[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 175 (Friday, September 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17633]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249; NRC-2024-0080]
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power
Station, Units 2 and 3; Final Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared a
final environmental impact statement, (EIS) which is a supplement to
NUREG-1437 and is issued as NUREG-1437, Supplement 17, Second Renewal,
``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear
Plants, Supplement 17, Second Renewal, Regarding Subsequent License
Renewal for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3, Final
Report.'' This EIS evaluates the environmental impacts of proposed
subsequent license renewal (SLR) of renewed Facility Operating License
Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25, for an additional 20 years of operation for
Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (Dresden). Dresden is
located 23 miles (mi) southwest of Joliet, Illinois, and 60 mi
southwest of Chicago, Illinois, along the Illinois, Des Plaines, and
Kankakee Rivers.
DATES: NUREG-1437, Supplement 17, Second Renewal is available as of
September 3, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0080 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-2024-0080. 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 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 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]. Final Supplement 17, Second Renewal, to the
Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), NUREG-1437, is available
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML25233A275.
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, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Public Library: A copy of the Final Supplement 17, Second
Renewal, to the GEIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437,
regarding the proposed SLR of renewed Facility Operating License Nos.
DPR-19 and DPR-25, for an additional 20 years of operation for Dresden,
will be available for public review at the following public library
locations: Morris Area Public Library, 604 Liberty St., Morris, IL
60450, and Coal City Library, 85 N Garfield Street, Coal City, IL
60416.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Sabet, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1162; 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 17, Second Renewal, regarding the
proposed SLR of Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.; (CEG), renewed
Facility Operating License No. DPR-19 and DPR-25 for an additional 20
years of operation for Dresden. A notice of availability of the draft
EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 17, Draft for Comment) was published in the
Federal Register (FR) on May 30, 2025 (90 FR 23079). The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency issued its Notice of Availability on
May 30, 2025 (90 FR 23050). The public comment period on the draft EIS
ended on July 14, 2025, and the comments received on the draft EIS are
addressed in the final EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 17, Second Renewal,
Final Report).
II. Discussion
The draft EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 17, Second Renewal, Draft for
Comment) was issued for public comment on May 30, 2025. The final EIS
(NUREG-1437, Supplement 17, Second Renewal, Final Report) addresses the
comments received on draft EIS. As discussed in Chapter 4 of the final
EIS, the NRC staff has determined that the adverse environmental
impacts of license renewal for Dresden (i.e., the continued operation
of Dresden for a period of 20 years beyond the expiration date of the
initial license) are not so great that preserving the option of license
renewal 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
CEG; (2) consultation with Federal, State, Tribal, and local
governmental agencies; (3) the NRC staff's independent environmental
review; and (4) consideration of public comments received during the
scoping process and on the draft EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 17, Second
Renewal, Draft for Comment).
Dated: September 5, 2025.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jacob Zimmerman,
Acting Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial
Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety, and Safeguards.
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