Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, 7527-7528 [05-2786]
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Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resource than those
previously considered in the FES for
Seabrook, NUREG–0895, dated
December 1982.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Darrell J. Roberts,
Chief, Section 2, Project Directorate I, Division
of Licensing Project Management, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 05–2783 Filed 2–11–05; 8:45 am]
50.68(b)(1) is not necessary for handling
the 10 CFR Part 72 licensed contents of
the cask system, which is designed to
preclude conditions for accidental
criticality events, to achieve the
underlying purpose of the rule.
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Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation
of the proposed action and concludes
that the exemption described above
would continue to satisfy the
underlying purpose of 10 CFR
50.68(b)(1). The details of the NRC
staff’s safety evaluation will be provided
in the exemption that will be issued as
part of the letter to the licensee
approving the exemption to the
regulation.
The proposed action will not
significantly increase the probability or
consequences of accidents. No changes
are being made in the types of effluents
that may be released offsite. There is no
significant increase in the amount of
any effluent release off site. There is no
significant increase in occupational or
public radiation exposure. Therefore,
there are no significant radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have a potential to affect
any historic sites. It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no
other environmental impact. Therefore,
there are no significant non-radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
On October 18, 2004, the staff
consulted with the New Hampshire
State official, Michael Nawoj of the New
Hampshire Office of Emergency
Management, and with the
Massachusetts State official, James
Muckerheide of the Massachusetts
Emergency Management Agency,
regarding the environmental impact of
the proposed action. The State officials
had no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
NRC has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s letter
dated March 17, 2004, as supplemented
by a second letter dated March 17, 2004,
and letters dated April 1, May 26,
September 13 (two letters), and October
12, 2004. Documents may be examined,
and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC’s
Public Document Room (PDR), located
at One White Flint North, Public File
Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first
floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly
available records will be accessible
electronically from the Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) Public Electronic
Reading Room on the Internet at the
NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who
do not have access to ADAMS or who
encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, should
contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by
telephone at 1–800–397–4209 or 301–
415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
(Note: Public access to ADAMS has
been temporarily suspended so that
security reviews of publicly available
documents may be performed and
potentially sensitive information
removed. Please check the NRC Web
site for updates on the resumption of
ADAMS access.)
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day
of December 2004.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50–336]
Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.,
Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2;
Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission)
is considering issuance of an exemption
from Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) part 50, section 68,
‘‘Criticality Accident Requirements,’’
subsection (b)(1) for Facility Operating
License No. DPR–65, issued to
Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (the
licensee), for operation of the Millstone
Power Station, Unit No. 2 (MP2),
located in New London County,
Connecticut. Therefore, as required by
10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would exempt
the licensee from the requirements of 10
CFR 50.68, ‘‘Criticality Accident
Requirements,’’ subsection (b)(1) during
the handling and storage of spent
nuclear fuel in a 10 CFR part 72
licensed spent fuel storage container
that is in the MP2 spent fuel pool. The
proposed action is in accordance with
the licensee’s application dated
November 5, 2004.
The Need for the Proposed Action
Under 10 CFR 50.68(b)(1), the
Commission sets forth the following
requirement that must be met, in lieu of
a monitoring system capable of
detecting criticality events:
Plant procedures shall prohibit the handling
and storage at any one time of more fuel
assemblies than have been determined to be
safely subcritical under the most adverse
moderation conditions feasible by unborated
water.
Section 50.12(a) allows licensees to
apply for an exemption from the
requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 if the
regulation is not necessary to achieve
the underlying purpose of the rule and
other conditions are met. The licensee
stated that compliance with 10 CFR
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Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the staff considered denial of the
proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’
alternative). Denial of the application
would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and the alternative action are
similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
previously considered in the Final
Environmental Statement for the MP2
dated June 1973.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
On December 23, 2004, the staff
consulted with the Connecticut State
official, Michael Firsick, of the
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Department of Environmental
Protection, regarding the environmental
impact of the proposed action. The State
official had no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
NRC has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s letter
dated November 5, 2004. Documents
may be examined, and/or copied for a
fee, at the NRC’s Public Document
Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available
records will be accessible electronically
from the Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading
Room on the NRC Web site, https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Persons who do not have access to
ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR
Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209 or
301–415–4737, or send an e-mail to
pdr@nrc.gov. (Note: As of the date of
issuance of this letter, public access to
ADAMS has been temporarily
suspended so that security reviews of
publicly available documents may be
performed and potentially sensitive
information removed. Please check the
NRC Web site for updates on the
resumption of ADAMS access.)
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day
of February 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Darrell J. Roberts,
Chief, Section 2, Project Directorate I, Division
of Licensing Project Management, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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[Docket Nos. 50–325 and 50–324]
Carolina Power & Light Company;
Biweekly Notice; Applications and
Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses Involving No Significant
Hazards Considerations; Correction
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance; Correction.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: This document corrects a
notice appearing in the Federal Register
on February 1, 2005 (70 FR 5233), that
incorrectly listed H. B. Robinson Steam
Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 in addition to
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1
and 2 in the title, and garbled the
description of the amendments. This
action is necessary to correct the
erroneous notice in its entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda L. Mozafari, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001; telephone (301) 415–
2020, e-mail: blm@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On page
5251, in the first column, the notice for
Carolina Power & Light Company is
changed in its entirety to read as
follows:
Carolina Power & Light Company,
Docket Nos. 50–325 and 50–324,
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1
and 2, Brunswick County, North
Carolina
Date of application for amendments:
December 19, 2003, as supplemented
January 14, 2004.
Brief Description of amendments: The
amendments modify Technical
Specification requirements to adopt the
provisions of Industry/Technical
Specification Task Force (TSTF) change
359, ‘‘Increase Flexibility in Mode
Restraints.’’
Date of issuance: January 11, 2005.
Effective date: January 11, 2005.
Amendment Nos.: 233 and 260.
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–
71 and DPR–62: Amendments change
the Technical Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: February 17, 2004 (69 FR
7519).
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendments is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated January 11,
2005.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day
of February 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ledyard B. Marsh,
Director, Division of Licensing Project
Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Briefing on Commission Functions and
Procedures
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ACTION:
Notice of briefing.
SUMMARY: On February 15, 2005, senior
staff will describe the current functions
and procedures of the Postal Rate
Commission to executives of business
mail users that utilize all classes of mail.
Members of the Commission will attend
and participate in discussion following
the presentation.
DATES: February 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Postal Rate Commission,
1333 H Street, NW., Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20268–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
202–789–6818.
Dated: February 9, 2005.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05–2809 Filed 2–11–05; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION
[Release No. IC–26751; 812–12987]
MBIA Global Funding, LLC; Notice of
Application
February 8, 2005.
Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of an application under
section 6(c) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) for an
exemption from all provisions of the
Act.
AGENCY:
MBIA Global
Funding, LLC (‘‘Applicant’’) requests an
order that would permit it to sell debt
securities and non-voting preferred
stock and use the proceeds to finance
the business operations of its parent
company, MBIA Inc., (‘‘MBIA’’) and
certain companies controlled by MBIA.
FILING DATES: The application was filed
on July 3, 2003, and amended on
November 2, 2004. Applicant has agreed
to file an amendment during the notice
period, the substance of which is
reflected in this notice.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An
order granting the requested relief will
be issued unless the Commission orders
a hearing. Interested persons may
request a hearing by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary and serving
applicant with a copy of the request,
personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the Commission
by 5:30 p.m. on March 7, 2005, and
should be accompanied by proof of
service on applicant, in the form of an
affidavit, or for lawyers, a certificate of
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION:
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-336]
Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., Millstone Power Station, Unit
No. 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is
considering issuance of an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 50, section 68, ``Criticality
Accident Requirements,'' subsection (b)(1) for Facility Operating
License No. DPR-65, issued to Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (the
licensee), for operation of the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2
(MP2), located in New London County, Connecticut. Therefore, as
required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this environmental
assessment and finding of no significant impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would exempt the licensee from the requirements
of 10 CFR 50.68, ``Criticality Accident Requirements,'' subsection
(b)(1) during the handling and storage of spent nuclear fuel in a 10
CFR part 72 licensed spent fuel storage container that is in the MP2
spent fuel pool. The proposed action is in accordance with the
licensee's application dated November 5, 2004.
The Need for the Proposed Action
Under 10 CFR 50.68(b)(1), the Commission sets forth the following
requirement that must be met, in lieu of a monitoring system capable of
detecting criticality events:
Plant procedures shall prohibit the handling and storage at any one
time of more fuel assemblies than have been determined to be safely
subcritical under the most adverse moderation conditions feasible by
unborated water.
Section 50.12(a) allows licensees to apply for an exemption from
the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 if the regulation is not necessary
to achieve the underlying purpose of the rule and other conditions are
met. The licensee stated that compliance with 10 CFR 50.68(b)(1) is not
necessary for handling the 10 CFR Part 72 licensed contents of the cask
system, which is designed to preclude conditions for accidental
criticality events, to achieve the underlying purpose of the rule.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that the exemption described above would continue to satisfy
the underlying purpose of 10 CFR 50.68(b)(1). The details of the NRC
staff's safety evaluation will be provided in the exemption that will
be issued as part of the letter to the licensee approving the exemption
to the regulation.
The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability
or consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of
effluents that may be released offsite. There is no significant
increase in the amount of any effluent release off site. There is no
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure.
Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does
not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other
environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant non-
radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the application would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action
and the alternative action are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of any different resources than
those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for
the MP2 dated June 1973.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
On December 23, 2004, the staff consulted with the Connecticut
State official, Michael Firsick, of the
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Department of Environmental Protection, regarding the environmental
impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes
that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined
not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed
action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
licensee's letter dated November 5, 2004. Documents may be examined,
and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible
electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the NRC Web site,
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff at 1-800-
397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. (Note: As
of the date of issuance of this letter, public access to ADAMS has been
temporarily suspended so that security reviews of publicly available
documents may be performed and potentially sensitive information
removed. Please check the NRC Web site for updates on the resumption of
ADAMS access.)
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of February 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Darrell J. Roberts,
Chief, Section 2, Project Directorate I, Division of Licensing Project
Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 05-2786 Filed 2-11-05; 8:45 am]
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