Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report, 1975-1976 [2015-00450]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 9 / Wednesday, January 14, 2015 / Notices accidents. Therefore, 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(ii)–(v) are satisfied. The NRC staff has further determined that the requirements from which the exemption is sought involve the factors associated with 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(vi)(G) scheduling requirements. Specifically, the proposed exemption changes the EP exercise from November 23, 2013, to February 2014. Therefore, the criteria specified in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(vi)(G) is satisfied. Accordingly, the exemption meets the eligibility criteria for exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment is required to be prepared with the issuance of the exemption. V. Conclusion Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, the exemption is authorized by law, will not present an undue risk to the public health and safety, and is consistent with the common defense and security. Also, the special circumstances required by 10 CFR 50.12(a)(ii) and (v), are present. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12(a)(ii) and (v), the Commission hereby grants EGC a one-time exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.c., to conduct the specific offsite portion of the Byron Station biennial EP exercise required for 2013. The one-time exemption permits the specific offsite portion of the exercise to be conducted in coordination with FEMA, NRC Region III, and Byron Station as scheduled in February 2014. As noted above, the postponed aspects at the offsite portions of the exercise were conducted by the licensee on February 6, 2014. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of December 2014. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Michele G. Evans, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2015–00449 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–271; NRC–2015–0004] Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Jan 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 Request for comment and public meeting. ACTION: On December 23, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received the Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) and the Site-Specific Decommissioning Cost Estimate (DCE) dated December 19, 2014, for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VY). The PSDAR, which includes the DCE, provides an overview of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the licensee), planned decommissioning activities, schedule, projected costs, and environmental impacts for VY. The NRC is requesting public comments on Entergy’s PSDAR and DCE and will hold a public meeting to discuss the PSDAR and DCE. DATES: Submit comments by March 23, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC 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–2015–0004. 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: James Kim, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, telephone: 301–415–4125, email: James.Kim@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– 0004 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly- PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1975 available information related to this action by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2015–0004. • 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. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section • 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–2015– 0004 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 that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at https:// www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then 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 submissions into ADAMS. II. Discussion Entergy is the holder of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR–28. The license provides, among other things, that the facility is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the NRC E:\FR\FM\14JAN1.SGM 14JAN1 1976 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 9 / Wednesday, January 14, 2015 / Notices now or hereafter in effect. The facility consists of a boiling-water reactor located in Windham County, Vermont. By letter dated September 23, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13273A204), Entergy submitted Notification of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations for VY. In this letter, Entergy provided notification to the NRC of its intent to permanently cease power operation at the end of the current operating cycle, which is expected to occur in the fourth calendar quarter of 2014. In addition, Entergy indicated their intent to supplement the letter certifying the date on which operations have ceased, or will cease, in accordance with § 50.82(a)(1)(i) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and 10 CFR 50.4(b)(8). On December 19, 2014, Entergy submitted the PSDAR and DCE for VY in accordance with § 50.82(a)(4)(i) (ADAMS Accession No. ML14357A110). The PSDAR includes a description of the planned decommissioning activities, a proposed schedule for their accomplishment, the site-specific DCE (submitted concurrently), and a discussion that provides the basis for concluding that the environmental impacts associated with the site-specific decommissioning activities will be bounded by appropriate, previously issued generic and plant-specific environmental impact statements. III. Request for Comment and Public Meeting mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The NRC is requesting public comments on the PSDAR and DCE for VY. The NRC will conduct a public meeting to discuss the PSDAR and DCE and receive comments on Wednesday, February 19, 2015, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, at the Quality Inn, 1380 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301. For additional information regarding the meeting, see the NRC’s Public Meeting Schedule Web site at https://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/ mtg. The agenda will be posted no later than 10 days prior to the meeting. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of January, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Douglas A. Broaddus, Chief, Plant Licensing IV–2 and Decommissioning Transition Branch, Division of Operator Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2015–00450 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Jan 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Submission for Review: Request for Change to Unreduced Annuity, RI 20– 120, 3206–0245 Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection (ICR) 3206–0245, Request for Change to Unreduced Annuity. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-00450]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-271; NRC-2015-0004]


Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power 
Station Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Request for comment and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: On December 23, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) received the Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report 
(PSDAR) and the Site-Specific Decommissioning Cost Estimate (DCE) dated 
December 19, 2014, for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VY). 
The PSDAR, which includes the DCE, provides an overview of Entergy 
Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the licensee), planned 
decommissioning activities, schedule, projected costs, and 
environmental impacts for VY. The NRC is requesting public comments on 
Entergy's PSDAR and DCE and will hold a public meeting to discuss the 
PSDAR and DCE.

DATES: Submit comments by March 23, 2015. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC 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-2015-0004. 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: James Kim, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, telephone: 301-415-4125, email: James.Kim@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0004 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0004.
     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. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
     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-2015-0004 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 that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then 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 submissions into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    Entergy is the holder of Renewed Facility Operating License No. 
DPR-28. The license provides, among other things, that the facility is 
subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the NRC

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now or hereafter in effect. The facility consists of a boiling-water 
reactor located in Windham County, Vermont.
    By letter dated September 23, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML13273A204), Entergy submitted Notification of Permanent Cessation of 
Power Operations for VY. In this letter, Entergy provided notification 
to the NRC of its intent to permanently cease power operation at the 
end of the current operating cycle, which is expected to occur in the 
fourth calendar quarter of 2014. In addition, Entergy indicated their 
intent to supplement the letter certifying the date on which operations 
have ceased, or will cease, in accordance with Sec.  50.82(a)(1)(i) of 
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and 10 CFR 
50.4(b)(8).
    On December 19, 2014, Entergy submitted the PSDAR and DCE for VY in 
accordance with Sec.  50.82(a)(4)(i) (ADAMS Accession No. ML14357A110). 
The PSDAR includes a description of the planned decommissioning 
activities, a proposed schedule for their accomplishment, the site-
specific DCE (submitted concurrently), and a discussion that provides 
the basis for concluding that the environmental impacts associated with 
the site-specific decommissioning activities will be bounded by 
appropriate, previously issued generic and plant-specific environmental 
impact statements.

III. Request for Comment and Public Meeting

    The NRC is requesting public comments on the PSDAR and DCE for VY. 
The NRC will conduct a public meeting to discuss the PSDAR and DCE and 
receive comments on Wednesday, February 19, 2015, from 6 p.m. until 9 
p.m., Eastern Standard Time, at the Quality Inn, 1380 Putney Road, 
Brattleboro, VT 05301. For additional information regarding the 
meeting, see the NRC's Public Meeting Schedule Web site at https://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. The agenda will be posted no later than 10 
days prior to the meeting.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of January, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Douglas A. Broaddus,
Chief, Plant Licensing IV-2 and Decommissioning Transition Branch, 
Division of Operator Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2015-00450 Filed 1-13-15; 8:45 am]
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