[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 245 (Tuesday, December 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79616-79617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32003]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-361, 50-362, and 72-41; NRC-2015-0023]
Southern California Edison Company; San Onofre Nuclear Generating
Station, Units 2 and 3
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact;
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 Facility Operating License Nos.
NPF-10 and NPF-15 and Docket No. 72-41, issued to the Southern
California Edison Company (SCE or ``the licensee''), for operation of
the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3 (hereinafter
``SONGS'' or ``the facility''), including the general-license
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), located in San
Diego County, California. The requested amendments 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-2015-0023 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-2015-0023. 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 that a document is
referenced. The application for amendments for SONGS, dated August 28,
2013, as supplemented by a letter dated February 10, 2015, contain
sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information and 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: Marlayna Vaaler, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3178, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering a request to amend Facility Operating
License Nos. NPF-10 and NPF-15 and Docket No. 72-41, issued to SCE for
the operation of SONGS, Units 2 and 3, including the general-license
ISFSI, located in San Diego County, California, 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 a FONSI on the proposed action for
public comment in the Federal Register on November 10, 2015 (80 FR
69705). No comments were received.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would permit security personnel at SONGS during
the performance of their 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 the SONGS application
dated August 28, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13242A277), as
supplemented by letters dated December 31, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML14007A496), May 15, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14139A424), and
February 10, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15044A047).
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 SONGS and associated special nuclear material, consistent
with the SONGS 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 the facility and associated
special nuclear material, consistent with the SONGS NRC-approved
security plan. Therefore, the proposed action would not significantly
increase the probability or consequences of any accidents. In addition,
the proposed action would not change the types and the amounts of any
effluents that may be released off-site. There would also be no
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 proposed action (license
amendment) would not result in significant environmental impacts.
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 to
current environmental conditions at SONGS.
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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 other Federal Agency or State of
California 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 28, 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 14th day of December 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bruce A. Watson,
Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, Division of Decommissioning,
Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety
and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2015-32003 Filed 12-21-15; 8:45 am]
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