[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 92 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26556-26558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10241]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2021-0110]
Environmental Assessment 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 and updated decommissioning funding plans
(DFPs) submitted by Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) for
the Rancho Seco independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI).
DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on
May 14, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0110 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-2021-0110. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 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: Chris Allen, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6877, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering the approval of the initial and updated DFPs
submitted by SMUD for the Rancho Seco ISFSI. The NRC staff has prepared
a final EA and FONSI determination for SMUDS's initial and updated 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
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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 table in this notice includes the facility 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 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-2021-0110. 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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Facility Rancho Seco ISFSI
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Docket No.................... 72-11.
Licensee..................... Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
Proposed Action.............. The NRC's review and approval of SMUD's
initial and updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impact of The NRC staff has determined that the
Proposed Action. proposed action, the review and approval
of SMUD'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 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 SMUD'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. Therefore, the NRC staff
determined that approval of the initial
and updated DFPs for the Rancho Seco
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 is not
required.
Available Documents.......... U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
``Environmental Assessment re: Final
Rule: Decommissioning Planning'' (10 CFR
Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN
3150-AI55). Washington, DC. February
2009. ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
ISFSI DFPs, dated March 14, 2013. ADAMS
Accession No. ML13098A100.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
ISFSI DFPs, dated March 23, 2015. ADAMS
Accession No. ML15093A058.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
ISFSI DFPs, dated March 14, 2016. ADAMS
Accession No. ML16102A097.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
ISFSI DFPs dated April 7, 2016. ADAMS
Accession No. ML16106A109.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ESA
Section 7 No Effect Determination for
ISFSI DFP Reviews (Note to File). May
2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Request for Additional Information
Regarding Sacramento Municipal Utility
District's DFP Update for Rancho Seco
ISFSI, dated April 3, 2018. ADAMS
Accession No. ML18094A261.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
Response to Request for Additional
Information Regarding DFPs for ISFSIs,
dated April 16, 2018. ADAMS Accession
No. ML18113A051.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the
Rancho Seco ISFSI DFP, dated May 20,
2016. ADAMS Accession No. ML16147A028.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
EA/FONSI for the SMUD Initial and
Updated DFPs Submitted in Accordance
with 10 CFR 72.30(B) and (C) for Rancho
Seco Nuclear Generating Station's ISFSI,
dated May 7, 2021. ADAMS Accession No.
ML21049A305.
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Dated: May 11, 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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