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Pao-Tsin Kuo,
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Environmental Impacts Program, Division of
Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power
Company, Haddam Neck Plant;
Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
AGENCY:
Notice of availability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theodore B. Smith, Decommissioning
Directorate, Division of Waste
Management and Environmental
Protection, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001. Telephone: (301) 415–
6721; fax number: (301) 415–5398; email: tbs1@nrc.gov.
The U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
is considering granting a partial
exemption from the Recordkeeping
requirements of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50,
Appendix A Criterion 1, 10 CFR Part 50,
Appendix B Section XVII, and 10 CFR
50.59(d)(3), for the Haddam Neck
Nuclear Plant (HNP), East Hampton, CT,
as requested by Connecticut Yankee
Atomic Power Company (CY) on
February 16, 2005. An environmental
assessment was performed by the NRC
staff in support of its review of the
exemption request.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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CY is the licensee and holder of
Facility Operating License No. DPR–61
for the HNP, a permanently shutdown
decommissioning nuclear power plant.
Although permanently shutdown, this
facility is still subject to all rules, and
orders of the NRC.
On December 5, 1996, CY notified
NRC that operations had permanently
ceased and that all fuel had been
permanently removed from the reactor.
On July 7, 2000, CY submitted its
License Termination Plan, which the
NRC approved on November 25, 2002.
CY began actively decommissioning
HNP in April 1999, through a contract
with Bechtel Power Corporation. On
March 26, 2005, CY completed transfer
of all spent nuclear fuel to its
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation.
II. Environmental Assessment
Summary
Identification of Proposed Action
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ACTION:
I. Introduction
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CY, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.12,
‘‘Specific Exemptions,’’ has requested
the following exemptions, to the extent
necessary, from the record retention
requirements of:
(1) 10 CFR part 50, Appendix A
Criterion 1 which requires certain
records be retained ‘‘through the life of
the unit’’;
(2) 10 CFR part 50, Appendix B
Criterion XVII which requires certain
records be retained consistent with
regulatory requirements for a duration
established by the licensee; and
(3) 10 CFR 50.59(d)(3) which requires
certain records be maintained until
‘‘Termination of a license issued
pursuant to’’ Part 50.
Instead, CY proposes the following: 1)
for Structures, Systems, and
Components (SSCs) associated with safe
power generation, eliminate records
when the nuclear power unit and
associated systems no longer exist, or 2)
for SSCs associated with safe storage of
fuel in the spent fuel pool, eliminate
records when spent nuclear fuel has
been completely transferred from the
spent fuel pool and the spent fuel pool
building is ready for demolition.
Need for Proposed Action
The requested exemption and
application of the exemption will
eliminate the requirement to maintain
certain records, when they are no longer
necessary due to the permanently
shutdown status of the facility, and will
thereby reduce the financial burden on
ratepayers associated with the storage of
a large volume of hardcopy records.
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The Affected Environment and
Environmental Impacts
The proposed action is purely
administrative in nature and will not
significantly increase the probability or
consequences of accidents. No changes
are being made in the types of effluent
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 effluent and it has no
other environmental impact. Therefore,
there are no significant non-radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
the proposed action will have no
significant effect on the environment.
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). Under this alternative CY
would continue to store the records in
question until license termination
which would result in no change in
current environmental impacts. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and the alternative action are
similar.
Agencies and Persons Contacted
None.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
Based on this review, the NRC staff
has concluded that there are no
significant impacts on the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
staff had determined that preparation of
an Environmental Impact Statement is
not warranted, and a Finding of No
Significant Impact is appropriate.
IV. Further Information
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s letter
dated February 16, 2005 (Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) Accession No.
ML050550025). Publically available
records will be accessible electronically
from the ADAMS Public Electronic
Reading Room on the Internet at the
NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/NRC/
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’s Public Document
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Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1–800–
397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail
to pdr@nrc.gov.
These documents may also be viewed
electronically on the public computers
located at the NRC’s PDR, O1 F21, One
White Flint, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR
reproduction contractor will copy
documents for a fee.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day
of August, 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.
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DATE: Weeks of September 5, 12,19, 26,
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PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
STATUS: Public and Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Week of September 5, 2005
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
9 a.m. Discussion of Security Issues
(Closed—Ex. 1).
1:30 p.m. Discussion of Security Issues
(Closed—Ex. 3 & 9).
Thursday, September 8, 2005
9:25 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public
Meeting) (Tentative).
a. Private Fuel Storage Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation)
Docket No. 72–22–ISFSI; Review of
Utah Contention K (Aircraft Crash
Hazards) Rulings (Tentative).
9:30 a.m. Discussion of Security Issues
(Closed—Ex. 1).
Week of September 12, 2005—Tentative
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the Week of September 12, 2005.
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*The schedule for Commission
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notice. To verify the status of meetings
call (recording)—(301) 415–1292.
Contact person for more information:
Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662.
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Filings Under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, as Amended
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August 31, 2005.
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Notice is hereby given that the
following filing(s) has/have been made
with the Commission pursuant to
provisions of the Act and rules
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promulgated under the Act. All
interested persons are referred to the
application(s) and/or declaration(s) for
complete statements of the proposed
transaction(s) summarized below. The
application(s) and/or declaration(s) and
any amendment(s) is/are available for
public inspection through the
Commission’s Branch of Public
Reference.
Interested persons wishing to
comment or request a hearing on the
application(s) and/or declaration(s)
should submit their views in writing by
September 26, 2005, to the Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–9303, and serve a copy on the
relevant applicant(s) and/or declarant(s)
at the address(es) specified below. Proof
of service (by affidavit or, in the case of
an attorney at law, by certificate) should
be filed with the request. Any request
for hearing should identify specifically
the issues of facts or law that are
disputed. A person who so requests will
be notified of any hearing, if ordered,
and will receive a copy of any notice or
order issued in the matter. After
September 26, 2005, the application(s)
and/or declaration(s), as filed or as
amended, may be granted and/or
permitted to become effective.
American Electric Power Company,
Inc., et al. (70–10313)
American Electric Power Company,
Inc. (‘‘AEP’’), a registered holding
company, and its wholly owned indirect
nonutility subsidiary AEP Credit, Inc.
(‘‘AEP Credit’’), both at 1 Riverside
Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215, have filed
an application with the Commission
under sections 9(a) and 10 of the Act
and rule 54 under the Act.
I. Background
By order dated June 14, 2000 (Holding
Company Act Release No. 27186), the
Commission authorized AEP to acquire
all of the issued and outstanding
common stock of Central and South
West Corporation (‘‘CSW’’), a registered
holding company, and all of its
subsidiaries, including CSW Credit, Inc.
(‘‘CSW Credit’’). On August 21, 2000,
CSW Credit was renamed AEP Credit,
and continued to operate under various
grants of authority, some of which are
described below.
A. Prior Orders
By order dated July 19, 1985 (Holding
Company Act Release No. 23767,
‘‘Original Order’’), the Commission
authorized AEP Utilities, Inc. (‘‘AEP
Utilities’’), formerly known as Central
and South West Corporation, to organize
a special-purpose entity, CSW Credit, to
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-213]
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, Haddam Neck Plant;
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore B. Smith, Decommissioning
Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: (301) 415-
6721; fax number: (301) 415-5398; e-mail: tbs1@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
is considering granting a partial exemption from the Recordkeeping
requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
Part 50, Appendix A Criterion 1, 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B Section
XVII, and 10 CFR 50.59(d)(3), for the Haddam Neck Nuclear Plant (HNP),
East Hampton, CT, as requested by Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power
Company (CY) on February 16, 2005. An environmental assessment was
performed by the NRC staff in support of its review of the exemption
request.
I. Introduction
CY is the licensee and holder of Facility Operating License No.
DPR-61 for the HNP, a permanently shutdown decommissioning nuclear
power plant. Although permanently shutdown, this facility is still
subject to all rules, and orders of the NRC.
On December 5, 1996, CY notified NRC that operations had
permanently ceased and that all fuel had been permanently removed from
the reactor. On July 7, 2000, CY submitted its License Termination
Plan, which the NRC approved on November 25, 2002. CY began actively
decommissioning HNP in April 1999, through a contract with Bechtel
Power Corporation. On March 26, 2005, CY completed transfer of all
spent nuclear fuel to its Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.
II. Environmental Assessment Summary
Identification of Proposed Action
CY, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.12, ``Specific Exemptions,'' has
requested the following exemptions, to the extent necessary, from the
record retention requirements of:
(1) 10 CFR part 50, Appendix A Criterion 1 which requires certain
records be retained ``through the life of the unit'';
(2) 10 CFR part 50, Appendix B Criterion XVII which requires
certain records be retained consistent with regulatory requirements for
a duration established by the licensee; and
(3) 10 CFR 50.59(d)(3) which requires certain records be maintained
until ``Termination of a license issued pursuant to'' Part 50.
Instead, CY proposes the following: 1) for Structures, Systems, and
Components (SSCs) associated with safe power generation, eliminate
records when the nuclear power unit and associated systems no longer
exist, or 2) for SSCs associated with safe storage of fuel in the spent
fuel pool, eliminate records when spent nuclear fuel has been
completely transferred from the spent fuel pool and the spent fuel pool
building is ready for demolition.
Need for Proposed Action
The requested exemption and application of the exemption will
eliminate the requirement to maintain certain records, when they are no
longer necessary due to the permanently shutdown status of the
facility, and will thereby reduce the financial burden on ratepayers
associated with the storage of a large volume of hardcopy records.
The Affected Environment and Environmental Impacts
The proposed action is purely administrative in nature and will not
significantly increase the probability or consequences of accidents. No
changes are being made in the types of effluent 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 non-radiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does
not affect non-radiological plant effluent and it has no other
environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant non-
radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will have
no significant effect on the environment.
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).
Under this alternative CY would continue to store the records in
question until license termination which would result in no change in
current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the
proposed action and the alternative action are similar.
Agencies and Persons Contacted
None.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
Based on this review, the NRC staff has concluded that there are no
significant impacts on the quality of the human environment.
Accordingly, the staff had determined that preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement is not warranted, and a Finding of No
Significant Impact is appropriate.
IV. Further Information
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
licensee's letter dated February 16, 2005 (Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML050550025). Publically
available records will be accessible electronically from the ADAMS
Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site,
https://www.nrc.gov/NRC/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's Public Document
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Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-
mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public
computers located at the NRC's PDR, O1 F21, One White Flint, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor
will copy documents for a fee.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of August, 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.
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