Nuclear Regulatory Commission November 19, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On October 20, 2011, Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation, (NSPM) (doing business as Xcel Energy), submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requesting renewal of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) license number SNM-2506 for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (PINGP) site-specific Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) located in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, for an additional 40 years. The NRC staff is conducting an environmental review of the proposed license renewal and has prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA) and draft finding of no significant impact (FONSI) in accordance with NRC regulations. The NRC is requesting public comments on the draft EA and the draft FONSI.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of October 21, 2013, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2013. This direct final rule updated the NRC's regulations to standardize the frequency of required security education training for employees of NRC licensees possessing security clearances so that such training will be conducted annually consistent with the objectives of Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information. In addition, this direct final rule allowed licensees flexibility in determining the means and methods for providing this training, established uniformity in the frequency of licensee security education and training programs, and enhanced the protection of classified information.