License Renewal Application for Byron Station Units 1 and 2, 55-56 [2014-30756]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 1 / Friday, January 2, 2015 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES security issues, which are matters separate from the technical requirements to operate a facility covered by backfitting and issue finality provisions. The security guidance in this regulatory guide would be the same for all entities to whom this draft regulatory guide applies; it does not distinguish between nuclear power plant licensees and certain fuel cycle facilities under part 70 (who are protected by backfitting and issue resolution provisions), and the other entities to whom this regulatory guide applies. Thus, the security-related guidance in the draft regulatory guide should not be viewed as falling within the scope of matters within the purview of backfitting and issue finality. The DG, if finalized, could be applied to applications for 10 CFR part 50 operating licenses; 10 CFR part 52, subpart B, C, E, or F approvals; or licenses issued under part 70. Such action would not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 or 10 CFR 70.76 or be otherwise inconsistent with the applicable issue finality provision in 10 CFR part 52, inasmuch as such applicants are not within the scope of entities protected by 10 CFR 50.109, 10 CFR 70.76, or the relevant issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. Backfitting restrictions were not intended to apply to every NRC action that substantially changes settled expectations, and applicants have no reasonable expectation that future requirements may change, see 54 FR 15372 (April 18, 1989), at 15385–86. Although the issue finality provisions in part 52 are intended to provide regulatory stability and issue finality, the matters addressed in this regulatory guide (concerning certain security requirements in part 73) are not within the scope of issues that may be resolved for design certification, design approval or a manufacturing license, and therefore are not subject to issue finality protections in part 52. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of December, 2014. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Harriet Karagiannis, Acting Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2014–30738 Filed 12–31–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Dec 31, 2014 Jkt 235001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–454 and 50–455; NRC– 2013–0178] 55 Regulation, telephone: 301–415–3306, email to Lois.James@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: License Renewal Application for Byron Station Units 1 and 2 I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft supplemental generic environmental impact statement, issuance, public meetings, request for comment. A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2013– 0178 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2013–0178. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access 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. 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. The draft plant-specific Supplement 54 to the GEIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG–1437, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14357A042. • 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. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft plant-specific Supplement 54 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG–1437, regarding the renewal of operating license NPF–37 and NPF–66 for an additional 20 years of operation for Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 (Byron). Byron is located in Byron, Illinois. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources. The NRC staff plans to hold two public meetings during the public comment period to present an overview of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS and to accept public comments on the document. DATES: Submit comments by February 20, 2015. 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: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject): • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2013–0178. 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. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 3WFN–06–A44M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois James, Office of Nuclear Reactor SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC–2013– 0178 in the subject line of your comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS, and the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. E:\FR\FM\02JAN1.SGM 02JAN1 56 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 1 / Friday, January 2, 2015 / Notices If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES II. Discussion The NRC is issuing for public comment a draft plant-specific Supplement 54 to the GEIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG– 1437, regarding the renewal of operating license NPF–37 AND NPF–66 for an additional 20 years of operation for Byron. Supplement 54 to the GEIS includes the preliminary analysis that evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action. The NRC’s preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Byron are not great enough to deny the option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers. III. Public Meetings The NRC staff will hold public meetings prior to the close of the public comment period to present an overview of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS and to accept public comment on the document. Two meetings will be held at the Byron Forrest Preserve, 7993 North River Road, Byron, Illinois 61010, on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. The first session will convene at 2 p.m. and will continue until 4 p.m., as necessary. The second session will convene at 7 p.m. and will continue until 9 p.m., as necessary. The meetings will be transcribed and will include: (1) A presentation of the contents of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS; and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the draft report. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to the start of each session at the same location. No comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered in the final supplement to the GEIS, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meeting or submitted in writing by the comment deadline identified above. Persons may preregister to attend or present oral comments at the meeting by contacting VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Dec 31, 2014 Jkt 235001 Mr. Lois James, the NRC project manager, at 1–800–368–5642, extension 3306, or by email at Lois.James@nrc.gov no later than Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Members of the public may also register to provide oral comments within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to Ms. James’ attention no later than Tuesday, January 20, 2015, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23 day of December, 2014. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Elaine Keegan, Acting Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2014–30756 Filed 12–31–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2013–0227] Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: NUREG; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG– 1021, Revision 10, ‘‘Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, Final Report.’’ This NUREG provides policy and guidance for the development, administration, and grading of examinations used for licensing operators at nuclear power plants pursuant to the Commission’s regulations. DATES: Revision 10 of NUREG–1021 is available January 2, 2015. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2013–0227 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–2013–0227. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable 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. Revision 10 of NUREG–1021 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14352A297. Draft NUREG–1021, Revision 10 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13325A090. • 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: James Kellum, Office of New Reactors, telephone: 301–415–5305, email: Jim.Kellum@nrc.gov; or Timothy Kolb, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301–415–1428, email: Timothy.Kolb@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Revision 10 of NUREG–1021 provides policy and guidance for the development, administration, and grading of examinations used for licensing operators at nuclear power plants pursuant to the Commission’s regulations in Part 55 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, ‘‘Operator Licenses.’’ This NUREG also provides guidance for maintaining operators’ licenses, and for the NRC to conduct requalification examinations when necessary. Revision 10 of NUREG–1021 replaces Revision 9, Supplement 1, of NUREG– 1021. Draft NUREG–1021, Revision 10, was published in the Federal Register for public comment on December 9, 2013 (78 FR 73898). The NRC received 90 public comments from private citizens and industry organizations. The comments were generally in agreement with the draft revisions to the NUREG. Revision 10 of NUREG–1021 incorporates the comments received on draft NUREG–1021, Revision 10. The NRC staff’s evaluation and resolution of the public comments are documented in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14345A266. INFORMATION CONTACT Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of December, 2014. E:\FR\FM\02JAN1.SGM 02JAN1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-454 and 50-455; NRC-2013-0178]


License Renewal Application for Byron Station Units 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft supplemental generic environmental impact statement, 
issuance, public meetings, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for 
public comment a draft plant-specific Supplement 54 to the Generic 
Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear 
Plants, NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating license NPF-37 
and NPF-66 for an additional 20 years of operation for Byron Station, 
Units 1 and 2 (Byron). Byron is located in Byron, Illinois. Possible 
alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action 
and reasonable alternative energy sources. The NRC staff plans to hold 
two public meetings during the public comment period to present an 
overview of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS and to 
accept public comments on the document.

DATES: Submit comments by February 20, 2015. 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: You may submit comments by any of the following methods 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specific subject):
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0178. 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.
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: 3WFN-06-A44M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois James, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, telephone: 301-415-3306, email to Lois.James@nrc.gov; U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0178 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may 
obtain publicly-available information related to this document by any 
of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0178.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may access 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. 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. The draft plant-specific Supplement 54 
to the GEIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, is 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14357A042.
     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.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2013-0178 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make 
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly 
disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment 
submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment 
submissions into ADAMS, and the NRC does not routinely edit comment 
submissions to remove identifying or contact information.

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    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    The NRC is issuing for public comment a draft plant-specific 
Supplement 54 to the GEIS for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-
1437, regarding the renewal of operating license NPF-37 AND NPF-66 for 
an additional 20 years of operation for Byron. Supplement 54 to the 
GEIS includes the preliminary analysis that evaluates the environmental 
impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action. 
The NRC's preliminary recommendation is that the adverse environmental 
impacts of license renewal for Byron are not great enough to deny the 
option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers.

III. Public Meetings

    The NRC staff will hold public meetings prior to the close of the 
public comment period to present an overview of the draft plant-
specific supplement to the GEIS and to accept public comment on the 
document. Two meetings will be held at the Byron Forrest Preserve, 7993 
North River Road, Byron, Illinois 61010, on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. 
The first session will convene at 2 p.m. and will continue until 4 
p.m., as necessary. The second session will convene at 7 p.m. and will 
continue until 9 p.m., as necessary. The meetings will be transcribed 
and will include: (1) A presentation of the contents of the draft 
plant-specific supplement to the GEIS; and (2) the opportunity for 
interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to 
provide comments on the draft report. Additionally, the NRC staff will 
host informal discussions one hour prior to the start of each session 
at the same location. No comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS 
will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered in 
the final supplement to the GEIS, comments must be provided either at 
the transcribed public meeting or submitted in writing by the comment 
deadline identified above. Persons may pre-register to attend or 
present oral comments at the meeting by contacting Mr. Lois James, the 
NRC project manager, at 1-800-368-5642, extension 3306, or by email at 
Lois.James@nrc.gov no later than Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Members of 
the public may also register to provide oral comments within 15 minutes 
of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited 
by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. 
If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present 
information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to Ms. 
James' attention no later than Tuesday, January 20, 2015, to provide 
the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be 
accommodated.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23 day of December, 2014.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Elaine Keegan,
Acting Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2014-30756 Filed 12-31-14; 8:45 am]
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