Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, 34776-34777 [2010-14751]
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James P. Dwyer,
Chief, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division
of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I.
no further consultation is required
under Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The NRC staff has prepared this EA in
support of the proposed action. On the
basis of this EA, the NRC finds that
there are no significant environmental
impacts from the proposed action, and
that preparation of an environmental
impact statement is not warranted.
Accordingly, the NRC has determined
that a Finding of No Significant Impact
is appropriate.
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IV. Further Information
Documents related to this action,
including the application for license
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
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS), which provides text
and image files of NRC’s public
documents. The documents related to
this action are listed below, along with
their ADAMS accession numbers.
1. Letter dated December 30, 2009,
with the ‘‘Final Radiological Status
Survey Report’’ dated December 2009
[ML100040232];
2. Letter dated May 13, 2009
[ML091350560];
3. NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated
NMSS Decommissioning Guidance’’;
4. Title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E,
‘‘Radiological Criteria for License
Termination’’;
5. Title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 51, ‘‘Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic
Licensing and Related Regulatory
Functions;’’ and
6. NUREG–1496, ‘‘Generic
Environmental Impact Statement in
Support of Rulemaking on Radiological
Criteria for License Termination of NRCLicensed Nuclear Facilities.’’
If you do not have access to ADAMS,
or if there are problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, contact
the NRC 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, O 1 F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR
reproduction contractor will copy
documents for a fee.
Dated at Region I this 10th day of June
2010.
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[Docket Nos. 50–250 and 50–251; NRC–
2010–0212]
Florida Power & Light Company;
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Plant,
Units 3 and 4; Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption from Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) Part 26, Section 26.9, for Facility
Operating License Nos. DPR–31 and
DPR–41, issued to Florida Power &
Light Company (the licensee), for
operation of the Turkey Point Nuclear
Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4, located
in Florida City, Florida. Therefore, as
required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC
performed an environmental
assessment. Based on the results of the
environmental assessment, the NRC is
issuing a finding of no significant
impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action:
The proposed action would consider
approval of an exemption for Turkey
Point, Units 3 and 4, from certain
requirements of 10 CFR part 26, ‘‘Fitness
for Duty Rule.’’ Specifically, the licensee
requests approval of an exemption from
the requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c),
‘‘Work hours scheduling,’’ and (d),
‘‘Work hour controls.’’
The licensee states that during severe
weather conditions, for example,
tropical storms or hurricane force
winds, adherence to all work hour
controls requirements could impede the
licensee’s ability to use whatever staff
resources may be necessary to prepare
the site for a pending severe weather
event and ensure that the plant reaches
and maintains a safe and secure status.
The exemption would only apply to
severe weather conditions where
tropical storm or hurricane force winds
are predicted onsite requiring severe
weather preparations and activation and
sequestering of the Turkey Point storm
crew.
The proposed exemption will allow
the licensee not to meet the
requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c) and
(d), from the time severe weather site
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preparation begins until exit conditions
are satisfied. The exemption would only
apply to individuals on the storm crew
who perform duties identified in 10 CFR
26.4(a)(1) through (a)(5). When storm
crew sequestering exit conditions are
met, full compliance with 10 CFR
26.205(c) and (d) will be required.
The proposed action does not involve
any physical changes to the reactor,
fuel, plant, structures, support
structures, water, or land at the Turkey
Point Units 3 and 4, site.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
October 13, 2009.
The Need for the Proposed Action:
Proposed action is needed because the
licensee is unable to meet the
requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c) and
(d) during declarations of severe
weather conditions that could result due
to prevailing tropical storm or hurricane
force winds impacting the facility.
Compliance with work hour control
requirements could impede the
licensee’s ability to use whatever staff
resources may be necessary to respond
to a plant emergency and ensure that the
plant reaches and maintains a safe and
secure status.
Environmental Impacts of the
Proposed Action:
The NRC staff has completed its
environmental assessment of the
proposed exemption. The NRC staff has
concluded that the proposed exemption
from the implementation of the
requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c) and
(d) during declaration of severe weather
conditions, would not significantly
affect plant safety and would not have
a significant adverse affect on the
probability of occurrence of an accident.
The proposed action would not result
in any increased radiological hazards
beyond those previously evaluated by
the NRC staff in the Safety Evaluation
Report, dated March 15, 1972, related to
operation of Turkey Point, Units 3 and
4. No changes are being made in the
types of effluents that may be released
offsite. There is no significant increase
in the amount of any effluent released
offsite. There is no significant increase
in occupational or public radiation
exposure. Therefore, there are no
significant radiological environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
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 or the
plant, or to threatened, endangered, or
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protected species under the Endangered
Species Act, or impacts to essential fish
habitat covered by the MagnusonStevens 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
noticeable effect on socioeconomic
conditions in the region. Therefore, no
changes or different types of nonradiological environmental impacts are
expected as a result of the proposed
action. Accordingly, the NRC concludes
that there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action.
The licensee currently maintains a
Hurricane Plan that provides directions
for activation of the storm crew. The
storm crew is activated upon the
direction of the Emergency Coordinator,
typically the site Plant General Manager
or designee. This individual is qualified
as an Emergency Coordinator during a
declared emergency. The Plan provides
specific entry conditions for the start of
the emergency and specific conditions
that will terminate the emergency. The
licensee states that the impact on
personnel manning for implementation
of the site hurricane staffing and severe
weather preparations is similar to
entering the Emergency Plan. Although
the proposed exemption would allow
the licensee not to meet work hour
controls during storm crew activation,
sufficient numbers of management and
supervision will be available during
storm crew manning and activation to
ensure that public health and safety is
adequately protected.
The details of the 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 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 were denied, the
licensee would have to comply with the
fatigue rules in 10 CFR 26.205(c) and
(d). This would cause unnecessary
burden on the licensee, without a
significant benefit in environmental
impacts. 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 for the Turkey Point Units 3
and 4, Docket Nos. 50–250 and 50–251,
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issued in 1972 and Generic
Environmental Impact Statement for
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants
Regarding Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4,
Final Report (NUREG–1437,
Supplement 5), issued January 31, 2002.
Agencies and Persons Consulted:
In accordance with its stated policy,
on May 13, 2010, the staff consulted
with the Florida State official, William
A Passetti of the Bureau of Radiation
Control, regarding the environmental
impact of the proposed action. The State
official had no comments.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of hearing and
opportunity to petition for leave to
intervene.
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.
Further Information
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s letter
dated October 13, 2009 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML092950342).
Documents may be examined, and/or
copied for a fee, at the NRC’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 will be accessible electronically
from the Agencywide Documents
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 9th day
of June 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jason C. Paige,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II–
2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Florida Power & Light Company,
Combined License Application for the
Turkey Point Units 6 & 7, Notice of
Hearing, Opportunity To Petition for
Leave To Intervene and Associated
Order Imposing Procedures for Access
to Sensitive Unclassified NonSafeguards Information and
Safeguards Information for Contention
Preparation
DATES: Petitions for leave to intervene
must be filed by August 17, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Manny Comar, Project Manager, AP1000
Projects Branch 1, Division of New
Reactor Licensing, Office of New
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001. Telephone: (301) 415–3863;
e-mail: Manny.Comar@nrc.gov.
NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR):
The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available
documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1
F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or
received at the NRC are available
electronically at the NRC’s Electronic
Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. From this page,
the public can gain entry into ADAMS,
which provides text and image files of
NRC’s public documents. If you do not
have access to ADAMS or if there are
problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS, contact the NRC’s
PDR reference staff at 1–800–397–4209,
301–415–4737, or by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The application
letter dated June 30, 2009, is available
electronically under ADAMS Accession
Number ML091830589. The application
is electronically available for public
viewing in ADAMS and can also be
found at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/
new-reactors/col/turkey-point/
documents.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended (the Act), and the
regulations in Title 10 of the Code of
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251; NRC-2010-0212]
Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating
Plant, Units 3 and 4; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 26, Section 26.9, for Facility Operating
License Nos. DPR-31 and DPR-41, issued to Florida Power & Light Company
(the licensee), for operation of the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating
Plant, Units 3 and 4, located in Florida City, Florida. Therefore, as
required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC performed an environmental
assessment. Based on the results of the environmental assessment, the
NRC is issuing a finding of no significant impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action:
The proposed action would consider approval of an exemption for
Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4, from certain requirements of 10 CFR part
26, ``Fitness for Duty Rule.'' Specifically, the licensee requests
approval of an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c),
``Work hours scheduling,'' and (d), ``Work hour controls.''
The licensee states that during severe weather conditions, for
example, tropical storms or hurricane force winds, adherence to all
work hour controls requirements could impede the licensee's ability to
use whatever staff resources may be necessary to prepare the site for a
pending severe weather event and ensure that the plant reaches and
maintains a safe and secure status.
The exemption would only apply to severe weather conditions where
tropical storm or hurricane force winds are predicted onsite requiring
severe weather preparations and activation and sequestering of the
Turkey Point storm crew.
The proposed exemption will allow the licensee not to meet the
requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c) and (d), from the time severe weather
site preparation begins until exit conditions are satisfied. The
exemption would only apply to individuals on the storm crew who perform
duties identified in 10 CFR 26.4(a)(1) through (a)(5). When storm crew
sequestering exit conditions are met, full compliance with 10 CFR
26.205(c) and (d) will be required.
The proposed action does not involve any physical changes to the
reactor, fuel, plant, structures, support structures, water, or land at
the Turkey Point Units 3 and 4, site.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated October 13, 2009.
The Need for the Proposed Action:
Proposed action is needed because the licensee is unable to meet
the requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c) and (d) during declarations of
severe weather conditions that could result due to prevailing tropical
storm or hurricane force winds impacting the facility.
Compliance with work hour control requirements could impede the
licensee's ability to use whatever staff resources may be necessary to
respond to a plant emergency and ensure that the plant reaches and
maintains a safe and secure status.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action:
The NRC staff has completed its environmental assessment of the
proposed exemption. The NRC staff has concluded that the proposed
exemption from the implementation of the requirements of 10 CFR
26.205(c) and (d) during declaration of severe weather conditions,
would not significantly affect plant safety and would not have a
significant adverse affect on the probability of occurrence of an
accident.
The proposed action would not result in any increased radiological
hazards beyond those previously evaluated by the NRC staff in the
Safety Evaluation Report, dated March 15, 1972, related to operation of
Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4. No changes are being made in the types of
effluents that may be released offsite. There is no significant
increase in the amount of any effluent released offsite. There is no
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure.
Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
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 or the plant, or to threatened,
endangered, or
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protected species under the Endangered Species Act, or impacts to
essential fish habitat covered by the Magnuson-Stevens 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
noticeable effect on socioeconomic conditions in the region. Therefore,
no changes or different types of non-radiological environmental impacts
are expected as a result of the proposed action. Accordingly, the NRC
concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
The licensee currently maintains a Hurricane Plan that provides
directions for activation of the storm crew. The storm crew is
activated upon the direction of the Emergency Coordinator, typically
the site Plant General Manager or designee. This individual is
qualified as an Emergency Coordinator during a declared emergency. The
Plan provides specific entry conditions for the start of the emergency
and specific conditions that will terminate the emergency. The licensee
states that the impact on personnel manning for implementation of the
site hurricane staffing and severe weather preparations is similar to
entering the Emergency Plan. Although the proposed exemption would
allow the licensee not to meet work hour controls during storm crew
activation, sufficient numbers of management and supervision will be
available during storm crew manning and activation to ensure that
public health and safety is adequately protected.
The details of the 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 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 were denied, the licensee
would have to comply with the fatigue rules in 10 CFR 26.205(c) and
(d). This would cause unnecessary burden on the licensee, without a
significant benefit in environmental impacts. 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 for the Turkey
Point Units 3 and 4, Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251, issued in 1972 and
Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear
Plants Regarding Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4, Final Report (NUREG-1437,
Supplement 5), issued January 31, 2002.
Agencies and Persons Consulted:
In accordance with its stated policy, on May 13, 2010, the staff
consulted with the Florida State official, William A Passetti of the
Bureau of Radiation Control, 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.
Further Information
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
licensee's letter dated October 13, 2009 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML092950342). Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at
the NRC'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 will be accessible electronically
from the Agencywide Documents 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 9th day of June 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jason C. Paige,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II-2, Division of Operating
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2010-14751 Filed 6-17-10; 8:45 am]
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