Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Approval of the License Termination Plan for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 Reactor Facility, San Onofre, CA, 62605-62606 [E9-28509]

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James C. Shepherd, Project Engineer, Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Telephone: (301) 415–6712; fax number: (301) 415– 5398; e-mail: james.shepherd@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuing an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR–13, issued to Southern California Edison (SCE or licensee), that would authorize SCE to remove the off-shore portion of the Circulating Water System (CWS) from its NRC license. SCE has isolated this portion of the system from the plant and will abandon it in place. SCE requested this action in its application dated December 19, 2007, in response to which the NRC staff has prepared a safety evaluation report (SER). The NRC staff has also prepared an environmental assessment (EA) to determine the environmental effects from the proposed action. Based on the EA, the NRC has concluded that a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) is appropriate with respect to the proposed action. The amendment will be issued to the licensee following publication of this FONSI and EA summary in the Federal Register. II. EA Summary The purpose of the proposed action is to amend the NRC license to remove the off-shore portion of the CWS from the license for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1. NRC verified that the licensee conducted sampling of the CWS and surrounding area, and performed dose analyses that demonstrate that the calculated dose to a member of the public is below the E:\FR\FM\30NON1.SGM 30NON1 62606 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 228 / Monday, November 30, 2009 / Notices NRC limit of 25 millirem per year for areas released for unrestricted use, as defined in 10 CFR 20.1402. Specifically, SCE conducted characterization surveys of the areas to be released, during which it identified low concentrations of radioactive cesium, cobalt, and sodium in the sediments of the SONGS–1 CWS. These concentrations result in a calculated dose to the public of less than 1 millirem per year (mrem/yr), which is well below the NRC unrestricted use limit of 25 mrem/yr. The staff has prepared this EA in support of the proposed license amendment. The NRC has examined the licensee’s proposed amendment request and concluded that there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with this action, and it will not result in significant nonradiological environmental impacts. III. Finding of No Significant Impact On the basis of the EA, NRC has concluded that there are no significant environmental impacts from the proposed amendment, and that preparation of an environmental impact statement is not warranted. WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES IV. Further Information Documents related to this action, including the application for amendment and supporting documentation, are available electronically at the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, you can access the NRC’s Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC’s public documents. The ADAMS accession numbers for the documents related to this notice are: (1) The licensee’s application, dated December 19, 2007, ML080580468, (2) the EA, ML093010071, and (3) the SER, ML092670125. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public computers located at the NRC’s PDR, OF–21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee. Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 20th day of November 2009. VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:58 Nov 27, 2009 Jkt 220001 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Keith I. McConnell, Deputy Director, Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs. [FR Doc. E9–28509 Filed 11–27–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2009–0495; Docket No. 50–005] Penn State Breazeale Reactor; Notice of Issuance of Renewed Facility Operating License No. R–2 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued renewed Facility Operating License No. R–2, held by the Pennsylvania State University (the licensee), which authorizes continued operation of the Penn State Breazeale Reactor (PSBR), located in University Park, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The PSBR is a pool-type, light-water-moderated-and-cooled research reactor licensed to operate at a steady-state power level of 1 megawatt thermal power and pulse mode operation with a peak pulse power of approximately 2,000 megawatts. Renewed Facility Operating License No. R–2 will expire at midnight 20 years from its date of issuance. The renewed license complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission’s rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission’s regulations in Title 10, Chapter 1, ‘‘Nuclear Regulatory Commission,’’ of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), and sets forth those findings in the renewed license. The agency afforded an opportunity for hearing in the Notice of Opportunity for Hearing published in the Federal Register on June 8, 2009, at 74 FR 27188. The NRC received no request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene following the notice. The NRC staff prepared a safety evaluation report for the renewal of Facility License No. R–2 and concluded, based on that evaluation, that the licensee can continue to operate the facility without endangering the health and safety of the public. The NRC staff also prepared an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for license renewal, noticed in the Federal Register on November 12, 2009, at 74 FR 58319, as PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 corrected on November 20, 2009, at 74 FR 60301, and concluded that renewal of the license will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. For details with respect to the application for renewal, see the licensee’s letter dated December 6, 2005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML091250487), as supplemented on October 31, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML092650603), and April 2 (ADAMS Accession No. ML093030395), June 11 (ADAMS Accession No. ML092030312), September 1 (ADAMS Accession No. ML092580215), and October 21, 2009 (ADAMS Accession No. ML092990409). 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 Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/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. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of November, 2009. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Kathryn M. Brock, Chief, Research and Test Reactors Branch A, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E9–28511 Filed 11–27–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2009–0520] Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comment on Blending of Low-Level Radioactive Waste AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and a Request for Comment on Issues Related to Blending of Low-Level Radioactive Waste. SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to conduct a public meeting on January 14, 2010, in Rockville, MD, to solicit input on issues associated with blending of low-level radioactive waste (LLRW). Since the closure of the LLRW disposal facility at E:\FR\FM\30NON1.SGM 30NON1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 050-206; NRC-2009-0519]


Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of 
No Significant Impact Approval of the License Termination Plan for the 
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 Reactor Facility, San 
Onofre, CA

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James C. Shepherd, Project Engineer, 
Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate, Division of 
Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Federal and 
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Telephone: (301) 415-
6712; fax number: (301) 415-5398; e-mail: james.shepherd@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuing 
an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-13, issued to 
Southern California Edison (SCE or licensee), that would authorize SCE 
to remove the off-shore portion of the Circulating Water System (CWS) 
from its NRC license. SCE has isolated this portion of the system from 
the plant and will abandon it in place. SCE requested this action in 
its application dated December 19, 2007, in response to which the NRC 
staff has prepared a safety evaluation report (SER).
    The NRC staff has also prepared an environmental assessment (EA) to 
determine the environmental effects from the proposed action. Based on 
the EA, the NRC has concluded that a finding of no significant impact 
(FONSI) is appropriate with respect to the proposed action. The 
amendment will be issued to the licensee following publication of this 
FONSI and EA summary in the Federal Register.

II. EA Summary

    The purpose of the proposed action is to amend the NRC license to 
remove the off-shore portion of the CWS from the license for San Onofre 
Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1. NRC verified that the licensee 
conducted sampling of the CWS and surrounding area, and performed dose 
analyses that demonstrate that the calculated dose to a member of the 
public is below the

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NRC limit of 25 millirem per year for areas released for unrestricted 
use, as defined in 10 CFR 20.1402. Specifically, SCE conducted 
characterization surveys of the areas to be released, during which it 
identified low concentrations of radioactive cesium, cobalt, and sodium 
in the sediments of the SONGS-1 CWS. These concentrations result in a 
calculated dose to the public of less than 1 millirem per year (mrem/
yr), which is well below the NRC unrestricted use limit of 25 mrem/yr.
    The staff has prepared this EA in support of the proposed license 
amendment. The NRC has examined the licensee's proposed amendment 
request and concluded that there are no significant radiological 
environmental impacts associated with this action, and it will not 
result in significant non-radiological environmental impacts.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    On the basis of the EA, NRC has concluded that there are no 
significant environmental impacts from the proposed amendment, and that 
preparation of an environmental impact statement is not warranted.

IV. Further Information

    Documents related to this action, including the application for 
amendment and supporting documentation, are available electronically at 
the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, you can access the NRC's Agencywide 
Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and 
image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS accession numbers for 
the documents related to this notice are: (1) The licensee's 
application, dated December 19, 2007, ML080580468, (2) the EA, 
ML093010071, and (3) the SER, ML092670125. If you do not have access to 
ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in 
ADAMS, contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
    These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public 
computers located at the NRC's PDR, OF-21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor 
will copy documents for a fee.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 20th day of November 2009.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Keith I. McConnell,
Deputy Director, Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing 
Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-28509 Filed 11-27-09; 8:45 am]
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