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COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50–295 and 50–304; NRC–
2015–0087]
Zion Solutions, LLC; Zion Nuclear
Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact;
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing an
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact regarding
exemptions from specific emergency
planning requirements for license nos.
DPR–39 and DPR–48, issued to
ZionSolutions, LLC, for the Zion
Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2.
DATES: The environmental assessment
and finding of no significant impact
referenced in this document is available
on April 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2015–0087 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
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Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
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document.
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ADAMS accession number for each
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Hickman, Division of Decommissioning,
Uranium Recovery, and Waste
Programs, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–00001. Telephone: 301–415–
3017; email: John.Hickman@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering issuance of
exemptions from specific emergency
planning (EP) requirements of part 50 of
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) for license nos.
DPR–39 and DPR–48, issued to
ZionSolutions, LLC (ZS, the licensee),
for the Zion Nuclear Power Station
(ZNPS), Units 1 and 2. Therefore, as
required by 10 CFR 51.21, 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 exemptions, and is issuing a finding
of no significant impact.
On November 23, 2011, the NRC
issued a Final Rule modifying or adding
EP requirements in § 50.47, § 50.54, and
appendix E of 10 CFR part 50 (76
Federal Register (FR) 72560). The EP
Final Rule was effective on December
23, 2011, with specific implementation
dates for each of the rule changes,
varying from the effective date of the
Final Rule through December 31, 2015.
The EP Final Rule codified certain
voluntary protective measures
contained in NRC Bulletin 2005–02,
‘‘Emergency Preparedness and Response
Actions for Security-Based Events,’’ and
generically applicable requirements
similar to those previously imposed by
NRC Order EA–02–026, ‘‘Order for
Interim Safeguards and Security
Compensatory Measures,’’ dated
February 25, 2002. In addition, the EP
Final Rule amended other licensee
emergency plan requirements to: (1)
Enhance the ability of licensees in
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preparing and in taking certain
protective actions in the event of a
radiological emergency; (2) address, in
part, security issues identified after the
terrorist events of September 11, 2001;
(3) clarify regulations to effect
consistent emergency plan
implementation among licensees; and
(4) modify certain EP requirements to be
more effective and efficient. However,
the EP Final Rule was only an
enhancement to the NRC’s regulations
and was not necessary for adequate
protection. On page 72563 of the
Federal Register notice for the EP Final
Rule, the Commission ‘‘determined that
the existing regulatory structure ensures
adequate protection of public health and
safety and common defense and
security.’’
II. Environmental Assessment
Description of Proposed Action
The proposed action would exempt
ZNPS, a 10 CFR part 50 licensee, from
certain 10 CFR part 50 EP requirements
because ZNPS is a permanently shutdown nuclear facility.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
June 20, 2012, (ADAMS Accession No.
ML12173A316).
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Need for Proposed Action
ZNPS was shut down on February 21,
1997, and is currently in a permanently
shut-down and defueled condition. In a
letter dated May 4, 1998, the NRC
acknowledged that pursuant to 10 CFR
50.82(a)(2), the 10 CFR part 50 licenses
for ZNPS, Units 1 and 2 no longer
authorize operation of the reactors, or
emplacement or retention of fuel in the
reactor vessels. Active decommissioning
is currently underway.
The licensee claims that the proposed
action is needed because the Final Rule
imposed requirements on ZNPS that are
not necessary to meet the underlying
purpose of the regulations in view of the
greatly reduced offsite radiological
consequences associated with the
current plant status as permanently shut
down. The EP program at this facility
met the EP requirements in 10 CFR part
50 that were in effect before December
23, 2011, subject to any license
amendments or exemptions modifying
the EP requirements for the licensee.
Thus, compliance with the EP
requirements in effect before the
effective date of the EP Final Rule
demonstrated reasonable assurance that
adequate protective measures could be
taken in the event of a radiological
emergency.
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Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC staff evaluated the
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and concludes that exempting the
facility from the emergency planning
requirements will not have any adverse
environmental impacts. With respect to
radiological impacts, the NRC has
determined that no credible events at
ZNPS would result in doses to the
public beyond the owner controlled area
boundary that would exceed the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Protective Actions Guides at the site
boundary. The proposed action is
wholly procedural and administrative in
nature. As such, the proposed action
will not: Significantly increase the
probability or consequences of
radiological accidents, result in any
changes to the types of effluents that
may be released offsite, and result in
any 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 involve any
construction activities, renovation of
buildings or structures, ground
disturbing activities or other alteration
to land. The proposed action will not
change the site activities and therefore
will not result in any changes to the
workforce or vehicular traffic.
Furthermore, the proposed action is not
a type of activity that has the potential
to cause effects on historic properties or
cultural resources, including traditional
cultural properties. In addition the
proposed action will not result in any
change to non-radiological plant
effluents and thus, will have no impact
on either air or water quality. As the
proposed action is wholly procedural
and administrative in nature, the NRC
staff has determined that the proposed
action will have no effect on listed
species or critical habitat. Therefore,
there are no significant non-radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC staff 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 NRC staff considered denial
of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). Denial of the
exemption request would result in no
change in current environmental
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impacts because there will be no
construction or major renovation of any
buildings or structures, nor any
associated ground disturbing activities.
Thus the environmental impacts of the
proposed action and no-action
alternative are similar. Therefore, the
no-action alternative is not further
considered.
Conclusion
The NRC staff has concluded that the
proposed action will not significantly
impact the quality of the human
environment, and that the proposed
action is the preferred alternative.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The NRC contacted the Illinois
Emergency Management Agency
concerning this request. There were no
comments, concerns or objections from
the State official.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The NRC staff has prepared this EA as
part of its review of the proposed action.
On the basis of this EA, the NRC finds
that there are no significant
environmental impacts from the
proposed action, and that preparation of
an environmental impact statement is
not warranted. Accordingly, the NRC
has determined that a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) is
appropriate. In accordance with 10 CFR
51.32(a)(4), this FONSI incorporates the
EA set forth in this notice by reference.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day
of March 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Larry W. Camper,
Director, Division of Decommissioning,
Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-295 and 50-304; NRC-2015-0087]
Zion Solutions, LLC; Zion Nuclear Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and
2
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 issuing an
environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact regarding
exemptions from specific emergency planning requirements for license
nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48, issued to ZionSolutions, LLC, for the Zion
Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2.
DATES: The environmental assessment and finding of no significant
impact referenced in this document is available on April 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0087 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-2015-0087. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; 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. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hickman, Division of
Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-00001. Telephone: 301-415-3017; email:
John.Hickman@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering issuance of exemptions from specific
emergency planning (EP) requirements of part 50 of Title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) for license nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48,
issued to ZionSolutions, LLC (ZS, the licensee), for the Zion Nuclear
Power Station (ZNPS), Units 1 and 2. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR
51.21, 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
exemptions, and is issuing a finding of no significant impact.
On November 23, 2011, the NRC issued a Final Rule modifying or
adding EP requirements in Sec. 50.47, Sec. 50.54, and appendix E of
10 CFR part 50 (76 Federal Register (FR) 72560). The EP Final Rule was
effective on December 23, 2011, with specific implementation dates for
each of the rule changes, varying from the effective date of the Final
Rule through December 31, 2015. The EP Final Rule codified certain
voluntary protective measures contained in NRC Bulletin 2005-02,
``Emergency Preparedness and Response Actions for Security-Based
Events,'' and generically applicable requirements similar to those
previously imposed by NRC Order EA-02-026, ``Order for Interim
Safeguards and Security Compensatory Measures,'' dated February 25,
2002. In addition, the EP Final Rule amended other licensee emergency
plan requirements to: (1) Enhance the ability of licensees in
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preparing and in taking certain protective actions in the event of a
radiological emergency; (2) address, in part, security issues
identified after the terrorist events of September 11, 2001; (3)
clarify regulations to effect consistent emergency plan implementation
among licensees; and (4) modify certain EP requirements to be more
effective and efficient. However, the EP Final Rule was only an
enhancement to the NRC's regulations and was not necessary for adequate
protection. On page 72563 of the Federal Register notice for the EP
Final Rule, the Commission ``determined that the existing regulatory
structure ensures adequate protection of public health and safety and
common defense and security.''
II. Environmental Assessment
Description of Proposed Action
The proposed action would exempt ZNPS, a 10 CFR part 50 licensee,
from certain 10 CFR part 50 EP requirements because ZNPS is a
permanently shut-down nuclear facility.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated June 20, 2012, (ADAMS Accession No. ML12173A316).
Need for Proposed Action
ZNPS was shut down on February 21, 1997, and is currently in a
permanently shut-down and defueled condition. In a letter dated May 4,
1998, the NRC acknowledged that pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(2), the 10
CFR part 50 licenses for ZNPS, Units 1 and 2 no longer authorize
operation of the reactors, or emplacement or retention of fuel in the
reactor vessels. Active decommissioning is currently underway.
The licensee claims that the proposed action is needed because the
Final Rule imposed requirements on ZNPS that are not necessary to meet
the underlying purpose of the regulations in view of the greatly
reduced offsite radiological consequences associated with the current
plant status as permanently shut down. The EP program at this facility
met the EP requirements in 10 CFR part 50 that were in effect before
December 23, 2011, subject to any license amendments or exemptions
modifying the EP requirements for the licensee. Thus, compliance with
the EP requirements in effect before the effective date of the EP Final
Rule demonstrated reasonable assurance that adequate protective
measures could be taken in the event of a radiological emergency.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC staff evaluated the environmental impacts of the proposed
action and concludes that exempting the facility from the emergency
planning requirements will not have any adverse environmental impacts.
With respect to radiological impacts, the NRC has determined that no
credible events at ZNPS would result in doses to the public beyond the
owner controlled area boundary that would exceed the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Protective Actions Guides at the site boundary. The
proposed action is wholly procedural and administrative in nature. As
such, the proposed action will not: Significantly increase the
probability or consequences of radiological accidents, result in any
changes to the types of effluents that may be released offsite, and
result in any 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 involve any construction activities, renovation of
buildings or structures, ground disturbing activities or other
alteration to land. The proposed action will not change the site
activities and therefore will not result in any changes to the
workforce or vehicular traffic. Furthermore, the proposed action is not
a type of activity that has the potential to cause effects on historic
properties or cultural resources, including traditional cultural
properties. In addition the proposed action will not result in any
change to non-radiological plant effluents and thus, will have no
impact on either air or water quality. As the proposed action is wholly
procedural and administrative in nature, the NRC staff has determined
that the proposed action will have no effect on listed species or
critical habitat. Therefore, there are no significant non-radiological
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC staff 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 NRC staff considered
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the exemption request would result in no change in current
environmental impacts because there will be no construction or major
renovation of any buildings or structures, nor any associated ground
disturbing activities. Thus the environmental impacts of the proposed
action and no-action alternative are similar. Therefore, the no-action
alternative is not further considered.
Conclusion
The NRC staff has concluded that the proposed action will not
significantly impact the quality of the human environment, and that the
proposed action is the preferred alternative.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The NRC contacted the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
concerning this request. There were no comments, concerns or objections
from the State official.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The NRC staff has prepared this EA as part of its review of the
proposed action. On the basis of this EA, the NRC finds that there are
no significant environmental impacts from the proposed action, and that
preparation of an environmental impact statement is not warranted.
Accordingly, the NRC has determined that a Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) is appropriate. In accordance with 10 CFR 51.32(a)(4),
this FONSI incorporates the EA set forth in this notice by reference.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of March 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Larry W. Camper,
Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste
Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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