[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6321-6327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01921]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2022-0214]


Environmental Assessment and Finding 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 updated 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 
January 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0214 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-2022-0214. 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.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make 
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tilda Liu, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 404-997-4730, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering the approval of the updated DFPs submitted 
by ISFSI licensees. The NRC staff has prepared a final EA and FONSI 
determination for each of the 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. 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 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 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-2022-0214. 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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                     Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
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Docket No....................  72-06.
Licensee.....................  Duke Energy Progress, LLC (Duke Energy).
Proposed Action..............  The NRC's review and approval of Duke
                                Energy's updated DFPs submitted in
                                accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(c).
Environmental Impact of        The NRC staff has determined that the
 Proposed Action.               proposed action, the review and approval
                                of Duke Energy's updated DFPs, submitted
                                in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(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 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      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 Duke Energy'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 the
                                Brunswick Steam Electric Plant.
                                Therefore, the NRC staff determined that
                                approval of the updated DFPs for the
                                Brunswick Steam Electric Plant 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..........  Federal Register notice. Final Rule
                                ``Environmental Protection Regulations
                                for Domestic Licensing and Related
                                Regulatory Functions and Related
                                Conforming Amendments.'' March 12, 1984
                                (49 FR 9381).
                               Federal Register notice. Final Rule
                                ``Decommissioning Planning.'' June 17,
                                2011 (76 FR 35512).
                               Federal Register notice. Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact of Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Facilities Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans. April 30, 2021 (86 FR 22978).
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 2003/
                                08/31-NUREG-1748, ``Environmental Review
                                Guidance for Licensing Actions
                                Associated with NMSS Programs, Final
                                Report.'' August 2003. ADAMS Accession
                                No. ML032540811.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                ``Environmental Assessment for Final
                                Rule--Decommissioning Planning'' (10 CFR
                                Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN
                                3150-AI55). February 2009. ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML090500648.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Request for Additional Information for
                                Review of the Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans for Duke Energy Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations, dated August
                                1, 2013. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML13214A228.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment for the Brunswick Steam
                                Electric Plant Independent Spent Fuel
                                Storage Installation Decommissioning
                                Funding Plan, dated August 10, 2015.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML15224B450.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ESA
                                Section 7 No Effect Determination for
                                ISFSI DFP Reviews (Note to File), dated
                                May 15, 2017. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML17135A062.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Request for Additional Information for
                                Review of Duke Energy's Decommissioning
                                Funding Plan Update for H.B. Robinson
                                Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2; Brunswick
                                Steam Electric Plant; Catawba Nuclear
                                Station; McGuire Nuclear Station; and
                                Oconee Nuclear Station Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations, dated
                                February 23, 2018. ADAMS Package
                                Accession No. ML18057A216.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact for Brunswick Steam Electric
                                Plant, McGuire Nuclear Station, and H.B.
                                Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2,
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans, dated March 15, 2021. ADAMS
                                Package Accession No. ML21071A069.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
                                Environmental Assessment and Finding of
                                No Significant Impact for Duke Energy's
                                Initial and Updated Decommissioning
                                Funding Plans Submitted in Accordance
                                with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for
                                Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installation, dated April 22, 2021.
                                ADAMS Package Accession No. ML21056A375.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. U.S.
                                Nuclear Regulatory Commission Analysis
                                of Duke Energy's Initial and Updated
                                Decommissioning Funding Plans for
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations at H.B. Robinson Steam
                                Electric Plant, Unit 2, Brunswick Steam
                                Electric Plant, Catawba Nuclear Station,
                                McGuire Nuclear Station, and Oconee
                                Nuclear Station, dated April 30, 2021.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML21078A497.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact for Brunswick Steam Electric
                                Plant and McGuire Nuclear Station
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans, dated September 1, 2022. ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML22230B613.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Interim Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations, dated December 13, 2012.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A033.
                               Duke Energy. Response to NRC Request for
                                Additional Information Dated August 1,
                                2013, Regarding the Decommissioning
                                Funding Status Report for the
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations, dated September 30, 2013.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML13275A203.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 30,
                                2015. ADAMS Accession No. ML15089A394.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 29,
                                2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17088A701.
                               Duke Energy. Response to Request for
                                Additional Information Regarding Duke
                                Energy's Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                Update for Independent Spent Fuel
                                Storage Installations, dated March 28,
                                2018. ADAMS Accession No. ML18101A058.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated April 1,
                                2019. ADAMS Accession No. ML19091A079.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 30,
                                2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21089A271.
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                         Catawba Nuclear Station
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Docket No....................  72-45.
Licensee.....................  Duke Energy Progress, LLC (Duke Energy).
Proposed Action..............  The NRC's review and approval of Duke
                                Energy's updated DFPs submitted in
                                accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(c).
Environmental Impact of        The NRC staff has determined that the
 Proposed Action.               proposed action, the review and approval
                                of Duke Energy's updated DFPs, submitted
                                in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(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 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 Duke Energy'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 the
                                Catawba Nuclear Station. Therefore, the
                                NRC staff determined that approval of
                                the updated DFPs for the Catawba Nuclear
                                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 is not required.
Available Documents..........  Federal Register notice. Final Rule
                                ``Environmental Protection Regulations
                                for Domestic Licensing and Related
                                Regulatory Functions and Related
                                Conforming Amendments.'' March 12, 1984
                                (49 FR 9381).
                               Federal Register notice. Final Rule
                                ``Decommissioning Planning.'' June 17,
                                2011 (76 FR 35512).
                               Federal Register notice. Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact of Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Facilities Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans. April 30, 2021 (86 FR 22978).
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 2003/
                                08/31-NUREG-1748, ``Environmental Review
                                Guidance for Licensing Actions
                                Associated with NMSS Programs, Final
                                Report.'' August 2003. ADAMS Accession
                                No. ML032540811.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                ``Environmental Assessment for Final
                                Rule--Decommissioning Planning'' (10 CFR
                                Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN
                                3150-AI55). February 2009. ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML090500648.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Request for Additional Information for
                                Review of the Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans for Duke Energy Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations, dated August
                                1, 2013. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML13214A228.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment for the Catawba Nuclear
                                Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installation Decommissioning Funding
                                Plan, dated August 10, 2015. ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML15224A292.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ESA
                                Section 7 No Effect Determination for
                                ISFSI DFP Reviews (Note to File), dated
                                May 15, 2017. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML17135A062.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Request for Additional Information for
                                Review of Duke Energy's Decommissioning
                                Funding Plan Update for H.B. Robinson
                                Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2; Brunswick
                                Steam Electric Plant; Catawba Nuclear
                                Station; McGuire Nuclear Station; and
                                Oconee Nuclear Station Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations, dated
                                February 23, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML18057A216.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact for Brunswick Steam Electric
                                Plant, McGuire Nuclear Station, and H.B.
                                Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2,
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans, dated March 15, 2021. ADAMS
                                Package Accession No. ML21071A069.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
                                Environmental Assessment and Finding of
                                No Significant Impact for Duke Energy's
                                Initial and Updated Decommissioning
                                Funding Plans Submitted in Accordance
                                With 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for Catawba
                                Nuclear Station Independent Spent Fuel
                                Storage Installation, dated April 22,
                                2021. ADAMS Package Accession No.
                                ML21056A447.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. U.S.
                                Nuclear Regulatory Commission Analysis
                                of Duke Energy's Initial and Updated
                                Decommissioning Funding Plans for
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations at H.B. Robinson Steam
                                Electric Plant, Unit 2, Brunswick Steam
                                Electric Plant, Catawba Nuclear Station,
                                McGuire Nuclear Station, and Oconee
                                Nuclear Station, dated April 30, 2021.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML21078A497.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact for Catawba Nuclear Station, H.B.
                                Robinson Steam Electric Plant, and
                                Oconee Nuclear Station Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations
                                Decommissioning Funding Plans, dated
                                September 1, 2022. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML22231B136.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Interim Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations, dated December 13, 2012.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A033.

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                               Duke Energy. Response to NRC Request for
                                Additional Information Dated August 1,
                                2013, Regarding the Decommissioning
                                Funding Status Report for the
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations, dated September 30, 2013.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML13275A203.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 30,
                                2015. ADAMS Accession No. ML15089A394.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 29,
                                2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17088A701.
                               Duke Energy. Response to Request for
                                Additional Information Regarding Duke
                                Energy's Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                Update for Independent Spent Fuel
                                Storage Installations, dated March 28,
                                2018. ADAMS Accession No. ML18101A058.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated April 1,
                                2019. ADAMS Accession No. ML19091A079.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 30,
                                2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21089A271.
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                         McGuire Nuclear Station
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Docket No....................  72-38.
Licensee.....................  Duke Energy Progress, LLC (Duke Energy).
Proposed Action..............  The NRC's review and approval of Duke
                                Energy's updated DFPs submitted in
                                accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(c).
Environmental Impact of        The NRC staff has determined that the
 Proposed Action.               proposed action, the review and approval
                                of Duke Energy's updated DFPs, submitted
                                in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(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 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 Duke Energy'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 the
                                McGuire Nuclear Station. Therefore, the
                                NRC staff determined that approval of
                                the updated DFPs for the McGuire Nuclear
                                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 is not required.
Available Documents..........  Federal Register notice. Final Rule
                                ``Environmental Protection Regulations
                                for Domestic Licensing and Related
                                Regulatory Functions and Related
                                Conforming Amendments.'' March 12, 1984
                                (49 FR 9381).
                               Federal Register notice. Final Rule
                                ``Decommissioning Planning.'' June 17,
                                2011 (76 FR 35512).
                               Federal Register notice. Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact of Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Facilities Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans. April 30, 2021 (86 FR 22978).
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 2003/
                                08/31-NUREG-1748, ``Environmental Review
                                Guidance for Licensing Actions
                                Associated with NMSS Programs, Final
                                Report.'' August 2003. ADAMS Accession
                                No. ML032540811.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                ``Environmental Assessment for Final
                                Rule--Decommissioning Planning'' (10 CFR
                                Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN
                                3150-AI55). February 2009. ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML090500648.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Request for Additional Information for
                                Review of the Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans for Duke Energy Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations, dated August
                                1, 2013. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML13214A228.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment for the McGuire Nuclear
                                Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installation Decommissioning Funding
                                Plan, dated August 10, 2015. ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML15224A810.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ESA
                                Section 7 No Effect Determination for
                                ISFSI DFP Reviews (Note to File), dated
                                May 15, 2017. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML17135A062.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Request for Additional Information for
                                Review of Duke Energy's Decommissioning
                                Funding Plan Update for H.B. Robinson
                                Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2; Brunswick
                                Steam Electric Plant; Catawba Nuclear
                                Station; McGuire Nuclear Station; and
                                Oconee Nuclear Station Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations, dated
                                February 23, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML18057A216.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact for Brunswick Steam Electric
                                Plant, McGuire Nuclear Station, and H.B.
                                Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2,
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans, dated March 15, 2021. ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML21071A069.

[[Page 6325]]

 
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
                                Environmental Assessment and Finding of
                                No Significant Impact for Duke Energy's
                                Initial and Updated Decommissioning
                                Funding Plans Submitted in Accordance
                                With 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for McGuire
                                Nuclear Station Independent Spent Fuel
                                Storage Installation, dated April 22,
                                2021. ADAMS Package Accession No.
                                ML21056A549.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. U.S.
                                Nuclear Regulatory Commission Analysis
                                of Duke Energy's Initial and Updated
                                Decommissioning Funding Plans for
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations at H.B. Robinson Steam
                                Electric Plant, Unit 2, Brunswick Steam
                                Electric Plant, Catawba Nuclear Station,
                                McGuire Nuclear Station, and Oconee
                                Nuclear Station, dated April 30, 2021.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML21078A497.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact for Brunswick Steam Electric
                                Plant and McGuire Nuclear Station
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans, dated September 1, 2022. ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML22230B613.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Interim Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations, dated December 13, 2012.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A033.
                               Duke Energy. Response to NRC Request for
                                Additional Information Dated August 1,
                                2013, Regarding the Decommissioning
                                Funding Status Report for the
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations, dated September 30, 2013.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML13275A203.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 30,
                                2015. ADAMS Accession No. ML15089A394.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 29,
                                2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17088A701.
                               Duke Energy. Response to Request for
                                Additional Information Regarding Duke
                                Energy's Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                Update for Independent Spent Fuel
                                Storage Installations, dated March 28,
                                2018. ADAMS Accession No. ML18101A058.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated April 1,
                                2019. ADAMS Accession No. ML19091A079.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 30,
                                2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21089A271.
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                         Oconee Nuclear Station
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Docket Nos...................  72-04, 72-40.
Licensee.....................  Duke Energy Progress, LLC (Duke Energy).
Proposed Action..............  The NRC's review and approval of Duke
                                Energy's updated DFPs submitted in
                                accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(c).
Environmental Impact of        The NRC staff has determined that the
 Proposed Action.               proposed action, the review and approval
                                of Duke Energy's updated DFPs, submitted
                                in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(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 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 Duke Energy'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 the
                                Oconee Nuclear Station. Therefore, the
                                NRC staff determined that approval of
                                the updated DFPs for the Oconee Nuclear
                                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 is not required.
Available Documents..........  Federal Register notice. Final Rule
                                ``Environmental Protection Regulations
                                for Domestic Licensing and Related
                                Regulatory Functions and Related
                                Conforming Amendments.'' March 12, 1984
                                (49 FR 9381).
                               Federal Register notice. Final Rule
                                ``Decommissioning Planning.'' June 17,
                                2011 (76 FR 35512).
                               Federal Register notice. Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact of Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Facilities Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans. April 30, 2021 (86 FR 22978).
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 2003/
                                08/31-NUREG-1748, ``Environmental Review
                                Guidance for Licensing Actions
                                Associated with NMSS Programs, Final
                                Report.'' August 2003. ADAMS Accession
                                No. ML032540811.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                ``Environmental Assessment for Final
                                Rule--Decommissioning Planning'' (10 CFR
                                Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN
                                3150-AI55). February 2009. ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML090500648.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Request for Additional Information for
                                Review of the Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans for Duke Energy Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations, dated August
                                1, 2013. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML13214A228.

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                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment for the Oconee Nuclear
                                Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installation Decommissioning Funding
                                Plan, dated August 10, 2015. ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML15224B563.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ESA
                                Section 7 No Effect Determination for
                                ISFSI DFP Reviews (Note to File), dated
                                May 15, 2017. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML17135A062.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Request for Additional Information for
                                Review of Duke Energy's Decommissioning
                                Funding Plan Update for H.B. Robinson
                                Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2; Brunswick
                                Steam Electric Plant; Catawba Nuclear
                                Station; McGuire Nuclear Station; and
                                Oconee Nuclear Station Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations, dated
                                February 23, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML18057A216.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact for Brunswick Steam Electric
                                Plant, McGuire Nuclear Station, and H.B.
                                Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2,
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans, dated March 15, 2021. ADAMS
                                Package Accession No. ML21071A069.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
                                Environmental Assessment and Finding of
                                No Significant Impact for Duke Energy's
                                Initial and Updated Decommissioning
                                Funding Plans Submitted in Accordance
                                With 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for Oconee
                                Nuclear Station Independent Spent Fuel
                                Storage Installation, dated April 22,
                                2021. ADAMS Package Accession No.
                                ML21055A866.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. U.S.
                                Nuclear Regulatory Commission Analysis
                                of Duke Energy's Initial and Updated
                                Decommissioning Funding Plans for
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations at H.B. Robinson Steam
                                Electric Plant, Unit 2, Brunswick Steam
                                Electric Plant, Catawba Nuclear Station,
                                McGuire Nuclear Station, and Oconee
                                Nuclear Station, dated April 30, 2021.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML21078A497.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact for Catawba Nuclear Station, H.B.
                                Robinson Steam Electric Plant, and
                                Oconee Nuclear Station Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations
                                Decommissioning Funding Plans, dated
                                September 1, 2022. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML22231B136.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Interim Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations, dated December 13, 2012.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A033.
                               Duke Energy. Response to NRC Request for
                                Additional Information Dated August 1,
                                2013, Regarding the Decommissioning
                                Funding Status Report for the
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations, dated September 30, 2013.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML13275A203.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 30,
                                2015. ADAMS Accession No. ML15089A394.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 29,
                                2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17088A701.
                               Duke Energy. Response to Request for
                                Additional Information Regarding Duke
                                Energy's Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                Update for Independent Spent Fuel
                                Storage Installations, dated March 28,
                                2018. ADAMS Accession No. ML18101A058.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated April 1,
                                2019. ADAMS Accession No. ML19091A079.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 30,
                                2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21089A271.
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               H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2
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Docket Nos...................  72-03, 72-60.
Licensee.....................  Duke Energy Progress, LLC (Duke Energy).
Proposed Action..............  The NRC's review and approval of Duke
                                Energy's updated DFPs submitted in
                                accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(c).
Environmental Impact of        The NRC staff has determined that the
 Proposed Action.               proposed action, the review and approval
                                of Duke Energy's updated DFPs, submitted
                                in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(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 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 Duke Energy'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 the H.B.
                                Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2.
                                Therefore, the NRC staff determined that
                                approval of the updated DFPs for the
                                H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit
                                2, 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..........  Federal Register notice. Final Rule
                                ``Environmental Protection Regulations
                                for Domestic Licensing and Related
                                Regulatory Functions and Related
                                Conforming Amendments.'' March 12, 1984
                                (49 FR 9381).

[[Page 6327]]

 
                               Federal Register notice. Final Rule
                                ``Decommissioning Planning.'' June 17,
                                2011 (76 FR 35512).
                               Federal Register notice. Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact of Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Facilities Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans. April 30, 2021 (86 FR 22978).
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 2003/
                                08/31-NUREG-1748, ``Environmental Review
                                Guidance for Licensing Actions
                                Associated with NMSS Programs, Final
                                Report.'' August 2003. ADAMS Accession
                                No. ML032540811.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                ``Environmental Assessment for Final
                                Rule--Decommissioning Planning'' (10 CFR
                                Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN
                                3150-AI55). February 2009. ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML090500648.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Request for Additional Information for
                                Review of the Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans for Duke Energy Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations, dated August
                                1, 2013. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML13214A228.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment for the H.B. Robinson Steam
                                Electric Plant, Unit 2, Independent
                                Spent Fuel Storage Installation
                                Decommissioning Funding Plan, dated
                                August 10, 2015. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML15224B295.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ESA
                                Section 7 No Effect Determination for
                                ISFSI DFP Reviews (Note to File), dated
                                May 15, 2017. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML17135A062.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Request for Additional Information for
                                Review of Duke Energy's Decommissioning
                                Funding Plan Update for H.B. Robinson
                                Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2; Brunswick
                                Steam Electric Plant; Catawba Nuclear
                                Station; McGuire Nuclear Station; and
                                Oconee Nuclear Station Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations, dated
                                February 23, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML18057A216.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact for Brunswick Steam Electric
                                Plant, McGuire Nuclear Station, and H.B.
                                Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2,
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations Decommissioning Funding
                                Plans, dated March 15, 2021. ADAMS
                                Package Accession No. ML21071A069.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final
                                Environmental Assessment and Finding of
                                No Significant Impact for Duke Energy's
                                Initial and Updated Decommissioning
                                Funding Plans Submitted in Accordance
                                With 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for H.B.
                                Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2,
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installation, dated April 22, 2021.
                                ADAMS Package Accession No. ML21056A261.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. U.S.
                                Nuclear Regulatory Commission Analysis
                                of Duke Energy's Initial and Updated
                                Decommissioning Funding Plans for
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations at H.B. Robinson Steam
                                Electric Plant, Unit 2, Brunswick Steam
                                Electric Plant, Catawba Nuclear Station,
                                McGuire Nuclear Station, and Oconee
                                Nuclear Station, dated April 30, 2021.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML21078A497.
                               U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                Review of the Draft Environmental
                                Assessment and Finding of No Significant
                                Impact for Catawba Nuclear Station, H.B.
                                Robinson Steam Electric Plant, and
                                Oconee Nuclear Station Independent Spent
                                Fuel Storage Installations
                                Decommissioning Funding Plans, dated
                                September 1, 2022. ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML22231B136.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Interim Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations, dated December 13, 2012.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML12353A033.
                               Duke Energy. Response to NRC Request for
                                Additional Information Dated August 1,
                                2013, Regarding the Decommissioning
                                Funding Status Report for the
                                Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations, dated September 30, 2013.
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML13275A203.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 30,
                                2015. ADAMS Accession No. ML15089A394.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 29,
                                2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17088A701.
                               Duke Energy. Response to Request for
                                Additional Information Regarding Duke
                                Energy's Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                Update for Independent Spent Fuel
                                Storage Installations, dated March 28,
                                2018. ADAMS Accession No. ML18101A058.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated April 1,
                                2019. ADAMS Accession No. ML19091A079.
                               Duke Energy. Decommissioning Funding Plan
                                for Independent Spent Fuel Storage
                                Installations (ISFSIs), dated March 30,
                                2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21089A271.
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    Dated: January 25, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Yoira K. Diaz-Sanabria,
Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel 
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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