Virginia Electric and Power Company; North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, 4591-4592 [2010-1753]
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[Docket Nos. 50–338 and 50–339; NRC–
2010–0026]
The Need for the Proposed Action
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption, pursuant to
Section 73.5, ‘‘Specific exemptions,’’ of
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) part 73, ‘‘Physical
protection of plants and materials,’’ from
the implementation date for certain
requirements of 10 CFR part 73 for
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–4
and NPF–7, issued to Virginia Electric
and Power Company, (the licensee), for
operation of the North Anna Power
Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (NAPS). In
accordance with 10 CFR 51.21, ‘‘Criteria
for and identification of licensing and
regulatory actions requiring
environmental assessments,’’ the NRC
prepared an environmental assessment
documenting its finding. The NRC
concluded that the proposed actions
will have no significant environmental
impact.
Identification of the Proposed Action
Open Session: 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.,
Room 1235
[FR Doc. 2010–1827 Filed 1–26–10; 4:15 pm]
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
November 23, 2009.
Environmental Assessment
Plenary Open
Ann Ferrante,
Technical Writer/Editor.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company;
North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1
and 2; Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
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The proposed action would exempt
the NAPS from the required
implementation date of March 31, 2010,
for several new requirements of 10 CFR
part 73. Specifically, NAPS would be
granted an exemption from being in full
compliance with certain new
requirements contained in Section
73.55, ‘‘Requirements for physical
protection of licensed activities in
nuclear power reactors against
radiological sabotage,’’ of 10 CFR part 73
by the March 31, 2010, deadline, Power
Reactor Security Requirements, 74 FR
13926, 13935 (March 27, 2009). Instead,
the licensee has proposed an alternate
full compliance implementation date of
August 31, 2010, approximately five
months beyond the date required by 10
CFR part 73. The proposed action, an
extension of the schedule for
completion of certain actions required
by the revised 10 CFR part 73, does not
involve any physical changes to the
reactor, fuel, plant structures, support
structures, water, or land at the NAPS
site that were not previously considered
in the environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact made by
the Commission in promulgating its
revision to 10 CFR part 73, 74 FR 13967.
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The proposed action is needed to
provide the licensee with additional
time to perform the required upgrades to
the NAPS security system due to
resource and logistical impacts of
vendor availability.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its
environmental assessment of the
proposed exemption. The staff has
concluded that the proposed action to
extend the implementation deadline
would not significantly affect plant
safety and would not have a significant
adverse effect on the probability of an
accident occurring.
The proposed action would not result
in an increased radiological hazard
beyond those previously analyzed in the
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact made by the
Commission in promulgating its
revisions to 10 CFR part 73, 74 FR
13967. There will be no change to
radioactive effluents that effect radiation
exposures to plant workers and
members of the public. Therefore, no
changes or different types of
radiological impacts are expected as a
result of the proposed exemption.
The proposed action does not result
in changes to land use or water use, or
result in changes to the quality or
quantity of non-radiological effluents.
No changes to the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System permit
are needed. No effects on the aquatic or
terrestrial habitat in the vicinity of the
plant, or to threatened, endangered, or
protected species under the Endangered
Species Act, or impacts to essential fish
habitat covered by the MagnusonSteven’s Act are expected. There are no
impacts to the air or ambient air quality.
There are no impacts to historical and
cultural resources. There would be no
impact to socioeconomic resources.
Therefore, no changes to or different
types of non-radiological environmental
impacts are expected as a result of the
proposed exemption.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action. In addition, in promulgating its
revisions to 10 CFR part 73, the
Commission prepared an environmental
assessment and published a finding of
no significant impact [Part 73, Power
Reactor Security Requirements, 74 FR
13926, 13967 (March 27, 2009)].
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The NRC staff’s safety evaluation will
be provided in the exemption, if
granted, that will be issued as part of the
letter to the licensee approving the
exemption to the regulation.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
actions, the NRC staff considered denial
of the proposed actions (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). Denial of the
exemption request would result in no
change in current environmental
impacts. If the proposed action was
denied, the licensee would have to
comply with the March 31, 2010,
implementation deadline. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
exemption and the ‘‘no action’’
alternative are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
considered in the Final Environmental
Statement Related to the Continuation
of Construction and the Operation of
Units 1 and 2 and the Construction of
Units 3 and 4, North Anna Power
Station, dated April 1973, as
supplemented through the Generic
Environmental Impact Statement for
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants:
Supplement 7 Regarding North Anna
Power Station, Units 1 and 2—Final
Report (NUREG–1437, Supplement 7),
dated November 2002.
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Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on December 30, 2009, the NRC staff
consulted with the Virginia State
official, Mr. Les Foldesi, Division of
Radiological Health of the Virginia
Department of Health, 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
letters dated November 23, 2009.
Portions of the November 23, 2009,
submittal contain proprietary and
safeguards information and,
accordingly, are not available to the
public. Other parts of these documents
may be examined, and/or copied for a
fee, at the NRC’s Public Document
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Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, Room O–1 F21, 11555 Rockville
Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland
20852. Publicly available records will be
accessible electronically from the
Agencywide Document 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.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this January
21, 2010.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
V. Sreenivas,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II–
1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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XIX of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(Pub. L. 111–84, October 28, 2009)
extends coverage of the locality pay
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[Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339; NRC-2010-0026]
Virginia Electric and Power Company; North Anna Power Station,
Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption, pursuant to Section 73.5, ``Specific
exemptions,'' of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
part 73, ``Physical protection of plants and materials,'' from the
implementation date for certain requirements of 10 CFR part 73 for
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-4 and NPF-7, issued to Virginia
Electric and Power Company, (the licensee), for operation of the North
Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (NAPS). In accordance with 10 CFR
51.21, ``Criteria for and identification of licensing and regulatory
actions requiring environmental assessments,'' the NRC prepared an
environmental assessment documenting its finding. The NRC concluded
that the proposed actions will have no significant environmental
impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would exempt the NAPS from the required
implementation date of March 31, 2010, for several new requirements of
10 CFR part 73. Specifically, NAPS would be granted an exemption from
being in full compliance with certain new requirements contained in
Section 73.55, ``Requirements for physical protection of licensed
activities in nuclear power reactors against radiological sabotage,''
of 10 CFR part 73 by the March 31, 2010, deadline, Power Reactor
Security Requirements, 74 FR 13926, 13935 (March 27, 2009). Instead,
the licensee has proposed an alternate full compliance implementation
date of August 31, 2010, approximately five months beyond the date
required by 10 CFR part 73. The proposed action, an extension of the
schedule for completion of certain actions required by the revised 10
CFR part 73, does not involve any physical changes to the reactor,
fuel, plant structures, support structures, water, or land at the NAPS
site that were not previously considered in the environmental
assessment and finding of no significant impact made by the Commission
in promulgating its revision to 10 CFR part 73, 74 FR 13967.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated November 23, 2009.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is needed to provide the licensee with
additional time to perform the required upgrades to the NAPS security
system due to resource and logistical impacts of vendor availability.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its environmental assessment of the proposed
exemption. The staff has concluded that the proposed action to extend
the implementation deadline would not significantly affect plant safety
and would not have a significant adverse effect on the probability of
an accident occurring.
The proposed action would not result in an increased radiological
hazard beyond those previously analyzed in the environmental assessment
and finding of no significant impact made by the Commission in
promulgating its revisions to 10 CFR part 73, 74 FR 13967. There will
be no change to radioactive effluents that effect radiation exposures
to plant workers and members of the public. Therefore, no changes or
different types of radiological impacts are expected as a result of the
proposed exemption.
The proposed action does not result in changes to land use or water
use, or result in changes to the quality or quantity of non-
radiological effluents. No changes to the National Pollution Discharge
Elimination System permit are needed. No effects on the aquatic or
terrestrial habitat in the vicinity of the plant, or to threatened,
endangered, or protected species under the Endangered Species Act, or
impacts to essential fish habitat covered by the Magnuson-Steven's Act
are expected. There are no impacts to the air or ambient air quality.
There are no impacts to historical and cultural resources. There
would be no impact to socioeconomic resources. Therefore, no changes to
or different types of non-radiological environmental impacts are
expected as a result of the proposed exemption.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. In addition,
in promulgating its revisions to 10 CFR part 73, the Commission
prepared an environmental assessment and published a finding of no
significant impact [Part 73, Power Reactor Security Requirements, 74 FR
13926, 13967 (March 27, 2009)].
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The NRC staff's safety evaluation will be provided in the
exemption, if granted, that will be issued as part of the letter to the
licensee approving the exemption to the regulation.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed actions, the NRC staff considered
denial of the proposed actions (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the exemption request would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. If the proposed action was denied, the licensee
would have to comply with the March 31, 2010, implementation deadline.
The environmental impacts of the proposed exemption and the ``no
action'' alternative are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of any different resources than
those considered in the Final Environmental Statement Related to the
Continuation of Construction and the Operation of Units 1 and 2 and the
Construction of Units 3 and 4, North Anna Power Station, dated April
1973, as supplemented through the Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Supplement 7 Regarding
North Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2--Final Report (NUREG-1437,
Supplement 7), dated November 2002.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy, on December 30, 2009, the NRC
staff consulted with the Virginia State official, Mr. Les Foldesi,
Division of Radiological Health of the Virginia Department of Health,
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 letters dated November 23, 2009. Portions of the November
23, 2009, submittal contain proprietary and safeguards information and,
accordingly, are not available to the public. Other parts of these
documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Room O-1 F21,
11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. Publicly
available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide
Document 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.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this January 21, 2010.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
V. Sreenivas,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II-1, Division of Operating
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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