Notice of Decommissioning Workshop, 19109-19110 [E5-1678]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 69 / Tuesday, April 12, 2005 / Notices from those requirements is being granted. However, the NRC staff has determined that the requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, Sections IV.F.2.b and 2.c are applicable to the circumstances of the licensee’s request and that an exemption from those requirements is appropriate. The licensee also stated in it’s December 10, 2004, letter that VEGP will resume it’s normal biennial exercise cycle in 2006. The Need for the Proposed Action The proposed exemption from 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.b and c is needed because the planned full-participation exercise originally scheduled for September 22, 2004, was not performed by the end of calendar year 2004. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which normally participates in the evaluated full-participation exercises, informed the licensee that the Georgia Emergency Management Agency was unable to provide the necessary resources for the exercise due to the impact of Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The NRC has completed its safety evaluation of the proposed action and concludes the proposed exemption will not present an undue risk to the public health and safety. 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 action relates to the exercising of the emergency response plan, which has no effect on the operation of the facility. 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, and 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. VerDate jul<14>2003 16:48 Apr 11, 2005 Jkt 205001 Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ 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. 19109 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Christopher Gratton, Sr., Project Manager, Section 1, Project Directorate II, Division of Licensing Project Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E5–1680 Filed 4–11–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Alternative Use of Resources Notice of Decommissioning Workshop The action does not involve the use of any different resources than those previously considered in NUREG–1087, ‘‘Final Environmental Statement related to the operation of the VEGP, Units 1 and 2,’’ dated December 1985. AGENCY: Agencies and Persons Consulted In accordance with its stated policy, on January 6, 2005, the NRC staff consulted with the Georgia State official, Mr. Jim Hardeman of the Department of Natural Resources, 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 December 10, 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 O1F21, 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. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of April, 2005. PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of public workshop. SUMMARY: The Decommissioning Directorate of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards is holding a Decommissioning Workshop on April 20 and 21, 2005, at The Shady Grove Center in Rockville, Maryland. The purposes of the Workshop are to: (1) Inform stakeholders of NRC’s Integrated Decommissioning Improvement Plan (IDIP), including planned regulatory and program management improvements; (2) discuss the development of guidance resulting from the NRC staff’s 2003 analysis of issues impacting the implementation of the License Termination Rule, and; (3) solicit feedback and suggestions from stakeholders on guidance, decommissioning lessons learned, and the decommissioning process in general. Public participation is encouraged at the Workshop to provide feedback and perspectives on issues of importance to the work of the NRC’s Decommissioning Directorate. DATES: The workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on April 20, 2005, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 21, 2005. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at The Shady Grove Center, The Universities at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD, 20874. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derek Widmayer, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415–6677; Fax (301) 415–5398; electronic mail at daw@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information on registering for the Workshop, finding overnight accommodations, an up-to-date agenda, and background information on some of the topics to be discussed at the Workshop, is at the following link on the NRC’s Web site: https://www.nrc.gov/ E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1 19110 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 69 / Tuesday, April 12, 2005 / Notices public-involve/conference-symposia/ decommissioning.html. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of April 2005. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Daniel M. Gillen, Deputy Director, Decommissioning Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. E5–1678 Filed 4–11–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 1:30 p.m. Briefing on Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Programs, Performance, and Plans (Public Meeting) (Contact: Laura Gerke, 301–415–4099) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:30 p.m. Discussion of Security Issues (Closed—Ex. 1) Week of April 25, 2005—Tentative NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. DATES: Weeks of April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 2005. PLACE: Commissioner’s Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Week of April 11, 2005 There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of April 11, 2005. Week of April 18, 2005—Tentative Tuesday, April 19, 2005 9 a.m. Discussion of Enforcement Issue (Closed—Ex. 5) 9:30 a.m. Discussion of Security Issues (Closed—Ex. 1) Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:25 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) (Tentative) a. (1) Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Early Site Permit for Clinton ESP Site), Docket No. 52–007–ESP; (2) Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Early Site Permit for North Anna ESP Site), Docket No. 52– 008–ESP; (3) System Energy Resources, Inc. (Early Site Permit for Grand Gulf ESP Site), Docket No. 52–009–ESP; (4) Louisiana Energy Services, L.P. (National Enrichment Facility), Docket No. 70–3103–ML; (5) USEC Inc. (American Centrifuge Plant), Docket No. 70–7004 (Tentative) 9:30 a.m. Meeting with Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) (Public Meeting) (Contact: Angela McIntosh, 301–415–5030) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. VerDate jul<14>2003 18:08 Apr 11, 2005 Jkt 205001 Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:30 a.m. Briefing on Grid Stability and Offsite Power Issues (Public Meeting) (Contact: John Lamb, 301–415– 1446) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. Week of May 2, 2005—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of May 2, 2005. Week of May 9, 2005—Tentative Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:30 a.m. All Employees Meeting (Public Meeting) 1:30 p.m. All Employees Meeting (Public Meeting) Week of May 16, 2005—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of May 16, 2005. * The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. To verify the status of meetings call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. Contact person for more information: Dave Gamberoni, (301) 415–1651. * * * * * The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet at: https://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/ policy-making/schedule.html. * * * * * The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another format (e.g. braille, large print), please notify the NRC’s Disability Program Coordinator, August Spector, at 301–415–7080, TDD: 301–415–2100, or by e-mail at aks@nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. * * * * * PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 This notice is distributed by mail to several hundred subscribers; if you no longer wish to receive it, or would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969). In addition, distribution of this meeting notice over the Internet system is available. If you are interested in receiving this Commission meeting schedule electronically, please send an electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov. Dated: April 7, 2005. Dave Gamberoni, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–7368 Filed 4–8–05; 9:21 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–M NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations I. Background Pursuant to section 189a. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or NRC staff) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person. This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or proposed to be issued from March 18, 2005, through March 31, 2005. The last biweekly notice was published on March 29, 2005 (70 FR 15940). Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing The Commission has made a proposed determination that the following amendment requests involve no significant hazards consideration. Under the Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19109-19110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1678]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Notice of Decommissioning Workshop

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Decommissioning Directorate of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission's (NRC's) Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 
is holding a Decommissioning Workshop on April 20 and 21, 2005, at The 
Shady Grove Center in Rockville, Maryland. The purposes of the Workshop 
are to: (1) Inform stakeholders of NRC's Integrated Decommissioning 
Improvement Plan (IDIP), including planned regulatory and program 
management improvements; (2) discuss the development of guidance 
resulting from the NRC staff's 2003 analysis of issues impacting the 
implementation of the License Termination Rule, and; (3) solicit 
feedback and suggestions from stakeholders on guidance, decommissioning 
lessons learned, and the decommissioning process in general. Public 
participation is encouraged at the Workshop to provide feedback and 
perspectives on issues of importance to the work of the NRC's 
Decommissioning Directorate.

DATES: The workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on April 20, 
2005, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 21, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at The Shady Grove Center, The 
Universities at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD, 20874.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derek Widmayer, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-6677; Fax (301) 415-5398; 
electronic mail at daw@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information on registering for the Workshop, 
finding overnight accommodations, an up-to-date agenda, and background 
information on some of the topics to be discussed at the Workshop, is 
at the following link on the NRC's Web site: https://www.nrc.gov/

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public-involve/conference-symposia/decommissioning.html.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of April 2005.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Daniel M. Gillen,
Deputy Director, Decommissioning Directorate, Division of Waste 
Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. E5-1678 Filed 4-11-05; 8:45 am]
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