[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7469-7472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02347]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0022]
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact of
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities Decommissioning Funding Plans
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 publishing
this notice regarding the issuance of a final environmental assessment
(EA) and a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for its review and
approval of the updated decommissioning funding plans (DFPs) submitted
by independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) licensees for
the ISFSIs listed in the ``Discussion'' section of this document.
DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on
February 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0022 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0022. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; 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 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, 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 it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first
time that it is mentioned in this document.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tilda Liu, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 404-997-4730, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering the approval of the updated DFPs submitted
by ISFSI licensees. The NRC staff has prepared a final EA and FONSI
determination for each of the updated ISFSI DFPs in accordance with the
NRC regulations in part 51 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Environmental Protection Regulations for
Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,'' which implement
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.).
The NRC requires its licensees to plan for the eventual
decommissioning of their licensed facilities prior to license
termination. On June 17, 2011, the NRC published a final rule in the
Federal Register amending its decommissioning planning regulations (76
FR 35511). The final rule amended the NRC regulation, 10 CFR 72.30,
which concerns financial assurance and decommissioning for ISFSIs. This
regulation requires each holder of, or applicant for, a license
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under 10 CFR part 72 to submit a DFP for the NRC's review and approval.
The DFP is to demonstrate the licensee's financial assurance, i.e.,
that funds will be available to decommission the ISFSI. The NRC staff
will later publish its financial analyses of the DFP submittals which
will be available for public inspection in ADAMS.
II. Discussion
The table in this notice includes the plant name, docket number,
licensee, and ADAMS accession number for the final EA and FONSI
determination for each of the individual ISFSIs. The table also
includes the ADAMS accession numbers for other relevant documents,
including the initial and updated DFP submittals. For further details
with respect to these actions, see the NRC staff's final EA and FONSI
determinations which are available for public inspection in ADAMS and
at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2023-0022. For
additional direction on accessing information related to this document,
see the ADDRESSES section of this document.
Finding of No Significant Impact
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Haddam Neck Plant
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Docket No.................... 72-39.
Licensee..................... Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company.
Proposed Action.............. The NRC's review and approval of
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power
Company's updated DFPs submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(c).
Environmental Impact of The NRC staff has determined that the
Proposed Action. proposed action, the review and approval
of Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power
Company's updated DFPs, submitted in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(c), will
not authorize changes to licensed
operations or maintenance activities, or
result in changes in the types,
characteristics, or quantities of
radiological or non-radiological
effluents released into the environment
from the ISFSI, or result in the
creation of solid waste. Moreover, the
approval of the updated DFPs will not
authorize any construction activity,
facility modification, or other land-
disturbing activity. The NRC staff has
concluded that the proposed action is a
procedural and administrative action
that will not have a significant impact
on the environment.
Finding of No Significant The proposed action does not require
Impact. changes to the ISFSI's licensed routine
operations, maintenance activities, or
monitoring programs, nor does it require
new construction or land-disturbing
activities. The scope of the proposed
action concerns only the NRC's review
and approval of Connecticut Yankee
Atomic Power Company's updated DFPs. The
scope of the proposed action does not
include, and will not result in, the
review and approval of decontamination
or decommissioning activities or license
termination for the ISFSI or for other
parts of the Haddam Neck Plant.
Therefore, the NRC staff determined that
approval of the updated DFPs for the
Haddam Neck Plant ISFSI will not
significantly affect the quality of the
human environment, and accordingly, the
staff has concluded that a FONSI is
appropriate. The NRC staff further finds
that preparation of an environmental
impact statement is not required.
Available Documents.......... Federal Register notice. Final Rule
``Environmental Protection Regulations
for Domestic Licensing and Related
Regulatory Functions and Related
Conforming Amendments,'' dated March 12,
1984 (49 FR 9381).
Federal Register notice. Final Rule
``Decommissioning Planning,'' dated June
17, 2011 (76 FR 35512).
Federal Register notice. Environmental
assessment and finding of no significant
impact; issuance, dated March 6, 2019
(84 FR 8122).
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 2003/
08/31-NUREG-1748, ``Environmental Review
Guidance for Licensing Actions
Associated with NMSS Programs, Final
Report.'' August 2003. ADAMS Accession
No. ML032540811.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
``Environmental Assessment for Final
Rule--Decommissioning Planning'' (10 CFR
parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN
3150-AI55). February 2009. ADAMS
Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
``Nuclear Regulatory Commission's
Analysis of Connecticut Yankee Atomic
Power Company's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans for the
Haddam Neck Plant Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation,'' dated February
20, 2019. ADAMS Accession No.
ML19070A033.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
``Review of the Draft Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact for Haddam Neck Plant Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plans,'' dated
November 3, 2022. ADAMS Accession No.
ML22294A025.
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company.
``Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation Decommissioning Funding
Plan,'' dated December 17, 2012. ADAMS
Accession No. ML12363A024.
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company.
``Three-Year Update to the Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
December 14, 2015. ADAMS Accession No.
ML16020A209.
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company.
``Three-Year Update to the Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
December 10, 2018. ADAMS Accession No:
ML21362A132.
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company.
``Three-Year Update to the Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
December 10, 2021. ADAMS Accession No:
ML18354A741.
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Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company.
``Supplemental Information for the Three-
Year Update to the Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
August 3, 2022. ADAMS Accession No.
ML22237A077.
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Maine Yankee
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Docket No.................... 72-30.
Licensee..................... Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company.
Proposed Action.............. The NRC's review and approval of Maine
Yankee Atomic Power Company's updated
DFPs submitted in accordance with 10 CFR
72.30(c).
Environmental Impact of The NRC staff has determined that the
Proposed Action. proposed action, the review and approval
of Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company's
updated DFPs, submitted in accordance
with 10 CFR 72.30(c), will not authorize
changes to licensed operations or
maintenance activities, or result in
changes in the types, characteristics,
or quantities of radiological or non-
radiological effluents released into the
environment from the ISFSI, or result in
the creation of solid waste. Moreover,
the approval of the updated DFPs will
not authorize any construction activity,
facility modification, or other land-
disturbing activity. The NRC staff has
concluded that the proposed action is a
procedural and administrative action
that will not have a significant impact
on the environment.
Finding of No Significant The proposed action does not require
Impact. changes to the ISFSI's licensed routine
operations, maintenance activities, or
monitoring programs, nor does it require
new construction or land-disturbing
activities. The scope of the proposed
action concerns only the NRC's review
and approval of Maine Yankee Atomic
Power Company's DFPs. The scope of the
proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and
approval of decontamination or
decommissioning activities or license
termination for the ISFSI or for other
parts of Maine Yankee. Therefore, the
NRC staff determined that approval of
the updated DFPs for the Maine Yankee
ISFSI will not significantly affect the
quality of the human environment, and
accordingly, the staff has concluded
that a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC
staff further finds that preparation of
an environmental impact statement is not
required.
Available Documents.......... Federal Register notice. Final Rule
``Environmental Protection Regulations
for Domestic Licensing and Related
Regulatory Functions and Related
Conforming Amendments,'' dated March 12,
1984(49 FR 9381).
Federal Register notice. Final Rule
``Decommissioning Planning,'' dated June
17, 2011 (76 FR 35512).
Federal Register notice. Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact of Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Facilities Decommissioning Funding
Plans, dated May 21, 2019 (84 FR 23072).
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 2003/
08/31-NUREG-1748, ``Environmental Review
Guidance for Licensing Actions
Associated with NMSS Programs, Final
Report.'' August 2003. ADAMS Accession
No. ML032540811.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
``Environmental Assessment for Final
Rule--Decommissioning Planning'' (10 CFR
parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN
3150-AI55). February 2009. ADAMS
Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
``Nuclear Regulatory Commission's
Analysis of Maine Yankee Atomic Power
Company's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans for the
Maine Yankee Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation,'' dated May 24,
2019. ADAMS Accession No. ML19148A416.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
``Review of the Draft Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact for Maine Yankee Atomic Power
Company Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation Decommissioning Funding
Plans,'' dated November 3, 2022. ADAMS
Accession No. ML22290A223.
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company.
``Revised Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation Decommissioning Funding
Plan,'' dated January 8, 2013. ADAMS
Package Accession No. ML130460347.
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company.
``Three-Year Update to the Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
December 14, 2015. ADAMS Accession No.
ML16020A016.
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company.
``Three-Year Update to the Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
December 10, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
ML18354A736.
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company.
``Three-Year Update to the Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
December 10, 2021. ADAMS Accession No.
ML21362A159.
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company.
``Supplemental Information for the Three-
Year Update to the Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
July 28, 2022. ADAMS Accession No.
ML22216A068.
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Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Yankee Rowe)
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Docket No.................... 72-31.
Licensee..................... Yankee Atomic Electric Company.
Proposed Action.............. The NRC's review and approval of Yankee
Atomic Electric Company's updated DFPs
submitted in accordance with 10 CFR
72.30(c).
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Environmental Impact of The NRC staff has determined that the
Proposed Action. proposed action, the review and approval
of Yankee Atomic Electric Company's
updated DFPs, submitted in accordance
with 10 CFR 72.30(c), will not authorize
changes to licensed operations or
maintenance activities, or result in
changes in the types, characteristics,
or quantities of radiological or non-
radiological effluents released into the
environment from the ISFSI, or result in
the creation of solid waste. Moreover,
the approval of the updated DFPs will
not authorize any construction activity,
facility modification, or other land-
disturbing activity. The NRC staff has
concluded that the proposed action is a
procedural and administrative action
that will not have a significant impact
on the environment.
Finding of No Significant The proposed action does not require
Impact. changes to the ISFSI's licensed routine
operations, maintenance activities, or
monitoring programs, nor does it require
new construction or land-disturbing
activities. The scope of the proposed
action concerns only the NRC's review
and approval of Yankee Atomic Electric
Company's DFPs. The scope of the
proposed action does not include, and
will not result in, the review and
approval of decontamination or
decommissioning activities or license
termination for the ISFSI or for other
parts of the Yankee Rowe. Therefore, the
NRC staff determined that approval of
the updated DFPs for the Yankee Rowe
ISFSI will not significantly affect the
quality of the human environment, and
accordingly, the staff has concluded
that a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC
staff further finds that preparation of
an environmental impact statement is not
required.
Available Documents.......... Federal Register notice. Final Rule
``Environmental Protection Regulations
for Domestic Licensing and Related
Regulatory Functions and Related
Conforming Amendments,'' dated March 12,
1984 (49 FR 9381).
Federal Register notice. Final Rule
``Decommissioning Planning,'' dated June
17, 2011 (76 FR 35512).
Federal Register notice. Environmental
Assessments and Findings of No
Significant Impact of Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Facilities Decommissioning
Funding Plans, dated April 14, 2021 (86
FR 19644).
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 2003/
08/31-NUREG-1748, ``Environmental Review
Guidance for Licensing Actions
Associated with NMSS Programs, Final
Report.'' August 2003. ADAMS Accession
No. ML032540811.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
``Environmental Assessment for Final
Rule--Decommissioning Planning'' (10 CFR
parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72; RIN
3150-AI55). February 2009. ADAMS
Accession No. ML090500648.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
``U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Analysis of Yankee Atomic Electric
Company, LLC's Initial and Updated
Decommissioning Funding Plans for the
Yankee Rowe Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations,'' dated April 7,
2021. ADAMS Accession No. ML21062A247.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
``Review of the Draft Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact for Yankee Nuclear Power Station
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation Decommissioning Funding
Plans,'' dated November 3, 2022. ADAMS
Accession No. ML22291A449.
Yankee Atomic Electric Company.
``Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation Decommissioning Funding
Plan,'' dated December 17, 2012. ADAMS
Package Accession No. ML123630169.
Yankee Atomic Electric Company. ``Three-
Year Update to the Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
December 14, 2015. ADAMS Accession No.
ML16020A016.
Yankee Atomic Electric Company. ``Three-
Year Update to the Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
December 10, 2018. ADAMS Accession No.
ML18354A738.
Yankee Atomic Electric Company. ``Three-
Year Update to the Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
December 10, 2021. ADAMS Accession No.
ML22010A012.
Yankee Atomic Electric Company.
``Supplemental Information for the Three-
Year Update to the Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation
Decommissioning Funding Plan,'' dated
August 3, 2022. ADAMS Accession No.
ML22237A063.
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Dated: January 31, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Yoira K. Diaz-Sanabria,
Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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