Entergy Operations, Inc., Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Notice of Availability of the Final Supplement 19 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for the License Renewal of Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2, 21449 [E5-1967]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 79 / Tuesday, April 26, 2005 / Notices [Docket No. 50–368] Entergy Operations, Inc., Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Notice of Availability of the Final Supplement 19 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for the License Renewal of Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission) has published a final plant-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), NUREG–1437, regarding the renewal of operating license NPF–6 for an additional 20 years of operation at Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO–2). ANO–2 is located in Pope County, Arkansas, approximately 6 miles west-northwest of Russellville, Arkansas. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources. In Section 9.3 of the final Supplement 19 to the GEIS, the staff concludes that based on: (1) The analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) the environmental report submitted by Entergy; (3) consultation with Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff’s own independent review; and (5) the staff’s consideration of public comments received during the environmental review, the staff recommends that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for ANO–2, are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable. The final Supplement 19 to the GEIS is available for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the PDR reference staff at 1– 800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the Ross Pendergraft Library at Arkansas Tech University, 305 West Q Street, Russellville, Arkansas 72801, has agreed to make the final plant-specific supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection. VerDate jul<14>2003 11:52 Apr 25, 2005 Mr. Thomas Kenyon, License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program, Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Mr. Kenyon may be contacted at 301– 415–1120 or TJK@nrc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Jkt 205001 Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of April, 2005. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director, License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program, Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E5–1967 Filed 4–25–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 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 April 1, 2005, through April 14, 2005. The last biweekly notice was published on April 12, 2005 (70 FR 19110). 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 accident previously evaluated; or (2) PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21449 create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. The basis for this proposed determination for each amendment request is shown below. The Commission is seeking public comments on this proposed determination. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination. Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, the licensee may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license and any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written request for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene. Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60day period provided that its final determination is that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. In addition, the Commission may issue the amendment prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period should circumstances change during the 30-day comment period such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example in derating or shutdown of the facility. Should the Commission take action prior to the expiration of either the comment period or the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance. Should the Commission make a final No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrequently. Written comments may be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, and should cite the publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice. Written comments may also be delivered to Room 6D22, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays. Copies of written comments received may be examined at the Commission’s Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-368]


Entergy Operations, Inc., Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Notice of 
Availability of the Final Supplement 19 to the Generic Environmental 
Impact Statement for the License Renewal of Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 
2

    Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) has published a final plant-specific supplement to the 
Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), NUREG-1437, regarding 
the renewal of operating license NPF-6 for an additional 20 years of 
operation at Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2). ANO-2 is located in 
Pope County, Arkansas, approximately 6 miles west-northwest of 
Russellville, Arkansas. Possible alternatives to the proposed action 
(license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy 
sources.
    In Section 9.3 of the final Supplement 19 to the GEIS, the staff 
concludes that based on: (1) The analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) 
the environmental report submitted by Entergy; (3) consultation with 
Federal, State, and local agencies; (4) the staff's own independent 
review; and (5) the staff's consideration of public comments received 
during the environmental review, the staff recommends that the 
Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license 
renewal for ANO-2, are not so great that preserving the option of 
license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers would be 
unreasonable.
    The final Supplement 19 to the GEIS is available for public 
inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) located at One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, or from the 
Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide 
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible 
from the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the 
Public Electronic Reading Room). Persons who do not have access to 
ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in 
ADAMS, should contact the PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-
415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the Ross 
Pendergraft Library at Arkansas Tech University, 305 West Q Street, 
Russellville, Arkansas 72801, has agreed to make the final plant-
specific supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Kenyon, License Renewal and 
Environmental Impacts Program, Division of Regulatory Improvement 
Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Mr. 
Kenyon may be contacted at 301-415-1120 or TJK@nrc.gov.

    Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of April, 2005.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pao-Tsin Kuo,
Program Director, License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program, 
Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
[FR Doc. E5-1967 Filed 4-25-05; 8:45 am]
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