Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, 14634-14635 [2010-6719]
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passed through to subrecipients and
funds received as a subrecipient, and on
R&D expenditures by field from specific
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the survey include R&D expenditures
funded from foreign sources, R&D
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interdisciplinary R&D expenditures, and
R&D expenditures by type of funding
mechanism (contracts vs. grants) and
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Dated: March 23, 2010.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.;
Millstone Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2,
and 3; Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an Exemption, pursuant to
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Section 73.5,
‘‘Specific exemptions,’’ from the
implementation date for certain new
requirements of 10 CFR Part 73,
‘‘Physical protection of plants and
materials,’’ for Facility Operating
License Nos. DPR–21, DPR–65, and
NPF–49, issued to Dominion Nuclear
Connecticut, Inc. (DNC or the licensee)
for operation of Millstone Power
Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 (MPS1,
MPS2, and MPS3, respectively), located
in New London County, Connecticut. In
accordance with 10 CFR 51.21, 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
MPS1, MPS2, and MPS3 from the
required implementation date of March
31, 2010, for several new requirements
of 10 CFR part 73. Specifically, MPS1,
MPS2, and MPS3 would be granted an
exemption from being in full
compliance with certain new
requirements contained in 10 CFR 73.55
by the March 31, 2010, deadline. DNC
has proposed an alternate full
compliance implementation date of
September 30, 2010, approximately 6
months beyond the date required by 10
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CFR part 73, for certain alarm station
requirements. DNC has also proposed an
alternate full compliance date of August
31, 2010, 5 months beyond the date
required by 10 CFR part 73, for certain
uninterruptible power supply
requirements. 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 MPS1,
MPS2, and MPS3 site.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
January 12, 2010 (Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) Accession No.
ML100131116), as supplemented by
letter dated January 12, 2010 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML100131115).
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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 combined MPS1, MPS2, and MPS3
security system due to the procurement
needs and installation activities.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its
environmental assessment of the
proposed exemption. The NRC 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 as discussed
in a Federal Register notice dated
March 27, 2009 (74 FR 13926). There
will be no change to radioactive
effluents that affect 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
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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 (74 FR 13926).
The NRC 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, if granted.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the NRC staff considered denial
of the proposed action (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 (FES) for MPS1, dated June
1973, or the FES for MPS2, dated June
1973, as supplemented through the
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants: Millstone Power Station,
Units 2 and 3—Final Report (NUREG–
1437, Supplement 22),’’ or the FES for
MPS3, NUREG–1064, dated December
1984, as supplemented through the
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants: Millstone Power Station,
Units 2 and 3—Final Report (NUREG–
1437, Supplement 22).’’
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on February 18, 2010, the NRC staff
consulted with the Connecticut State
official, Mr. Michael Firsick of the
Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed
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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 letter
dated January 12, 2010, as
supplemented by letter dated January
12, 2010. Portions of the submittal
contain 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 19th day
of March, 2010.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carleen J. Sanders,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I–
2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Company, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power
Station; Environmental Assessment
and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an Exemption, pursuant to
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Section 73.5,
‘‘Specific exemptions,’’ from the
implementation date for certain new
requirements of 10 CFR part 73,
‘‘Physical protection of plants and
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-245, 50-336, and 50-423; NRC-2010-0128]
Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit
Nos. 1, 2, and 3; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an Exemption, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Section 73.5, ``Specific exemptions,'' from the
implementation date for certain new requirements of 10 CFR Part 73,
``Physical protection of plants and materials,'' for Facility Operating
License Nos. DPR-21, DPR-65, and NPF-49, issued to Dominion Nuclear
Connecticut, Inc. (DNC or the licensee) for operation of Millstone
Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 (MPS1, MPS2, and MPS3,
respectively), located in New London County, Connecticut. In accordance
with 10 CFR 51.21, 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 MPS1, MPS2, and MPS3 from the
required implementation date of March 31, 2010, for several new
requirements of 10 CFR part 73. Specifically, MPS1, MPS2, and MPS3
would be granted an exemption from being in full compliance with
certain new requirements contained in 10 CFR 73.55 by the March 31,
2010, deadline. DNC has proposed an alternate full compliance
implementation date of September 30, 2010, approximately 6 months
beyond the date required by 10
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CFR part 73, for certain alarm station requirements. DNC has also
proposed an alternate full compliance date of August 31, 2010, 5 months
beyond the date required by 10 CFR part 73, for certain uninterruptible
power supply requirements. 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 MPS1,
MPS2, and MPS3 site.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated January 12, 2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML100131116), as supplemented
by letter dated January 12, 2010 (ADAMS Accession No. ML100131115).
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 combined MPS1,
MPS2, and MPS3 security system due to the procurement needs and
installation activities.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its environmental assessment of the proposed
exemption. The NRC 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 as discussed in a Federal
Register notice dated March 27, 2009 (74 FR 13926). There will be no
change to radioactive effluents that affect 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 (74 FR 13926).
The NRC 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, if granted.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered
denial of the proposed action (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 (FES) for MPS1,
dated June 1973, or the FES for MPS2, dated June 1973, as supplemented
through the ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License
Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3--
Final Report (NUREG-1437, Supplement 22),'' or the FES for MPS3, NUREG-
1064, dated December 1984, as supplemented through the ``Generic
Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants:
Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3--Final Report (NUREG-1437,
Supplement 22).''
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy, on February 18, 2010, the NRC
staff consulted with the Connecticut State official, Mr. Michael
Firsick of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
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 letter dated January 12, 2010, as supplemented by letter
dated January 12, 2010. Portions of the submittal contain 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 19th day of March, 2010.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carleen J. Sanders,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I-2, Division of Operating
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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