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winds (or restoration of reliable offsite
power). If the storm is projected to reach
the site as a category 3, 4, or 5 hurricane
prior to landfall, specific shutdown
conditions are established at least two
(2) hours before the projected onset of
sustained hurricane force winds at the
site. Because severe weather
preparations will likely commence prior
to the shutdown of the units, this
exemption will allow sufficient
personnel onsite to ensure that the
facility is properly secured for severe
weather. The NRC staff has reviewed the
FPL exemption request for the St. Lucie
site and agrees that preparing the site for
the onset of severe wind conditions
such as hurricanes, including
sequestering enough essential personnel
to provide for shift relief, is prudent to
ensure plant and personnel safety.
The licensee plans to sequester
sufficient individuals to staff two 12hour shifts of workers consisting of
personnel from operations,
maintenance, health physics, chemistry,
engineering, and security to maintain
the safe and secure operation of the
facility. The St. Lucie hurricane plan
provides for bunking facilities that
provide an accommodation for
restorative rest for the off crew. A 12hour break provides each individual
with an opportunity for restorative rest.
Although the accommodations and
potentially stressful circumstances may
not be ideal for restorative rest, the NRC
finds that these actions are consistent
with the practice of fatigue management
when limited personnel are available
during severe weather conditions.
In summary, by letter dated October
16, 2009 (Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS) Accession No.
ML092990394), and pursuant to Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) 26.9, FPL requested an exemption
from the requirements of 10 CFR
26.205(c), ‘‘Work hours scheduling,’’ and
(d), ‘‘Work hour controls,’’ during
declarations of severe weather
conditions such as tropical storm and
hurricane force winds at the St. Lucie
site. Supplemental responses and
responses to requests for additional
information are dated March 11, 2010
(ADAMS Accession No. ML100750658),
September 16, 2010 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML102640111), December 10, 2010
(ADAMS Accession No. ML103560079),
and December 22, 2010 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML103630360).
3.0 Discussion
Pursuant to 10 CFR 26.9, the
Commission may, upon application of
any interested person or on its own
initiative, grant such exemptions from
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the requirements of 10 CFR Part 26 as
it determines are authorized by law and
will not endanger life or property or the
common defense and security, and are
otherwise in the public interest.
Authorized by Law
As stated above, this exemption
would allow the licensee to sequester
the storm crew on site when conditions
are met and suspend work hour controls
for the stated reasons. As stated above,
10 CFR 26.9 allows the NRC to grant
exemptions from the requirements of 10
CFR 26.205(c) and (d). The NRC staff
has determined that granting of the
licensee’s proposed exemption will not
result in a violation of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the
Commission’s regulations. Therefore,
the exemption is authorized by law.
Will Not Endanger Life or Property
The underlying purposes of 10 CFR
26.205(c) and (d) are to prevent
impairment from fatigue due to
duration, frequency, or sequencing of
successive shifts. Based on the above
evaluation, no new accident precursors
are created by the licensee maintaining
the additional staff on site necessary to
respond to a plant emergency during a
severe storm to ensure that the plant
maintains a safe and secure status;
therefore, the probability of postulated
accidents is not increased. Even though
the licensee will utilize whatever staff
resources may be necessary during
severe weather preparation and storm
crew activation, opportunities for
restorative sleep will be maintained.
Also, the consequences of postulated
accidents are not increased because
there is no change in the types of
accidents previously evaluated.
Therefore, the exemption will not
endanger life or property.
Will Not Endanger the Common Defense
and Security
The proposed exemption would allow
the licensee to utilize whatever staff
resources may be necessary to respond
to a plant emergency and ensure that the
plant maintains a safe and secure status.
The licensee will provide sufficient
numbers of management and
supervision over the storm crew or the
resources utilized during the plant
emergency to provide additional
oversight for monitoring the effects of
fatigue to ensure that the safety and
security of the facility are maintained.
Also, during the plant emergency,
opportunities for restorative sleep will
be maintained. Therefore, the common
defense and security is not impacted by
this exemption.
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Otherwise in the Public Interest
The proposed exemption would
increase the availability of the licensee
staff. The exemption would allow
licensee staff to remain at or return to
the site and perform additional duties to
ensure the plant is in a safe
configuration during the emergency.
Therefore, granting this exemption is
otherwise in the public interest.
4.0 Conclusion
Accordingly, the Commission has
determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
26.9, the exemption is authorized by
law and will not endanger life or
property or the common defense and
security, and is otherwise in the public
interest. Therefore, the Commission
hereby grants Florida Power & Light
Company an exemption from the
requirements of 10 CFR 26.205(c) and
(d) under the conditions specified above
for St. Lucie 1 and 2.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the
Commission has determined that the
granting of this exemption will not have
a significant effect on the quality of the
human environment (75 FR 73134).
This exemption is effective upon
issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd
day of April 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert A. Nelson,
Acting Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Arizona Public Service Company, Palo
Verde Nuclear Generating Station,
Units 1, 2, and 3, Notice of Issuance of
Renewed Facility Operating License
Nos. NPF–41, NPF–51, and NPF–74 for
an Additional 20-Year Period; Record
of Decision
Notice is hereby given that the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC,
the Commission) has issued Renewed
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–41,
NPF–51, and NPF–74 to Arizona Public
Service Company (licensee), the
operator of the Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
(PVNGS). Renewed Facility Operating
License Nos. NPF–41, NPF–51, and
NPF–74 authorize the licensee to
operate PVNGS at reactor core power
levels not in excess of 3990 megawatts
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thermal for all three units, in
accordance with the provisions of the
PVNGS renewed licenses and technical
specifications.
The notice also serves as the record of
decision for Renewed Facility Operating
License Nos. NPF–41, NPF–51, and
NPF–74, consistent with Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
51.103, ‘‘Record of Decision—General.’’
NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental
Impact Statement for License Renewal
of Nuclear Plants: Supplement 43,
Regarding Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station,’’ issued January
2011, discusses the Commission’s
consideration of a range of reasonable
alternatives, including generation of
replacement power from new
supercritical coal-fired generation;
natural gas combined-cycle generation;
new nuclear generation; a combination
of alternatives that includes natural gas
combined-cycle generation, energy
conservation, and solar; and not
renewing the license (the no-action
alternative). The factors considered in
the record of decision appear in the
supplemental environmental impact
statement for PVNGS.
PVNGS units are pressurized water
reactors located in Maricopa County,
Arizona. The application for the
renewed licenses complied with the
standards and requirements of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,
and the Commission’s regulations. As
required by the Atomic Energy Act and
the Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR
Chapter I, the Commission has made
appropriate findings, which are set forth
in the licenses. Prior public notice of the
action involving the proposed issuance
of the renewed licenses and of an
opportunity for a hearing regarding the
proposed issuance of the renewed
licenses was published in the Federal
Register on May 15, 2009 (74 FR 22978).
For further details with respect to this
action, see: (1) Arizona Public Service
Company’s license renewal application
for PVNGS dated December 11, 2008, as
supplemented by letters dated through
March 17, 2011; (2) the Commission’s
safety evaluation report (NUREG–1961),
issued April 2011; (3) the licensee’s
updated final safety analysis report; and
(4) the Commission’s final
environmental impact statement
(NUREG–1437, Supplement 43), issued
January 2011. These documents are
available at the NRC’s Public Document
Room, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, and online in the NRC Library at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html.
Copies of Renewed Facility Operating
License Nos. NPF–41, NPF–51, and
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NPF–74, 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 PVNGS
safety evaluation report (NUREG–1961)
and the final environmental impact
statement (NUREG–1437, Supplement
43) 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 21st day
of April, 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew S. Imboden,
Chief, Environmental Review and Guidance
Update Branch, Division of License Renewal,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2011–10403 Filed 4–28–11; 8:45 am]
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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL
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Board Workshop: June 6–7, 2011—
Arlington, Virginia; the U.S. Nuclear
Waste Technical Review Board Will
Hold a Workshop on Methods for
Evaluating Nuclear Waste Streams
Pursuant to its authority under
section 5051 of Public Law 100–203,
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act
of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste
Technical Review Board will hold a
workshop on Monday, June 6, and
Tuesday, June 7, 2011, in Arlington,
Virginia, on methods for evaluating
waste streams associated with lightwater reactor (LWR) fuel-cycle options.
The Board has developed a personalcomputer-based systems analysis tool,
the Nuclear Waste Assessment System
for Technical Evaluation (NUWASTE),
to analyze the implications of various
nuclear fuel-cycle scenarios being
considered by the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) for managing spent
nuclear fuel. The Board will discuss
NUWASTE, its methodology, and some
preliminary results from the analysis at
the meeting. Other organizations with
similar projects under way have been
invited to discuss their analytical
methods and results at the workshop.
The overall objectives of the workshop
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are to benchmark each of the systems
analysis tools against each other and to
understand the basis for any differences
among the results.
The workshop will be held at the
Hilton Arlington Hotel; 950 N. Stafford
Street; Arlington, VA 22203; telephone:
703–528–6000. A block of rooms has
been reserved at the hotel. To make a
reservation, attendees may call 1–800–
Hiltons. The group code for the meeting
is ‘‘NUC.’’ Or, go to the hotel Web site,
https://www.arlingtonva.hilton.com, and
enter the arrival and departure dates
and the group code. All reservations
must be made by May 13 to receive the
group rate.
The workshop will begin on Monday,
June 6, at 9 a.m. and will conclude by
4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7. A detailed
agenda will be available on the Board’s
Web site at https://www.nwtrb.gov
approximately one week before the
workshop. The agenda also may be
obtained by telephone request at that
time.
The workshop will be open to the
public, and opportunities for public
comment will be provided. Those
wanting to speak are encouraged to sign
the ‘‘Public Comment Register’’ at the
check-in table. It may be necessary to set
a time limit on individual remarks, but
written comments of any length may be
submitted for the record.
Transcripts of the workshop
discussions will be available on the
Board’s Web site, by e-mail, on
computer disk, and on library-loan in
paper form from Davonya Barnes of the
Board’s staff after June 27, 2011.
The Board was established as an
independent federal agency to provide
ongoing, objective expert advice to
Congress and the Secretary of Energy on
technical issues related to the
management and disposition of spent
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
waste and to review the technical
validity of DOE activities related to
implementing the Nuclear Waste Policy
Act. Board members are experts in their
fields and are appointed to the Board by
the President from a list of candidates
submitted by the National Academy of
Sciences. The Board is required to
report to Congress and the Secretary no
fewer than two times each year. Board
reports, correspondence, congressional
testimony, and meeting transcripts and
materials are posted on the Board’s Web
site.
For information on the meeting
agenda, contact Karyn Severson. For
information on lodging or logistics,
contact Linda Coultry. They can be
reached at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard,
Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201–3367;
(tel) 703–235–4473; (fax) 703–235–4495.
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[Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530; NRC-2009-0012
Arizona Public Service Company, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, Notice of Issuance of Renewed Facility
Operating License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 for an Additional 20-
Year Period; Record of Decision
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC, the Commission) has issued Renewed Facility Operating License
Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 to Arizona Public Service Company
(licensee), the operator of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station,
Units 1, 2, and 3 (PVNGS). Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-
41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 authorize the licensee to operate PVNGS at
reactor core power levels not in excess of 3990 megawatts
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thermal for all three units, in accordance with the provisions of the
PVNGS renewed licenses and technical specifications.
The notice also serves as the record of decision for Renewed
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74, consistent
with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 51.103,
``Record of Decision--General.'' NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental
Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Supplement 43,
Regarding Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station,'' issued January 2011,
discusses the Commission's consideration of a range of reasonable
alternatives, including generation of replacement power from new
supercritical coal-fired generation; natural gas combined-cycle
generation; new nuclear generation; a combination of alternatives that
includes natural gas combined-cycle generation, energy conservation,
and solar; and not renewing the license (the no-action alternative).
The factors considered in the record of decision appear in the
supplemental environmental impact statement for PVNGS.
PVNGS units are pressurized water reactors located in Maricopa
County, Arizona. The application for the renewed licenses complied with
the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended, and the Commission's regulations. As required by the Atomic
Energy Act and the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, the
Commission has made appropriate findings, which are set forth in the
licenses. Prior public notice of the action involving the proposed
issuance of the renewed licenses and of an opportunity for a hearing
regarding the proposed issuance of the renewed licenses was published
in the Federal Register on May 15, 2009 (74 FR 22978).
For further details with respect to this action, see: (1) Arizona
Public Service Company's license renewal application for PVNGS dated
December 11, 2008, as supplemented by letters dated through March 17,
2011; (2) the Commission's safety evaluation report (NUREG-1961),
issued April 2011; (3) the licensee's updated final safety analysis
report; and (4) the Commission's final environmental impact statement
(NUREG-1437, Supplement 43), issued January 2011. These documents are
available at the NRC's Public Document Room, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, and online in the NRC
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Copies of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51,
and NPF-74, 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 PVNGS safety evaluation report (NUREG-
1961) and the final environmental impact statement (NUREG-1437,
Supplement 43) 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 21st day of April, 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew S. Imboden,
Chief, Environmental Review and Guidance Update Branch, Division of
License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2011-10403 Filed 4-28-11; 8:45 am]
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