Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 24, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an exemption to Tennessee Valley Authority permitting Watts Bar Nuclear Plant to load five of the model 37 multi-purpose canisters (MPC) with continuous basket shims beginning July 2024 in the HI-STORM Flood/Wind MPC Storage System at its Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 independent spent fuel storage installation in a storage condition where the terms, conditions, and specifications in the Certificate of Compliance No. 1032, Amendment No. 0, Revision No. 1 are not met.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, NUREG-1437, regarding the proposed subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-22, for an additional 20 years of operation for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). Monticello is located in central Minnesota on the banks of the Mississippi River in Sherburne and Wright Counties, approximately 38 miles northwest of Minneapolis, MN. Possible alternatives to the proposed action of subsequent license renewal (SLR) include no action and reasonable replacement power alternatives.