Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel; In the Matter of South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (South Texas Project Units 3 and 4); Notice and Order (Regarding Oral Argument), 27572 [E9-13574]
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NUREG–1773, ‘‘Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed
Idaho Spent Fuel Facility at the Idaho
National Engineering and
Environmental Laboratory in Butte
County, Idaho’’ (January 2004),
considered the potential environmental
impacts of licensing (including
construction, operation, and
decommissioning) this facility. The
proposed exemption, substituting the
DOELAP accreditation process for the
NVLAP accreditation process, would
not change the potential environmental
effects assessed in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
described in NUREG–1773. Use of the
DOELAP accreditation process by DOE
at the ISF facility is an action that is
administrative and procedural in nature.
The NRC concludes that there are no
environmental impacts associated with
the approval of the proposed action.
Furthermore, in accordance with 10
CFR 20.2301, the NRC staff concludes
that the use of the DOELAP
accreditation process at the ISF facility
would not result in any undue hazard
to life or property.
Alternative to the Proposed Action:
Since there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action, any alternatives
with equal or greater environmental
impacts are not evaluated. The
alternative to the proposed action would
be to deny approval of the 10 CFR
20.1501(c) exemption and, therefore, not
allow use of the DOELAP. This
alternative would have no significant
environmental impact as well.
Agencies and Persons Consulted: The
staff discussed this exemption request
with Ms. Susan Burke, Idaho National
Laboratory (INL) Coordinator for the
State of Idaho, INL Oversight Program,
on May 19, 2009. The State official had
no comments regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed
action. NRC staff has determined that
the proposed action will not affect listed
species or critical habitat. Therefore, no
consultation is required under Section 7
of the Endangered Species Act.
Likewise, NRC staff has determined that
the proposed action is not the type of
activity that has potential to cause
effects on historic properties. Therefore,
no consultation is required under
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
Conclusion: The staff has reviewed
the exemption request submitted by
DOE. Allowing the use of DOELAP as an
alternative to NVLAP would have no
significant impact on the environment.
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Finding of No Significant Impact
The environmental impacts of the
proposed action have been reviewed in
accordance with the requirements set
forth in 10 CFR Part 51. Based upon the
foregoing EA, the NRC finds that the
proposed action of granting an
exemption from 10 CFR 20.1501(c) so
that DOE may use the DOELAP, rather
than the NVLAP, as required by existing
regulations, will not significantly
impact the quality of the human
environment. The NRC has determined
not to prepare an environmental impact
statement for the proposed exemption.
Accordingly, it has been determined
that a Finding of No Significant Impact
is appropriate.
For further details with respect to the
application, see the application dated
May 30, 2008, and the request for the
exemption dated June 9, 2008, available
for public inspection at the
Commission’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 are
accessible electronically from the
Agencywide Documents Access and
Management Systems (ADAMS) Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet
at the NRC Web site, https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
The ADAMS Accession numbers for the
application and exemption request are
ML081630246 and ML081750395,
respectively. 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
by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 2nd day
of June 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Shana Helton,
Senior Project Manager, Licensing Branch,
Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transport,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. E9–13577 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am]
[Docket Nos. 52–012–COL and 52–013–
COL; ASLBP No. 09–885–08–COL–BD01]
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Panel; In the Matter of South Texas
Project Nuclear Operating Company
(South Texas Project Units 3 and 4);
Notice and Order (Regarding Oral
Argument)
June 04, 2009.
Before the Licensing Board: Michael
M. Gibson, Chairman; Gary S. Arnold;
Randall J. Charbeneau.
Oral argument will be heard on
standing and contention admissibility
issues presented with regard to a
hearing request received in this
proceeding, which involves the
application of South Texas Project
Nuclear Operating Company for a
combined operating license of its
planned construction and operation of
two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors it
has designated as Units 3 and 4.
The participants are advised of the
following information regarding the
schedule for the initial prehearing
conference in this proceeding:
Date: Tuesday, June 23—Wednesday,
June 24, 2009.
Starting Time: 9 a.m. Central Time
(CT).
Location: Bay City Civic Center, Main
Hall Room 100, 201 7th St., Bay City,
TX 77414.
Currently, the Board anticipates that
this conference should last no more
than two days. The Board will issue a
separate order in the near future
providing more information on issues it
wishes the participants to address
during the conference as well as details
on a site visit.
It is so ordered.
Rockville, Maryland. June 04, 2009.
For the Atomic Safety and Licensing
Board.
Michael M. Gibson,
Chairman.
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel; In the Matter of South
Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (South Texas Project Units 3
and 4); Notice and Order (Regarding Oral Argument)
June 04, 2009.
Before the Licensing Board: Michael M. Gibson, Chairman; Gary S.
Arnold; Randall J. Charbeneau.
Oral argument will be heard on standing and contention
admissibility issues presented with regard to a hearing request
received in this proceeding, which involves the application of South
Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company for a combined operating
license of its planned construction and operation of two Advanced
Boiling Water Reactors it has designated as Units 3 and 4.
The participants are advised of the following information regarding
the schedule for the initial prehearing conference in this proceeding:
Date: Tuesday, June 23--Wednesday, June 24, 2009.
Starting Time: 9 a.m. Central Time (CT).
Location: Bay City Civic Center, Main Hall Room 100, 201 7th St.,
Bay City, TX 77414.
Currently, the Board anticipates that this conference should last
no more than two days. The Board will issue a separate order in the
near future providing more information on issues it wishes the
participants to address during the conference as well as details on a
site visit.
It is so ordered.
Rockville, Maryland. June 04, 2009.
For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.
Michael M. Gibson,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. E9-13574 Filed 6-9-09; 8:45 am]
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