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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50–280 AND 50–281]
Virginia Electric and Power Company,
Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and
2; Environmental Assessment And
Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption from Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) Part 50, Appendix E, Section
IV.F.2.b and c for Renewed Facility
Operating License Nos. DPR–32 and
DPR–37, issued to Virginia Electric and
Power Company (the licensee), for
operation of the Surry Power Station,
Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Surry 1 and 2),
located in Surry County, Virginia.
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, as described in
the licensee’s application for a one-time
exemption from the requirements of 10
CFR part 50, Appendix E, dated
September 15, 2005, would allow the
licensee to postpone the offsite fullparticipation emergency exercise from
December 6, 2005, to February 7, 2006.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
September 15, 2005, that requested an
exemption from Section IV.F.2.b and c
of Appendix E to 10 CFR part 50
regarding the full participation by each
offsite authority having a role under the
plan. The NRC staff has determined that
the requirements of Appendix E to 10
CFR part 50, Sections IV.F.2.b and 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 its letter
dated September 15, 2005, that Surry 1
and 2 will resume its normal biennial
exercise cycle in 2007.
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 Virginia
Department of Emergency Management
(DEM) has requested to delay the full
participation exercise from December 6,
2005, to February 7, 2006. The Virginia
DEM had requested this delay in order
to utilize the new Emergency
Operations Center, which is currently
under construction and will not become
fully operational until January 2, 2006.
In its letter to the licensee on May 20,
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2005, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency approved Virginia
DEM’s request to delay the fullparticipation exercise until February 7,
2006.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its safety
evaluation (SE) of the proposed action
and concludes that the proposed
exemption will not present an undue
risk to the public health and safety. The
details of the NRC staff’s SE 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 off site. There is no
significant increase in the amount of
any effluent released 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
In accordance with its stated policy,
on October 26, 2005, the NRC staff
consulted with Mr. Les Foldesi, Director
of the Bureau of Radiological Health,
Department of Health, Commonwealth
of Virginia, 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 September 15, 2005. 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 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
send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day
of November 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Stephen R. Monarque,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II–
1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
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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.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
previously considered in the Final
Environmental Statement related to the
operation of Surry 1 and 2, May and
June 1972, respectively.
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Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
DATE: Weeks of December 5, 12, 19, 26,
2005, January 2, 9, 2006.
PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
STATUS: Public and Closed.
Matters To Be Considered
Week of December 5, 2005
Thursday, December 8, 2005.
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1 p.m.—Meeting with the Advisory
Committee on Reactor Safeguards
(ACRS), (Contact: John Larkins,
301–415–7360).
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address: https://www.nrc.gov.
Week of December 12, 2005—Tentative
Monday, December 12, 2005.
8:50 a.m.—Affirmation Session
(Public Meeting) (Tentative), a.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC
(Early Site Permit for Clinton Site).
(Tentative).
9 a.m.—Discussion of Security Issues
(Closed—Ex. 1).
Wednesday, December 14, 2005.
1:30 p.m.—Discussion of Security
Issues (Closed—Ex. 1).
Thursday, December 15, 2005.
1:30 p.m.—Briefing on Threat
Environment Assessment (Closed—
Ex. 1).
Week of December 19, 2005—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the Week of December 19, 2005.
Week of December 26, 2005—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the Week of December 26, 2005.
Week of January 2, 2006—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the Week of January 2, 2006.
Week of January 9, 2006—Tentative
The Affirmation Session tentatively
scheduled on November 30, 2005, at
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Dated: December 1, 2005.
R. Michelle Schroll,
Office of the Secretary.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006.
9:30 a.m.—Briefing on International
Research and Bilateral Agreements,
(Contact: Roman Schaffer, 301–415–
7606).
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address: https://www.nrc.gov.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006.
9:30 a.m.—Meeting with Advisory
Committee on Nuclear Waste
(ACNW), (Contact: John Larkins,
301–415–7360).
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address: https://www.nrc.gov.
Thursday, January 12, 2006.
9:30 a.m.—Discussion of Security
Issues (Closed—Ex. 1 & 2).
*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:
Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662.
The NRC Commission Meeting
Schedule can be found on the Internet
at: https://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/
policy-making/schedule.html.
Additional Information
9:25 a.m. has been rescheduled
tentatively on December 12, 2005, at
8:50 a.m.
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.
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.
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 to 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 November 9,
2005 to November 21, 2005. The last
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biweekly notice was published on
November 22, 2005 (70 FR 70641).
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)
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
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting
Agency Holding the Meetings: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Date: Weeks of December 5, 12, 19, 26, 2005, January 2, 9, 2006.
Place: Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
Status: Public and Closed.
Matters To Be Considered
Week of December 5, 2005
Thursday, December 8, 2005.
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1 p.m.--Meeting with the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
(ACRS), (Contact: John Larkins, 301-415-7360).
This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address: https://
www.nrc.gov.
Week of December 12, 2005--Tentative
Monday, December 12, 2005.
8:50 a.m.--Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) (Tentative), a.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Early Site Permit for Clinton Site).
(Tentative).
9 a.m.--Discussion of Security Issues (Closed--Ex. 1).
Wednesday, December 14, 2005.
1:30 p.m.--Discussion of Security Issues (Closed--Ex. 1).
Thursday, December 15, 2005.
1:30 p.m.--Briefing on Threat Environment Assessment (Closed--Ex.
1).
Week of December 19, 2005--Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of December 19, 2005.
Week of December 26, 2005--Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of December 26, 2005.
Week of January 2, 2006--Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of January 2, 2006.
Week of January 9, 2006--Tentative
Tuesday, January 10, 2006.
9:30 a.m.--Briefing on International Research and Bilateral
Agreements, (Contact: Roman Schaffer, 301-415-7606).
This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address: https://
www.nrc.gov.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006.
9:30 a.m.--Meeting with Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW),
(Contact: John Larkins, 301-415-7360).
This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address: https://
www.nrc.gov.
Thursday, January 12, 2006.
9:30 a.m.--Discussion of Security Issues (Closed--Ex. 1 & 2).
*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: Michelle Schroll, (301) 415-
1662.
The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet
at: https://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/policy-making/schedule.html.
Additional Information
The Affirmation Session tentatively scheduled on November 30, 2005,
at 9:25 a.m. has been rescheduled tentatively on December 12, 2005, at
8:50 a.m.
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.
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: December 1, 2005.
R. Michelle Schroll,
Office of the Secretary.
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