Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators: Westinghouse AP1000 Pressurized-Water Reactors, 73720-73721 [2011-30737]

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You can access publicly available documents related to this document using the following methods: • NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / Notices have copied, for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC’s PDR, O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are available online in the NRC Library 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 the 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 email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft NUREG is available electronically under ADAMS Accession No. ML11307A367. The draft NUREG will also be accessible through the NRC’s public site under draft NUREGs for comment. • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Public comments and supporting materials related to this notice can be found at https://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID NRC–2011– 0272. Discussion The draft NUREG provides the basis for the development of content-valid licensing examinations for reactor operators (ROs) and senior reactor operators (SROs). The examinations developed using this Catalog along with the Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors (NUREG– 1021) will sample the topics listed under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 55. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of November, 2011. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Veronica Rodriguez, Acting Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch, Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2011–30737 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:20 Nov 28, 2011 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–410; NRC–2010–0117] Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2, Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to the Proposed License Amendment To Increase the Maximum Reactor Power Level The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment for Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF– 069, issued to Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC (NMPNS, the licensee) for operation of the Nine Mile Point, Unit No. 2 (NMP2), located in Oswego, NY, in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.90. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC performed an environmental assessment (EA). Based on the results of the environmental assessment, the NRC is issuing a finding of no significant impact. The NRC published a draft EA and finding of no significant impact on the proposed action for public comment in the Federal Register on March 22, 2010 (75 FR 13600). No comments were received on the draft EA. The NRC staff did not identify any significant impact from the information provided in the licensee’s Extended Power Uprate (EPU) application for NMP2 or during the NRC staff’s review of other available information; therefore, the NRC staff is documenting its environmental review in this final EA. Environmental Assessment Plant Site and Environs The NMPNS site is in the town of Scriba, in the northwest corner of Oswego County, New York, on the south shore of Lake Ontario. The site is comprised of approximately 900 acres that includes two nuclear reactors and ancillary facilities. NMP2 uses a boilingwater reactor and a nuclear steam supply system designed by General Electric. Identification of the Proposed Action By application dated May 27, 2009, the licensee requested an amendment for an EPU for NMP2 to increase the licensed thermal power level from 3,467 MWt to 3,988 MWt, which represents an increase of approximately 15% above the current licensed thermal power and approximately 20% over the original licensed thermal power level. This change in core thermal level requires the NRC to amend the facility’s Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73721 operating license. The operational goal of the proposed EPU is a corresponding increase in electrical output from 1,211 MWe to 1,369 MWe. The proposed action is considered an EPU by NRC because it exceeds the typical 7% power increase that can be accommodated with only minor plant changes. EPUs typically involve extensive modifications to the nuclear steam supply system. The licensee has implemented several physical changes and upgrades to plant components needed to implement the proposed EPU during the 2010 refueling outage; and it plans to complete all remaining physical modifications during the upcoming refueling outage currently scheduled for spring 2012. The actual power uprate, if approved by the NRC, would occur in a single increase following the 2012 refueling outage. The Need for the Proposed Action The proposed action would provide NMPNS with the flexibility to increase the potential electrical output of NMP2 and to supply low cost, reliable, and efficient electrical generation to New York State and the region. The additional 158 MWe would be enough to power approximately 174,000 homes. The proposed EPU at NMP2 would contribute to meeting the goals and recommendations of the New York State Energy Plan for maintaining the reserve margin and reducing greenhouse gas emissions with low cost, efficient, and reliable electrical generation. The proposed action provides the licensee with the flexibility to increase the potential electrical output of NMP2 to New York State and the region from its existing power station without building a new electric power generation station or importing energy from outside the region. Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action As part of the licensing process for NMP2, the NRC published a Final Environmental Statement (FES) in May 1985. The NRC staff noted that the impact of any activity authorized by the license would be encompassed by the overall action evaluated in the FES for the operation of NMP2. In addition, the NRC evaluated the environmental impacts of operating NMP2 for an additional 20 years beyond its current operating license, and determined that the environmental impacts of license renewal were small. The NRC staff’s evaluation is contained in NUREG– 1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plant, Supplement 24, E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2011-0272]


Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant 
Operators: Westinghouse AP1000 Pressurized-Water Reactors

AGENCY: United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for 
public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2103, Revision 0, ``Knowledge and 
Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators: Westinghouse 
AP1000 Pressurized-Water Reactors.

DATES: Submit comments by December 31, 2016. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC 
staff is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or 
before this date.

ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2011-0272 in the subject line 
of your comments. For additional instructions on submitting comments 
and instructions on accessing documents related to this action, see 
``Submitting Comments and Accessing Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document. You may submit comments by any of 
the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-
2011-0272. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher (301) 
492-3668; email Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
     Mail comments to: Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, 
Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of 
Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by fax to RADB at (301) 492-
3446.
     Fax comments to: RADB at (301) 492-3446.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Kellum, Division of Construction 
Inspection and Operational Programs, Office of New Reactors, TWFN Mail 
Stop 07-D24, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: (301) 415-5305, email: Jim.Kellum@nrc.gov or Richard 
Pelton, Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs, 
Office of New Reactors, TWFN Mail Stop 07-D24, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001, Phone: (301) 415-1028, email: 
Rick.Pelton@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Submitting Comments and Accessing Information

    Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted 
on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site, https://www.regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove 
any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against 
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be 
publicly disclosed.
    The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments 
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those 
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any 
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not 
include any information in their comments that they do not want 
publicly disclosed.
    You can access publicly available documents related to this 
document using the following methods:
     NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine 
and

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have copied, for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, 
O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC 
are available online in the NRC Library 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 the 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 email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 
The draft NUREG is available electronically under ADAMS Accession No. 
ML11307A367. The draft NUREG will also be accessible through the NRC's 
public site under draft NUREGs for comment.
     Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Public comments and 
supporting materials related to this notice can be found at  https://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID NRC-2011-0272.

Discussion

    The draft NUREG provides the basis for the development of content-
valid licensing examinations for reactor operators (ROs) and senior 
reactor operators (SROs). The examinations developed using this Catalog 
along with the Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power 
Reactors (NUREG-1021) will sample the topics listed under Title 10 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 55.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of November, 2011.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Veronica Rodriguez,
Acting Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Performance Branch, Division 
of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs, Office of New 
Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2011-30737 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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