NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Notice of Issuance of Renewed Facility, Operating License No. DPR-49 for an Additional 20-Year Period, 82091-82092 [2010-32830]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 29, 2010 / Notices Dated: December 22, 2010. lllllllllllllllllllll T. Charles Cooper, Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation. [FR Doc. 2010–32725 Filed 12–28–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9211–03–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2010–0318] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and solicitation of public comment. AGENCY: The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 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[FR Doc. 2010–32825 Filed 12–28–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–331; NRC–2008–0618] NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Notice of Issuance of Renewed Facility, Operating License No. DPR–49 for an Additional 20-Year Period Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) has issued renewed facility operating license No. DPR–49 to NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (licensee), the operator of the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). Renewed facility operating license No. DPR–49 authorizes operation of DAEC by the licensee at reactor core power levels not in excess of 1912 megawatts thermal in accordance with the provisions of the DAEC renewed license and its technical specifications. The notice also serves as the record of decision for the renewal of facility E:\FR\FM\29DEN1.SGM 29DEN1 srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES 82092 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 29, 2010 / Notices operating license No. DPR–49, consistent with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 51.103 (10 CFR 51.103). As discussed in the final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for DAEC, dated October 2010, the Commission has considered a range of reasonable alternatives that included generation from coal fired generation, natural gas combined-cycle generation, combined alternative, and the no-action alternative. The factors considered in the record of decision can be found in the supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for DAEC. DAEC is a boiling-water reactor located in Palo, Iowa. The application for the renewed license complied with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission’s regulations. As required by the Act and the Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR chapter 1, the Commission has made appropriate findings, which are set forth in the license. Prior public notice of the action involving the proposed issuance of the renewed license and of an opportunity for a hearing regarding the proposed issuance of the renewed license was published in the Federal Register on February 17, 2009 (73 FR 67895). For further details with respect to this action, see: (1) FPL Duane Arnold, LLC’s license renewal application for Duane Arnold Energy Center dated September 30, 2008, as supplemented by letters dated through August 18, 2010; (2) the Commission’s safety evaluation report (NUREG–1955), published in November 2010; (3) the licensee’s updated safety analysis report; and (4) the Commission’s final environmental impact statement (NUREG–1437, Supplement 42), for the Duane Arnold Energy Center, published in October 2010. These documents are available at the NRC’s Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, and can be viewed from the NRC Public Electronic Reading Room at https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Copies of renewed facility operating license No. DPR–49, may be obtained by writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, Attention: Director, Division of License Renewal. Copies of the Duane Arnold Energy Center safety evaluation report (NUREG–1955) and the final environmental impact statement (NUREG–1437, Supplement 42) may be purchased from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, Virginia 22161 (https://www.ntis.gov), 703–605–6000, or VerDate Mar<15>2010 02:10 Dec 29, 2010 Jkt 223001 Attention: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250–7954 (https:// www.gpoaccess.gov), 202–512–1800. All orders should clearly identify the NRC publication number and the requestor’s Government Printing Office deposit account number or VISA or MasterCard number and expiration date. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of December, 2010. For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Brian E. Holian, Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. 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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-331; NRC-2008-0618]


NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; 
Notice of Issuance of Renewed Facility, Operating License No. DPR-49 
for an Additional 20-Year Period

    Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC, the Commission) has issued renewed facility operating license No. 
DPR-49 to NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (licensee), the operator of 
the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). Renewed facility operating 
license No. DPR-49 authorizes operation of DAEC by the licensee at 
reactor core power levels not in excess of 1912 megawatts thermal in 
accordance with the provisions of the DAEC renewed license and its 
technical specifications.
    The notice also serves as the record of decision for the renewal of 
facility

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operating license No. DPR-49, consistent with Title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations Section 51.103 (10 CFR 51.103). As discussed in the 
final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for DAEC, 
dated October 2010, the Commission has considered a range of reasonable 
alternatives that included generation from coal fired generation, 
natural gas combined-cycle generation, combined alternative, and the 
no-action alternative. The factors considered in the record of decision 
can be found in the supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) 
for DAEC.
    DAEC is a boiling-water reactor located in Palo, Iowa. The 
application for the renewed license complied with the standards and 
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), 
and the Commission's regulations. As required by the Act and the 
Commission's regulations in 10 CFR chapter 1, the Commission has made 
appropriate findings, which are set forth in the license. Prior public 
notice of the action involving the proposed issuance of the renewed 
license and of an opportunity for a hearing regarding the proposed 
issuance of the renewed license was published in the Federal Register 
on February 17, 2009 (73 FR 67895).
    For further details with respect to this action, see: (1) FPL Duane 
Arnold, LLC's license renewal application for Duane Arnold Energy 
Center dated September 30, 2008, as supplemented by letters dated 
through August 18, 2010; (2) the Commission's safety evaluation report 
(NUREG-1955), published in November 2010; (3) the licensee's updated 
safety analysis report; and (4) the Commission's final environmental 
impact statement (NUREG-1437, Supplement 42), for the Duane Arnold 
Energy Center, published in October 2010. These documents are available 
at the NRC's Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, and can be viewed from the 
NRC Public Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
    Copies of renewed facility operating license No. DPR-49, may be 
obtained by writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Director, Division of License 
Renewal. Copies of the Duane Arnold Energy Center safety evaluation 
report (NUREG-1955) and the final environmental impact statement 
(NUREG-1437, Supplement 42) may be purchased from the National 
Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Springfield, Virginia 22161 (https://www.ntis.gov), 703-605-6000, or 
Attention: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing 
Office, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 (https://www.gpoaccess.gov), 202-512-1800. All orders should clearly identify 
the NRC publication number and the requestor's Government Printing 
Office deposit account number or VISA or MasterCard number and 
expiration date.


    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of December, 2010.

    For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brian E. Holian,
Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2010-32830 Filed 12-28-10; 8:45 am]
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