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Notice is hereby given that the
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application from General Electric
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Design. GE supplemented its
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of these systems. The ESBWR
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2005.
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Entergy Operations, Inc., Waterford
Steam Electric Station, Unit 3;
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, Appendix
E, Section IV.F.2.c for Facility Operating
License No. NPF–38, issued to Entergy
Operations, Inc. (EOI or the licensee),
for operation of the Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 3 (Waterford 3),
located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.
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 to the requirements of 10
CFR part 50, appendix E, section
IV.F.2.c, dated October 24, 2005, would
allow the licensee to reschedule the
planned offsite full-participation
emergency exercise from December 7,
2005 to June 28, 2006. Subsequent
exercises would be scheduled in
accordance with the original biennial
schedule from the year 2005.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed exemption from 10 CFR
Part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.c is
needed because the licensee anticipates
not being able to perform the planned
full-participation exercise scheduled for
December 7, 2005, due to Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita and the ongoing
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restoration efforts at Waterford 3, at the
surrounding parishes, and the State. In
this particular circumstance, it would
impose a hardship to perform the
required emergency preparedness
exercise with full participation on
December 7, 2005.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation
of the proposed action and concludes
that the proposed exemption will not
present an undue risk to public health
and safety. The details of the 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, or amounts
of effluents that may be released off site,
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.
In 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 nonradiological
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 (FES) for the
Waterford 3 dated September 1981
(NUREG–0779).
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Agencies and Persons Consulted
On October 26, 2005, the staff
consulted with the Louisiana State
official, Nan Calhoun of the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality,
Radiological Emergency Planning &
Response, regarding the environmental
impact of the proposed action. The State
official had no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the following: (1)
The FES, dated September 1981
(NUREG–0779), and (2) the Exemption
application dated October 24, 2005,
(Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML052990303).
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
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 at 1–800–397–
4209 or 301–415–4737, or send an
e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
N.
Kalyanam, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, Mail Stop O–7D1, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, by
telephone at (301) 415–1480, or by
e-mail at nxk@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day
of December 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Terao,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch G, Division of
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Advisory Committee on Nuclear
Waste; Revised
The 166th Advisory Committee on
Nuclear Waste (ACNW) meeting
scheduled for December 13–15, 2005,
Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland has been revised as noted
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published on Thursday, December 1,
2005 (70 FR 72127).
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Opening
Statement (Open)—The ACNW
Chairman will make opening remarks
regarding the conduct of today’s
sessions.
8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC’s) Plans
for the Implementation of a Dose
Standard After 10,000 Years (Open)—
NRC is proposing to amend its
regulations at 10 CFR Part 63 that
govern the disposal of high-level
radioactive wastes in a proposed
geologic repository at Yucca Mountain.
The proposed rule would implement
EPA’s proposed standards for doses that
could occur after 10,000 years but
within the period of geologic stability.
The Committee will continue its
discussions with representatives from
NRC’s Office of Nuclear Materials Safety
and Safeguards on those proposed
revisions. The NRC staff briefing will
include the topics of radionuclide
inventory, effects of climate change, and
dosimetry.
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.:
Reasonableness of NRC Infiltration
Assumption in the Proposed Part 63
(Open)—NRC’s proposed rule change at
Part 63 specifies a value to be used to
represent climate change after 10,000
years, as called for by EPA. The
Committee will hear presentations from
and hold discussions with
knowledgeable subject matter experts on
the reasonableness of NRC’s proposed
infiltration assumption.
1 p.m.–4 p.m.: White Paper on LowLevel Radioactive Waste (Open)—The
Committee will discuss a proposed
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waste (LLW). NRC staff and
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on the subject.
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Committee will discuss proposed
ACNW reports on matters considered
during this and/or previous meetings.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Opening
Statement (Open)—The ACNW
Chairman will make opening remarks
regarding the conduct of today’s
sessions.
8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: Combined
Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and
Safeguards (NMSS) and Division
Directors Briefing (Open)—The NMSS
Office and Division Directors will brief
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interest within their respective
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[Docket No. 50-382]
Entergy Operations, Inc., Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit
3; 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, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.c for
Facility Operating License No. NPF-38, issued to Entergy Operations,
Inc. (EOI or the licensee), for operation of the Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 3 (Waterford 3), located in St. Charles Parish,
Louisiana. 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 to the requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix E,
section IV.F.2.c, dated October 24, 2005, would allow the licensee to
reschedule the planned offsite full-participation emergency exercise
from December 7, 2005 to June 28, 2006. Subsequent exercises would be
scheduled in accordance with the original biennial schedule from the
year 2005.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed exemption from 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section
IV.F.2.c is needed because the licensee anticipates not being able to
perform the planned full-participation exercise scheduled for December
7, 2005, due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the ongoing
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restoration efforts at Waterford 3, at the surrounding parishes, and
the State. In this particular circumstance, it would impose a hardship
to perform the required emergency preparedness exercise with full
participation on December 7, 2005.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that the proposed exemption will not present an undue risk to
public health and safety. The details of the 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,
or amounts of effluents that may be released off site, 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.
In 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 nonradiological
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 (FES)
for the Waterford 3 dated September 1981 (NUREG-0779).
Agencies and Persons Consulted
On October 26, 2005, the staff consulted with the Louisiana State
official, Nan Calhoun of the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality, Radiological Emergency Planning & Response, regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no
comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
following: (1) The FES, dated September 1981 (NUREG-0779), and (2) the
Exemption application dated October 24, 2005, (Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML052990303).
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 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 at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737,
or send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: N. Kalyanam, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, Mail Stop O-7D1, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone at (301) 415-1480, or by e-mail
at nxk@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of December 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Terao,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch G, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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