment from the
ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any
construction activity, facility
modification, or other land-disturbing
activity. The NRC staff has concluded that
the proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
Finding of No Significant Impacts................................ The proposed action does not require changes
to the ISFSI's licensed routine operations,
maintenance activities, or monitoring
programs, nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing activities.
The scope of the proposed action concerns
only the NRC's review and approval of
Exelon's initial and updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for the
ISFSI or for other parts of Zion Nuclear
Power Station, Units 1 and 2. Therefore, the
NRC staff determined that approval of the
initial and updated DFPs for the Zion ISFSI
will not significantly affect the quality of
the human environment, and accordingly, the
staff has concluded that a FONSI is
appropriate. The NRC staff further finds
that preparation of an environmental impact
statement (EIS) is not required.
Available Documents.............................................. EGC, 2013. Proposed Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning
Funding Plan for Zion. October 17, 2013.
ADAMS Accession No. ML13291A125.
EGC, 2016. Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Decommissioning Funding
Plan for Zion. October 17, 2016. ADAMS
Accession No. ML16291A505.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC), 2018.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding Decommissioning
Funding Plans for Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations (ISFSls). May 2, 2018.
ADAMS Accession No. ML18124A197.
[[Page 76625]]
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Letter to
J. G. Klinger, Illinois Emergency Management
Agency Division of Nuclear Safety, re:
Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the
Zion Solutions ISFSI Decommissioning Funding
Plan (72-1037) L24852. August 17, 2017.
ADAMS Accession No. ML17227A037.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impacts for Exelon Generation
Company, LLC's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
Zion Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation. October 2020. ADAMS Accession
Package No. ML20212L883.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment for Final Rule-
Decommissioning Planning. February 1, 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Note to
File, Re: ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews. May 15,
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Analysis
of Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Initial
and Updated Decommissioning Funding Plans
for Zion Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation. October 2020. ADAMS Accession
No. ML20279A558.
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Dated: November 20, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John B. McKirgan,
Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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