Department of Energy; Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, 13029-13030 [2015-05578]

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AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is informing the public of its intent to prepare a supplement to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) ‘‘Final Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada’’ (February 2002), and its ‘‘Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada’’ (July 2008). The NRC staff determined in September 2008 that it is practicable to adopt, with further supplementation, the DOE’s environmental impact statements (EISs). The NRC staff concluded that the EISs did not address adequately all of the repository-related impacts on groundwater or from surface discharges of groundwater. DATES: March 12, 2015. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–0051 when contacting the NRC for further information about the supplement. You may obtain publiclyavailable information using any of the following methods: • 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 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\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1 13030 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 48 / Thursday, March 12, 2015 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Pineda, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. Telephone: 301–287–0758; Email: YMEIS_Supplement@nrc.gov. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982, as amended, specifies that in the United States, spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste will be disposed of in a deep geologic repository. Amendments to the NWPA in 1987 identified Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as the single candidate site for characterization as a potential geologic repository. As described in the NWPA, Section 114(f), the DOE prepared a final EIS related to the construction, operation, and closure of a potential geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada in February 2002 pursuant to requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The EIS accompanied the Secretary of Energy’s site recommendation to the President on February 14, 2002. In July 2002, Congress passed and the President signed a joint resolution designating Yucca Mountain as the site for development of a geologic repository. In October 2006, the DOE announced its intent to prepare a supplemental EIS to update the 2002 EIS. The DOE published a final supplemental EIS on June 16, 2008. In accordance with NWPA, Section 114(f)(5), the NRC is to adopt the DOE’s EIS to ‘‘the extent practicable.’’ The NRC staff reviewed the DOE’s EISs and found that it is practicable for the NRC to adopt them, with further supplementation (see the NRC staff’s Adoption Determination Report, dated September 5, 2008, and available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML082420342). The NRC staff concluded that the EISs did not adequately address all of the repositoryrelated impacts on groundwater, or from surface discharges of groundwater. The NRC staff therefore requested that the DOE prepare an EIS supplement. The DOE initially stated that it would prepare a supplement, but later declined to prepare the supplement. Instead, the DOE prepared a technical analysis, ‘‘Analysis of Postclosure Groundwater Impacts for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML092150328). In 2014, the DOE updated this report VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Mar 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14303A399). The NRC staff will consider these reports in preparing the supplement. The supplement will provide additional information about the proposed repository’s impacts on groundwater and from surface discharges of groundwater. More specifically, the supplement will describe the extent of the volcanicalluvial aquifer, particularly those parts that could become contaminated, and how water (and potential contaminants) can leave the flow system. In addition, the supplement will provide an analysis of the cumulative amount of radiological and non-radiological contaminants that can be reasonably expected to enter the aquifer from the repository, and the amount that can be reasonably expected to remain over time. The supplement will provide estimates of contamination in the groundwater, given potential accumulation of radiological and nonradiological contaminants. The supplement also will provide a discussion of the impacts on soils and surface materials from the processes involved in surface discharges of contaminated groundwater. A description of locations of potential natural discharge of contaminated groundwater for present and expected future wetter periods will be included, as will a description of the physical processes at surface discharge locations that can affect accumulation, concentration, and potential remobilization of groundwater-borne contaminants. Finally, the supplement will provide estimates of the amounts of contaminants that could be deposited at or near the surface and describe their potential environmental impacts. II. Schedule The NRC staff intends to issue the draft supplement in the late summer of 2015 and announce the availability of the supplement in the Federal Register, via email distribution, in a press release, on the NRC’s Web site, and in media in Nevada. A public comment period will start upon publication of the NRC’s Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. During the public comment period, the NRC plans to a public meeting at NRC headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, two public meetings in Nevada, and a public conference call. All meetings will be transcribed. The meeting at NRC headquarters will be webcast and accessible via a conference line. The NRC staff plans to publish the final supplement 12 to 15 months after issuing this notice. PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of March 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Josephine Piccone, Director, Yucca Mountain Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2015–05578 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–293; NRC–2015–0053] Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene; order. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR–35, issued to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., for operation of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The proposed amendment would modify the Safety Limit Minimum Critical Power Ratio from ≥ 1.08 to ≥ 1.10 for two recirculation loop operation and from ≥ 1.11 to ≥ 1.12 for single loop operation. DATES: Submit comments by April 13, 2015. A request for a hearing must be filed by May 11, 2015. Any potential party as defined in § 2.1 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) who believes access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information is necessary to respond to this notice must request document access by March 23, 2015. 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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. NRC-2015-0051]


Department of Energy; Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Intent to prepare a supplement to a final supplemental 
environmental impact statement.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is informing the 
public of its intent to prepare a supplement to the U.S. Department of 
Energy's (DOE's) ``Final Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic 
Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level 
Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada'' (February 
2002), and its ``Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for 
a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-
Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada'' (July 
2008). The NRC staff determined in September 2008 that it is 
practicable to adopt, with further supplementation, the DOE's 
environmental impact statements (EISs). The NRC staff concluded that 
the EISs did not address adequately all of the repository-related 
impacts on groundwater or from surface discharges of groundwater.

DATES: March 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0051 when contacting the 
NRC for further information about the supplement. You may obtain 
publicly-available information using any of the following methods:
     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 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Pineda, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: 301-287-0758; Email: 
YMEIS_Supplement@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982, as amended, specifies 
that in the United States, spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
radioactive waste will be disposed of in a deep geologic repository. 
Amendments to the NWPA in 1987 identified Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as 
the single candidate site for characterization as a potential geologic 
repository. As described in the NWPA, Section 114(f), the DOE prepared 
a final EIS related to the construction, operation, and closure of a 
potential geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste at Yucca 
Mountain, Nevada in February 2002 pursuant to requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The EIS accompanied 
the Secretary of Energy's site recommendation to the President on 
February 14, 2002. In July 2002, Congress passed and the President 
signed a joint resolution designating Yucca Mountain as the site for 
development of a geologic repository. In October 2006, the DOE 
announced its intent to prepare a supplemental EIS to update the 2002 
EIS. The DOE published a final supplemental EIS on June 16, 2008. In 
accordance with NWPA, Section 114(f)(5), the NRC is to adopt the DOE's 
EIS to ``the extent practicable.'' The NRC staff reviewed the DOE's 
EISs and found that it is practicable for the NRC to adopt them, with 
further supplementation (see the NRC staff's Adoption Determination 
Report, dated September 5, 2008, and available in ADAMS at Accession 
No. ML082420342). The NRC staff concluded that the EISs did not 
adequately address all of the repository-related impacts on 
groundwater, or from surface discharges of groundwater. The NRC staff 
therefore requested that the DOE prepare an EIS supplement. The DOE 
initially stated that it would prepare a supplement, but later declined 
to prepare the supplement. Instead, the DOE prepared a technical 
analysis, ``Analysis of Postclosure Groundwater Impacts for a Geologic 
Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level 
Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada'' (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML092150328). In 2014, the DOE updated this report (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML14303A399). The NRC staff will consider these reports 
in preparing the supplement.
    The supplement will provide additional information about the 
proposed repository's impacts on groundwater and from surface 
discharges of groundwater. More specifically, the supplement will 
describe the extent of the volcanic-alluvial aquifer, particularly 
those parts that could become contaminated, and how water (and 
potential contaminants) can leave the flow system. In addition, the 
supplement will provide an analysis of the cumulative amount of 
radiological and non-radiological contaminants that can be reasonably 
expected to enter the aquifer from the repository, and the amount that 
can be reasonably expected to remain over time. The supplement will 
provide estimates of contamination in the groundwater, given potential 
accumulation of radiological and non-radiological contaminants. The 
supplement also will provide a discussion of the impacts on soils and 
surface materials from the processes involved in surface discharges of 
contaminated groundwater. A description of locations of potential 
natural discharge of contaminated groundwater for present and expected 
future wetter periods will be included, as will a description of the 
physical processes at surface discharge locations that can affect 
accumulation, concentration, and potential remobilization of 
groundwater-borne contaminants. Finally, the supplement will provide 
estimates of the amounts of contaminants that could be deposited at or 
near the surface and describe their potential environmental impacts.

II. Schedule

    The NRC staff intends to issue the draft supplement in the late 
summer of 2015 and announce the availability of the supplement in the 
Federal Register, via email distribution, in a press release, on the 
NRC's Web site, and in media in Nevada. A public comment period will 
start upon publication of the NRC's Notice of Availability in the 
Federal Register. During the public comment period, the NRC plans to a 
public meeting at NRC headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, two public 
meetings in Nevada, and a public conference call.
    All meetings will be transcribed. The meeting at NRC headquarters 
will be webcast and accessible via a conference line. The NRC staff 
plans to publish the final supplement 12 to 15 months after issuing 
this notice.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of March 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Josephine Piccone,
Director, Yucca Mountain Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2015-05578 Filed 3-11-15; 8:45 am]
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