Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of Application for Early Site Permit (ESP) for the Vogtle ESP Site, 56187-56188 [06-8221]
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[Docket No. 52–011]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company;
Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of
Application for Early Site Permit (ESP)
for the Vogtle ESP Site
On August 15, 2006, the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC, the
Commission) received an application
from Southern Nuclear Operating
Company, dated August 14, 2006, filed
pursuant to section 103 of the Atomic
Energy Act and 10 CFR part 52, for an
early site permit (ESP) for a location in
eastern Georgia (near Waynesboro,
Georgia) identified as the Vogtle ESP
site. A notice of receipt and availability
of this application was previously
published in the Federal Register (71
FR 51222: August 29, 2006). The
applicant supplemented the application
by letters dated September 6 (two
letters), 2006, and September 13, 2006.
An applicant may seek an ESP in
accordance with Subpart A of 10 CFR
Part 52 separate from the filing of an
application for a construction permit
(CP) or combined license (COL) for a
nuclear power facility. The ESP process
allows resolution of issues relating to
siting. At any time during the duration
of an ESP (up to 20 years), the permit
holder may reference the permit in a CP
or COL application.
The NRC staff has determined that
Southern Nuclear Operating Company
has submitted information in
accordance with 10 CFR Parts 2 and 52
that is sufficiently complete and
acceptable for docketing. The Docket
No. established for this application is
52–011. The NRC staff will perform a
detailed technical review of the
application, and docketing of the ESP
application does not preclude the NRC
from requesting additional information
from the applicant as the review
proceeds, nor does it predict whether
the Commission will grant or deny the
application. The Commission will
conduct a hearing in accordance with 10
CFR 52.21 and will receive a report on
the application from the Advisory
Committee on Reactor Safeguards in
accordance with 10 CFR 52.23. If the
Commission then finds that the
application meets the applicable
standards of the Atomic Energy Act and
the Commission’s regulations, and that
required notifications to other agencies
and bodies have been made, the
Commission will issue an ESP, in the
form and containing conditions and
limitations that the Commission finds
appropriate and necessary.
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In accordance with 10 CFR Part 51,
the Commission will also prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action. Pursuant to 10 CFR
51.26, and as part of the environmental
scoping process, the staff intends to
hold a public scoping meeting. Detailed
information regarding this meeting will
be included in a future Federal Register
notice.
Finally, the Commission will
announce, in a future Federal Register
notice, the opportunity to petition for
leave to intervene in the hearing
required for this application by 10 CFR
52.21.
A copy of the Southern Nuclear
Operating Company ESP application is
available for public inspection at the
Commission’s Public Document Room
located at One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland, and at the Burke County
Library in Waynesboro, Georgia. It is
also 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
(ADAMS Accession No. ML062290246).
Persons who do not have access to
ADAMS, or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, should contact the NRC Public
Document Room staff by telephone at 1–
800–397–4209, 301–415–4737 or by email to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 19th day
of September, 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David B. Matthews,
Director, Division of New Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Florida Power and Light Company;
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos.
3 and 4 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 R, Subsection
III.G.3, for Facility Operating License
Nos. DPR–31 and DPR–41, issued to
Florida Power and Light Company (the
licensee), for operation of the Turkey
Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4,
respectively, located in Miami-Dade
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County, approximately 25 miles south
of Miami, Florida. 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 would exempt
the licensee from the requirements of 10
CFR part 50, Appendix R, Subsection
III.G.3 for fixed suppression in the
Mechanical Equipment Room and for
detection and fixed suppression in the
subsection of the Control Building that
contains the Control Room Roof at the
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
December 27, 2004, as supplemented by
letters dated May 23, 2005, January 13,
2006, and July 12, 2006.
The Need for the Proposed Action
Fire protection features for assuring
alternative or dedicated shutdown
capability in the event of a fire are
addressed in 10 CFR, part 50, Appendix
R, Subsection III.G.3, which requires
that fire detection and a fixed fire
suppression system be installed in the
area, room, or zone where equipment or
components are relied on for the
assured shutdown capability.
The NRC approved the alternate
shutdown capability proposed by the
licensee for Turkey Point, Units 3 and
4, for compliance with the requirements
of III.G.3, in a safety evaluation dated
April 16, 1984. The Control Room was
one of the areas approved. However, the
Mechanical Equipment Room and
Control Room Roof, which are identified
in the plant fire protection program
report as part of the Control Room fire
area, were not included. In February
2004, during an NRC triennial fire
inspection at Turkey Point, the
inspection team reviewed fire protection
systems, features, and equipment, and
found that all fire zones supporting the
alternate safe shutdown function for the
Control Room do not provide fire
detection and a fixed suppression
system in accordance with the
requirements of III.G.3, for both Turkey
Point units. Specifically, the Mechanical
Equipment Room does not have full area
detection and fixed suppression. In
response to this inspection finding, the
licensee declared the detection and
suppression inoperable for the
Mechanical Equipment Room (and the
Control Room Roof, which also fails to
provide detection and fixed
suppression) and established an hourly
fire watch. The licensee proposed to
install a fire detection system in the
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Mechanical Equipment Room and
requested exemption from the
requirements for fixed suppression in
the Mechanical Equipment Room and
for detection and fixed suppression on
the Control Room Roof. The proposed
action would restore system operability
and eliminate the need to institute
compensatory measures.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its safety
evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that, based on the existing
fire protection features, the proposed
installation of new detection equipment
in the Mechanical Equipment Room,
low combustible loading, existing
administrative controls for
combustibles, and availability of nearby
suppression equipment, there is
reasonable assurance of adequate
suppression capability in the affected
fire zones. Also, in the event of a fireinduced failure of safety-related
equipment resulting in a loss of Control
Room heating, ventilation and air
conditioning equipment, there is
reasonable assurance that there would
be adequate time to evacuate the Control
Room, if necessary, and shut down the
plant from the Alternate Shutdown
Panel. Therefore, assurance of
alternative or dedicated shutdown
capability in the event of a fire is
achieved.
The proposed action is contingent
upon installation of new area fire
detection equipment in the Mechanical
Equipment Room, maintaining existing
or comparable separation and protection
for redundant safe shutdown equipment
on the Control Room Roof, the
availability of manual fire fighting and
associated fire fighting equipment, and
maintaining existing or comparable
administrative controls for
combustibles. 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 because the
exemption is based on the existing fire
barriers at Turkey Point, fire protection
measures, availability of nearby
suppression equipment, low
combustible loading, existing
administrative controls for
combustibles, and installation of new
fire detection equipment in the
Mechanical Equipment Room. No new
accident precursors are created by the
proposed exemption and the
consequences of postulated accidents
are not increased. No changes are being
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 52-011]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Acceptance for
Docketing of Application for Early Site Permit (ESP) for the Vogtle ESP
Site
On August 15, 2006, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the
Commission) received an application from Southern Nuclear Operating
Company, dated August 14, 2006, filed pursuant to section 103 of the
Atomic Energy Act and 10 CFR part 52, for an early site permit (ESP)
for a location in eastern Georgia (near Waynesboro, Georgia) identified
as the Vogtle ESP site. A notice of receipt and availability of this
application was previously published in the Federal Register (71 FR
51222: August 29, 2006). The applicant supplemented the application by
letters dated September 6 (two letters), 2006, and September 13, 2006.
An applicant may seek an ESP in accordance with Subpart A of 10 CFR
Part 52 separate from the filing of an application for a construction
permit (CP) or combined license (COL) for a nuclear power facility. The
ESP process allows resolution of issues relating to siting. At any time
during the duration of an ESP (up to 20 years), the permit holder may
reference the permit in a CP or COL application.
The NRC staff has determined that Southern Nuclear Operating
Company has submitted information in accordance with 10 CFR Parts 2 and
52 that is sufficiently complete and acceptable for docketing. The
Docket No. established for this application is 52-011. The NRC staff
will perform a detailed technical review of the application, and
docketing of the ESP application does not preclude the NRC from
requesting additional information from the applicant as the review
proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will grant or deny
the application. The Commission will conduct a hearing in accordance
with 10 CFR 52.21 and will receive a report on the application from the
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards in accordance with 10 CFR
52.23. If the Commission then finds that the application meets the
applicable standards of the Atomic Energy Act and the Commission's
regulations, and that required notifications to other agencies and
bodies have been made, the Commission will issue an ESP, in the form
and containing conditions and limitations that the Commission finds
appropriate and necessary.
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In accordance with 10 CFR Part 51, the Commission will also prepare
an environmental impact statement for the proposed action. Pursuant to
10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental scoping process, the
staff intends to hold a public scoping meeting. Detailed information
regarding this meeting will be included in a future Federal Register
notice.
Finally, the Commission will announce, in a future Federal Register
notice, the opportunity to petition for leave to intervene in the
hearing required for this application by 10 CFR 52.21.
A copy of the Southern Nuclear Operating Company ESP application is
available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document
Room located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first
floor), Rockville, Maryland, and at the Burke County Library in
Waynesboro, Georgia. It is also 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 (ADAMS Accession No. ML062290246).
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC Public
Document Room staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737 or by
e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 19th day of September, 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David B. Matthews,
Director, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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