FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, 32989-32991 [2015-14138]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 111 / Wednesday, June 10, 2015 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES the record, the individual may initiate challenge procedures. These procedures include either direct application by the individual challenging the record to the agency (i.e., law enforcement agency) that contributed the questioned information, or direct challenge as to the accuracy or completeness of any entry on the criminal history record to the Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Division, Washington, DC 20537–9700 (as set forth in 28 CFR part 16.30 through 16.34). In the latter case, the FBI forwards the challenge to the agency that submitted the data and requests that agency to verify or correct the challenged entry. Upon receipt of an Official communication directly from the agency that contributed the original information, the FBI Identification Division makes any changes necessary in accordance with the information supplied by that agency. The Licensee must provide at least ten (10) days for an individual to initiate an action challenging the results of an FBI identification and criminal history records check after the record is made available for his/her review. The Licensee may make a final unescorted access to certain radioactive material determination based upon the criminal history record only upon receipt of the FBI’s ultimate confirmation or correction of the record. Upon a final adverse determination on unescorted access to certain radioactive material, the Licensee shall provide the individual its documented basis for denial. Unescorted access to certain radioactive material shall not be granted to an individual during the review process. E. Protection of Information 1. Each Licensee who obtains a criminal history record on an individual pursuant to this Order shall establish and maintain a system of files and procedures for protecting the record and the personal information from unauthorized disclosure. 2. The Licensee may not disclose the record or personal information collected and maintained to persons other than the subject individual, his/her representative, or to those who have a need to access the information in performing assigned duties in the process of determining whether to verify the individual for unescorted access to certain radioactive material. No individual authorized to have access to the information may re-disseminate the information to any other individual who does not have a need-to-know. 3. The personal information obtained on an individual from a criminal history VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:46 Jun 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 record check may be transferred to another Licensee if the Licensee holding the criminal history record check receives the individual’s written request to re-disseminate the information contained in his/her file, and the gaining Licensee verifies information such as the individual’s name, date of birth, social security number, sex, and other applicable physical characteristics for identification purposes. 4. The Licensee shall make criminal history records, obtained under this section, available for examination by an authorized representative of the NRC to determine compliance with the regulations and laws. 5. The Licensee shall retain all fingerprints and criminal history records from the FBI, or a copy if the individual’s file has been transferred: a. For three (3) years after the individual no longer requires unescorted access, or b. for three (3) years after unescorted access to certain radioactive material was denied. After the required three (3) year period, these documents shall be destroyed by a method that will prevent reconstruction of the information in whole or in part. [FR Doc. 2015–14129 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–334 and 50–412; NRC– 2015–0143] FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Beaver Valley 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 considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed License Nos. DPR–66 and NPF–73, issued on November 5, 2009, and held by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company for the operation of Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (BVPS). The proposed action would revise the Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) to modify the boundary of the 10mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). Specifically, the proposed change would align the BVPS EPZ boundary with the boundary that is currently in use by the emergency management agencies of the three counties that SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32989 implement protective actions around BVPS. DATES: June 10, 2015. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–0143 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–2015–0143. 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: Taylor Lamb, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555– 0001; telephone: 301–415–7128, email: Taylor.Lamb@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed License Nos. DPR–66 and NPF–73, issued to FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, for operation of the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, (BVPS) located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Therefore, as required by section 51.21 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 E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1 32990 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 111 / Wednesday, June 10, 2015 / Notices the amendment, and is issuing a finding of no significant impact. II. Environmental Assessment Description of the Proposed Action The proposed action would revise the Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) to modify the boundary of the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). Specifically, the proposed change would align the BVPS EPZ boundary with the boundary that is currently in use by the emergency management agencies of the three counties that implement protective actions around BVPS. The proposed action is requested by the licensee’s application dated September 4, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14247A512), as supplemented by letter dated December 1, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14336A520). asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Need for the Proposed Action The proposed action would align the BVPS EPZ boundary with the boundary that is currently in use by the emergency management agencies of the three counties that implement protective actions around BVPS. The proposed action is needed to address the dissimilarity between the BVPS EPZ and that of Columbiana County, Ohio; Hancock County, West Virginia; and Beaver County, Pennsylvania. After 2002, the emergency management agencies of the three counties modified their emergency plans to reflect the geopolitical boundaries for the 10-mile EPZ proposed for BVPS. The regulations in 10 CFR 50.47(c)(2) provide that the exact configuration of the 10-mile EPZ is to be determined in relation to local emergency response needs and capabilities as they are affected by such conditions as demography, topography, land characteristics, access routes, and jurisdictional boundaries. The proposed revised 10-mile EPZ boundary is used in an evacuation time estimate (ETE) that was developed for BVPS. The ETE, ‘‘Beaver Valley Power Station Development of Evacuation Time Estimates,’’ December 2012, Final Report Revision 2, prepared by KLD Engineering, P.C. (ADAMS Accession No. ML130070160), was based on United States Census Bureau data for 2010. As a result of changes to the county emergency plans, BVPS proposed to make conforming changes to the BVPS 10-mile EPZ boundary in the EPP. BVPS performed an analysis of the proposed change. The county emergency plans describe actions that would be applicable for events at BVPS VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:46 Jun 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 that warrant a protective action of sheltering or evacuation. The BVPS analysis concluded that aligning the BVPS EPP 10-mile EPZ with the EPZ boundaries used by the offsite response organizations will ensure consistent communications are used when determining actions to protect the public health and safety. Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The NRC has completed its environmental assessment of the proposed amendment. The staff has concluded that the proposed action to align the BVPS EPZ boundary with the boundary that is currently in use by the emergency management agencies of the three counties implementing protective actions around BVPS would not significantly affect plant safety and would not have a significant adverse effect on the probability of an accident occurring. The proposed action would not result in an increased radiological hazard beyond those previously analyzed in the updated Safety Analysis Report. There will be no change to radioactive effluents that effect radiation exposures to plant workers and members of the public. No changes will be made to plant buildings or the site property. Therefore, no changes or different types of radiological impacts are expected as a result of the proposed amendment. The proposed action does not result in changes to land use or water use, or result in changes to the quality or quantity of non-radiological effluents. No changes to the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit are needed. No effects on the aquatic or terrestrial habitat in the vicinity or the plant, or to threatened, endangered, or protected species under the Endangered Species Act, or impacts to essential fish habitat covered by the MagnusonStevens Act are expected. There are no impacts to the air or ambient air quality. There are no impacts to historical and cultural resources. There would be no noticeable effect on socioeconomic conditions in the region. Therefore, no changes or different types of nonradiological environmental impacts are expected as a result of the proposed action. Accordingly, the NRC 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 staff considered denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’ PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 alternative). Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar. Alternative Use of Resources The action does not involve the use of any different resources than those previously considered in NUREG–1437, Supplement 36, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; Supplement 36; Regarding Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2,’’ dated May 2009 (ADAMS Accession No. ML091260011). Agencies and Persons Consulted On April 30, 2015, the staff consulted with the Pennsylvania State official, Mr. Rich Janati, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The state official agreed with the conclusions in the environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact. III. Finding of No Significant Impact The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed License Nos. DPR–66 and NPF–73 for BVPS, Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendments would revise the EPP to modify the boundary of the 10-mile EPZ. Specifically, the proposed change would align the BVPS EPZ boundary with the boundary that is currently in use by the emergency management agencies of the three counties that implement protective actions around BVPS. The NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action. The proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment because amending the licenses to revise the EPP to align the EPZ boundary with the boundary that is currently in use by the emergency management agencies of the three counties that implement protective actions around BVPS will not result in any significant radiological or non-radiological environmental impacts. Accordingly, on the basis of the environmental assessment in Section II above, which is incorporated by reference herein, the NRC has determined that a finding of no significant impact is appropriate. The NRC’s finding of no significant impact and incorporated environmental assessment are available for public inspection by publication in this notice and are available online in ADAMS at Accession No. ML15125A217. Environmental documents related to the E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 111 / Wednesday, June 10, 2015 / Notices NRC’s finding of no significant impact are (1) Supplement 36 to NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; Regarding Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2,’’ dated May 2009; and (2) Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,’’ NUREG–1437, Volume 1, Revision 1, dated June 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13106A241). All documents described above are also available for public inspection at the NRC’s Public Document Room as described in the ADDRESSES section, above. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of May 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Douglas A. Broaddus, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I–2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2015–14138 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–278; NRC–2015–0145] Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 3 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR–56, issued to Exelon Generation Company, LLC (the licensee), for operation of the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS), Unit 3. The proposed amendment would change a license condition pertaining to the PBAPS, Unit 3 replacement steam dryer (RSD). Currently, the license condition requires that a revised analysis for the RSD be submitted to the NRC, as a report, at least 90 days prior to the start of the Unit 3 extended power uprate (EPU) outage. The proposed amendment would reduce the period before the outage by which the analysis is to be submitted from 90 days to 30 days. The licensee indicated that the EPU outage is scheduled to start on September 14, 2015. DATES: Submit comments by July 10, 2015. Requests for a hearing or petition asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:46 Jun 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 for leave to intervene must be filed by August 10, 2015. 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–2015–0145. 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. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN–12–H08, 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: Richard B. Ennis, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–1420, email: Rick.Ennis@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– 0145 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publiclyavailable 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–2015–0145. • 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 PBAPS, Unit 3, license amendment application, ‘‘Exigent License Amendment Request—Change to Unit 3 License Condition 2.C(15)(a)1,’’ dated May 29, 2015, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15149A473. PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32991 • 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– 0145 in your comment submission. 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. Introduction The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR–56, issued to Exelon Generation Company, LLC, for operation of PBAPS, Unit 3, located in York and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania. The proposed amendment would change license condition 2.C(15)(a)1 pertaining to the PBAPS, Unit 3 RSD. Currently, the license condition requires that revised stress analysis for the RSD be submitted to the NRC, as a report, at least 90 days prior to the start of the Unit 3 EPU outage. The proposed amendment would reduce the period before the outage by which the analysis is to be submitted from 90 days to 30 days. The EPU outage is scheduled to start on September 14, 2015. The revised analysis is based on results of recent testing and analysis for the PBAPS, Unit 2 RSD. Due to delays in the Unit 2 RSD testing and analysis, the licensee is unable to complete the Unit 3 RSD analysis and submit it to the NRC 90 days prior to the Unit 3 outage, as currently required by license condition 2.C(15)(a)1, while still maintaining the currently planned outage schedule. As such, the licensee requested a change to the licensee condition to reduce the E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32989-32991]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412; NRC-2015-0143]


FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Beaver Valley 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 considering 
issuance of an amendment to Renewed License Nos. DPR-66 and NPF-73, 
issued on November 5, 2009, and held by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating 
Company for the operation of Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 
and 2 (BVPS). The proposed action would revise the Emergency 
Preparedness Plan (EPP) to modify the boundary of the 10-mile Emergency 
Planning Zone (EPZ). Specifically, the proposed change would align the 
BVPS EPZ boundary with the boundary that is currently in use by the 
emergency management agencies of the three counties that implement 
protective actions around BVPS.

DATES: June 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0143 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-2015-0143. 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: Taylor Lamb, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-7128, email: Taylor.Lamb@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed License 
Nos. DPR-66 and NPF-73, issued to FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating 
Company, for operation of the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 
and 2, (BVPS) located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Therefore, as 
required by section 51.21 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

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the amendment, and is issuing a finding of no significant impact.

II. Environmental Assessment

Description of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would revise the Emergency Preparedness Plan 
(EPP) to modify the boundary of the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone 
(EPZ). Specifically, the proposed change would align the BVPS EPZ 
boundary with the boundary that is currently in use by the emergency 
management agencies of the three counties that implement protective 
actions around BVPS.
    The proposed action is requested by the licensee's application 
dated September 4, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14247A512), as 
supplemented by letter dated December 1, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML14336A520).

Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would align the BVPS EPZ boundary with the 
boundary that is currently in use by the emergency management agencies 
of the three counties that implement protective actions around BVPS.
    The proposed action is needed to address the dissimilarity between 
the BVPS EPZ and that of Columbiana County, Ohio; Hancock County, West 
Virginia; and Beaver County, Pennsylvania. After 2002, the emergency 
management agencies of the three counties modified their emergency 
plans to reflect the geopolitical boundaries for the 10-mile EPZ 
proposed for BVPS. The regulations in 10 CFR 50.47(c)(2) provide that 
the exact configuration of the 10-mile EPZ is to be determined in 
relation to local emergency response needs and capabilities as they are 
affected by such conditions as demography, topography, land 
characteristics, access routes, and jurisdictional boundaries. The 
proposed revised 10-mile EPZ boundary is used in an evacuation time 
estimate (ETE) that was developed for BVPS. The ETE, ``Beaver Valley 
Power Station Development of Evacuation Time Estimates,'' December 
2012, Final Report Revision 2, prepared by KLD Engineering, P.C. (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML130070160), was based on United States Census Bureau 
data for 2010. As a result of changes to the county emergency plans, 
BVPS proposed to make conforming changes to the BVPS 10-mile EPZ 
boundary in the EPP.
    BVPS performed an analysis of the proposed change. The county 
emergency plans describe actions that would be applicable for events at 
BVPS that warrant a protective action of sheltering or evacuation. The 
BVPS analysis concluded that aligning the BVPS EPP 10-mile EPZ with the 
EPZ boundaries used by the offsite response organizations will ensure 
consistent communications are used when determining actions to protect 
the public health and safety.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC has completed its environmental assessment of the proposed 
amendment. The staff has concluded that the proposed action to align 
the BVPS EPZ boundary with the boundary that is currently in use by the 
emergency management agencies of the three counties implementing 
protective actions around BVPS would not significantly affect plant 
safety and would not have a significant adverse effect on the 
probability of an accident occurring.
    The proposed action would not result in an increased radiological 
hazard beyond those previously analyzed in the updated Safety Analysis 
Report. There will be no change to radioactive effluents that effect 
radiation exposures to plant workers and members of the public. No 
changes will be made to plant buildings or the site property. 
Therefore, no changes or different types of radiological impacts are 
expected as a result of the proposed amendment.
    The proposed action does not result in changes to land use or water 
use, or result in changes to the quality or quantity of non-
radiological effluents. No changes to the National Pollution Discharge 
Elimination System permit are needed. No effects on the aquatic or 
terrestrial habitat in the vicinity or the plant, or to threatened, 
endangered, or protected species under the Endangered Species Act, or 
impacts to essential fish habitat covered by the Magnuson-Stevens Act 
are expected. There are no impacts to the air or ambient air quality. 
There are no impacts to historical and cultural resources. There would 
be no noticeable effect on socioeconomic conditions in the region. 
Therefore, no changes or different types of non-radiological 
environmental impacts are expected as a result of the proposed action.
    Accordingly, the NRC 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 staff considered 
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative). 
Denial of the application would result in no change in current 
environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action 
and the alternative action are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

    The action does not involve the use of any different resources than 
those previously considered in NUREG-1437, Supplement 36, ``Generic 
Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants; 
Supplement 36; Regarding Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2,'' 
dated May 2009 (ADAMS Accession No. ML091260011).

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    On April 30, 2015, the staff consulted with the Pennsylvania State 
official, Mr. Rich Janati, regarding the environmental impact of the 
proposed action. The state official agreed with the conclusions in the 
environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed License 
Nos. DPR-66 and NPF-73 for BVPS, Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendments 
would revise the EPP to modify the boundary of the 10-mile EPZ. 
Specifically, the proposed change would align the BVPS EPZ boundary 
with the boundary that is currently in use by the emergency management 
agencies of the three counties that implement protective actions around 
BVPS.
    The NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact 
statement for the proposed action. The proposed action will not have a 
significant effect on the quality of the human environment because 
amending the licenses to revise the EPP to align the EPZ boundary with 
the boundary that is currently in use by the emergency management 
agencies of the three counties that implement protective actions around 
BVPS will not result in any significant radiological or non-
radiological environmental impacts. Accordingly, on the basis of the 
environmental assessment in Section II above, which is incorporated by 
reference herein, the NRC has determined that a finding of no 
significant impact is appropriate.
    The NRC's finding of no significant impact and incorporated 
environmental assessment are available for public inspection by 
publication in this notice and are available online in ADAMS at 
Accession No. ML15125A217. Environmental documents related to the

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NRC's finding of no significant impact are (1) Supplement 36 to NUREG-
1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of 
Nuclear Plants; Regarding Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1 and 2,'' 
dated May 2009; and (2) Generic Environmental Impact Statement for 
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,'' NUREG-1437, Volume 1, Revision 1, 
dated June 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13106A241). All documents 
described above are also available for public inspection at the NRC's 
Public Document Room as described in the ADDRESSES section, above.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of May 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Douglas A. Broaddus,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I-2, Division of Operating Reactor 
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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