Entergy Operations, Inc., Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, 5408-5410 [2011-2034]
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document the status of the individual’s
teeth and gums and to document when
the individual was examined. It will
also be used by the contractor’s
reviewing dentist to document whether
or not the individual is dentally cleared
to deploy to the Polar regions.
5. Medical Waivers: Any individual
who is determined to be not physically
qualified for polar deployment may
request an administrative waiver of the
medical screening criteria. This
information includes signing a Request
for Waiver that is notarized or otherwise
legally acceptable in accordance with
penalty of perjury statutes, and
obtaining an Employer Statement of
Support. Individuals on a case-by-case
basis may also be asked to submit
additional medical documentation and a
letter from the individual’s physician(s)
regarding the individual’s medical
condition and his or her suitability for
Antarctic deployment.
6. Other information requested: In
addition to the numbered forms and
other information mentioned above, the
USAP medical screening package
includes the following:
• The Medical Risks for NSF–
Sponsored Personnel Traveling to
Antarctica or Greenland.
• The NSF Privacy Notice.
• The NSF Medical Screening for
Blood-borne Pathogens/Consent for HIV
Testing.
• The NSF Authorization for
Treatment of Field-Team Member/
Participant Under the Age of 18 Years.
This form will only be sent to the
individuals who are under 18 years of
age.
• The Dear Doctor and Dear Dentist
letters, which provide specific
laboratory and x-ray requirements, as
well as other instructions.
• The influenza vaccination
requirement letter.
7. There are two other, non-medical
forms included in the mailing:
• The Personal Information Form—
NSF Form Number 1424 includes a
Privacy Act Notice. This form is used to
collect information on current address
and contact numbers, date and place of
birth, nationality, citizenship,
emergency point of contact information,
travel dates, clothing sizes so that we
may properly outfit those individuals
who deploy, work-site information and
prior deployment history.
• The Participant Notifications—
Important Notice for Participants in the
United States Antarctic or Arctic
Program. These forms provide
information on the laws, of the nations
through which program participants
must transit en route to Antarctica or
Greenland, regarding the transport,
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possession and use of illegal substances
and the possibility of criminal
prosecution if caught, tried and
convicted.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
varies according to the overall health of
the individual, the amount of research
required to complete the forms, the time
it takes to make an appointment, take
the examination and schedule and
complete any follow-up medical, dental
or psychological requirements, the
method used to complete the forms and
the completeness of the forms
submitted. The estimated time is up to
six weeks from the time the individual
receives the forms until he or she is
notified by the contractor of their final
clearance status. An additional period of
up to eight weeks may be required for
the individual who was disqualified to
be notified of the disqualification, to
request and receive the waiver packet,
to obtain employer support and
complete the waiver request, to do any
follow-up testing, to return the waiver
request to the contractor plus any
follow-up information, for the
contractor to get the completed packet
to the National Science Foundation, and
for NSF to make and promulgate a
decision.
Respondents: All individuals
deploying to the Antarctic under the
auspices of the United States Antarctic
Program and certain Arctic areas must
complete these forms. There are
approximately 3,000 submissions per
year, with a small percentage (c.3%)
under the age of 40 who provide annual
submissions but with less information.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Form: Responses range from 2 to
approximately 238 responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 28,728 hours; fewer if the
individual has previously deployed and
saved his or her prior year’s data for
future use.
Frequency of Responses: Physical
qualifications are valid for 12 months.
Individuals must complete the forms
annually or not earlier than six months
prior to their anticipated deployment
date, if they are infrequent travelers.
Depending on individual medical status
some persons may require additional
laboratory results to be current within
two to six-weeks of anticipated
deployment.
Frequency of Responses: Individuals
must complete the forms annually to be
current within 12 months of their
anticipated deployment dates.
Depending on individual medical status
some persons may require additional
laboratory results to be current within
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two to six weeks of anticipated
deployment.
Dated: January 25, 2011.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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Entergy Operations, Inc., Waterford
Steam Electric Station, Unit 3,
Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission)
is considering issuance of an exemption,
pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 26.9,
‘‘Specific exemptions,’’ from paragraphs
(c) and (d) of 10 CFR 26.205, ‘‘Work
hours,’’ for Facility Operating License
No. NPF–38, issued to Entergy
Operations, Inc. (Entergy, the licensee),
for operation of the Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 3 (Waterford 3),
located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.
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 impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would consider
approval of an exemption for Waterford
3, from some of the requirements of 10
CFR part 26, ‘‘Fitness for duty
programs.’’ 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,’’ to allow for
sequestering site personnel prior to and
following the entry and exit conditions
(i.e., emergency declaration) related to
adverse weather conditions caused by a
hurricane.
The licensee states that during
declaration of severe weather
conditions, such as hurricane watches
and warnings or inland hurricane wind
watches and warnings caused by a
hurricane impacting the coast,
adherence to all work hour controls
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.
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Since 10 CFR 26.207(d), ‘‘Plant
emergencies,’’ already provides an
exception for the time period associated
with a declared emergency, the
exemption requested per 10 CFR 26.9
only applies to the applicable time
periods prior to and following the 10
CFR 26.207(d) exception, requiring the
sequestering of Waterford 3 response
personnel and related staff resource
limitations.
The proposed exemption will allow
the licensee not to meet the
requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c) and
(d), from the time the existing entry
conditions for declaring an emergency
condition that hurricane watches and
warnings or inland hurricane wind
watches and warnings caused by a
hurricane impacting the coast
sequestering conditions are met until
severe weather exit conditions are
satisfied. The exemption will only apply
to individuals performing certain types
of duties defined in 10 CFR 26.4(a)(1)
through (a)(5), namely, (1) Operating or
onsite directing of the operation of
structures, systems and components
(SSCs) that a risk-informed evaluation
process has shown to be significant to
public health and safety; (2) performing
health physics or chemistry duties
required as a member of the onsite
emergency response organization
minimum shift complement; (3)
performing the duties of a fire brigade
member who is responsible for
understanding the effects of fire and fire
suppressants on safe shutdown
capability; (4) performing maintenance
or onsite directing of the maintenance of
SSCs that a risk-informed evaluation
process has shown to be significant to
public health and safety; and (5)
performing security duties as an armed
security force officer, alarm station
operator, response team leader, or
watchperson. When crew sequestering
exit conditions are met, full compliance
with 10 CFR 26.205(c) and (d) will be
required.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
May 27, 2010, as supplemented by
letters dated November 3 and 29, 2010,
which are available to the public in the
NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession Nos. ML101520325,
ML103090716, and ML103350158,
respectively.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is needed
because the licensee is unable to meet
the requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c)
and (d) during existing entry and exit
conditions when declarations of severe
weather conditions that could result due
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to prevailing hurricane watches and
warnings or inland hurricane wind
watches and warnings caused by a
hurricane impacting the coast impacting
the facility are made.
Compliance with work hour control
requirements would 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 has completed its evaluation
of the proposed action and concludes
that there are no environmental impacts
associated with the proposed
exemption. The details of the staff’s
safety evaluation will be provided in the
exemption, if approved by the NRC, that
will be issued as part of the letter to the
licensee approving the exemption to the
regulation.
The proposed action will not
significantly increase the probability or
consequences of accidents. 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 of the
plant, or to threatened, endangered, or
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; therefore, the staff
has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
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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 work hour control
requirements 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 ‘‘noaction’’ alternative are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
previously considered by the NRC staff
in the Final Environmental Statement
for Waterford 3, dated September 1981
(NUREG–0779).
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on January 4, 2011, the NRC staff
consulted with the Louisiana State
official, JiYoung Wiley, Department of
Radiological Emergency Preparedness
and Response, regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed
action. The Louisiana State official had
no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the above
environmental assessment which,
pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32(a)(4) is
incorporated into this finding of no
significant impact by reference, 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 May 27, 2010, as supplemented
by letters dated November 3 and 29,
2010. 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 O1–
F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland 20852–2338.
Publicly available records will be
accessible electronically from the
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
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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 21st day
of January 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Nageswaran Kalyanam,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV,
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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STP Nuclear Operating Company;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
Conduct the Scoping Process for
South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2
STP Nuclear Operating Company
(STPNOC) has submitted an application
for renewal of Facility Operating
Licenses NPF–76 and NPF–80 for an
additional 20 years of operation at the
South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and
2. STP is located near Wadsworth, TX.
The current operating license for STP
Unit 1 expires on August 20, 2027, and
Unit 2 expires on December 15, 2028.
The application for renewal, dated
October 25, 2010, was submitted
pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 54,
which included an environmental
report (ER). A separate notice of receipt
and availability of the application was
published in the Federal Register on
December 9, 2010 (75 FRN 76757). A
notice of acceptance for docketing of the
application and opportunity for hearing
regarding renewal of the facility
operating license was also published in
the Federal Register on January 13,
2011 (76 FRN 2426). The purpose of this
notice is to inform the public that the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) will be preparing an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
related to the review of the license
renewal application and to provide the
public an opportunity to participate in
the environmental scoping process, as
defined in 10 CFR 51.29.
As outlined in 36 CFR 800.8,
‘‘Coordination with the National
Environmental Policy Act,’’ the NRC
plans to coordinate compliance with
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) in meeting the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA). Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(c),
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the NRC intends to use its process and
documentation for the preparation of
the EIS on the proposed action to
comply with Section 106 of the NHPA
in lieu of the procedures set forth at 36
CFR 800.3 through 800.6.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c)
and 10 CFR 54.23, STPNOC submitted
the ER as part of the application. The ER
was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR part
51 and is publicly available at the NRC
Public Document Room (PDR), located
at One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, or from the NRC’s Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public
Electronic Reading Room is accessible 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. The ADAMS
Accession Number for the STP ER is
ML103010263. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC’s PDR reference staff by telephone
at 800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737 or by
e-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ER
may also be viewed on the Internet at
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/
licensing/renewal/applications/southtexas-project.html. In addition, paper
copies of the ER are available to the
public for viewing near the site at the
Bay City Public Library, 1100 7th Street,
Bay City, TX 77414.
Public comments and supporting
materials related to this notice can be
found at the Federal Rulemaking Web
site, https://www.regulations.gov, by
searching on Docket ID NRC–2010–
0375.
This notice advises the public that the
NRC intends to gather the information
necessary to prepare a plant-specific
supplement to the NRC’s ‘‘Generic
Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS)
for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,’’
(NUREG–1437) related to the review of
the application for renewal of the STP
operating licenses for an additional 20
years.
Possible alternatives to the proposed
action (license renewal) include no
action and reasonable alternative energy
sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR
51.95 to prepare a supplement to the
GEIS in connection with the renewal of
an operating license. This notice is
being published in accordance with
NEPA and the NRC’s regulations found
at 10 CFR part 51.
The NRC will first conduct a scoping
process for the supplement to the GEIS
and, as soon as practicable thereafter,
will prepare a draft supplement to the
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GEIS for public comment. Participation
in the scoping process by members of
the public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal government agencies is
encouraged. The scoping process for the
supplement to the GEIS will be used to
accomplish the following:
a. Define the proposed action, which
is to be the subject of the supplement to
the GEIS;
b. Determine the scope of the
supplement to the GEIS and identify the
significant issues to be analyzed in
depth;
c. Identify and eliminate from
detailed study those issues that are
peripheral or that are not significant;
d. Identify any environmental
assessments and other EISs that are
being or will be prepared that are
related to, but are not part of, the scope
of the supplement to the GEIS being
considered;
e. Identify other environmental
review and consultation requirements
related to the proposed action;
f. Indicate the relationship between
the timing of the preparation of the
environmental analyses and the
Commission’s tentative planning and
decision-making schedule;
g. Identify any cooperating agencies
and, as appropriate, allocate
assignments for preparation and
schedules for completing the
supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and
any cooperating agencies; and
h. Describe how the supplement to
the GEIS will be prepared and include
any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities
to participate in scoping:
a. The applicant, STPNOC;
b. Any Federal agency that has
jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to any environmental
impact involved or that is authorized to
develop and enforce relevant
environmental standards;
c. Affected State and local
government agencies, including those
authorized to develop and enforce
relevant environmental standards;
d. Any affected Indian tribe;
e. Any person who requests or has
requested an opportunity to participate
in the scoping process; and
f. Any person who has petitioned or
intends to petition for leave to
intervene.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the
scoping process for an EIS may include
a public scoping meeting to help
identify significant issues related to a
proposed activity and to determine the
scope of issues to be addressed in an
EIS. The NRC has decided to hold
public meetings for the STP license
renewal supplement to the GEIS. The
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-382; NRC-2011-0023]
Entergy Operations, Inc., Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit
3, Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is
considering issuance of an exemption, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 26.9, ``Specific exemptions,'' from
paragraphs (c) and (d) of 10 CFR 26.205, ``Work hours,'' for Facility
Operating License No. NPF-38, issued to Entergy Operations, Inc.
(Entergy, the licensee), for operation of the Waterford Steam Electric
Station, Unit 3 (Waterford 3), located in St. Charles Parish,
Louisiana.
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 impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would consider approval of an exemption for
Waterford 3, from some of the requirements of 10 CFR part 26, ``Fitness
for duty programs.'' 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,'' to allow for
sequestering site personnel prior to and following the entry and exit
conditions (i.e., emergency declaration) related to adverse weather
conditions caused by a hurricane.
The licensee states that during declaration of severe weather
conditions, such as hurricane watches and warnings or inland hurricane
wind watches and warnings caused by a hurricane impacting the coast,
adherence to all work hour controls 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.
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Since 10 CFR 26.207(d), ``Plant emergencies,'' already provides an
exception for the time period associated with a declared emergency, the
exemption requested per 10 CFR 26.9 only applies to the applicable time
periods prior to and following the 10 CFR 26.207(d) exception,
requiring the sequestering of Waterford 3 response personnel and
related staff resource limitations.
The proposed exemption will allow the licensee not to meet the
requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c) and (d), from the time the existing
entry conditions for declaring an emergency condition that hurricane
watches and warnings or inland hurricane wind watches and warnings
caused by a hurricane impacting the coast sequestering conditions are
met until severe weather exit conditions are satisfied. The exemption
will only apply to individuals performing certain types of duties
defined in 10 CFR 26.4(a)(1) through (a)(5), namely, (1) Operating or
onsite directing of the operation of structures, systems and components
(SSCs) that a risk-informed evaluation process has shown to be
significant to public health and safety; (2) performing health physics
or chemistry duties required as a member of the onsite emergency
response organization minimum shift complement; (3) performing the
duties of a fire brigade member who is responsible for understanding
the effects of fire and fire suppressants on safe shutdown capability;
(4) performing maintenance or onsite directing of the maintenance of
SSCs that a risk-informed evaluation process has shown to be
significant to public health and safety; and (5) performing security
duties as an armed security force officer, alarm station operator,
response team leader, or watchperson. When crew sequestering exit
conditions are met, full compliance with 10 CFR 26.205(c) and (d) will
be required.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated May 27, 2010, as supplemented by letters dated
November 3 and 29, 2010, which are available to the public in the NRC's
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession
Nos. ML101520325, ML103090716, and ML103350158, respectively.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is needed because the licensee is unable to
meet the requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c) and (d) during existing entry
and exit conditions when declarations of severe weather conditions that
could result due to prevailing hurricane watches and warnings or inland
hurricane wind watches and warnings caused by a hurricane impacting the
coast impacting the facility are made.
Compliance with work hour control requirements would 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 has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that there are no environmental impacts associated with the
proposed exemption. The details of the staff's safety evaluation will
be provided in the exemption, if approved by the NRC, that will be
issued as part of the letter to the licensee approving the exemption to
the regulation.
The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability
or consequences of accidents. 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 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-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; therefore,
the staff has determined not to prepare an environmental impact
statement for the proposed action.
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 work hour control requirements 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 previously considered by the NRC staff in the Final Environmental
Statement for Waterford 3, dated September 1981 (NUREG-0779).
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy, on January 4, 2011, the NRC
staff consulted with the Louisiana State official, JiYoung Wiley,
Department of Radiological Emergency Preparedness and Response,
regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The
Louisiana State official had no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the above environmental assessment which, pursuant
to 10 CFR 51.32(a)(4) is incorporated into this finding of no
significant impact by reference, 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 May 27, 2010, as supplemented by letters dated
November 3 and 29, 2010. 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 O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland 20852-2338. Publicly available records will be
accessible electronically from the 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
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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 21st day of January 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Nageswaran Kalyanam,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, Division of Operating
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2011-2034 Filed 1-28-11; 8:45 am]
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