Sunshine Federal Register Notice, 46928-46929 [06-6939]

Download as PDF mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES 46928 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 157 / Tuesday, August 15, 2006 / Notices adequate acceptance criteria for the emergency core cooling system (ECCS), and to ensure that cladding oxidation and hydrogen generation are appropriately limited during a loss-ofcoolant accident (LOCA) and conservatively accounted for in the ECCS evaluation model, respectively. Neither 10 CFR 50.46 nor 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix K, explicitly allows the use of M5 as a fuel rod cladding material or for other assembly structural components. Topical Report (TR) BAW– 10227P, ‘‘Evaluation of Advanced Cladding and Structural Material (M5) in PWR Reactor Fuel,’’ which was approved by the NRC on February 4, 2000, demonstrated that the effectiveness of the ECCS will not be affected by a change from zircaloy to M5. In addition, TR BAW–10227P demonstrated that the Baker-Just equation (used in the ECCS evaluation model to determine the rate of energy release, cladding oxidation, and hydrogen generation) is conservative in all post-LOCA scenarios with respect to M5 advanced alloy as a fuel rod cladding material or in other assembly structural components. The licensee will use NRC-approved methods for the reload design process for Fort Calhoun Station reloads with M5. The NRC has completed its safety evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that licensee’s request to use the M5 advanced alloy for fuel rod cladding and in other assembly structural components in lieu of zircaloy or ZIRLO is acceptable. 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 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:41 Aug 14, 2006 Jkt 208001 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 for the Fort Calhoun Station dated August 1972. Agencies and Persons Consulted In accordance with its stated policy, on June 14, 2006, the staff consulted with the Nebraska State official, Julia Schmitt of the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensor, 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 August 11, 2005, as revised by letter dated November 8, 2005, and as supplemented on April 12, 2006. 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 O1 F21, 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 9th day of August 2006. PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Alan B. Wang, Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E6–13330 Filed 8–14–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Federal Register Notice Weeks of August 14, 21, 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2006. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. DATE: MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED Week of August 17, 2006 Thursday, August 17, 2006 10 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) (Tentative). a. Louisiana Energy Services, LP (National Enrichment Facility) Docket No. 70–3103–ML, Petitions for Review of LBP–06–15. (Tentative). b. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. (Diablo Canyon ISFSI), Docket No. 72–26– ISFSI ‘‘Motion by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Sierra Club, and Peg Pinard for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief with respect to Diablo Canyon ISFSI’’ (Tentative). c. AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (License Renewal for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station) Docket No. 50–0219, Legal challenges to LBP–06–07 and LBP–06–11 (Tentative). Week of August 21, 2006—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of August 21, 2006. Week of August 28, 2006—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of August 28, 2006. Week of September 4, 2006—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of September 4, 2006. Week of September 11, 2006—Tentative Monday, September 11, 2006 9:30 p.m. Discussion of Security Issues (Closed—Ex. 1). 1:30 p.m.emsp;Discussion of Security Issues (Closed—Ex. 1 & 3). Tuesday, September 12, 2006 9:30 a.m. Meeting with Organization of Agreement States (OAS) and Conference of Radiation Conrol E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 157 / Tuesday, August 15, 2006 / Notices Program Directors (CRCPD) (Public Meeting) (Contact: Shawn Smith, 301–415–2620). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. 1 p.m. Discussion of Security Issues (Closed—Ex. 1). Week of September 18, 2006—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of September 18, 2006. * 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: www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/policymaking/schedule.html. The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabiloities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable acommodation 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, Deborah Chan, at 301–415–7041, TDD: 301–415–2100, or by E-mail at DLC@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: August 10, 2008. R. Michelle Schroll, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 06–6939 Filed 8–11–06; 9:59 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–M mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:41 Aug 14, 2006 Jkt 208001 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 July 21, 2006, to August 3, 2006. The last biweekly notice was published on August 1, 2006 (71 FR 43528). 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 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46929 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 Area O1F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. The filing of requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene is discussed below. 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. Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission’s ‘‘Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings’’ in 10 CFR Part 2. Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is available at the Commission’s PDR, located at One White Flint North, Public File Area 01F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System’s (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a request for a hearing or petition for E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46928-46929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6939]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Sunshine Federal Register Notice

DATE: Weeks of August 14, 21, 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2006.

PLACE: Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED 

Week of August 17, 2006

Thursday, August 17, 2006

10 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) (Tentative).
    a. Louisiana Energy Services, LP (National Enrichment Facility) 
Docket No. 70-3103-ML, Petitions for Review of LBP-06-15. (Tentative).
    b. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. (Diablo Canyon ISFSI), Docket No. 72-26-
ISFSI ``Motion by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Sierra Club, and 
Peg Pinard for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief with respect to Diablo 
Canyon ISFSI'' (Tentative).
    c. AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (License Renewal for Oyster Creek 
Nuclear Generating Station) Docket No. 50-0219, Legal challenges to 
LBP-06-07 and LBP-06-11 (Tentative).

Week of August 21, 2006--Tentative

    There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of August 21, 2006.

Week of August 28, 2006--Tentative

    There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of August 28, 2006.

Week of September 4, 2006--Tentative

    There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of September 4, 2006.

Week of September 11, 2006--Tentative

Monday, September 11, 2006 9:30 p.m.

    Discussion of Security Issues (Closed--Ex. 1).
1:30 p.m.emsp;Discussion of Security Issues (Closed--Ex. 1 & 3).

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

9:30 a.m. Meeting with Organization of Agreement States (OAS) and 
Conference of Radiation Conrol

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Program Directors (CRCPD) (Public Meeting) (Contact: Shawn Smith, 301-
415-2620).
    This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address--https://
www.nrc.gov.
1 p.m. Discussion of Security Issues (Closed--Ex. 1).

Week of September 18, 2006--Tentative

    There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of September 18, 2006.
    * 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: www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/policy-making/schedule.html.
    The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with 
disabiloities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable acommodation 
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, Deborah Chan, at 301-415-7041, TDD: 301-415-2100, 
or by E-mail at DLC@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: August 10, 2008.
R. Michelle Schroll,
Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-6939 Filed 8-11-06; 9:59 am]
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