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Portland General Electric Company;
Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact;
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering the
renewal of Special Nuclear Materials
(SNM) License SNM–2509 for the
Trojan Nuclear Plant Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) (Trojan
ISFSI) located in Columbia County,
Oregon. The NRC has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for this
proposed license renewal in accordance
with its regulations. Based on the EA,
the NRC has concluded that a finding of
no significant impact (FONSI) is
appropriate. The NRC also is conducting
a safety evaluation of the proposed
license renewal.
DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in
this document are available on July 8,
2019.
SUMMARY:
Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2017–0178 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–2017–0178. 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.
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Access and Management System
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Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
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Jean
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Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
0867, email: Jean.Trefethen@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering a license
renewal request for SNM–2509 for the
Trojan specifically-licensed ISFSI
located in Columbia County, Oregon
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17086A039).
The applicant, Portland General Electric
Company (PGE), is requesting to renew
license SNM–2509 for the Trojan ISFSI
for an additional 40-year period. The
current license expired on March 31,
2019. PGE submitted the license
renewal application in accordance with
paragraphs 72.42(b) and (c) of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR). Accordingly, the NRC considers
the license in timely renewal. If
approved, PGE would be able to
continue to possess and store spent
nuclear fuel at the Trojan ISFSI in
accordance with the requirements in 10
CFR part 72, ‘‘Licensing Requirements
for the Independent Storage of Spent
Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive
Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater than
Class C Waste.’’
The NRC staff has prepared a final EA
as part of its review of this license
renewal request in accordance with the
requirements of 10 CFR part 51,
‘‘Environmental Protection Regulations
for Domestic Licensing and Related
Regulatory Functions.’’ Based on the
final EA, the NRC has determined that
an environmental impact statement
(EIS) is not required for this proposed
action and a FONSI is appropriate. The
NRC is also conducting a safety
evaluation of the proposed license
amendment pursuant to 10 CFR part 72
and the results will be documented in
a separate Safety Evaluation Report
(SER). If PGE’s request is approved, the
NRC will issue the license renewal
following publication of this final EA
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and FONSI and the SER in the Federal
Register.
II. Final Environmental Assessment
Summary
PGE is requesting to renew the Trojan
specifically-licensed ISFSI for a 40-year
period. The NRC has assessed the
potential environmental impacts of the
proposed action and alternatives to the
proposed action, including license
renewal for an additional 20-year term,
shipment of spent fuel to an offsite
facility, and the no-action alternative.
The results of the NRC’s environmental
review can be found in the final EA
(ADAMS Accession No. ML19058A264).
The NRC staff performed its
environmental review in accordance
with the requirements in 10 CFR part
51. In conducting the environmental
review, the NRC considered information
in the license renewal application;
communications and consultation with
the Oregon State Historic Preservation
Office; the Chehalis, Grand Ronde, and
Yakama Native American Tribes; the
Portland Field Office of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service; and the Oregon
Health Authority.
Approval of PGE’s proposed license
renewal request would allow the 34
Holtec International Multipurpose
Canisters to continue to remain in the
Trojan ISFSI for an additional 40 years.
Specifically, the estimated annual dose
to the nearest potential member of the
public from ISFSI activities is 0.023
mSv/yr (2.3 mrem/yr) (PGE, 2017a),
which is below the 0.25 mSv/yr (25
mrem/yr) limit specified in 10 CFR
72.104(a) and the 1 mSv/yr (100 mrem/
yr) limit in 10 CFR 20.1301(a)(1).
Furthermore, PGE maintains a radiation
protection program for the ISFSI in
accordance with 10 CFR part 20 to
ensure that radiation doses are as low as
is reasonable achievable (ALARA).
Accordingly, no significant radiological
or non-radiological impacts are
expected to result from approval of the
license renewal request, and the
proposed action would not significantly
contribute to cumulative impacts at the
Trojan site. Additionally, there would
be no disproportionately high and
adverse impacts on minority and lowincome populations.
In its license renewal request, PGE is
proposing no changes in how it handles
or stores spent fuel at the Trojan ISFSI.
Approval of the proposed action would
not result in any new construction or
expansion of the existing ISFSI footprint
beyond that previously approved. The
ISFSI is a largely passive facility that
produces no liquid or gaseous effluents.
No significant radiological or
nonradiological impacts are expected
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from continued normal operations.
Occupational dose estimates associated
with the proposed action and continued
normal operation and maintenance of
the ISFSI are expected to be at ALARA
levels and within the limits of 10 CFR
20.1201. Therefore, the NRC staff has
determined that pursuant to 10 CFR
51.31, preparation of an EIS is not
required for the proposed action, and
pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, a FONSI is
appropriate.
Furthermore, the NRC staff
determined that this license renewal
request does not have the potential to
cause effects on historic properties,
assuming those were present; therefore,
in accordance with 36 CFR 800.3(a)(1),
no consultation is required under
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act. The NRC staff,
however, reached out to and informed
the Oregon State Historic Preservation
Officer (SHPO) via letter dated August
17, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML17214A072) and the Chehalis, Grand
Ronde and Yakama Native American
Tribes of its determination via letters
dated August 29, 2017 (ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML17219A064,
ML17219A065, and ML17219A066,
respectively). The Grand Ronde tribe
responded that there are recorded
cultural resources in the vicinity of the
Trojan ISFSI (ADAMS Accession No.
ML17284A237); however, NRC staff
expects there to be no impact to these
resources as the licensee has no plans
for construction activities and routine
operations are largely passive. The NRC
staff also consulted with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (FWS) in
accordance with Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
Based on its review of the proposed
action in the EA, in accordance with the
requirements in 10 CFR part 51, the
NRC has concluded that the proposed
action, renewal of NRC Special Nuclear
Materials License No. SNM–2509 for the
Trojan ISFSI located in Columbia
County, Oregon, will not significantly
affect the quality of the human
environment. Therefore, the NRC has
determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31,
that preparation of an EIS is not
required for the proposed action and a
finding of no significant impacts is
appropriate.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day
of July 2019.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kathryn M. Brock,
Acting Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety,
Safeguards, and Environmental Review,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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Expiration Term for Certificates of
Compliance for Transportation
Packages’’ (Basis Document). The Basis
Document details the NRC’s analysis
and development of a programmatic
basis for the 5-year expiration term for
certificates of compliance for
transportation packages.
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on July 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
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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–2019–0139. Address
questions about docket IDs in
Regulations.gov 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.
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Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in ADAMS
Public Documents collection at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
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Public Document Room (PDR) reference
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or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
The Basis Document, ‘‘Basis Document
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‘‘OIG–17–A–21, Audit of NRC’s
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 72-17; NRC-2017-0178]
Portland General Electric Company; Trojan Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation
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
the renewal of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License SNM-2509 for the
Trojan Nuclear Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
(ISFSI) (Trojan ISFSI) located in Columbia County, Oregon. The NRC has
prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for this proposed license
renewal in accordance with its regulations. Based on the EA, the NRC
has concluded that a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) is
appropriate. The NRC also is conducting a safety evaluation of the
proposed license renewal.
DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on
July 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0178 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-2017-0178. 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 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: Jean Trefethen, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0867, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering a license renewal request for SNM-2509 for
the Trojan specifically-licensed ISFSI located in Columbia County,
Oregon (ADAMS Accession No. ML17086A039). The applicant, Portland
General Electric Company (PGE), is requesting to renew license SNM-2509
for the Trojan ISFSI for an additional 40-year period. The current
license expired on March 31, 2019. PGE submitted the license renewal
application in accordance with paragraphs 72.42(b) and (c) of title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Accordingly, the NRC
considers the license in timely renewal. If approved, PGE would be able
to continue to possess and store spent nuclear fuel at the Trojan ISFSI
in accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR part 72, ``Licensing
Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-
Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C
Waste.''
The NRC staff has prepared a final EA as part of its review of this
license renewal request in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR
part 51, ``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing
and Related Regulatory Functions.'' Based on the final EA, the NRC has
determined that an environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required
for this proposed action and a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC is also
conducting a safety evaluation of the proposed license amendment
pursuant to 10 CFR part 72 and the results will be documented in a
separate Safety Evaluation Report (SER). If PGE's request is approved,
the NRC will issue the license renewal following publication of this
final EA
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and FONSI and the SER in the Federal Register.
II. Final Environmental Assessment Summary
PGE is requesting to renew the Trojan specifically-licensed ISFSI
for a 40-year period. The NRC has assessed the potential environmental
impacts of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action,
including license renewal for an additional 20-year term, shipment of
spent fuel to an offsite facility, and the no-action alternative. The
results of the NRC's environmental review can be found in the final EA
(ADAMS Accession No. ML19058A264). The NRC staff performed its
environmental review in accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR part
51. In conducting the environmental review, the NRC considered
information in the license renewal application; communications and
consultation with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office; the
Chehalis, Grand Ronde, and Yakama Native American Tribes; the Portland
Field Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and the Oregon
Health Authority.
Approval of PGE's proposed license renewal request would allow the
34 Holtec International Multipurpose Canisters to continue to remain in
the Trojan ISFSI for an additional 40 years. Specifically, the
estimated annual dose to the nearest potential member of the public
from ISFSI activities is 0.023 mSv/yr (2.3 mrem/yr) (PGE, 2017a), which
is below the 0.25 mSv/yr (25 mrem/yr) limit specified in 10 CFR
72.104(a) and the 1 mSv/yr (100 mrem/yr) limit in 10 CFR 20.1301(a)(1).
Furthermore, PGE maintains a radiation protection program for the ISFSI
in accordance with 10 CFR part 20 to ensure that radiation doses are as
low as is reasonable achievable (ALARA). Accordingly, no significant
radiological or non-radiological impacts are expected to result from
approval of the license renewal request, and the proposed action would
not significantly contribute to cumulative impacts at the Trojan site.
Additionally, there would be no disproportionately high and adverse
impacts on minority and low-income populations.
In its license renewal request, PGE is proposing no changes in how
it handles or stores spent fuel at the Trojan ISFSI. Approval of the
proposed action would not result in any new construction or expansion
of the existing ISFSI footprint beyond that previously approved. The
ISFSI is a largely passive facility that produces no liquid or gaseous
effluents. No significant radiological or nonradiological impacts are
expected from continued normal operations. Occupational dose estimates
associated with the proposed action and continued normal operation and
maintenance of the ISFSI are expected to be at ALARA levels and within
the limits of 10 CFR 20.1201. Therefore, the NRC staff has determined
that pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, preparation of an EIS is not required
for the proposed action, and pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, a FONSI is
appropriate.
Furthermore, the NRC staff determined that this license renewal
request does not have the potential to cause effects on historic
properties, assuming those were present; therefore, in accordance with
36 CFR 800.3(a)(1), no consultation is required under Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act. The NRC staff, however, reached
out to and informed the Oregon State Historic Preservation Officer
(SHPO) via letter dated August 17, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML17214A072) and the Chehalis, Grand Ronde and Yakama Native American
Tribes of its determination via letters dated August 29, 2017 (ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML17219A064, ML17219A065, and ML17219A066,
respectively). The Grand Ronde tribe responded that there are recorded
cultural resources in the vicinity of the Trojan ISFSI (ADAMS Accession
No. ML17284A237); however, NRC staff expects there to be no impact to
these resources as the licensee has no plans for construction
activities and routine operations are largely passive. The NRC staff
also consulted with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in
accordance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
Based on its review of the proposed action in the EA, in accordance
with the requirements in 10 CFR part 51, the NRC has concluded that the
proposed action, renewal of NRC Special Nuclear Materials License No.
SNM-2509 for the Trojan ISFSI located in Columbia County, Oregon, will
not significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
Therefore, the NRC has determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, that
preparation of an EIS is not required for the proposed action and a
finding of no significant impacts is appropriate.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of July 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kathryn M. Brock,
Acting Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and
Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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