[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38826-38827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15265]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 72-79; NRC-2025-0069]
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact of
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities Decommissioning Funding Plans
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice; 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 independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI)
licensee for the ISFSI listed in the ``Discussion'' section of this
document.
DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on
August 12, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0069 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-2025-0069. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) 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 ADAMS Public 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]. 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: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John-Chau Nguyen, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0262; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering the approval of the initial and updated DFPs
submitted by ISFSI licensee. The NRC staff has prepared a final EA and
FONSI determination for the initial and updated ISFSI DFPs in
accordance with the NRC regulations in part 51 of title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Environmental Protection Regulations
for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,'' which
implement the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
The NRC requires its licensee 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,
``Financial assurance and recordkeeping for decommissioning,'' 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.
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II. Discussion
The table in this notice includes the plant name, docket number,
licensee, and ADAMS accession numbers for the final EA and FONSI
determination for the individual ISFSI. The table also includes the
ADAMS accession numbers for other relevant documents, including the
initial and updated DFP submittal. For further details with respect to
this action, see the NRC staff's final EA and FONSI determination which
is available for public inspection in ADAMS and at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2025-0069. For additional
direction on accessing information related to this document, see the
ADDRESSES section of this document.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
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Facility:
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Wolf Creek Generating Station
Docket No.................... 72-79
Licensee..................... Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
(WCNOC)
Proposed Action.............. The NRC's review and approval of WCNOC'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 WCNOC'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 WCNOC's initial and
updated DFPs. The scope of the proposed
action does not include, and will not
result in, the review and approval of
decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination for
the ISFSI or for other parts of Wolf
Creek Generating Station (WCGS).
Therefore, the NRC staff determined that
approval of the initial and updated DFPs
for the WCGS 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.
Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the
Wolf Creek Generating Station ISFSI DFP,
dated February 7, 2025 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML25028A139).
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. Final
EA and FONSI for WCNOC's Initial and
Updated DFPs Submitted in Accordance
with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for Wolf
Creek Generating Station, dated July 31,
2025 (ADAMS Accession No. ML25066A170).
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation.
DFPs for ISFSIs, dated October 26, 2021
(ADAMS Accession No. ML21299A029).
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation.
Triennial DFPs for ISFSIs, dated October
28, 2024 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML24302A307).
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Dated: August 7, 2025.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Yoira Diaz-Sanabria,
Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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