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Zion Solutions, LLC; Zion Nuclear
Power Station, Units 1 and 2;
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact;
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuing an exemption to the spent fuel
storage requirements applicable to Zion
Solutions, LLC. (hereafter, ZS or the
applicant), general license to operate an
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) at the Zion Nuclear
Power Station (ZNPS). ZS seeks
approval to load MAGNASTOR storage
casks (Certificate of Compliance (CoC)
No. 72–1031) in a different manner than
permitted by any amendment to the
MAGNASTOR CoC, but which the NRC
has previously reviewed as a proposed
amendment to that CoC. The applicant
is currently loading storage casks and
maintains that relief from requirements
provides flexibility in operations,
minimizes equipment runtime and
repair, and minimizes personnel dose.
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NRC–2014–0199 when contacting the
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–287–0829, email:
Pamela.Longmire@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuing an exemption to the spent fuel
storage requirements applicable to ZS to
operate an ISFSI at the ZNPS located in
Zion Illinois. Therefore, as required by
section 51.30 of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC
performed an environmental
assessment. Based on the results of the
environmental assessment that follows,
the NRC has determined not to prepare
an environmental impact statement for
the exemption, and is issuing a finding
of no significant impact.
Zion Solutions, LLC. is a general
licensee under 10 CFR Part 72 for the
storage of spent fuel in its ISFSI. The
applicant is subject to 10 CFR 72.212,
which provides in part that [t]he general
license is limited to storage of spent fuel
in casks approved under the provisions
of 10 CFR Part 72. The general licensee
must ensure that each cask used
conforms to the terms, conditions, and
specifications of a CoC, or an amended
CoC, listed in Section 72.214.
The applicant seeks approval to load
casks in a different manner than
permitted by its current CoC, but which
the NRC has previously reviewed as a
proposed amendment to that CoC, but
not issued as a final rule. NAC, the cask
vendor, by application dated June 18,
2013, submitted an amendment request,
as supplemented September 6, 2013,
and September 19, 2013, to change
limiting condition operation (LCO)
3.1.1. The NRC technical review of the
NAC CoC amendment request is
documented in the safety evaluation
report. The NRC staff in the safety
evaluation report concludes that the
revised time limits of helium backfill
and transportable storage canister (TSC)
transfer time of technical specification
(TS) LCO 3.1.1 are in compliance with
10 CFR Part 72. The evaluation of the
thermal design provides reasonable
assurance that the resulting values
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proposed will allow safe storage of the
spent fuel. The applicant’s exemption
request for modified transfer time when
a canister’s thermal output is less than
or equal to twenty (20) kilowatts, ≤20
kW, relies, as the basis for approval, on
the NAC CoC amendment request
review performed by the NRC staff.
II. Environmental Assessment
Description of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would
exemption ZS from specific portions of
the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212
‘‘Conditions of general license issued
under § 72.210,’’ specifically 10 CFR
72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(3),
72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.212(b)(11) and 10
CFR 72.214 ‘‘List of approved spent fuel
storage casks,’’ for the ZNPS ISFSI. The
proposed exemption request pertains to
the requirements of technical
specification LCO 3.1.1, TSC, Section 1,
first table, regarding allowed transfer
time from loading of a TSC inside the
MAGNASTOR transfer cask (MTC) to
placement into the vertical concrete
cask (VCC) following the completion of
helium backfill. The proposed
exemption is to modify the allowable
transfer time from eight (8) hours to six
hundred (600) hours. The transfer time
is for the movement of a TSC, with heat
load ≤20 kW, from the decontamination
pit to the VCC.
The proposed exemption is in
accordance with the ZS application
dated June 25, 2014,
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Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would relieve
the applicant from requirements of
72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(3),
72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.212(b)(11), and 10
CFR 72.214 and requests to use a LCO
submitted by the cask vendor, NAC, as
‘‘Amendment No. 4’’ to NAC
MAGNASTOR, CoC No. 1031. CoC No.
1031, Amendment No. 4 increases the
transfer time for a canister with a heat
load ≤20 kW from 8 hours, as required
by LCO 3.1.1 under Amendment No. 3,
to 600 hours. The applicant maintains
that extending the period for the
operator to complete the transfer
provides the operator the opportunity to
conclude the activity, provides
flexibility in operations, minimizes
equipment runtime and repair, and
minimizes personnel dose.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC staff has determined that
issuance of the proposed exemption will
have no significant environmental
impact.
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). This alternative would have
the same environmental impacts as the
proposed action. In the event the NRC
were to deny the requested exemption,
ZS would continue to operate under the
requirements of the current
MAGNASTOR® CoC, which has
previously been determined to have no
significant impacts. The potential
environmental impact of using the
MAGNASTOR® system was initially
analyzed in the environmental
assessment for the final rule to add the
MAGNASTOR® system to the list of
approved spent fuel storage casks in 10
CFR 72.214 (73 FR 70587; November 21,
2008). The environmental assessment
for the November 21, 2008, final rule
concluded that there would be no
significant environmental impact for
adding the MAGNASTOR® system, and
therefore, the NRC issued a finding of
no significant impact.
Alternative Use of Resources
This action does not impact any
resource implications discussed in
previous environmental reviews.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on August 21, 2014, the staff consulted
with Mr. Joseph Klinger, Assistant
Director of the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency (IEMA) by email,
regarding the environmental impact of
the proposed action. The state’s
response was received by email dated
August 28, 2014. The email response
states that IEMA reviewed the draft
environmental assessment and had no
comments. The state official concurred
with the environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact.
The NRC staff has determined that a
consultation under Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act is not required
because the proposed action will not
affect listed species or critical habitat.
The NRC staff has also determined that
the proposed action is not a type of
activity that has the potential to impact
historic properties because the proposed
action would occur within the
established ZNPS site boundary.
Therefore, no consultation is required
under Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
In the preparation of this
Environmental Assessment, the staff
used guidance in NUREG–1748,
‘‘Environmental Review Guidance for
Licensing Actions Associated with
NMSS Programs.’’
The proposed action will not increase
the probability or consequences of
accidents. No changes are being made in
the types or quantities of effluents that
may be released offsite, and there is no
significant increase in occupational or
public radiation exposure. Therefore,
there are no significant radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action. The proposed
action does not affect non-radiological
effluents and has no other
environmental impacts. Thus, there are
no significant non-radiological impacts
associated with the proposed action.
Therefore, the proposed action will not
have a significant effect on the quality
of the human environment. Based on
these findings, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the approval of
the requested exemption.
On the basis of the environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
NRC has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
IV. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the
following table are available to
interested persons through one or more
of the following methods, as indicated.
ADAMS Accession
No.
Document
NAC application dated June 18, 2013 ....................................................................................................................................
NAC supplement dated September 6, 2013 ...........................................................................................................................
NAC supplement dated September 19, 2013 .........................................................................................................................
NRC safety evaluation report ..................................................................................................................................................
ZS exemption request .............................................................................................................................................................
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NRC e-mail dated August 21, 2014, to Illinois Emergency Management Agency forwarding draft environmental assessment and Illinois Emergency Management Agency response dated August 28, 2014, to draft environmental assessment.
NUREG–1748, ‘‘Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS Programs’’ ......................
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day
of October, 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michele Sampson,
Chief, Licensing Branch, Division of Spent
Fuel Storage and Transportation, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
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Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
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notice is hereby given that, on
September 29, 2014, NYSE Arca, Inc.
(the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have
been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to change the
description of the means of achieving
the investment objective applicable to
the following funds relating to each
fund’s use of derivative instruments:
PIMCO Build America Bond ExchangeTraded Fund, PIMCO Diversified
Income Exchange-Traded Fund, PIMCO
Foreign Currency Strategy ExchangeTraded Fund, PIMCO Global
Advantage® Inflation-Linked Bond
Strategy Exchange-Traded Fund, PIMCO
Intermediate Municipal Bond Exchange1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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Traded Fund, PIMCO Low Duration
Exchange-Traded Fund, PIMCO Real
Return Exchange-Traded Fund, PIMCO
Short-Term Municipal Bond ExchangeTraded Fund and PIMCO Total Return
Exchange-Traded Fund (each a ‘‘Fund’’
and collectively, the ‘‘Funds’’). In
addition, the Exchange proposes
changes to certain representations
regarding (1) the limitation on each
Fund’s holdings in illiquid assets, and
(2) each Fund’s holdings of securities
and financial instruments whose
principal market is not a member of the
Intermarket Surveillance Group (‘‘ISG’’)
or is a market with which the Exchange
does not have a comprehensive
surveillance sharing agreement. The
Funds have been approved by the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) for listing and trading
on the Exchange and are currently listed
and traded on the Exchange under
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600, except
for PIMCO Real Return ExchangeTraded Fund, which has not yet
commenced operations. The text of the
proposed rule change is available on the
Exchange’s Web site at www.nyse.com,
at the principal office of the Exchange,
and at the Commission’s Public
Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
self-regulatory organization included
statements concerning the purpose of,
and basis for, the proposed rule change
and discussed any comments it received
on the proposed rule change. The text
of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The Exchange has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
of the most significant parts of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Commission has approved the
listing and trading on the Exchange of
shares (‘‘Shares’’) of the PIMCO Build
America Bond Exchange-Traded Fund,
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PIMCO Diversified Income ExchangeTraded Fund, PIMCO Foreign Currency
Strategy Exchange-Traded Fund, PIMCO
Global Advantage® Inflation-Linked
Bond Strategy Exchange-Traded Fund,
PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond
Exchange-Traded Fund, PIMCO Low
Duration Exchange-Traded Fund,
PIMCO Real Return Exchange-Traded
Fund, PIMCO Short-Term Municipal
Bond Exchange-Traded Fund, and
PIMCO Total Return Exchange-Traded
Fund 4 under NYSE Arca Equities Rule
4 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 71125
(December 18, 2013), 78 FR 77743 (December 24,
2013) (SR–NYSEArca-2013–106) (order approving
listing and trading of PIMCO Diversified Income
Exchange-Traded Fund, PIMCO Low Duration
Exchange-Traded Fund and PIMCO Real Return
Exchange-Traded Fund); 68871 (February 8, 2013),
78 FR 11238 (February 15, 2013) (SR–NYSEArca2012–138) (order approving listing and trading of
PIMCO Foreign Currency Strategy Exchange-Traded
Fund); 66670 (March 28, 2012), 77 FR 20087 (April
3, 2013) (SR–NYSEArca-2012–09) (order approving
listing and trading of PIMCO Global Advantage®
Inflation-Linked Bond Strategy Exchange-Traded
Fund); 62856 (September 7, 2010), 75 FR 55840
(September 14, 2010) (SR–NYSEArca-2010–68)
(order approving listing and trading of PIMCO
Build America Bond Exchange-Traded Fund);
60981 (November 10, 2009) 74 FR 59594 (November
18, 2009) (SR–NYSEArca-2009–79) (order
approving listing and trading of PIMCO
Intermediate Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded
Fund; PIMCO Short-Term Municipal Bond
Exchange-Traded Fund) (each a ‘‘Prior Order’’ and
collectively, the ‘‘Prior Orders’’). See also,
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 66321
(February 3, 2012), 77 FR 6850 (February 9, 2012)
(SR–NYSEArca-2011–95) (order approving listing
and trading of shares of the PIMCO Total Return
Exchange-Traded Fund) (‘‘First PIMCO Total Return
Order’’). See also Securities Exchange Act Release
No. 70774 (October 29, 2013), 78 FR 66396
(November 5, 2013) (SR–NYSEArca-2013–106)
(notice of filing of proposal relating to PIMCO
Diversified Income Exchange-Traded Fund, PIMCO
Low Duration Exchange-Traded Fund and PIMCO
Real Return Exchange-Traded Fund); Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 68476 (December 19,
2012), 77 FR 76121 (December 26, 2012) (SR–
NYSEArca-2012–138) (notice of filing of proposal
relating to PIMCO Foreign Currency Strategy
Exchange-Traded Fund); Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 66381 (February 10, 2012), 77 FR 9281
(February 16, 2012) (SR–NYSEArca-2012–09)
(notice of filing of proposal relating to PIMCO
Global Advantage® Inflation-Linked Bond Strategy
Exchange-Traded Fund); Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 62585 (July 28, 2010), 75 FR 47045
(August 4, 2010) (SR–NYSEArca-2010–68) (notice
of filing of proposal relating to PIMCO Build
America Bond Exchange-Traded Fund); Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 60619, (September 3,
2009), 74 FR 46820 (September 11, 2009) (SR–
NYSEArca-2009–79) (notice of filing of proposal
relating to PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond
Strategy Exchange-Traded Fund and PIMCO Short-
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[Docket No. 50-295, 50-304 and 72-1037; NRC-2014-0199]
Zion Solutions, LLC; Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2;
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact;
issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuing an exemption to the spent fuel storage requirements applicable
to Zion Solutions, LLC. (hereafter, ZS or the applicant), general
license to operate an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
(ISFSI) at the Zion Nuclear Power Station (ZNPS). ZS seeks approval to
load MAGNASTOR storage casks (Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 72-
1031) in a different manner than permitted by any amendment to the
MAGNASTOR CoC, but which the NRC has previously reviewed as a proposed
amendment to that CoC. The applicant is currently loading storage casks
and maintains that relief from requirements provides flexibility in
operations, minimizes equipment runtime and repair, and minimizes
personnel dose.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0199 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain 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-2014-0199. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact
the individual 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 Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For
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in a table in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of this
document.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
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Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Longmire, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-287-0829, email:
Pamela.Longmire@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuing
an exemption to the spent fuel storage requirements applicable to ZS to
operate an ISFSI at the ZNPS located in Zion Illinois. Therefore, as
required by section 51.30 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC performed an environmental assessment.
Based on the results of the environmental assessment that follows, the
NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for
the exemption, and is issuing a finding of no significant impact.
Zion Solutions, LLC. is a general licensee under 10 CFR Part 72 for
the storage of spent fuel in its ISFSI. The applicant is subject to 10
CFR 72.212, which provides in part that [t]he general license is
limited to storage of spent fuel in casks approved under the provisions
of 10 CFR Part 72. The general licensee must ensure that each cask used
conforms to the terms, conditions, and specifications of a CoC, or an
amended CoC, listed in Section 72.214.
The applicant seeks approval to load casks in a different manner
than permitted by its current CoC, but which the NRC has previously
reviewed as a proposed amendment to that CoC, but not issued as a final
rule. NAC, the cask vendor, by application dated June 18, 2013,
submitted an amendment request, as supplemented September 6, 2013, and
September 19, 2013, to change limiting condition operation (LCO) 3.1.1.
The NRC technical review of the NAC CoC amendment request is documented
in the safety evaluation report. The NRC staff in the safety evaluation
report concludes that the revised time limits of helium backfill and
transportable storage canister (TSC) transfer time of technical
specification (TS) LCO 3.1.1 are in compliance with 10 CFR Part 72. The
evaluation of the thermal design provides reasonable assurance that the
resulting values
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proposed will allow safe storage of the spent fuel. The applicant's
exemption request for modified transfer time when a canister's thermal
output is less than or equal to twenty (20) kilowatts, <=20 kW, relies,
as the basis for approval, on the NAC CoC amendment request review
performed by the NRC staff.
II. Environmental Assessment
Description of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would exemption ZS from specific portions of
the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212 ``Conditions of general license
issued under Sec. 72.210,'' specifically 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2),
72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.212(b)(11) and 10 CFR 72.214 ``List
of approved spent fuel storage casks,'' for the ZNPS ISFSI. The
proposed exemption request pertains to the requirements of technical
specification LCO 3.1.1, TSC, Section 1, first table, regarding allowed
transfer time from loading of a TSC inside the MAGNASTOR transfer cask
(MTC) to placement into the vertical concrete cask (VCC) following the
completion of helium backfill. The proposed exemption is to modify the
allowable transfer time from eight (8) hours to six hundred (600)
hours. The transfer time is for the movement of a TSC, with heat load
<=20 kW, from the decontamination pit to the VCC.
The proposed exemption is in accordance with the ZS application
dated June 25, 2014,
Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would relieve the applicant from requirements
of 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.212(b)(11), and 10
CFR 72.214 and requests to use a LCO submitted by the cask vendor, NAC,
as ``Amendment No. 4'' to NAC MAGNASTOR, CoC No. 1031. CoC No. 1031,
Amendment No. 4 increases the transfer time for a canister with a heat
load <=20 kW from 8 hours, as required by LCO 3.1.1 under Amendment No.
3, to 600 hours. The applicant maintains that extending the period for
the operator to complete the transfer provides the operator the
opportunity to conclude the activity, provides flexibility in
operations, minimizes equipment runtime and repair, and minimizes
personnel dose.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC staff has determined that issuance of the proposed
exemption will have no significant environmental impact.
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).
This alternative would have the same environmental impacts as the
proposed action. In the event the NRC were to deny the requested
exemption, ZS would continue to operate under the requirements of the
current MAGNASTOR[supreg] CoC, which has previously been determined to
have no significant impacts. The potential environmental impact of
using the MAGNASTOR[supreg] system was initially analyzed in the
environmental assessment for the final rule to add the
MAGNASTOR[supreg] system to the list of approved spent fuel storage
casks in 10 CFR 72.214 (73 FR 70587; November 21, 2008). The
environmental assessment for the November 21, 2008, final rule
concluded that there would be no significant environmental impact for
adding the MAGNASTOR[supreg] system, and therefore, the NRC issued a
finding of no significant impact.
Alternative Use of Resources
This action does not impact any resource implications discussed in
previous environmental reviews.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy, on August 21, 2014, the staff
consulted with Mr. Joseph Klinger, Assistant Director of the Illinois
Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) by email, regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed action. The state's response was
received by email dated August 28, 2014. The email response states that
IEMA reviewed the draft environmental assessment and had no comments.
The state official concurred with the environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact.
The NRC staff has determined that a consultation under Section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act is not required because the proposed action
will not affect listed species or critical habitat. The NRC staff has
also determined that the proposed action is not a type of activity that
has the potential to impact historic properties because the proposed
action would occur within the established ZNPS site boundary.
Therefore, no consultation is required under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
In the preparation of this Environmental Assessment, the staff used
guidance in NUREG-1748, ``Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing
Actions Associated with NMSS Programs.''
The proposed action will not increase the probability or
consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types or
quantities of effluents that may be released offsite, and there is no
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure.
Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action. The proposed action does not
affect non-radiological effluents and has no other environmental
impacts. Thus, there are no significant non-radiological impacts
associated with the proposed action. Therefore, the proposed action
will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human
environment. Based on these findings, the NRC concludes that there are
no significant environmental impacts associated with the approval of
the requested exemption.
On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes
that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined
not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed
action.
IV. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as
indicated.
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Document ADAMS Accession No.
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NAC application dated June 18, 2013. ML13171A031.
NAC supplement dated September 6, ML13261A278.
2013.
NAC supplement dated September 19, ML13268A049.
2013.
NRC safety evaluation report........ ML14010A495.
ZS exemption request................ ML14182A474.
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NRC e-mail dated August 21, 2014, to ML14246A464.
Illinois Emergency Management
Agency forwarding draft
environmental assessment and
Illinois Emergency Management
Agency response dated August 28,
2014, to draft environmental
assessment.
NUREG-1748, ``Environmental Review ML032450279.
Guidance for Licensing Actions
Associated with NMSS Programs''.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of October, 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michele Sampson,
Chief, Licensing Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Storage and
Transportation, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2014-24640 Filed 10-15-14; 8:45 am]
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