[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92185-92186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27317]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-263; NRC-2023-0031]
Northern States Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating
Plant, Unit 1; Final Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a
final Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), issued as
NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, ``Site-Specific
Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants
Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Monticello Nuclear Generating
Plant, Unit 1, Final Report.'' This EIS evaluates, on a site-specific
basis, the environmental impacts of subsequent license renewal (SLR) of
Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 for an additional 20 years of
operation for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Monticello), Unit 1.
Monticello is located approximately 35 miles NW of Minneapolis, MN.
Alternatives to the proposed action of subsequent license renewal for
Monticello include the no-
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action alternative and reasonable replacement power alternatives.
DATES: NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, is available as of
November 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0031 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-2023-0031. 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 access 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, at 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second
Renewal, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML24309A221.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Public Library: A copy of the final site-specific EIS,
NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, regarding the proposed
subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 for
an additional 20 years of operation for Monticello, will be available
for public review at the Monticello Great River Regional Library, 200 W
6th St., Monticello, MN 55362.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Uma[ntilde]a, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5207; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In accordance with section 51.118 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Final environmental impact statement--
notice of availability,'' the NRC is making available for public
inspection NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, regarding the
subsequent license renewal of Northern States Power Company doing
business as Xcel Energy (Xcel), renewed Facility Operating License No.
DPR-22 for an additional 20 years of operation for Monticello. A notice
of availability of the site-specific draft EIS (DEIS) (NUREG-1437,
Supplement 26, Second Renewal) was published in the Federal Register on
April 24, 2024 (89 FR 31225). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) issued its Notice of Availability on April 19, 2024 (89 FR
28771). To align the end of EPA's comment period with the NRC's comment
period, on May 3, 2024 (89 FR 36815), the public comment period was
initially extended from June 3, 2024, to June 10, 2024. On June 5, 2024
(89 FR 48196), the NRC staff extended the public comment period by 15
days to June 25, 2024, and on June 14, 2024, EPA also noticed the
extension of the comment period to June 25, 2024 (89 FR 50586) to allow
more time for members of the public to develop and submit their
comments. The public comment period on the site-specific DEIS (NUREG-
1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal) ended on June 25, 2024, and the
comments received on the site-specific DEIS are addressed in the final
EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal).
II. Discussion
The site-specific draft EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second
Renewal) was issued for public comment on April 24, 2024 (89 FR 31225).
The site-specific final EIS addresses the comments received on the
site-specific draft EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal). As
discussed in Chapter 4 of the final EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 26,
Second Renewal), the NRC staff has determined that the adverse
environmental impacts of SLR for Monticello (i.e., the continued
operation of Monticello for a period of 20 years beyond the expiration
date of the initial renewed license) are not so great that preserving
the option of SLR for energy-planning decision-makers would be
unreasonable. This recommendation is based on: (1) information provided
in the environmental report, as supplemented, and other documents
submitted by Xcel; (2) consultation with Federal, State, Tribal, and
local governmental agencies; (3) the NRC staff's independent
environmental review; (4) consideration of public comments received
during the scoping process, on the site-specific DEIS (NUREG-1437,
Supplement 26, Second Renewal); and (5) consideration of public
comments received on the site-specific draft EIS (NUREG-1437,
Supplement 26, Second Renewal).
Dated: November 18, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Theodore Smith,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and
Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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