Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3, 39018-39019 [2013-15527]

Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 39018 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 125 / Friday, June 28, 2013 / Notices 180,000 pounds of liquid vinyl chloride into Mantua Creek; the vinyl chloride vaporized and dispersed with the prevailing winds. Primarily used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC), vinyl chloride is a highly flammable, colorless gas and a known carcinogen that may have an effect on the nervous system, eyes, liver, and respiratory tract through airborne exposure. The weather at the time was cloudy skies and calm winds with a temperature of 34°F. The 911 communications center was notified of the release at 7:01 a.m., and the first responders to the accident were members of the Paulsboro Fire and Police departments, assisted by hazardous materials specialists from a nearby refinery and the Gloucester County hazardous materials team. The first incident command was established about 50 yards from the bridge but was later moved a half mile away. Evacuation orders were imposed by local authorities shortly after the release, but subsequently were replaced with shelter-in-place recommendations. About 8 hours into the release, a unified command was established among the United States Coast Guard, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Paulsboro Fire Department, and Conrail. On the morning of the accident, 23 local residents were treated at a nearby hospital for possible vinyl chloride exposure. The train conductor and numerous emergency responders were also tested for vinyl chloride exposure. The investigative hearing will discuss Conrail operations and the emergency response to the hazardous materials release. Specific areas being discussed include Conrail bridge operations, Conrail procedures, incident command actions and emergency response decisions in the first day, hazardous materials emergency response operations, roles of the response teams, evacuations and communications, incident response protocols, hazmat training, oversight of Paulsboro emergency preparedness, roles of local, state and Federal agencies in emergency hazmat response, and interaction between state and Federal agencies in establishing a unified command. The goals of this hearing are to gather additional factual information regarding the actions of the first responders in Paulsboro, to explore the hierarchy of New Jersey State and local emergency management, training, regulations and standards applicable to emergency response personnel, and to examine the oversight of the Paulsboro emergency operations. Parties to the hearing include the Federal Railroad Administration, VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:17 Jun 27, 2013 Jkt 229001 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, United States Coast Guard, Conrail, Borough of Paulsboro, State of New Jersey, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and the United Transportation Union. At the start of the hearing, the public docket will be opened. Included in the docket are photographs, interview transcripts, and numerous other documents. Order of Proceedings 1. Opening Statement by the Chairman of the Board of Inquiry 2. Introduction of the Board of Inquiry and Technical Panel 3. Introduction of the Parties to the Hearing 4. Introduction of Exhibits by Hearing Officer 5. Overview of the incident and the investigation by Investigator-InCharge 6. Calling of Witnesses by Hearing Officer and Examination of Witness by Board of Inquiry, Technical Panel, and Parties 7. Closing Statement by the Chairman of the Board of Inquiry The accident docket is DCA13MR002. The Investigative Hearing will be held in the NTSB Board Room and Conference Center, located at 429 L’Enfant Plaza E. SW., Washington, DC, Tuesday, July 9, and Wednesday, July 10, 2013, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The public can view the hearing in person or by live webcast at www.ntsb.gov. Webcast archives are generally available by the end of the next day following the hearing, and webcasts are archived for a period of 3 months from after the date of the event. Individuals requesting specific accommodations should contact Ms. Rochelle Hall at (202) 314–6305 or by email at Rochelle.Hall@ntsb.gov by Friday, July 5, 2013. NTSB Media Contact: Mr. Terry Williams—terry.williams@ntsb.gov. NTSB Investigative Hearing Officer: Mr. Matthew Nicholson— matthew.nicholson@ntsb.gov. Dated: June 24, 2013. Candi R. Bing, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–15495 Filed 6–27–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7533–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–247 and 50–286; NRC– 2008–0672] Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Supplement to Final Supplement 38 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; issuance. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a supplement (Volume 4) to the final plant-specific supplement 38 to the ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS),’’ NUREG–1437, regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR–26 and DPR–64 for an additional 20 years of operation for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (IP2 and IP3). This supplement revises specific sections of the final plant-specific Supplement 38 to the GEIS, as indicated in the supplement. The IP2 and IP3 site is located approximately 24 miles north of New York, NY. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative. SUMMARY: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2008–0672 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access information related to this document using the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2008–0672. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publiclyavailable documents online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 125 / Friday, June 28, 2013 / Notices email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. Additional information regarding accessing materials related to this action is under the Document Availability heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the final supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS), this supplement to the FSEIS, or the environmental review process, please contact Lois James, telephone: 301–415–3306; email: Lois.James@nrc.gov; or address: Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Discussion The NRC received an application, dated April 23, 2007, from Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), filed pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), to renew the operating license for IP2 and IP3. Renewal of the license would authorize the applicant to operate the facilities for an additional 20-year period beyond the period specified in the current operating licenses. The current operating license for IP2 expires on September 28, 2013, and the current operating license for IP3 expires on December 12, 2015. This supplement (Volume 4) to the FSEIS is being issued as part of the NRC’s process to decide whether to issue a renewed license to IP2 and IP3, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54. This supplement to the FSEIS was prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the NRC’s regulations for implementing NEPA in 10 CFR Part 51. In December 2010, the NRC published its FSEIS related to the license renewal of IP2 and IP3, NUREG–1437, Supplement 38, Volumes 1–3. After publication, the staff identified new information that necessitated changes to its assessments in the FSEIS. In addition to supplementing the FSEIS to address the new information, the NRC is also VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:17 Jun 27, 2013 Jkt 229001 documenting the completion of the consultation process under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding the shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) and the Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) population in the vicinity of IP and IP3. This supplement to the FSEIS does not alter the conclusion stated in Section 9.3 of the December 2010 FSEIS: Based on (1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS, (2) the ER and other information submitted by Entergy, (3) consultation with Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies, (4) the NRC staff’s consideration of public scoping comments received, and comments on the draft SEIS, and (5) the NRC staff’s independent review, the recommendation of the NRC staff is that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for IP2 and IP3 are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable. In preparing this supplement (Volume 4) to the final SEIS, the NRC staff also reviewed, considered, evaluated, and addressed the public comments received during the comment process on the draft supplement to the final SEIS. Document Availability Documents related to this notice are available on the NRC’s plant application for license renewal Web site at https:// www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ licensing/renewal/applications/ columbia.html. The FSEIS for the IP2 and IP3 projects may also be accessed on the internet at https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/ sr1437/ by selecting ‘‘Supplement-38.’’ The IP2s and IP3s license application, the IP2s and IP3s Environmental Report, and Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the NRC’s FSEIS are available in ADAMS under the following Accession Numbers: • IP2s and IP3’s license application— ML071210507 • IP2s and IP3s Environmental Report— ML071210530 • Volumes of final SEIS Volume 1—ML103350405 Volume 2—ML103350438, ML103360209, ML103360212, Volume 3—ML103350442 Volume 4—ML13162A616 A copy of this supplement to the FSEIS and the FSEIS will be available at the the White Plains Public Library (White Plains, NY), Hendrick Hudson Free Library (Montrose, NY), and the Field Library (Peekskill, NY). PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39019 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of June, 2012. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Anneliese Simmons, Acting Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2013–15527 Filed 6–27–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–285, NRC–2013–0111] Omaha Public Power District, Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Request for action; receipt. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is giving notice that by petition dated June 21, 2012, Mr. Wallace Taylor (the petitioner) has requested that the NRC take enforcement action against Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1 (FCS). The petitioner’s requests are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2013–0111 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access information related to this document, which the NRC possesses and is publicly available, using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2013–0111. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this document (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286; NRC-2008-0672]


Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Indian Point Nuclear Generating 
Unit Nos. 2 and 3

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Supplement to Final Supplement 38 to the Generic Environmental 
Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; issuance.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) has published a supplement (Volume 4) to the final 
plant-specific supplement 38 to the ``Generic Environmental Impact 
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS),'' NUREG-1437, 
regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR-26 and DPR-64 for an 
additional 20 years of operation for Indian Point Nuclear Generating 
Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (IP2 and IP3). This supplement revises specific 
sections of the final plant-specific Supplement 38 to the GEIS, as 
indicated in the supplement. The IP2 and IP3 site is located 
approximately 24 miles north of New York, NY. Possible alternatives to 
the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable 
alternative.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0672 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may access information related to this document using the following 
methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2008-0672. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-492-
3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may access publicly-available documents online in the NRC 
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the 
search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-
based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's 
Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by

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email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each 
document referenced in this notice (if that document is available in 
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. 
Additional information regarding accessing materials related to this 
action is under the Document Availability heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the final 
supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS), this supplement to 
the FSEIS, or the environmental review process, please contact Lois 
James, telephone: 301-415-3306; email: Lois.James@nrc.gov; or address: 
Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion

    The NRC received an application, dated April 23, 2007, from Entergy 
Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), filed pursuant to Section 103 of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), to renew the operating 
license for IP2 and IP3. Renewal of the license would authorize the 
applicant to operate the facilities for an additional 20-year period 
beyond the period specified in the current operating licenses. The 
current operating license for IP2 expires on September 28, 2013, and 
the current operating license for IP3 expires on December 12, 2015.
    This supplement (Volume 4) to the FSEIS is being issued as part of 
the NRC's process to decide whether to issue a renewed license to IP2 
and IP3, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54. This supplement to the FSEIS was 
prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the NRC's regulations for implementing 
NEPA in 10 CFR Part 51.
    In December 2010, the NRC published its FSEIS related to the 
license renewal of IP2 and IP3, NUREG-1437, Supplement 38, Volumes 1-3. 
After publication, the staff identified new information that 
necessitated changes to its assessments in the FSEIS. In addition to 
supplementing the FSEIS to address the new information, the NRC is also 
documenting the completion of the consultation process under Section 7 
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), with the 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding the shortnose 
sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) and the Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser 
oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) population in the vicinity of IP and IP3. This 
supplement to the FSEIS does not alter the conclusion stated in Section 
9.3 of the December 2010 FSEIS:
    Based on (1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS, (2) the ER and 
other information submitted by Entergy, (3) consultation with Federal, 
State, Tribal, and local agencies, (4) the NRC staff's consideration of 
public scoping comments received, and comments on the draft SEIS, and 
(5) the NRC staff's independent review, the recommendation of the NRC 
staff is that the Commission determine that the adverse environmental 
impacts of license renewal for IP2 and IP3 are not so great that 
preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision 
makers would be unreasonable.
    In preparing this supplement (Volume 4) to the final SEIS, the NRC 
staff also reviewed, considered, evaluated, and addressed the public 
comments received during the comment process on the draft supplement to 
the final SEIS.

Document Availability

    Documents related to this notice are available on the NRC's plant 
application for license renewal Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/columbia.html. The 
FSEIS for the IP2 and IP3 projects may also be accessed on the internet 
at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437/ 
by selecting ``Supplement-38.''
    The IP2s and IP3s license application, the IP2s and IP3s 
Environmental Report, and Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the NRC's FSEIS are 
available in ADAMS under the following Accession Numbers:

 IP2s and IP3's license application--ML071210507
 IP2s and IP3s Environmental Report--ML071210530
 Volumes of final SEIS
    Volume 1--ML103350405
    Volume 2--ML103350438, ML103360209, ML103360212,
    Volume 3--ML103350442
    Volume 4--ML13162A616

    A copy of this supplement to the FSEIS and the FSEIS will be 
available at the the White Plains Public Library (White Plains, NY), 
Hendrick Hudson Free Library (Montrose, NY), and the Field Library 
(Peekskill, NY).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of June, 2012.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Anneliese Simmons,
Acting Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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