Nuclear Regulatory Commission June 18, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has reissued exemptions originally approved on October 16, 2018, exempting Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon or the licensee) from certain emergency planning (EP) requirements. The NRC is reissuing these exemptions to change the effective date of the exemptions from date would change from 365 days to 285 days after the permanent cessation of power operations. The reissued exemptions eliminated the requirements to maintain an offsite radiological emergency preparedness plan and reduce the scope of onsite EP activities at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Oyster Creek), based on the reduced risks of accidents that could result in an offsite radiological release at a decommissioning nuclear power reactor.

Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person. This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, from May 21, 2019 to June 3, 2019. The last biweekly notice was published on June 4, 2019.