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Date of Issuance: February 26, 2009.
Effective Date: February 26, 2009.
Amendment No.: 230.
Facility Operating License No. NPF–
22: This amendment revised the License
and Technical Specifications.
Date of Initial Notice in Federal
Register: January 23, 2009 (74 FR
4254). The supplements dated
November 21, 2008, and January 23,
2009, provided additional information
that clarified the application, did not
expand the scope of the application as
originally noticed, and did not change
the staff’s original proposed no
significant hazards consideration
determination as published in the
Federal Register on January 23, 2009
(74 FR 4254).
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated February 26,
2009.
No Significant Hazards Consideration
Comments Received: No.
PSEG Nuclear LLC, Docket No. 50–354,
Hope Creek Generating Station, Salem
County, New Jersey
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Date of Application for Amendment:
April 25, 2008, as supplemented by
letter dated January 7, 2009.
Brief Description of Amendment: The
amendment revises the Technical
Specifications (TSs) to remove the
restriction on operation of the hydrogen
water chemistry system at low power
levels.
Date of Issuance: March 4, 2009.
Effective Date: As of the date of
issuance, to be implemented within 30
days.
Amendment No.: 176.
Facility Operating License No. NPF–
57: The amendment revised the TSs and
the License.
Date of Initial Notice in Federal
Register: July 29, 2008 (73 FR 43957).
The letter dated January 7, 2009,
provided clarifying information that did
not change the initial proposed no
significant hazards consideration
determination or expand the application
beyond the scope of the original Federal
Register notice.
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated March 4, 2009.
No Significant Hazards Consideration
Comments Received: No.
Tennessee Valley Authority, Docket No.
50–390, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1,
Rhea County, Tennessee
Date of Application for Amendment:
September 18, 2008, as supplemented
February 11, 2009.
Brief Description of Amendment: The
amendment revised requirements for the
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auxiliary feedwater system auto-start
function associated with the trip of
main feedwater pumps.
Date of Issuance: March 4, 2009.
Effective Date: As of the date of
issuance and shall be implemented
within 270 days of issuance.
Amendment No.: 75.
Facility Operating License No. NPF–
90: Amendment revises the Technical
Specifications.
Date of Initial Notice in Federal
Register: November 4, 2008 (73 FR
65698). The supplement dated February
11, 2009, provided additional
information that clarified the
application, did not expand the scope of
the application as originally noticed,
and did not change the staff’s original
proposed no significant hazards
consideration determination as
published in Federal Register.
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated March 4, 2009.
No Significant Hazards Consideration
Comments Received: No.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day
of March 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph G. Giitter,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane
Arnold Energy Center; Notice of Intent
To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement and Conduct Scoping
Process
FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC has
submitted an application for renewal of
Facility Operating License No. DPR–49
for an additional 20 years of operation
at Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC).
DAEC is located near Cedar Rapids, IA.
The operating license for DAEC expires
on February 21, 2014. The application
for renewal, dated September 30, 2008,
was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) Part 54. A notice of receipt and
availability of the application, which
included the environmental report (ER),
was published in the Federal Register
on November 17, 2008 (73 FR 67895). A
notice of acceptance for docketing of the
application for renewal of the facility
operating license was also published in
the Federal Register on February 17,
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2009 (74 FR 7489). The purpose of this
notice is to inform the public that the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) will be preparing an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
related to the license renewal
application and to provide the public
with an opportunity to participate in the
environmental scoping process, as
defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as
outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, ‘‘Coordination
with the National Environmental Policy
Act,’’ the NRC plans to coordinate
compliance with Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act in
meeting the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA).
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c)
and 10 CFR 54.23, FPL Energy Duane
Arnold, LLC submitted the ER as part of
the application. The ER was prepared
pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and is
publicly available at the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR), located at One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or
from the NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS). The ADAMS Public
Electronic Reading Room is accessible at
https://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/
dologin.htm. The Accession Number for
the ER is ML082980483. Persons who
do not have access to ADAMS, or who
encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, should
contact the NRC’s PDR reference staff by
telephone at 1–800–397–4209, or 301–
415–4737, or by e-mail at
pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ER may also
be viewed on the Internet at: https://
www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/
licensing/renewal/applications/duanearnold-energy-center.html. In addition,
the ER is available for public inspection
near DAEC at the following public
library: Hiawatha Public Library, 150
West Willman Street, Hiawatha, Iowa.
This notice advises the public that the
NRC intends to gather the information
necessary to prepare a plant-specific
supplement to the Commission’s
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants’’ (NUREG–1437), related
to the review of the application for
renewal of the DAEC operating license
for an additional 20 years. Possible
alternatives to the proposed action
(license renewal) include no action and
reasonable alternative energy sources.
The NRC is required by 10 CFR 51.95
to prepare a supplement to the GEIS in
connection with the renewal of an
operating license. This notice is being
published in accordance with NEPA
and the NRC’s regulations found in 10
CFR Part 51.
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The NRC will first conduct a scoping
process for the supplement to the GEIS
and, as soon as practicable thereafter,
will prepare a draft supplement to the
GEIS for public comment. Participation
in the scoping process by members of
the public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal Government agencies is
encouraged. The scoping process for the
supplement to the GEIS will be used to
accomplish the following:
a. Define the proposed action which
is to be the subject of the supplement to
the GEIS.
b. Determine the scope of the
supplement to the GEIS and identify the
significant issues to be analyzed in
depth.
c. Identify and eliminate from
detailed study those issues that are
peripheral or that are not significant.
d. Identify any environmental
assessments and other ElSs that are
being or will be prepared that are
related to, but are not part of, the scope
of the supplement to the GEIS being
considered.
e. Identify other environmental
review and consultation requirements
related to the proposed action.
f. Indicate the relationship between
the timing of the preparation of the
environmental analyses and the
Commission’s tentative planning and
decision-making schedule.
g. Identify any cooperating agencies
and, as appropriate, allocate
assignments for preparation and
schedules for completing the
supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and
any cooperating agencies.
h. Describe how the supplement to
the GEIS will be prepared, and include
any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities
to participate in scoping:
a. The applicant, FPL Energy Duane
Arnold, LLC.
b. Any Federal agency that has
jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to any environmental
impact involved, or that is authorized to
develop and enforce relevant
environmental standards.
c. Affected State and local
government agencies, including those
authorized to develop and enforce
relevant environmental standards.
d. Any affected Indian Tribe.
e. Any person who requests or has
requested an opportunity to participate
in the scoping process.
f. Any person who has petitioned or
intends to petition for leave to
intervene.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the
scoping process for an EIS may include
a public scoping meeting to help
identify significant issues related to a
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proposed activity and to determine the
scope of issues to be addressed in an
EIS. The NRC has decided to hold
public meetings for the DAEC license
renewal supplement to the GEIS. The
scoping meetings will be held at the
Hiawatha City Hall, 101 Emmons St.,
Hiawatha Iowa 52233. There will be two
sessions to accommodate interested
parties, which will be held on April 22,
2009. The first session will convene at
1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30
p.m., as necessary. The second session
will convene at 7 p.m. with a repeat of
the overview portions of the meeting
and will continue until 10 p.m., as
necessary. Both meetings will be
transcribed and will include: (1) An
overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA
environmental review process, the
proposed scope of the supplement to the
GEIS, and the proposed review
schedule; and (2) the opportunity for
interested government agencies,
organizations, and individuals to submit
comments or suggestions on the
environmental issues or the proposed
scope of the supplement to the GEIS.
Additionally, the NRC staff will host
informal discussions one hour prior to
the start of each session at the same
location. No formal comments on the
proposed scope of the supplement to the
GEIS will be accepted during the
informal discussions. To be considered,
comments must be provided either at
the transcribed public meetings or in
writing, as discussed below. Persons
may register to attend or present oral
comments at the meetings on the scope
of the NEPA review by contacting the
NRC Environmental Project Manager,
Mr. Charles H. Eccleston, by telephone
at 1–800–368–5642, extension 8537, or
by e-mail to the NRC at
charles.eccleston@nrc.gov no later than
April 15, 2009. Members of the public
may also register to speak at the meeting
within 15 minutes of the start of each
session. Individual oral comments may
be limited by the time available,
depending on the number of persons
who register. Members of the public
who have not registered may also have
an opportunity to speak, if time permits.
Public comments will be considered in
the scoping process for the supplement
to the GEIS. Mr. Eccleston will need to
be contacted no later than April 15,
2009, if special equipment or
accommodations are needed to attend or
present information at the public
meeting, so that the NRC staff can
determine whether the request can be
accommodated.
Members of the public may send
written comments on the environmental
scope of the DAEC license renewal
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review to: Chief, Rulemaking, Directives
and Editing Branch, Division of
Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, Mailstop TWB–05–
B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington DC 20555–
0001, and should cite the publication
date and page number of this Federal
Register notice. Comments may also be
delivered to the NRC, Room T–6D59,
Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, from
7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. during Federal
workdays. To be considered in the
scoping process, written comments
should be postmarked by May 25, 2009.
Electronic comments may be sent by
e-mail to the NRC at
DuaneArnoldEIS@nrc.gov, and should
be sent no later than May 25, 2009, to
be considered in the scoping process.
Address questions about NRC dockets to
Carol Gallagher 301–492–3668; e-mail
carol.gallagher@nrc.gov. Comments will
be available electronically and
accessible through ADAMS at https://
adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
Participation in the scoping process
for the supplement to the GEIS does not
entitle participants to become parties to
the proceeding to which the supplement
to the GEIS relates. Notice of
opportunity for a hearing regarding the
renewal application is included in the
Federal Register dated February 17,
2009 (74 FR 7489). Matters related to
participation in any hearing are outside
the scope of matters to be discussed at
this public meeting.
At the conclusion of the scoping
process, the NRC will prepare a concise
summary of the determination and
conclusions reached including the
significant issues identified, and will
send a copy of the summary to each
participant in the scoping process. The
summary will also be available for
inspection in ADAMS at https://
adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
The staff will then prepare and issue for
comment the draft supplement to the
GEIS, which will be the subject of
separate notices and separate public
meetings. Copies will be available for
public inspection at the abovementioned addresses, and one copy per
request will be provided free of charge.
After receipt and consideration of the
comments, the NRC will prepare a final
supplement to the GEIS, which will also
be available for public inspection.
Information about the proposed
action, the supplement to the GEIS, and
the scoping process may be obtained
from Mr. Eccleston at the
aforementioned telephone number or
e-mail address.
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FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Notice
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct
Scoping Process
FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC has submitted an application for
renewal of Facility Operating License No. DPR-49 for an additional 20
years of operation at Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). DAEC is
located near Cedar Rapids, IA. The operating license for DAEC expires
on February 21, 2014. The application for renewal, dated September 30,
2008, was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 54. A notice of receipt and availability of
the application, which included the environmental report (ER), was
published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2008 (73 FR 67895). A
notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of
the facility operating license was also published in the Federal
Register on February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). The purpose of this notice
is to inform the public that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) will be preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) related
to the license renewal application and to provide the public with an
opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process, as
defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8,
``Coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act,'' the NRC
plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act in meeting the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, FPL Energy
Duane Arnold, LLC submitted the ER as part of the application. The ER
was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and is publicly available at
the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRC's
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS
Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at https://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The Accession Number for the ER is
ML082980483. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact
the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-
415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ER may also be
viewed on the Internet at: https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/duane-arnold-energy-center.html. In
addition, the ER is available for public inspection near DAEC at the
following public library: Hiawatha Public Library, 150 West Willman
Street, Hiawatha, Iowa.
This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the
information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the
Commission's ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants'' (NUREG-1437), related to the review
of the application for renewal of the DAEC operating license for an
additional 20 years. Possible alternatives to the proposed action
(license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy
sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR 51.95 to prepare a supplement to
the GEIS in connection with the renewal of an operating license. This
notice is being published in accordance with NEPA and the NRC's
regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51.
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The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the supplement to
the GEIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft
supplement to the GEIS for public comment. Participation in the scoping
process by members of the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal
Government agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the
supplement to the GEIS will be used to accomplish the following:
a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of the
supplement to the GEIS.
b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify
the significant issues to be analyzed in depth.
c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are
peripheral or that are not significant.
d. Identify any environmental assessments and other ElSs that are
being or will be prepared that are related to, but are not part of, the
scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered.
e. Identify other environmental review and consultation
requirements related to the proposed action.
f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation
of the environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning
and decision-making schedule.
g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate
assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the supplement
to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies.
h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, and
include any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping:
a. The applicant, FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC.
b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved, or that is
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.
c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.
d. Any affected Indian Tribe.
e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to
participate in the scoping process.
f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave
to intervene.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may
include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues
related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to
be addressed in an EIS. The NRC has decided to hold public meetings for
the DAEC license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping meetings
will be held at the Hiawatha City Hall, 101 Emmons St., Hiawatha Iowa
52233. There will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties,
which will be held on April 22, 2009. The first session will convene at
1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second
session will convene at 7 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions
of the meeting and will continue until 10 p.m., as necessary. Both
meetings will be transcribed and will include: (1) An overview by the
NRC staff of the NEPA environmental review process, the proposed scope
of the supplement to the GEIS, and the proposed review schedule; and
(2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations,
and individuals to submit comments or suggestions on the environmental
issues or the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS.
Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour
prior to the start of each session at the same location. No formal
comments on the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS will be
accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments
must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in
writing, as discussed below. Persons may register to attend or present
oral comments at the meetings on the scope of the NEPA review by
contacting the NRC Environmental Project Manager, Mr. Charles H.
Eccleston, by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 8537, or by e-mail
to the NRC at charles.eccleston@nrc.gov no later than April 15, 2009.
Members of the public may also register to speak at the meeting within
15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may
be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons
who register. Members of the public who have not registered may also
have an opportunity to speak, if time permits. Public comments will be
considered in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS. Mr.
Eccleston will need to be contacted no later than April 15, 2009, if
special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present
information at the public meeting, so that the NRC staff can determine
whether the request can be accommodated.
Members of the public may send written comments on the
environmental scope of the DAEC license renewal review to: Chief,
Rulemaking, Directives and Editing Branch, Division of Administrative
Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001, and should cite the
publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice.
Comments may also be delivered to the NRC, Room T-6D59, Two White Flint
North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, from 7:30 a.m.
to 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays. To be considered in the scoping
process, written comments should be postmarked by May 25, 2009.
Electronic comments may be sent by e-mail to the NRC at
DuaneArnoldEIS@nrc.gov, and should be sent no later than May 25, 2009,
to be considered in the scoping process. Address questions about NRC
dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
carol.gallagher@nrc.gov. Comments will be available electronically and
accessible through ADAMS at https://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
Participation in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS
does not entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to
which the supplement to the GEIS relates. Notice of opportunity for a
hearing regarding the renewal application is included in the Federal
Register dated February 17, 2009 (74 FR 7489). Matters related to
participation in any hearing are outside the scope of matters to be
discussed at this public meeting.
At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a
concise summary of the determination and conclusions reached including
the significant issues identified, and will send a copy of the summary
to each participant in the scoping process. The summary will also be
available for inspection in ADAMS at https://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The staff will then prepare and issue for comment the
draft supplement to the GEIS, which will be the subject of separate
notices and separate public meetings. Copies will be available for
public inspection at the above-mentioned addresses, and one copy per
request will be provided free of charge. After receipt and
consideration of the comments, the NRC will prepare a final supplement
to the GEIS, which will also be available for public inspection.
Information about the proposed action, the supplement to the GEIS,
and the scoping process may be obtained from Mr. Eccleston at the
aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of March, 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Pelton,
Branch Chief, Project Branch 1, Division of License Renewal, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E9-6413 Filed 3-23-09; 8:45 am]
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