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Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact; Final
Issuance: Dominion Energy
Kewaunee; Kewaunee Power Station
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact; final
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of exemptions in response to
an April 4, 2013, request from Dominion
Energy Kewaunee (DEK, the licensee).
One exemption would permit the
licensee to use a portion of the funds
from the Kewaunee Power Station (KPS)
decommissioning trust fund (Trust) for
irradiated fuel management activities.
Another exemption would allow the
licensee to make the withdrawals from
the Trust for irradiated fuel management
activities without prior notification to
the NRC. The NRC staff is issuing an
Environmental Assessment and Finding
of No Significant Impact associated with
the proposed exemptions.
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Accession No. ML13098A031. The
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering issuance of
exemptions from Part 50, Section
82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR Part 50
Section 75(h)(1)(iv) of Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
for Renewed Facility Operating License
No. DPR–43, issued to Dominion Energy
Kewaunee (DEK, the licensee), for the
Kewaunee Power Station located in
Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. The
licensee requested the exemptions by
letter dated April 4, 2013, and
supplemented its request by letter dated
November 6, 2013. The exemptions
would allow the licensee to use a
portion of the funds from the KPS Trust
for irradiated fuel management activities
without prior notification to the NRC.
Consistent with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC
has reviewed the requirements in 10
CFR 51.20(b) and 10 CFR 51.22(c) and
determined that an environmental
assessment is the appropriate form of
environmental review. Based on the
results of the environmental assessment,
which is provided in Section II below,
the NRC is issuing this final finding of
no significant impact.
II. Environmental Assessment
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Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would exempt
DEK from meeting the requirements set
forth in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10
CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv). The proposed
action would allow DEK to use a portion
of the funds from the Trust for
irradiated fuel management without
prior notification to the NRC.
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The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
April 4, 2013, as supplemented by letter
dated November 6, 2013.
The Need for the Proposed Action
By letter dated February 25, 2013,
DEK informed the NRC of its intention
to permanently cease operation of KPS
on May 7, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13058A065). By separate letters
dated February 26, 2013, DEK submitted
an update to the KPS Irradiated Fuel
Management Plan, as required by 10
CFR 50.54(bb), and a Post-Shutdown
Decommissioning Activities Report
(PSDAR), as required by 10 CFR
50.82(a)(4)(i) (ADAMS Accession Nos.
ML13059A028 and ML13063A248,
respectively). On May 7, 2013, DEK
permanently ceased power operations at
KPS. On May 14, 2013, DEK certified
that it had permanently defueled the
KPS reactor vessel (ADAMS Accession
No. ML13135A209).
As required by 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8)(i)(A), decommissioning trust
funds may be used by the licensee if the
withdrawals are for legitimate
decommissioning activity expenses,
consistent with the definition of
decommissioning in 10 CFR 50.2. The
definition of ‘‘decommissioning’’ in 10
CFR 50.2 does not include activities
associated with irradiated fuel
management. Similarly, the
requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv)
restrict the use of decommissioning
trust fund withdrawals (other than for
ordinary and incidental expenses) to
decommissioning expenses until final
decommissioning is completed.
Therefore, exemptions from 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR
50.75(h)(1)(iv) are needed to allow DEK
to use funds from the Trust for
irradiated fuel management.
The licensee states that the Trust
contains funds for decommissioning
comingled with funds needed for
irradiated fuel management not
associated with radiological
decontamination. The adequacy of the
Trust to cover the costs of activities
associated with irradiated fuel
management and radiological
decontamination through license
termination is supported by the site
specific decommissioning cost estimate
in the PSDAR and the KPS updated
Irradiated Fuel Management Plan. The
licensee needs access to the funds in
excess of those needed for radiological
decontamination to support irradiated
fuel management not associated with
radiological decontamination.
The requirements of 10 CFR
50.75(h)(1)(iv) further provide that,
except for decommissioning
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withdrawals being made under 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8) or for payment of ordinary
and incidental expenses, no
disbursement may be made from the
Trust without written notice to the NRC
at least 30 working days in advance.
Therefore an exemption from 10 CFR
50.75(h)(1)(iv) is needed to allow DEK
to use funds from the Trust for
irradiated fuel management without
prior NRC notification.
In summary, by letter dated April 4,
2013, as supplemented by letter dated
November 6, 2013, DEK requested
exemptions to allow Trust withdrawals,
without prior written notification to the
NRC, for irradiated fuel management
consistent with both the KPS updated
Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and
the PSDAR.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The proposed action involves
exemptions from requirements that are
of a financial or administrative nature
which do not have an impact on the
environment. The NRC has completed
its evaluation of the proposed action
and concludes that there is reasonable
assurance that adequate funds are
available in the Trust to complete all
activities associated with license
termination and irradiated fuel
management. There is no decrease in
the safety associated with the Trust
being used to fund activities associated
with irradiated fuel management. The
exemptions would permit the use of
Trust funds to effectuate DEK’s plan to
manage irradiated fuel in accordance
with the updated Irradiated Fuel
Management Plan and PSDAR. Since
the exemption would allow DEK to use
funds from the Trust that are in excess
of those required for radiological
decontamination of the site and the
funds dedicated for radiological
decontamination are not affected by the
proposed exemption, there is reasonable
assurance that there will be no
environmental impact due to lack of
adequate funding for decommissioning.
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.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have any foreseeable
impacts to land, air, or water resources,
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including impacts to biota. In addition,
there are also no known socioeconomic
or environmental justice impacts
associated with such proposed action.
Therefore, there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the staff considered denial of the
proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’
alternative). Denial of the application
would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and the alternative action are
similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
previously considered in the Final
Environmental Statement for the KPS,
dated December 1972, and the ‘‘Generic
Environmental Impact Statement for
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants
Regarding Kewaunee Power Station,
Final Report,’’ NUREG–1437,
Supplement 40, dated August 2010
(ADAMS Accession No. ML102150106).
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Agencies or Persons Consulted
The staff did not enter into
consultation with any other Federal
Agency or with the State of Wisconsin
regarding the environmental impact of
the proposed action. On April 10, 2014,
the Wisconsin state representative was
notified.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The licensee has proposed
exemptions from 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR
50.75(h)(1)(iv) which would allow DEK
to use funds from the Trust for
irradiated fuel management activities in
accordance with the updated Irradiated
Fuel Management Plan and PSDAR,
without prior written notification to the
NRC.
The NRC decided not to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for the
proposed action. On the basis of the
environmental assessment included in
Section II above and incorporated by
reference in this finding, the NRC
concludes that the proposed action will
not have significant effects on the
quality of the human environment.
Accordingly, the NRC has determined
that a finding of no significant impact is
appropriate.
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Other than the licensee’s letters, dated
April 4, 2013, as supplemented by letter
dated November 6, 2013, there are no
other environmental documents
associated with this review. These
documents are available for public
inspection as indicated above.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day
of April 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Douglas A. Broaddus,
Chief, Plant Licensing IV–2 and
Decommissioning Transition Branch,
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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ML13032A220) contains guidelines that
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Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact;
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ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact;
final issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of exemptions in response to an April 4, 2013, request from
Dominion Energy Kewaunee (DEK, the licensee). One exemption would
permit the licensee to use a portion of the funds from the Kewaunee
Power Station (KPS) decommissioning trust fund (Trust) for irradiated
fuel management activities. Another exemption would allow the licensee
to make the withdrawals from the Trust for irradiated fuel management
activities without prior notification to the NRC. The NRC staff is
issuing an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact associated with the proposed exemptions.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0056 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0056. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; 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 obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection 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
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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 notice (if that document is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. The
request for exemption, dated April 4, 2013, is available electronically
under ADAMS Accession No. ML13098A031. The supplement, dated November
6, 2013, is available at ADAMS Accession No. ML13312A916.
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: William Huffman, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, 301-415-2046; William.Huffman@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering issuance of exemptions from Part 50, Section
82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR Part 50 Section 75(h)(1)(iv) of Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) for Renewed Facility Operating
License No. DPR-43, issued to Dominion Energy Kewaunee (DEK, the
licensee), for the Kewaunee Power Station located in Kewaunee County,
Wisconsin. The licensee requested the exemptions by letter dated April
4, 2013, and supplemented its request by letter dated November 6, 2013.
The exemptions would allow the licensee to use a portion of the funds
from the KPS Trust for irradiated fuel management activities without
prior notification to the NRC. Consistent with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC
has reviewed the requirements in 10 CFR 51.20(b) and 10 CFR 51.22(c)
and determined that an environmental assessment is the appropriate form
of environmental review. Based on the results of the environmental
assessment, which is provided in Section II below, the NRC is issuing
this final finding of no significant impact.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would exempt DEK from meeting the requirements
set forth in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv). The
proposed action would allow DEK to use a portion of the funds from the
Trust for irradiated fuel management without prior notification to the
NRC.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated April 4, 2013, as supplemented by letter dated
November 6, 2013.
The Need for the Proposed Action
By letter dated February 25, 2013, DEK informed the NRC of its
intention to permanently cease operation of KPS on May 7, 2013 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML13058A065). By separate letters dated February 26,
2013, DEK submitted an update to the KPS Irradiated Fuel Management
Plan, as required by 10 CFR 50.54(bb), and a Post-Shutdown
Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR), as required by 10 CFR
50.82(a)(4)(i) (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13059A028 and ML13063A248,
respectively). On May 7, 2013, DEK permanently ceased power operations
at KPS. On May 14, 2013, DEK certified that it had permanently defueled
the KPS reactor vessel (ADAMS Accession No. ML13135A209).
As required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A), decommissioning trust
funds may be used by the licensee if the withdrawals are for legitimate
decommissioning activity expenses, consistent with the definition of
decommissioning in 10 CFR 50.2. The definition of ``decommissioning''
in 10 CFR 50.2 does not include activities associated with irradiated
fuel management. Similarly, the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv)
restrict the use of decommissioning trust fund withdrawals (other than
for ordinary and incidental expenses) to decommissioning expenses until
final decommissioning is completed. Therefore, exemptions from 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) are needed to allow DEK to
use funds from the Trust for irradiated fuel management.
The licensee states that the Trust contains funds for
decommissioning comingled with funds needed for irradiated fuel
management not associated with radiological decontamination. The
adequacy of the Trust to cover the costs of activities associated with
irradiated fuel management and radiological decontamination through
license termination is supported by the site specific decommissioning
cost estimate in the PSDAR and the KPS updated Irradiated Fuel
Management Plan. The licensee needs access to the funds in excess of
those needed for radiological decontamination to support irradiated
fuel management not associated with radiological decontamination.
The requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) further provide that,
except for decommissioning withdrawals being made under 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8) or for payment of ordinary and incidental expenses, no
disbursement may be made from the Trust without written notice to the
NRC at least 30 working days in advance. Therefore an exemption from 10
CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) is needed to allow DEK to use funds from the Trust
for irradiated fuel management without prior NRC notification.
In summary, by letter dated April 4, 2013, as supplemented by
letter dated November 6, 2013, DEK requested exemptions to allow Trust
withdrawals, without prior written notification to the NRC, for
irradiated fuel management consistent with both the KPS updated
Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and the PSDAR.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The proposed action involves exemptions from requirements that are
of a financial or administrative nature which do not have an impact on
the environment. The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed
action and concludes that there is reasonable assurance that adequate
funds are available in the Trust to complete all activities associated
with license termination and irradiated fuel management. There is no
decrease in the safety associated with the Trust being used to fund
activities associated with irradiated fuel management. The exemptions
would permit the use of Trust funds to effectuate DEK's plan to manage
irradiated fuel in accordance with the updated Irradiated Fuel
Management Plan and PSDAR. Since the exemption would allow DEK to use
funds from the Trust that are in excess of those required for
radiological decontamination of the site and the funds dedicated for
radiological decontamination are not affected by the proposed
exemption, there is reasonable assurance that there will be no
environmental impact due to lack of adequate funding for
decommissioning.
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.
With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have any foreseeable impacts to land, air, or water
resources,
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including impacts to biota. In addition, there are also no known
socioeconomic or environmental justice impacts associated with such
proposed action. Therefore, there are no significant non-radiological
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the application would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action
and the alternative action are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of any different resources than
those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for
the KPS, dated December 1972, and the ``Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Kewaunee
Power Station, Final Report,'' NUREG-1437, Supplement 40, dated August
2010 (ADAMS Accession No. ML102150106).
Agencies or Persons Consulted
The staff did not enter into consultation with any other Federal
Agency or with the State of Wisconsin regarding the environmental
impact of the proposed action. On April 10, 2014, the Wisconsin state
representative was notified.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The licensee has proposed exemptions from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A)
and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) which would allow DEK to use funds from the
Trust for irradiated fuel management activities in accordance with the
updated Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and PSDAR, without prior
written notification to the NRC.
The NRC decided not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
for the proposed action. On the basis of the environmental assessment
included in Section II above and incorporated by reference in this
finding, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will not have
significant effects on the quality of the human environment.
Accordingly, the NRC has determined that a finding of no significant
impact is appropriate.
Other than the licensee's letters, dated April 4, 2013, as
supplemented by letter dated November 6, 2013, there are no other
environmental documents associated with this review. These documents
are available for public inspection as indicated above.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of April 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Douglas A. Broaddus,
Chief, Plant Licensing IV-2 and Decommissioning Transition Branch,
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2014-10097 Filed 5-1-14; 8:45 am]
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