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Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact of
Morris Operation Decommissioning
Funding Plans
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact;
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is publishing this
notice regarding the issuance of a final
Environmental Assessment (EA) and a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) for its review and approval of
the initial and updated
decommissioning funding plans
submitted by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Americas, LLC, for the Morris Operation
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation.
DATES: The final EA and FONSI
referenced in this document are
available on December 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2021–0159 when contacting the
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering the approval
of the initial and updated
decommissioning funding plans (DFPs)
submitted by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Americas, LLC, (GEH) for the Morris
Operation Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation (ISFSI). The NRC
staff has prepared a final Environmental
Assessment (EA) and Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI)
determination for the initial and
updated DFPs in accordance with the
NRC regulations in part 51 of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR), ‘‘Environmental Protection
Regulations for Domestic Licensing and
Related Regulatory Functions,’’ which
implements the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42
U.S.C. 4321, et seq.).
The NRC requires its licensees to plan
for the eventual decommissioning of
their licensed facilities prior to license
termination. On June 17, 2011, the NRC
published a final rule in the Federal
Register amending its decommissioning
planning regulations (76 FR 35512). The
final rule amended the NRC regulation,
10 CFR 72.30, which concerns financial
assurance and decommissioning for
ISFSIs. This regulation requires each
holder of, or applicant for, a license
under 10 CFR part 72 to submit a DFP
for the NRC’s review and approval. The
DFP is to demonstrate the licensee’s
financial assurance, i.e., that funds will
be available to decommission the ISFSI.
The NRC staff will later publish its
financial analyses of the DFP submittals
which will be available for public
inspection in ADAMS.
II. Discussion
The table in this notice includes the
ADAMS accession numbers for the final
EA and FONSI determination for the
Morris Operation ISFSI. The table also
includes the ADAMS accession
numbers for other relevant documents,
including the initial and updated DFP
submittals. For further details with
respect to this action, see the NRC staff’s
final EA and FONSI determinations
which are available for public
inspection in ADAMS and at https://
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
NRC–2021–0159. For additional
direction on accessing information
related to this document, see the
ADDRESSES section of this document.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
Facility
Morris operation ISFSI
Docket No .......................................
Licensee ..........................................
Proposed Action ..............................
72–01.
GEH.
The NRC’s review and approval of GEH’s initial and updated DFPs submitted in accordance with 10 CFR
72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impact of Proposed Action The NRC staff has determined that the proposed action, the review and approval of GEH’s initial and updated DFPs, submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b)
and (c), will not authorize changes to licensed operations or maintenance activities, or result in changes
in the types, characteristics, or quantities of radiological or non-radiological effluents released into the
environment from the ISFSI, or result in the creation of solid waste. Moreover, the approval of the initial
and updated DFPs will not authorize any construction activity, facility modification, or other land-disturbing activity. The NRC staff has concluded that the proposed action is a procedural and administrative
action that will not have a significant impact on the environment.
The proposed action does not require changes to the ISFSI’s licensed routine operations, maintenance activities, or monitoring programs, nor does it require new construction or land-disturbing activities. The
scope of the proposed action concerns only the NRC’s review and approval of GEH’s initial and updated
DFPs. The scope of the proposed action does not include, and will not result in, the review and approval
of decontamination or decommissioning activities or license termination for the ISFSI. Therefore, the
NRC staff determined that approval of the initial and updated DFPs for the Morris Operation ISFSI will
not significantly affect the quality of the human environment, and accordingly, the staff has concluded
that a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff further finds that preparation of an environmental impact
statement is not required.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Environmental Assessment re: Final Rule: Decommissioning Planning (10 CFR parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN 3150–AI55). February 2009. ADAMS Accession No.
ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ESA Section 7 No Effect Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews
(Note to File), dated May 15, 2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Review of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for the GE Morris Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Decommissioning
Funding Plan, dated August 17, 2017. ADAMS Accession No. ML17226A160.
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FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT—Continued
Facility
Morris operation ISFSI
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Request for Additional Information Regarding GE-Hitachi’s Decommissioning Funding Plan Update for Morris Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, dated February
28, 2018. ADAMS Package Accession No. ML18060A330.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Conversation Record of April 6, 2021, call with GEH, dated April 12,
2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21103A429.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the Morris Operation DFPs,
dated April 27, 2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21110A164.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Request for Additional Information on Morris Operation Decommissioning Funding Plans, dated June 15, 2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21167A332.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Response to Illinois Emergency Management Agency Comments on
the Draft EA and FONSI for the Morris Operation DFPs, dated July 8, 2021. ADAMS Accession No.
ML21182A107.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final EA and FONSI for the GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Initial and
Updated DFPs Submitted in Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and (c) for the Morris Operation ISFSI,
dated December 21, 2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21216A274.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. GNF–A Fuel Fabrication Facility & GEH Morris Operation DFPs, dated December 14, 2012. ADAMS Package Accession No. ML123520161.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Updated GEH Morris Operation DFP, dated December 11, 2015. ADAMS
Package Accession No. ML15345A190.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. GEH Response to NRC Request for Additional Information—Morris Operation
DFP, dated March 26, 2018. ADAMS Accession No. ML18085A656.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Updated GEH Morris Operation DFP, dated December 14, 2018. ADAMS
Package Accession No. ML18348A613.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Updated GEH Morris Operation (MO) DFP, dated March 6, 2020. ADAMS Accession No. ML20066K270.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. GEH Response to Request for Additional Information for Acceptance Review
of the Morris Operation SNM–2500 DFP, dated April 21, 2021. ADAMS Package Accession No.
ML21111A333.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Updated GEH Morris Operation (MO) DFP, dated June 17, 2021. ADAMS
Package Accession No. ML21168A257.
Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Review of the Draft EA and FONSI for the Morris Operation
DFPs, dated June 4, 2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21166A206.
Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Response to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Review
of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency’s Comments of the Draft EA and FONSI for the Morris
Operation DFPs, dated July 25, 2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21214A073.
Dated: December 22, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Yoira Diaz-Sanabria,
Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing
Branch, Division of Fuel Management, Office
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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[NRC-2021-0159]
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact of
Morris Operation Decommissioning Funding Plans
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 publishing
this notice regarding the issuance of a final Environmental Assessment
(EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for its review and
approval of the initial and updated decommissioning funding plans
submitted by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, for the Morris
Operation Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.
DATES: The final EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available
on December 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0159 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available
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information related to this document using any of the following
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Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0159. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
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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 ``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, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
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8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina L. Banovac, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7116, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering the approval of the initial and updated
decommissioning funding plans (DFPs) submitted by GE-Hitachi Nuclear
Energy Americas, LLC, (GEH) for the Morris Operation Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). The NRC staff has prepared a final
Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) determination for the initial and updated DFPs in accordance
with the NRC regulations in part 51 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Environmental Protection Regulations for
Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,'' which implements
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321, et seq.).
The NRC requires its licensees to plan for the eventual
decommissioning of their licensed facilities prior to license
termination. On June 17, 2011, the NRC published a final rule in the
Federal Register amending its decommissioning planning regulations (76
FR 35512). The final rule amended the NRC regulation, 10 CFR 72.30,
which concerns financial assurance and decommissioning for ISFSIs. This
regulation requires each holder of, or applicant for, a license under
10 CFR part 72 to submit a DFP for the NRC's review and approval. The
DFP is to demonstrate the licensee's financial assurance, i.e., that
funds will be available to decommission the ISFSI. The NRC staff will
later publish its financial analyses of the DFP submittals which will
be available for public inspection in ADAMS.
II. Discussion
The table in this notice includes the ADAMS accession numbers for
the final EA and FONSI determination for the Morris Operation ISFSI.
The table also includes the ADAMS accession numbers for other relevant
documents, including the initial and updated DFP submittals. For
further details with respect to this action, see the NRC staff's final
EA and FONSI determinations which are available for public inspection
in ADAMS and at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2021-
0159. For additional direction on accessing information related to this
document, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.
Finding of No Significant Impact
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Facility Morris operation ISFSI
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Docket No......................... 72-01.
Licensee.......................... GEH.
Proposed Action................... The NRC's review and approval of
GEH's initial and updated DFPs
submitted in accordance with 10 CFR
72.30(b) and (c).
Environmental Impact of Proposed
Action The NRC staff has determined
that the proposed action, the
review and approval of GEH's
initial and updated DFPs, submitted
in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b)
and (c), will not authorize changes
to licensed operations or
maintenance activities, or result
in changes in the types,
characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological
effluents released into the
environment from the ISFSI, or
result in the creation of solid
waste. Moreover, the approval of
the initial and updated DFPs will
not authorize any construction
activity, facility modification, or
other land-disturbing activity. The
NRC staff has concluded that the
proposed action is a procedural and
administrative action that will not
have a significant impact on the
environment.
Finding of No Significant Impact.. The proposed action does not require
changes to the ISFSI's licensed
routine operations, maintenance
activities, or monitoring programs,
nor does it require new
construction or land-disturbing
activities. The scope of the
proposed action concerns only the
NRC's review and approval of GEH's
initial and updated DFPs. The scope
of the proposed action does not
include, and will not result in,
the review and approval of
decontamination or decommissioning
activities or license termination
for the ISFSI. Therefore, the NRC
staff determined that approval of
the initial and updated DFPs for
the Morris Operation ISFSI will not
significantly affect the quality of
the human environment, and
accordingly, the staff has
concluded that a FONSI is
appropriate. The NRC staff further
finds that preparation of an
environmental impact statement is
not required.
Available Documents............... U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Environmental Assessment re: Final
Rule: Decommissioning Planning (10
CFR parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and
72; RIN 3150-AI55). February 2009.
ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ESA Section 7 No Effect
Determination for ISFSI DFP Reviews
(Note to File), dated May 15, 2017.
ADAMS Accession No. ML17135A062.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Review of the Draft Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for the GE
Morris Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan, dated
August 17, 2017. ADAMS Accession
No. ML17226A160.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Request for Additional Information
Regarding GE-Hitachi's
Decommissioning Funding Plan Update
for Morris Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation, dated
February 28, 2018. ADAMS Package
Accession No. ML18060A330.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Conversation Record of April 6,
2021, call with GEH, dated April
12, 2021. ADAMS Accession No.
ML21103A429.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Review of the Draft EA and FONSI
for the Morris Operation DFPs,
dated April 27, 2021. ADAMS
Accession No. ML21110A164.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Request for Additional Information
on Morris Operation Decommissioning
Funding Plans, dated June 15, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No. ML21167A332.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Response to Illinois Emergency
Management Agency Comments on the
Draft EA and FONSI for the Morris
Operation DFPs, dated July 8, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No. ML21182A107.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Final EA and FONSI for the GE-
Hitachi Nuclear Energy Initial and
Updated DFPs Submitted in
Accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b) and
(c) for the Morris Operation ISFSI,
dated December 21, 2021. ADAMS
Accession No. ML21216A274.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. GNF-A
Fuel Fabrication Facility & GEH
Morris Operation DFPs, dated
December 14, 2012. ADAMS Package
Accession No. ML123520161.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Updated
GEH Morris Operation DFP, dated
December 11, 2015. ADAMS Package
Accession No. ML15345A190.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. GEH
Response to NRC Request for
Additional Information--Morris
Operation DFP, dated March 26,
2018. ADAMS Accession No.
ML18085A656.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Updated
GEH Morris Operation DFP, dated
December 14, 2018. ADAMS Package
Accession No. ML18348A613.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Updated
GEH Morris Operation (MO) DFP,
dated March 6, 2020. ADAMS
Accession No. ML20066K270.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. GEH
Response to Request for Additional
Information for Acceptance Review
of the Morris Operation SNM-2500
DFP, dated April 21, 2021. ADAMS
Package Accession No. ML21111A333.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Updated
GEH Morris Operation (MO) DFP,
dated June 17, 2021. ADAMS Package
Accession No. ML21168A257.
Illinois Emergency Management
Agency. Review of the Draft EA and
FONSI for the Morris Operation
DFPs, dated June 4, 2021. ADAMS
Accession No. ML21166A206.
Illinois Emergency Management
Agency. Response to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's
Review of the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency's Comments of the
Draft EA and FONSI for the Morris
Operation DFPs, dated July 25,
2021. ADAMS Accession No.
ML21214A073.
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Dated: December 22, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Yoira Diaz-Sanabria,
Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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