Northern States Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1; Final Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement, 92185-92186 [2024-27317]

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AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 international collaborations for a ‘‘new economic thinking’’ to provide the resources needed. 29. What private and/or public sector groups (e.g., academic, non-profit, industry, etc.) do you think may have an active interest in partnership activities with NSF for aspects of the cable system development? Contribution of the Antarctic SMART Cable To Resolve Global Challenges 30. Beyond the potential direct benefits to support science in the Antarctic and the region covered directly by the Antarctic SMART Cable, there may be broader benefits to developing the Antarctic SMART Cable. In your view, what are the global, national, and societal benefits of this cable? Future Science Workshop 31. A successor science workshop is being considered for 2025 to build upon and extend the work of the June 2021 workshop and this Electronic On-Line Submission. How interested would you be in attending virtually or in-person, provided full or partial travel expenses could be provided? Not Very Interested ·· .... o Not Interested at All .\•.\ () .·•· 0 0 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a final Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), issued as NUREG– 1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, ‘‘Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, Final Report.’’ This EIS evaluates, on a site-specific basis, the environmental impacts of subsequent license renewal (SLR) of Facility Operating License No. DPR–22 for an additional 20 years of operation for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Monticello), Unit 1. Monticello is located approximately 35 miles NW of Minneapolis, MN. Alternatives to the proposed action of subsequent license renewal for Monticello include the no- SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1 EN21NO24.007</GPH> Yes No Don’t know 22. If you’d like, please use this space to elaborate on your answer to question 21. 23. How valuable would it be to your research to be able to select the specific locations of the SMART sensor modules along the cable? Very valuable Valuable Somewhat valuable Not very valuable Not valuable at all 24. How important is it to include one or more Branching Units? Very important Important Somewhat important Not very important Not important at all 25. In terms of current and future research, in your view what are potential uses for Branching Units? 26. Referring again to the above Figure and noting the corridor available around the trunk lines to deploy stubs from Branching Units (dark gray shaded areas surrounding the white dotted lines), would you place additional BUs? 92185 92186 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 225 / Thursday, November 21, 2024 / Notices action alternative and reasonable replacement power alternatives. NUREG–1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, is available as of November 15, 2024. DATES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023–0031 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–2023–0031. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@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 access 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, at 301–415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. NUREG–1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML24309A221. • NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Public Library: A copy of the final site-specific EIS, NUREG–1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, regarding the proposed subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR–22 for an additional 20 years of operation for Monticello, will be available for public review at the Monticello Great River Regional Library, 200 W 6th St., Monticello, MN 55362. ADDRESSES: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Umaña, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–5207; email: Jessica.Umana@ nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Nov 20, 2024 Jkt 265001 I. Background In accordance with section 51.118 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Final environmental impact statement— notice of availability,’’ the NRC is making available for public inspection NUREG–1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, regarding the subsequent license renewal of Northern States Power Company doing business as Xcel Energy (Xcel), renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR–22 for an additional 20 years of operation for Monticello. A notice of availability of the site-specific draft EIS (DEIS) (NUREG–1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal) was published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2024 (89 FR 31225). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Notice of Availability on April 19, 2024 (89 FR 28771). To align the end of EPA’s comment period with the NRC’s comment period, on May 3, 2024 (89 FR 36815), the public comment period was initially extended from June 3, 2024, to June 10, 2024. On June 5, 2024 (89 FR 48196), the NRC staff extended the public comment period by 15 days to June 25, 2024, and on June 14, 2024, EPA also noticed the extension of the comment period to June 25, 2024 (89 FR 50586) to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments. The public comment period on the site-specific DEIS (NUREG–1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal) ended on June 25, 2024, and the comments received on the sitespecific DEIS are addressed in the final EIS (NUREG–1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal). II. Discussion The site-specific draft EIS (NUREG– 1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal) was issued for public comment on April 24, 2024 (89 FR 31225). The site-specific final EIS addresses the comments received on the site-specific draft EIS (NUREG–1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal). As discussed in Chapter 4 of the final EIS (NUREG–1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal), the NRC staff has determined that the adverse environmental impacts of SLR for Monticello (i.e., the continued operation of Monticello for a period of 20 years beyond the expiration date of the initial renewed license) are not so great that preserving the option of SLR for energy-planning decision-makers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on: (1) information provided in the environmental report, as supplemented, and other documents submitted by Xcel; PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (2) consultation with Federal, State, Tribal, and local governmental agencies; (3) the NRC staff’s independent environmental review; (4) consideration of public comments received during the scoping process, on the site-specific DEIS (NUREG–1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal); and (5) consideration of public comments received on the sitespecific draft EIS (NUREG–1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal). Dated: November 18, 2024. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Theodore Smith, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. 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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-263; NRC-2023-0031]


Northern States Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating 
Plant, Unit 1; Final Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a 
final Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), issued as 
NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, ``Site-Specific 
Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants 
Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Monticello Nuclear Generating 
Plant, Unit 1, Final Report.'' This EIS evaluates, on a site-specific 
basis, the environmental impacts of subsequent license renewal (SLR) of 
Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 for an additional 20 years of 
operation for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Monticello), Unit 1. 
Monticello is located approximately 35 miles NW of Minneapolis, MN. 
Alternatives to the proposed action of subsequent license renewal for 
Monticello include the no-

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action alternative and reasonable replacement power alternatives.

DATES: NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, is available as of 
November 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0031 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-2023-0031. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; 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 access 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, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second 
Renewal, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML24309A221.
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.
     Public Library: A copy of the final site-specific EIS, 
NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, regarding the proposed 
subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 for 
an additional 20 years of operation for Monticello, will be available 
for public review at the Monticello Great River Regional Library, 200 W 
6th St., Monticello, MN 55362.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Uma[ntilde]a, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5207; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In accordance with section 51.118 of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Final environmental impact statement--
notice of availability,'' the NRC is making available for public 
inspection NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, regarding the 
subsequent license renewal of Northern States Power Company doing 
business as Xcel Energy (Xcel), renewed Facility Operating License No. 
DPR-22 for an additional 20 years of operation for Monticello. A notice 
of availability of the site-specific draft EIS (DEIS) (NUREG-1437, 
Supplement 26, Second Renewal) was published in the Federal Register on 
April 24, 2024 (89 FR 31225). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) issued its Notice of Availability on April 19, 2024 (89 FR 
28771). To align the end of EPA's comment period with the NRC's comment 
period, on May 3, 2024 (89 FR 36815), the public comment period was 
initially extended from June 3, 2024, to June 10, 2024. On June 5, 2024 
(89 FR 48196), the NRC staff extended the public comment period by 15 
days to June 25, 2024, and on June 14, 2024, EPA also noticed the 
extension of the comment period to June 25, 2024 (89 FR 50586) to allow 
more time for members of the public to develop and submit their 
comments. The public comment period on the site-specific DEIS (NUREG-
1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal) ended on June 25, 2024, and the 
comments received on the site-specific DEIS are addressed in the final 
EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal).

II. Discussion

    The site-specific draft EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second 
Renewal) was issued for public comment on April 24, 2024 (89 FR 31225). 
The site-specific final EIS addresses the comments received on the 
site-specific draft EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, Second Renewal). As 
discussed in Chapter 4 of the final EIS (NUREG-1437, Supplement 26, 
Second Renewal), the NRC staff has determined that the adverse 
environmental impacts of SLR for Monticello (i.e., the continued 
operation of Monticello for a period of 20 years beyond the expiration 
date of the initial renewed license) are not so great that preserving 
the option of SLR for energy-planning decision-makers would be 
unreasonable. This recommendation is based on: (1) information provided 
in the environmental report, as supplemented, and other documents 
submitted by Xcel; (2) consultation with Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local governmental agencies; (3) the NRC staff's independent 
environmental review; (4) consideration of public comments received 
during the scoping process, on the site-specific DEIS (NUREG-1437, 
Supplement 26, Second Renewal); and (5) consideration of public 
comments received on the site-specific draft EIS (NUREG-1437, 
Supplement 26, Second Renewal).

    Dated: November 18, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Theodore Smith,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and 
Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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