Stakeholder Input on Best Practices for Establishment and Operation of Local Community Advisory Boards in Response to a Portion of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, 51189-51191 [2019-21012]
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[NRC–2019–0073]
Stakeholder Input on Best Practices
for Establishment and Operation of
Local Community Advisory Boards in
Response to a Portion of the Nuclear
Energy Innovation and Modernization
Act
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Public meetings and webinar;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is undertaking
activities to develop a report identifying
best practices for establishment and
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operation of local community advisory
boards (CABs) associated with
decommissioning activities, including
lessons learned from existing boards, as
required by the Nuclear Energy
Innovation and Modernization Act
(NEIMA). As part of developing the
report, the NRC is hosting 11 public
meetings and a public webinar to
consult with host States, communities
within the emergency planning zone of
an applicable nuclear power reactor,
and existing local CABs. In addition to
these public meetings and public
webinar, the NRC has developed a
questionnaire to collect information
regarding the areas identified in NEIMA
with respect to the creation and
operation of CABs. The results of the
meetings, along with any other data
received as a result of the NRC’s
information collection activities
associated with the NEIMA Section 108,
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will be captured in a best practices
report that will be submitted to
Congress.
DATES: Comments must be filed by
November 15, 2019. Public meetings
and a public webinar to discuss best
practices and lessons learned associated
with CABs at decommissioning nuclear
power reactors have been taking and
will take place from August through
October of 2019. Specific details
regarding the dates, times, locations,
and other logistical information for the
public meetings and public webinar can
be found on the NRC’s public website at
https://www.nrc.gov/waste/
decommissioning/neima-section108.html.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2019–0073. Address
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questions about NRC 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.
• Mail comments to: Office of
Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7–
A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, ATTN: Program Management,
Announcements and Editing Staff.
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:
Marlayna Vaaler Doell, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–3178; email:
NEIMA108.Resource@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2019–
0073 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 website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2019–0073.
• 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
‘‘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.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC–2019–
0073 in your comment submission. The
NRC cautions you not to include
identifying or contact information that
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you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission.
The NRC will post all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as enter 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 into ADAMS.
II. Introduction
The NRC is coordinating activities in
accordance with Section 108 of NEIMA
to develop a report identifying best
practices for establishment and
operation of CABs. The contents of this
report, scheduled to be issued to
Congress no later than July 14, 2020,
will include (1) a description of the type
of topics that might be brought before a
CAB; (2) how the board’s input could
inform the decision-making process of
stakeholders for various
decommissioning activities; how the
board could interact with the NRC and
other Federal regulatory bodies to
promote dialogue between the licensee
and affected stakeholders; and (3) how
the board could offer opportunities for
public engagement throughout all
phases of the decommissioning process.
The report will also include a
discussion of the composition of
existing CABs and best practices
identified during the establishment and
operation of such boards, including
logistical considerations, frequency of
meetings, the selection of board
members, etc.
In developing a best practices report,
and as required by NEIMA, the NRC is
consulting with host States,
communities within the emergency
planning zone of an applicable nuclear
power reactor, and existing CABs. This
consultation includes hosting 11
Category 3 public meetings and at least
1 nationwide webinar. These public
meetings are being held in locations that
ensure geographic diversity across the
United States, with priority given to
States that (1) have a nuclear power
reactor currently undergoing the
decommissioning process; and (2)
requested a public meeting under the
provisions of NEIMA in accordance
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with the Federal Register (FR) notice
published on March 18, 2019 (84 FR
9841). At NRC Category 3 public
meetings, the public is invited to
participate by providing comments and
asking questions.
In addition to these public meetings,
the NRC has developed a questionnaire
to collect information regarding the
areas identified in NEIMA with respect
to the creation and operation of CABs.
The NRC is requesting responses from
existing CABs in the vicinity of power
reactors undergoing decommissioning,
similar established stakeholder groups,
or local government organizations. The
questionnaire is available at https://
www.nrc.gov/waste/decommissioning/
neima-local-comm-advisory-boardquestionnaire.html.
III. Category 3 Public Meeting Dates
and Locations
Consistent with the consultation
requirements in NEIMA Section 108, the
NRC received requests for and identified
the areas surrounding 11 nuclear power
reactors as locations to host public
meetings to discuss best practices and
lessons learned for establishment and
operation of CABs.
Public meetings have been held near
the following eight reactors:
(1) Palisades Nuclear Generating
Station in Covert, Michigan, on August
21, 2019;
(2) Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power
Plant in Eureka, California, on August
26, 2019;
(3) Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San
Luis Obispo, California, on August 27,
2019;
(4) San Onofre Nuclear Generating
Station in San Clemente, California, on
August 29, 2019;
(5) Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power
Plant in Vernon, Vermont, on
September 10, 2019;
(6) Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in
Plymouth, Massachusetts, on September
11, 2019;
(7) Kewaunee Power Station in
Kewaunee, Wisconsin, on September
24, 2019; and
(8) Zion Nuclear Power Station in
Zion, Illinois, on September 26, 2019.
The three remaining public meetings
will be held near the following reactors:
(1) Indian Point Energy Center in
Buchanan, New York, on October 2,
2019 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML19232A505);
(2) Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating
Station in Forked River, New Jersey, on
October 3, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML19232A504); and
(3) Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power
Plant in Crystal River, Florida, on
October 10, 2019 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML19232A502).
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Additionally, the NRC hosted a public
webinar held on August 8, 2019, to
obtain comments from individuals in
other areas of the country.
Specific details regarding the dates,
times, locations, and other logistical
information for each of the meetings can
be found on the NRC’s NEIMA Section
108 public website at https://
www.nrc.gov/waste/decommissioning/
neima-section-108.html. For
information about attending the NEIMA
Section 108 Category 3 public meetings,
please see the public website listed
above or contact the individual listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this document.
IV. Local Community Advisory Board
Questionnaire
The NRC is seeking input from
existing CABs in the vicinity of power
reactors undergoing decommissioning,
similar established stakeholder groups,
or local government organizations
regarding best practices and lessons
learned associated with CABs at
decommissioning nuclear power
reactors. Comments may be submitted
by November 15, 2019. Comments
submitted after this date will be
considered if it is practical to do so, but
the Commission is able to ensure
consideration only for comments
received by this date.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
of September, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bruce A. Watson,
Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Branch,
Division of Decommissioning, Uranium
Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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Applicability of Existing Regulatory
Guides to the Design, Construction,
and Operation of an Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory guide; withdrawal.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is withdrawing
Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.53,
‘‘Applicability of Existing Regulatory
Guides to the Design, Construction, and
Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation.’’ This document is
being withdrawn because the
information included in the RG has
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been superseded by newer guidance and
is therefore no longer needed.
DATES: The withdrawal of RG 3.53 takes
effect on September 27, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2019–0157 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly-available
information related to this document,
using the following methods:
• Federal rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/ and search
for Docket ID NRC–2019–0157. Address
questions about NRC docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical
questions, contact the individuals 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 Document collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, 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
notice (if that document is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
a document is referenced. The basis for
the withdrawal of this regulatory guide
is found in ADAMS under Accession
No. ML19177A369.
• 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.
Regulatory guides are not
copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
required to reproduce them.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Haile Lindsay, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards;
telephone: 301–415–0616; email:
Haile.Lindsay@nrc.gov, or Harriet
Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research; telephone: 301–
415–2493; email: Harriet.Karagiannis@
nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC
is withdrawing RG 3.53 because it has
been superseded and is no longer
needed. RG 3.53 was published in July
1982 to describe the applicability of
existing regulatory guides that would
aid in the design, construction, and
operation of an independent spent fuel
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storage installation (ISFSI). At that time,
there were no precedents for
applications for ISFSIs, there was not a
consolidated set of guidance, and
information technology did not exist to
provide guidance electronically for
ISFSIs. The staff issued RG 3.53 to
expedite the staff’s reviews of ISFSI
applications, which were anticipated
under the new requirements in title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (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.’’
Since 1982, many of the guidance
documents and regulatory positions
listed in the RG have been withdrawn
or superseded by more current
guidance. Examples of new or revised
staff guidance for ISFSIs include RG
3.48, ‘‘Standard Format and Content for
the Safety Analysis Report for an
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation or Monitored Retrievable
Storage Installation (Dry Storage),’’ RG
3.50, ‘‘Standard Format and Content for
a Specific License Application for An
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation or Monitored Retrievable
Storage Facility,’’ RG 3.60, ‘‘Design of an
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (Dry Storage),’’ and RG 3.62,
‘‘Standard Format and Content for the
Safety Analysis Report for Onsite
Storage of Spent Fuel Storage Casks.’’
These guidance documents incorporate
the lessons learned during the licensing
process and from operational
experiences with ISFSIs. The current
information technology available today
makes the numerous RGs in the areas of
design, construction, and operation of
an ISFSI readily available electronically
on the NRC’s public website and it is
easy for applicants to navigate and
identify these guides.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day
of September, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic
Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office
of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2019-0073]
Stakeholder Input on Best Practices for Establishment and
Operation of Local Community Advisory Boards in Response to a Portion
of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Public meetings and webinar; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is undertaking
activities to develop a report identifying best practices for
establishment and operation of local community advisory boards (CABs)
associated with decommissioning activities, including lessons learned
from existing boards, as required by the Nuclear Energy Innovation and
Modernization Act (NEIMA). As part of developing the report, the NRC is
hosting 11 public meetings and a public webinar to consult with host
States, communities within the emergency planning zone of an applicable
nuclear power reactor, and existing local CABs. In addition to these
public meetings and public webinar, the NRC has developed a
questionnaire to collect information regarding the areas identified in
NEIMA with respect to the creation and operation of CABs. The results
of the meetings, along with any other data received as a result of the
NRC's information collection activities associated with the NEIMA
Section 108, will be captured in a best practices report that will be
submitted to Congress.
DATES: Comments must be filed by November 15, 2019. Public meetings and
a public webinar to discuss best practices and lessons learned
associated with CABs at decommissioning nuclear power reactors have
been taking and will take place from August through October of 2019.
Specific details regarding the dates, times, locations, and other
logistical information for the public meetings and public webinar can
be found on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/waste/decommissioning/neima-section-108.html.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0073. Address
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questions about NRC docket IDs in Regulations.gov 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.
Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
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: Marlayna Vaaler Doell, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3178; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0073 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0073.
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 ``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.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2019-0073 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 will post all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter 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 into ADAMS.
II. Introduction
The NRC is coordinating activities in accordance with Section 108
of NEIMA to develop a report identifying best practices for
establishment and operation of CABs. The contents of this report,
scheduled to be issued to Congress no later than July 14, 2020, will
include (1) a description of the type of topics that might be brought
before a CAB; (2) how the board's input could inform the decision-
making process of stakeholders for various decommissioning activities;
how the board could interact with the NRC and other Federal regulatory
bodies to promote dialogue between the licensee and affected
stakeholders; and (3) how the board could offer opportunities for
public engagement throughout all phases of the decommissioning process.
The report will also include a discussion of the composition of
existing CABs and best practices identified during the establishment
and operation of such boards, including logistical considerations,
frequency of meetings, the selection of board members, etc.
In developing a best practices report, and as required by NEIMA,
the NRC is consulting with host States, communities within the
emergency planning zone of an applicable nuclear power reactor, and
existing CABs. This consultation includes hosting 11 Category 3 public
meetings and at least 1 nationwide webinar. These public meetings are
being held in locations that ensure geographic diversity across the
United States, with priority given to States that (1) have a nuclear
power reactor currently undergoing the decommissioning process; and (2)
requested a public meeting under the provisions of NEIMA in accordance
with the Federal Register (FR) notice published on March 18, 2019 (84
FR 9841). At NRC Category 3 public meetings, the public is invited to
participate by providing comments and asking questions.
In addition to these public meetings, the NRC has developed a
questionnaire to collect information regarding the areas identified in
NEIMA with respect to the creation and operation of CABs. The NRC is
requesting responses from existing CABs in the vicinity of power
reactors undergoing decommissioning, similar established stakeholder
groups, or local government organizations. The questionnaire is
available at https://www.nrc.gov/waste/decommissioning/neima-local-comm-advisory-board-questionnaire.html.
III. Category 3 Public Meeting Dates and Locations
Consistent with the consultation requirements in NEIMA Section 108,
the NRC received requests for and identified the areas surrounding 11
nuclear power reactors as locations to host public meetings to discuss
best practices and lessons learned for establishment and operation of
CABs.
Public meetings have been held near the following eight reactors:
(1) Palisades Nuclear Generating Station in Covert, Michigan, on
August 21, 2019;
(2) Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant in Eureka, California, on
August 26, 2019;
(3) Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo, California, on
August 27, 2019;
(4) San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in San Clemente,
California, on August 29, 2019;
(5) Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Vernon, Vermont, on
September 10, 2019;
(6) Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on
September 11, 2019;
(7) Kewaunee Power Station in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, on September 24,
2019; and
(8) Zion Nuclear Power Station in Zion, Illinois, on September 26,
2019.
The three remaining public meetings will be held near the following
reactors:
(1) Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, New York, on October 2,
2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19232A505);
(2) Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Forked River, New
Jersey, on October 3, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19232A504); and
(3) Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant in Crystal River, Florida,
on October 10, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19232A502).
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Additionally, the NRC hosted a public webinar held on August 8,
2019, to obtain comments from individuals in other areas of the
country.
Specific details regarding the dates, times, locations, and other
logistical information for each of the meetings can be found on the
NRC's NEIMA Section 108 public website at https://www.nrc.gov/waste/decommissioning/neima-section-108.html. For information about attending
the NEIMA Section 108 Category 3 public meetings, please see the public
website listed above or contact the individual listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
IV. Local Community Advisory Board Questionnaire
The NRC is seeking input from existing CABs in the vicinity of
power reactors undergoing decommissioning, similar established
stakeholder groups, or local government organizations regarding best
practices and lessons learned associated with CABs at decommissioning
nuclear power reactors. Comments may be submitted by November 15, 2019.
Comments submitted after this date will be considered if it is
practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration
only for comments received by this date.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of September, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bruce A. Watson,
Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, Division of Decommissioning,
Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety
and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2019-21012 Filed 9-26-19; 8:45 am]
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