[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 245 (Monday, December 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60763-60764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23843]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 52-009; NRC-2025-1864]
System Energy Resources Inc.; Grand Gulf Site Early Site Permit;
Early Site Permit Renewal Application
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice; receipt.
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SUMMARY: On September 24, 2025, Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy), on
behalf of System Energy Resources Inc. (SERI), a subsidiary of Entergy
Corporation, filed an application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC), to renew the early site permit (ESP) ESP-002 for the
Grand Gulf ESP Site for an additional 20 years beyond the period
specified in the current license. The application also includes a
request for an exemption from the requirement that the application for
renewal must contain all information necessary to bring up to date the
information and data contained in the previous application. The current
ESP license for the Grand Gulf ESP Site expires on April 5, 2027.
DATES: The ESP renewal application was available as of October 2, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-1864 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://regulations.gov
and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-1864. 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]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
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: Carolyn Lauron, telephone 301-415-
2736; email: [email protected], or Mahmoud Jardaneh, telephone:
301-415-4126; email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
Pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, and
part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,''
the applicant, System Energy Resources Inc., a
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subsidiary of Entergy Operations, Inc., filed an application to request
the NRC renew its ESP for the Grand Gulf ESP Site for an additional 20
years beyond the period specified in the current license. The current
ESP expires on April 7, 2027.
In accordance with Subpart A of 10 CFR part 52, an applicant may
seek an ESP separate from the filing of an application for a
construction permit (CP) or combined license (COL) for a nuclear power
facility. The ESP process allows resolution of issues relating to
siting, and if an application for a CP or COL references an early site
permit, the Commission shall treat as resolved those matters resolved
in the proceeding on the application for issuance or renewal of the
early site permit, except as provided for in paragraphs (b), (c), and
(d) of 10 CFR 52.39.
The Grand Gulf ESP renewal application references and proposes to
pilot the alternate ESP renewal method described in Appendix A to NEI
25-06, Rev 0. The NRC is reviewing NEI 25-06, Rev 0 and has not made a
final determination on the acceptability of the proposed guidance. The
application includes a request for an exemption from the requirement of
10 CFR 52.29 that the application for renewal must contain all
information necessary to bring up to date the information and data
contained in the previous application.
II. Further Information
The NRC will publish subsequent Federal Register notices addressing
the acceptability of the tendered ESP renewal application for docketing
and, if the application is acceptable for docketing, provisions for
public participation in the ESP renewal application review process,
including an opportunity to request a hearing. The NRC will post
publicly available materials related to this application in ADAMS and
on the NRC's public website.
III. Availability of Documents
The following table indicates the ADAMS accession number where the
renewal application and related documents are available to interested
persons.
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Adams accession
Document title No.
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Grand Gulf ESP Site, Resubmittal of Request for ML25267A217
Exemption from 10 CFR 52.29(a) and Renewal of Early
Site Permit ESP-002, dated September 24, 2025.......
NEI Guidance for Implementing the Requirements of 10 ML25171A132
CFR part 52 for Early Site Permit Renewal, dated
June 9, 2025........................................
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Dated: December 22, 2025.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mahmoud Jardaneh,
Chief, Licensing and Regulatory Infrastructure Branch, Division of New
and Renewed Licenses, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2025-23843 Filed 12-23-25; 8:45 am]
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