[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 68 (Monday, April 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19034-19036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07405]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2021-0073]
Environmental Assessments and Findings of No Significant Impact
of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities Decommissioning Funding
Plans
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact;
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 Impact (FONSI) for its review and
approval of the initial decommissioning funding plans (DFPs) submitted
by independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) licensees for
the ISFSIs listed in the ``Discussion'' section of this document.
DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on
April 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0073 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-2021-0073. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann: 301-
415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical questions,
contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at 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 or
301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yen-Ju Chen, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1018, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering the approval of the initial DFP submitted by
ISFSI licensees. The NRC staff has prepared a final EA and FONSI
determination for each of the initial 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 35512). 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. The NRC staff will
later publish its financial analyses of the DFP submittals which will
be available for public inspection in ADAMS.
II. Discussion
The following table 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 Numbers for other relevant documents,
including the initial and updated DFP submittals. For further details
with
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respect to these actions, see the NRC staff's final EA and FONSI
determinations which are available for public inspection in ADAMS and
at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2021-0073. For
additional direction on accessing information related to this document,
see the ADDRESSES section of this document.
Finding of No Significant Impact
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Crystal River Unit 3 nuclear generating
Facility plant
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Docket No.................... 72-1035.
Licensee..................... Duke Energy Florida, LLC (DEF).
Proposed Action.............. The NRC's review and approval of DEF's
initial DFP submitted in accordance with
10 CFR 72.30(b).
Environmental Impact of The NRC staff has determined that the
Proposed Action. proposed action, the review and approval
of DEF'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 The proposed action does not require
Impact. 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 DEF'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 Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear
Generating Plant. Therefore, the NRC
staff determined that approval of the
initial DFP for the Crystal River 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.......... Duke Energy, 2017. Crystal River Unit 3
DFP for ISFSIs, dated May 15, 2017.
ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A230.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. EA
for Final Rule-Decommissioning Planning,
dated 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,
dated May 15, 2017. ADAMS Accession No.
ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Order
Approving Transfer of Licensed Authority
and Draft Conforming Administrative
License Amendment (EA-20-045), dated
April 1, 2020. ADAMS Accession No.
ML20069A024.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating
Plant--Order Approving Transfer of
Licensed Authority from Duke Energy
Florida, LLC to ADP CR3, LLC and Draft
Conforming Administrative License
Amendment (EPID L-2019-LLA-0135), dated
October 1, 2020. ADAMS Accession No.
ML20253A343.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
EA and FONSI for the Entergy Nuclear
Operations, Inc's Initial and Updated
DFPs Submitted in Accordance with 10 CFR
72.30(b) for Crystal River Unit 3
Nuclear Plant ISFSI, dated March 31,
2021. ADAMS Accession Package No.
ML21060B019.
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Facility Watts Bar nuclear plant, Units 1 and 2
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Docket No.................... 72-1048.
Licensee..................... Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Proposed Action.............. The NRC's review and approval of TVA's
initial DFP submitted in accordance with
10 CFR 72.30(b).
Environmental Impact of The NRC staff has determined that the
Proposed Action. proposed action, the review and approval
of TVA'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 The proposed action does not require
Impact. 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 TVA'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 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units
1 and 2. Therefore, the NRC staff
determined that approval of the initial
DFP for the Watts Bar 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.......... TVA, 2016. Initial DFP for Watts Bar
Nuclear Plant ISFSI, dated September 28,
2016. ADAMS Accession No. ML16274A244.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. EA
for Final Rule-Decommissioning Planning,
dated 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,
dated May 15, 2017. ADAMS Accession No.
ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
EA and FONSI for the Entergy Nuclear
Operations, Inc's Initial and Updated
DFPs Submitted in Accordance with 10 CFR
72.30(b) for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2, ISFSI, dated March 17,
2021. ADAMS Accession Package No.
ML21060A911.
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Dated: April 7, 2021.
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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