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NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–1, draft Revision 2, ‘‘Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power
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NUREG–1437, Supplement 49, Volumes 1 and 2, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement
for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and
2,’’ Final Report, dated August 2014.
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of Nuclear Plants: Regarding Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3,’’ Final Report, dated January 2003.
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Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities: Regarding the Decommissioning of Nuclear Power
Reactors,’’ Final Report, dated November 2002.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day
of July, 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Blake A. Purnell,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III,
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 52–012 and 52–013; NRC–
2008–0091]
Nuclear Innovation North America,
LLC; South Texas Project, Units 3 and
4
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Termination of licenses.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is terminating the
South Texas Project (STP) Units 3 and
4 Combined Licenses (COLs) designated
as NPF–97 and NPF–98, and their
included licenses to manufacture,
produce, transfer, receive, acquire, own,
possess, or use byproduct material. By
letter dated June 22, 2018, Nuclear
Innovation North America, LLC (NINA)
requested that the NRC terminate the
STP Units 3 and 4 COLs. Construction
was not initiated for STP Units 3 and 4,
and nuclear materials were never
procured or possessed under these
licenses. Consequently, the STP Units 3
and 4 site is approved for unrestricted
use.
DATES: The termination was issued on
July 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2008–0091 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:
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• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2008–0091. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer
Borges, telephone: 301–287–9127;
email: Jennifer.Borges@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 publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
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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 this document.
• 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 Shea, Office of New Reactors,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–1388, email: James.Shea@
nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The NRC issued STP Units 3 and 4
COLs, NPF–97 and NPF–98, to NINA
and its co-applicants STP Nuclear
Operating Company, NINA Texas 3 LLC,
NINA Texas 4 LLC, and the City of San
Antonio, Texas, acting by and through
the City Public Service Board, for the
STP Units 3 and 4 on February 12, 2016
(ADAMS Accession No. ML16033A010).
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ML023470327 (package) and ML023500228
(package).
Since issuance of the licenses, NINA has
not begun construction of Units 3 and
4 or procured nuclear materials for use
under the licenses. In NINA’s letter
dated June 14, 2018 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML18176A019), NINA informed the
NRC that it no longer plans to move
forward with building STP Units 3 and
4 and would consequently submit an
application for termination of the
licenses. By subsequent letter dated
June 22, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML18184A338), NINA requested
termination of COLs NPF–97 and NPF–
98 and their included title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
parts 30, 40, and 70 licenses for STP
Units 3 and 4.
II. License Termination
Termination of COLs issued under 10
CFR part 52 is controlled by 10 CFR
52.110, ‘‘Termination of license.’’ As
discussed in ‘‘Current NRC Staff Views
on Applying the 1987 Policy Statement
on Deferred Plants’’ (ADAMS Accession
No. ML18065B257), the NRC staff does
not apply the requirements for
termination in 10 CFR 52.110 to plants
that have not begun operation.
Requirements for termination of the
included licenses under sections 30.36,
40.42, and 70.38 of 10 CFR include the
submission of NRC Form 314 or
equivalent information. The staff finds
that NINA met these requirements
through the information provided as
part of its June 22, 2018, submission.
Further, as there was no construction
associated with the STP Unit 3 and 4
licenses and nuclear materials have
never been procured or possessed under
these licenses, there is no need for a site
radiation survey to be conducted under
10 CFR parts 30, 40, or 70. With no
radiological contamination associated
with the licenses, the STP Unit 3 and 4
site may be released for unrestricted use
pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1402.
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III. Environmental Review
NINA seeks to terminate the STP Unit
3 and 4 COLs for which construction
never commenced and nuclear material
was never procured or brought onsite.
Terminating a COL is a licensing action
that would ordinarily require an
environmental assessment under 10
CFR 51.21, unless a categorical
exclusion in 10 CFR 51.22(c) applies
and no special circumstances under 10
CFR 51.22(b) exist. Actions listed in 10
CFR 51.22(c) were previously found by
the Commission to be part of a category
of actions that ‘‘does not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on
the human environment.’’
The categorical exclusion identified
in 51.22(c)(20) includes:
Decommissioning of sites where
licensed operations have been limited to
the use of—
(i) Small quantities of short-lived
radioactive materials;
(ii) Radioactive materials in sealed
sources, provided there is no evidence
of leakage of radioactive material from
these sealed sources; or
(iii) Radioactive materials in such a
manner that a decommissioning plan is
not required by 10 CFR 30.36(g)(1),
40.42(g)(1), or 70.38(g)(1) and the NRC
has determined that the facility meets
the radiological criteria for unrestricted
use in 10 CFR 20.1402 without further
remediation or analysis.
This categorical exclusion captures
decommissioning activities at sites
where contamination from radioactive
material is determined to be nominal. In
the case of STP Units 3 and 4, no
associated radiological contamination
exists because construction never
commenced and nuclear material was
never procured or brought on site. As a
result, a decommissioning plan for this
site is not required by 10 CFR
30.36(g)(1), 40.42(g)(1), or 70.38(g)(1),
and the site meets the radiological
criteria for unrestricted use in 10 CFR
20.1402 without further remediation or
analysis. Further, no special
circumstances under 10 CFR 51.22(b)
apply. The factors listed in 10 CFR
51.22(c)(20) are consistent with the
circumstances here because there is no
environmental impact associated with
the STP Unit 3 and 4 COLs, which is
even less than the nominal impacts
anticipated by the categorical exclusion.
Therefore, application of the categorical
exclusion to the termination of the STP
Units 3 and 4 COLs is warranted.
Consequently, in accordance with 10
CFR 51.21, an environmental
assessment is not required for the
termination of COLs NPF–97 and NPF–
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98 and their included 10 CFR parts 30,
40, and 70 licenses.
IV. Conclusion
As discussed above, the Commission
has determined that the STP Unit 3 and
4 COL termination request meets the
categorical exclusion criteria set forth in
10 CFR 51.22(c)(20) and that the
unrestricted use criteria pursuant to 10
CFR 20.1402 are met. The Commission
grants NINA’s request to terminate the
COLs designated as NPF–97 and NPF–
98 and their included 10 CFR parts 30,
40, and 70 licenses for STP Unit 3 and
4. This license termination was effective
upon NINA’s receipt of NRC’s
termination letter, dated July 12, 2018
(ADAMS Accession No. ML18179A217).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day
of July 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Allen H. Fetter,
Acting Chief, Licensing Branch 3, Division
of Licensing, Siting, and Environmental
Analysis Office of New Reactors.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2018–268]
New Postal Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing for the
Commission’s consideration concerning
negotiated service agreements. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: July 20,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
I. Introduction
The Commission gives notice that the
Postal Service filed request(s) for the
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Commission to consider matters related
to negotiated service agreement(s). The
request(s) may propose the addition or
removal of a negotiated service
agreement from the market dominant or
the competitive product list, or the
modification of an existing product
currently appearing on the market
dominant or the competitive product
list.
Section II identifies the docket
number(s) associated with each Postal
Service request, the title of each Postal
Service request, the request’s acceptance
date, and the authority cited by the
Postal Service for each request. For each
request, the Commission appoints an
officer of the Commission to represent
the interests of the general public in the
proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
(Public Representative). Section II also
establishes comment deadline(s)
pertaining to each request.
The public portions of the Postal
Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
the Commission’s website (https://
www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
can be accessed through compliance
with the requirements of 39 CFR
3007.40.
The Commission invites comments on
whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
with the policies of title 39. For
request(s) that the Postal Service states
concern market dominant product(s),
applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
that the Postal Service states concern
competitive product(s), applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements
include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and
39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
deadline(s) for each request appear in
section II.
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
1. Docket No(s).: CP2018–268; Filing
Title: Notice of United States Postal
Service of Filing a Functionally
Equivalent Global Expedited Package
Services 7 Negotiated Service
Agreement and Application for NonPublic Treatment of Materials Filed
Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date:
July 12, 2018; Filing Authority: 39 CFR
3015.5; Public Representative: Nina
Yeh; Comments Due: July 20, 2018.
This notice will be published in the
Federal Register.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 52-012 and 52-013; NRC-2008-0091]
Nuclear Innovation North America, LLC; South Texas Project, Units
3 and 4
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Termination of licenses.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is terminating
the South Texas Project (STP) Units 3 and 4 Combined Licenses (COLs)
designated as NPF-97 and NPF-98, and their included licenses to
manufacture, produce, transfer, receive, acquire, own, possess, or use
byproduct material. By letter dated June 22, 2018, Nuclear Innovation
North America, LLC (NINA) requested that the NRC terminate the STP
Units 3 and 4 COLs. Construction was not initiated for STP Units 3 and
4, and nuclear materials were never procured or possessed under these
licenses. Consequently, the STP Units 3 and 4 site is approved for
unrestricted use.
DATES: The termination was issued on July 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0091 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2008-0091. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges, telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. The
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this
document.
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 Shea, Office of New Reactors,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 301-415-1388, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The NRC issued STP Units 3 and 4 COLs, NPF-97 and NPF-98, to NINA
and its co-applicants STP Nuclear Operating Company, NINA Texas 3 LLC,
NINA Texas 4 LLC, and the City of San Antonio, Texas, acting by and
through the City Public Service Board, for the STP Units 3 and 4 on
February 12, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16033A010). Since issuance of
the licenses, NINA has not begun construction of Units 3 and 4 or
procured nuclear materials for use under the licenses. In NINA's letter
dated June 14, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18176A019), NINA informed
the NRC that it no longer plans to move forward with building STP Units
3 and 4 and would consequently submit an application for termination of
the licenses. By subsequent letter dated June 22, 2018 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML18184A338), NINA requested termination of COLs NPF-97 and NPF-98
and their included title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
parts 30, 40, and 70 licenses for STP Units 3 and 4.
II. License Termination
Termination of COLs issued under 10 CFR part 52 is controlled by 10
CFR 52.110, ``Termination of license.'' As discussed in ``Current NRC
Staff Views on Applying the 1987 Policy Statement on Deferred Plants''
(ADAMS Accession No. ML18065B257), the NRC staff does not apply the
requirements for termination in 10 CFR 52.110 to plants that have not
begun operation. Requirements for termination of the included licenses
under sections 30.36, 40.42, and 70.38 of 10 CFR include the submission
of NRC Form 314 or equivalent information. The staff finds that NINA
met these requirements through the information provided as part of its
June 22, 2018, submission.
Further, as there was no construction associated with the STP Unit
3 and 4 licenses and nuclear materials have never been procured or
possessed under these licenses, there is no need for a site radiation
survey to be conducted under 10 CFR parts 30, 40, or 70. With no
radiological contamination associated with the licenses, the STP Unit 3
and 4 site may be released for unrestricted use pursuant to 10 CFR
20.1402.
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III. Environmental Review
NINA seeks to terminate the STP Unit 3 and 4 COLs for which
construction never commenced and nuclear material was never procured or
brought onsite. Terminating a COL is a licensing action that would
ordinarily require an environmental assessment under 10 CFR 51.21,
unless a categorical exclusion in 10 CFR 51.22(c) applies and no
special circumstances under 10 CFR 51.22(b) exist. Actions listed in 10
CFR 51.22(c) were previously found by the Commission to be part of a
category of actions that ``does not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment.''
The categorical exclusion identified in 51.22(c)(20) includes:
Decommissioning of sites where licensed operations have been
limited to the use of--
(i) Small quantities of short-lived radioactive materials;
(ii) Radioactive materials in sealed sources, provided there is no
evidence of leakage of radioactive material from these sealed sources;
or
(iii) Radioactive materials in such a manner that a decommissioning
plan is not required by 10 CFR 30.36(g)(1), 40.42(g)(1), or 70.38(g)(1)
and the NRC has determined that the facility meets the radiological
criteria for unrestricted use in 10 CFR 20.1402 without further
remediation or analysis.
This categorical exclusion captures decommissioning activities at
sites where contamination from radioactive material is determined to be
nominal. In the case of STP Units 3 and 4, no associated radiological
contamination exists because construction never commenced and nuclear
material was never procured or brought on site. As a result, a
decommissioning plan for this site is not required by 10 CFR
30.36(g)(1), 40.42(g)(1), or 70.38(g)(1), and the site meets the
radiological criteria for unrestricted use in 10 CFR 20.1402 without
further remediation or analysis. Further, no special circumstances
under 10 CFR 51.22(b) apply. The factors listed in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(20)
are consistent with the circumstances here because there is no
environmental impact associated with the STP Unit 3 and 4 COLs, which
is even less than the nominal impacts anticipated by the categorical
exclusion. Therefore, application of the categorical exclusion to the
termination of the STP Units 3 and 4 COLs is warranted. Consequently,
in accordance with 10 CFR 51.21, an environmental assessment is not
required for the termination of COLs NPF-97 and NPF-98 and their
included 10 CFR parts 30, 40, and 70 licenses.
IV. Conclusion
As discussed above, the Commission has determined that the STP Unit
3 and 4 COL termination request meets the categorical exclusion
criteria set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(20) and that the unrestricted use
criteria pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1402 are met. The Commission grants
NINA's request to terminate the COLs designated as NPF-97 and NPF-98
and their included 10 CFR parts 30, 40, and 70 licenses for STP Unit 3
and 4. This license termination was effective upon NINA's receipt of
NRC's termination letter, dated July 12, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML18179A217).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of July 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Allen H. Fetter,
Acting Chief, Licensing Branch 3, Division of Licensing, Siting, and
Environmental Analysis Office of New Reactors.
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