Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Honeywell International, Inc.; Metropolis Works Uranium Conversion Facility; Notice of Hearing, 58049-58050 [2011-23939]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 181 / Monday, September 19, 2011 / Notices Programs at the September 15, 2011 deadline. Michael P. McDonald, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–24012 Filed 9–16–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7536–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee #13883; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (#13883) meeting: Date and Time: October 13–14, 2011, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Place: National Science Foundation, Room 555, Stafford II Building, 4121 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230 Type of Meeting: Open. Contact Person: Dr. Jim Ulvestad, Division Director, Division of Astronomical Sciences, Suite 1045, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703–292–7165. 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The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The applications received are as follows: 58049 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 40–3392–MLA; ASLBP No. 11– 910–01–MLA–BD01] Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Honeywell International, Inc.; Metropolis Works Uranium Conversion Facility; Notice of Hearing September 13, 2011. Before Administrative Judges: Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman; E. Roy Hawkens; Paul B. Abramson. On July 27, 2011, the Board granted 1 Honeywell International, Inc.’s 1 LBP–11–19, 74 NRC l , l (slip op. at 4) (July 27, 2011). E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1 58050 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 181 / Monday, September 19, 2011 / Notices (Honeywell) request for a hearing 2 concerning a NRC Staff decision 3 denying Honeywell’s license amendment request for the use of an alternate method for demonstrating decommissioning funding assurance for its Metropolis Works uranium conversion facility in Metropolis, Illinois. Accordingly, the Board will conduct an evidentiary hearing on Honeywell’s request beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T.) on Thursday, December 15, 2011 in the Atomic and Safety Licensing Board Panel’s Hearing Room, located on the third floor of Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20352. The hearing will resume at 9 a.m. E.S.T. on Friday, December 16, 2011, if necessary. The Board intends to conduct a conference call with the parties at a later date to discuss further administrative details concerning the hearing. It is so ordered. For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. Dated: September 13, 2011 in Rockville, Maryland. Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman, Administrative Judge. [FR Doc. 2011–23939 Filed 9–16–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P [Docket No. 50–438; NRC–2009–0093] Tennessee Valley Authority, Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) associated with a request by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to extend the construction permit (CP) CPPR–122 for the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant (BLN), Unit 1 pursuant to Title 10 of Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.55(b). Based on information provided in TVA’s letter, dated October 8, 2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML102870233), and the 2 Request for Hearing on Denial of Decommissioning License Amendment Request (June 22, 2011). 3 Letter from U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Honeywell International, Inc., Denial of Exemption Request from 10 CFR part 30, Appendix C, Regarding Decommissioning Financial Assurance Requirements, Honeywell Metropolis Works, Material License No. SUB–526 (TAC No. L32718) (Dec. 11, 2009) (ADAMS Accession No. ML093170604). 15:46 Sep 16, 2011 Land Use and Aesthetic Impacts Land use and aesthetic impacts from the proposed extension of the CP include impacts from completing the construction of BLN Unit 1. TVA states in its 2010 FSEIS that BLN Unit 1 is estimated to be 55-percent complete with most of the plant physical infrastructure work completed. Remaining construction- and refurbishment-related activities at BLN Unit 1 include the need to: Rebuild the Impacts on Air Quality Main sources of potential air quality impacts from extension of the CP for BLN Unit 1 would be fugitive dust from construction activities, including exhaust emissions from motorized equipment and workers’ vehicles commuting to and from the BLN site. The 1990 Clean Air Act amendments include a provision that no Federal agency shall support any activity that does not conform to a state Environmental Assessment Plant Site and Environs BLN Unit 1 is a pressurized-water reactor site that has been partially completed. The unit is located on a peninsula between Town Creek and the Tennessee River at River Mile 392 on the west shore of Guntersville Reservoir near Hollywood, Alabama. Most of the 1,600 acres of the site have been previously impacted by construction for both BLN Units 1 and 2. Identification of the Proposed Action TVA has requested extension of the CP for BLN Unit 1 from October 1, 2011, to October 1, 2020. The Atomic Energy Commission (now the NRC) issued the Final Environmental Statement (FES) in June 1974 for BLN Units 1 and 2 (1974 FES). On December 24, 1974, CPs were issued by the NRC. Much of the construction work for BLN Units 1 and 2 was subsequently completed. The Need for the Proposed Action The extension of the CP for BLN Unit 1 would enable TVA to complete construction of BLN Unit 1. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION VerDate Mar<15>2010 Non-Radiological Impacts power stores warehouse building; replace the auxiliary boiler building; replace auxiliary boiler; replace two steam generators; replace the existing analog and solid state instrumentation and controls systems with digital technology; replace the turbine rotating assemblies; replace major pumps, motors, heat exchangers, tanks, and piping; refurbish major equipment, such as reactor coolant pumps, diesel generators, and plant electrical breakers; upgrade plant barge unloading dock; remove silt from the intake structure; replace electric transmission system equipment utilized for plant operation; upgrade a cooling tower; update the plant control room; build a new simulator; install an intrusion barrier for the intake pumping station and intake channel; construct security upgrades; construct nonplant-related administrative building; construct maintenance building; build construction building; construct fabrication building; construct training building; and to potentially realign the southern entrance road to a point 1,200 feet east of its existing location. Additionally, clay borrow pits may be dug in wooded areas immediately east of the main buildings. The above construction and refurbishment activities would not involve significant new land disturbing work. The work would largely be done within existing buildings and land areas previously disturbed during initial construction for the BLN units. The construction activities would use best management practices to limit the impacts from excavation including air pollutant emissions from earthwork (i.e., fugitive dust), construction equipment, and workers’ vehicles. Based on the available information, the NRC concludes that there would be no significant impact on land use and aesthetic resources in the vicinity of BLN Unit 1. Land use would not change and additional work to complete BLN Unit 1 would either be confined to, or occur adjacent to, areas previously disturbed by construction activities. The majority of these impacts were assessed and documented in the 1974 FES. NRC staff’s independent review of references, the NRC staff did not identify any significant impact associated with the extension of the BLN Unit 1 CP. The NRC staff is documenting its environmental review in this EA. Jkt 223001 Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action This EA summarizes the radiological and nonradiological impacts to the environment that may result from the proposed extension of the CP for BLN Unit 1. Operational impacts are addressed in the TVA’s May 2010 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, ‘‘Single Nuclear Unit at the Bellefonte Plant Site’’ (2010 FSEIS), attached to its letter of October 8, 2010. Therefore, operational impacts are not further discussed in this EA for the purposes of evaluating TVA’s CP extension request. PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58049-58050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23939]


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[Docket No. 40-3392-MLA; ASLBP No. 11-910-01-MLA-BD01]


Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Honeywell International, Inc.; 
Metropolis Works Uranium Conversion Facility; Notice of Hearing

September 13, 2011.

Before Administrative Judges: Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman; E. Roy 
Hawkens; Paul B. Abramson.

    On July 27, 2011, the Board granted \1\ Honeywell International, 
Inc.'s

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(Honeywell) request for a hearing \2\ concerning a NRC Staff decision 
\3\ denying Honeywell's license amendment request for the use of an 
alternate method for demonstrating decommissioning funding assurance 
for its Metropolis Works uranium conversion facility in Metropolis, 
Illinois.
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    \1\ LBP-11-19, 74 NRC -- , -- (slip op. at 4) (July 27, 2011).
    \2\ Request for Hearing on Denial of Decommissioning License 
Amendment Request (June 22, 2011).
    \3\ Letter from U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Honeywell 
International, Inc., Denial of Exemption Request from 10 CFR part 
30, Appendix C, Regarding Decommissioning Financial Assurance 
Requirements, Honeywell Metropolis Works, Material License No. SUB-
526 (TAC No. L32718) (Dec. 11, 2009) (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML093170604).
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    Accordingly, the Board will conduct an evidentiary hearing on 
Honeywell's request beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T.) 
on Thursday, December 15, 2011 in the Atomic and Safety Licensing Board 
Panel's Hearing Room, located on the third floor of Two White Flint 
North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20352. The hearing 
will resume at 9 a.m. E.S.T. on Friday, December 16, 2011, if 
necessary.
    The Board intends to conduct a conference call with the parties at 
a later date to discuss further administrative details concerning the 
hearing.
    It is so ordered.

    For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.
    Dated: September 13, 2011 in Rockville, Maryland.
Paul S. Ryerson,
Chairman, Administrative Judge.
[FR Doc. 2011-23939 Filed 9-16-11; 8:45 am]
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