[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78255-78256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31635]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-333 and 72-12; NRC-2015-0247]
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear
Power Plant
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Finding of no significant impact with associated environmental
assessment; final issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an
environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact
(FONSI) related to a request to amend Renewed Facility Operating
License No. DPR-59, including the general licensed Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation, issued to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
(ENO, ``the licensee''), for operation of the James A. FitzPatrick
Nuclear Power Plant (hereinafter ``JAFNPP'' or ``the facility''),
located in Oswego County, New York. The requested amendment would
permit licensee security personnel to use certain firearms and
ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted, notwithstanding
State, local, and certain Federal firearms laws or regulations that
otherwise prohibit such actions.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0247 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 Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0247. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; 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 obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then 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 that document
is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time a document is
referenced. The application for amendment for JAFNPP dated August 30,
2013, was supplemented by letters dated November 12, 2013, May 14 and
July 11, 2014, and January 15, 2015 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13248A517,
ML13317A928, ML14135A327, ML14195A040, and ML15015A637, respectively).
Those letters containing SUNSI are being withheld from public
disclosure.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-1364, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering a request to amend Renewed Facility
Operating License No. DPR-59, including the general licensed
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, issued to ENO for
operation of the JAFNPP located in Oswego County, New York, in
accordance with 10 CFR 50.90 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR). Consistent with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC has
reviewed the requirements in 10 CFR 51.20(b) and 10 CFR 51.22(c) and
determined that an EA is the appropriate form of environmental review.
Based on the results of the EA, the NRC is issuing this final FONSI.
The requested amendment would permit licensee security personnel to use
certain firearms and ammunition feeding devices not previously
permitted, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws or regulations that otherwise prohibit such actions.
The NRC published a draft EA and FONSI on the proposed action for
public comment in the Federal Register on October 29, 2015 (80 FR
66584). No comments were received.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would permit security personnel at the JAFNPP,
in the performance of official duties, to transfer, receive, possess,
transport, import, and use certain firearms and large capacity
ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted to be owned or
possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws, or regulations, that otherwise prohibit such actions.
The proposed action is in accordance with ENO's application dated
August 30, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated November 12, 2013,
May 14 and July 11, 2014, and January 15, 2015.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow the transfer, receipt, possession,
transportation, importation and use of those firearms and devices
needed in the performance of official duties required for the
protection of the JAFNPP and associated special nuclear materials,
consistent with the JAFNPP NRC approved security plan.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that the proposed action would only allow the use of those
firearms and devices necessary to protect JAFNPP and associated special
nuclear material, consistent with the JAFNPP NRC-approved security
plan. Therefore, the proposed action would not significantly increase
the probability or consequences of accidents. In addition, the proposed
action would not change the types and the amounts of any effluents that
may be released offsite. There would also be no
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significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure.
Therefore, there would be no significant radiological environmental
impacts associated with the proposed action.
The proposed action would not impact land, air, or water resources,
including biota. In addition, the proposed action would not result in
any socioeconomic or environmental justice impacts or impacts to
historic and cultural resources. Therefore, there would also be no
significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the
proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that the issuance of the requested
amendment would not result in significant environmental impacts.
Details of the NRC's evaluation will be included in a letter to the
licensee.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered
denying the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the license amendment request would result in no change in
current environmental conditions at the JAFNPP.
Alternative Use of Resources
The proposed action would not involve the use of any resources.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The staff did not consult with any Federal Agency or New York state
agencies regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The licensee has requested a license amendment to permit licensee
security personnel, in the performance of official duties, to transfer,
receive, possess, transport, import, and use certain firearms and large
capacity ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted to be
owned or possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal
firearms laws, or regulations that would otherwise prohibit such
actions.
On the basis of the information presented in this environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action would not cause
any significant environmental impact and would not have a significant
effect on the quality of the human environment. In addition, the NRC
has determined that an environmental impact statement is not necessary
for the evaluation of this proposed action.
Other than the licensee's letter dated August 30, 2013, there are
no other environmental documents associated with this review. This
document is available for public inspection as indicated above.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of December 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Travis L. Tate,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I-1, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2015-31635 Filed 12-15-15; 8:45 am]
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