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The Need for the Proposed Action

On July 21, 1998, the licensee

informed the NRC that it had decided to

permanently cease operation of

Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit

1, and that all fuel had been

permanently removed from the reactor.

In accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(2),

the certifications in the letter modified

the facility operating license to

permanently withdraw the licensee’s

authority to operate the reactor and to

load fuel into the reactor vessel. In this

permanently shutdown condition, the

facility poses a reduced risk to public

health and safety. Because of this

reduced risk, certain requirements of 10

CFR 73.55 are no longer appropriate. An

exemption is required from portions of

10 CFR 73.55 to allow the licensee to

implement a revised security plan that

is appropriate for the permanently

shutdown and defueled Millstone

Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed

Action

The NRC has completed its evaluation

of the proposed action and concludes

that granting an exemption to those

portions of 10 CFR 73.55, identified

above, would not have a significant

impact on the environment, given the

reduced consequences of an act of

sabotage resulting in the release of

radioactive material contained in the

spent fuel at a defueled reactor site.

The proposed action will not

significantly increase the probability or

consequences of accidents, no changes

are being made in the types of any

effluents that may be released off site,

and there is no significant increase in

occupational or public radiation

exposure. Therefore, there are no

significant radiological environmental

impacts associated with the proposed

action.

With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed

action does not involve any historic

sites. It does not affect non-radiological

plant effluents and has no other

environmental impact. Therefore, there

are no significant non-radiological

environmental impacts associated with

the proposed action.

Accordingly, the NRC concludes that

there are no significant environmental

impacts associated with the proposed

action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

As an alternative to the proposed

action, the staff considered denial of the

proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’

alternative). Denial of the application

would result in no change in current

environmental impacts. The

environmental impacts of the proposed

action and the alternative action are

similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the Final Environmental

Statement for the Millstone Nuclear

Power Station, Unit 1.

Agencies and Persons Contacted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on June 2, 2000, the staff consulted with

the State of Connecticut official, Mr.

Michael Firsick of the Department of

Environmental Protection, regarding the

environmental impact of the proposed

action. The State official had no

comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

On the basis of the environmental

assessment, the NRC concludes that the

proposed action will not have a

significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

NRC has determined not to prepare an

environmental impact statement for the

proposed action.

For further details with respect to the

proposed action, see the licensee’s letter

dated March 13, 2000, as supplemented

by letter dated May 1, 2000, which is

available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

The Gelman Building, 2120 L Street,

NW., Washington, DC. Publicly

available records will be accessible

electronically from the ADAMS Public

Library component on the NRC Web

site, http:www.nrc.gov (the Electronic

Reading Room).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day

of June 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

David J. Wrona,

Project Manager, Decommissioning Section,

Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning,

Division of Licensing Project Management,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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NRC Coordination Meeting With

Standards Development Organizations

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The NRC has committed

through its Strategic Plan to utilize

consensus standards to increase the

involvement of licensees and others in

the NRC’s regulatory development

process, consistent with the provisions

of Public Law (P.L.) 104–113, the

National Technology and Transfer Act

of 1995, and Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) Circular A–119, ‘‘Federal

Participation in the Development and

Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards

and Conformity Assessment.’’ As part of

this commitment, periodic coordination

meetings with key standards

development organizations (SDOs) and

other stakeholders have been held to

foster better communication of SDOs’

ongoing activities, and NRC needs

regarding standards development and

their use. This notice provides the date

and agenda for the next meeting.

DATES: July 27, 2000—The meeting will

begin at 1:00 p.m. and will last

approximately four hours. Attendees

should enter the One White Flint North

lobby by 12:45 p.m. to complete the

required badging process.

LOCATION: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission Headquarters, One White

Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Room

O–4–B6, Rockville, Maryland 20852–

2738.

CONTACT: Wallace E. Norris, USNRC,

Telephone: (301) 415–6796; Fax: (301)

415–5074; Internet: wen@nrc.gov

ATTENDANCE: This meeting is open to the

general public. All individuals planning

to attend, including SDO

representatives, are requested to

preregister with Mr. Norris by telephone

or e-mail and provide their name,

affiliation, phone number, and e-mail

address.

PROGRAM: The purpose of the meeting is

to foster better communication between

SDOs and NRC regarding standards

development and use. By holding

periodic coordination meetings, the

SDOs will be able to describe their ongoing and planned activities, and the

NRC will be able to discuss activities

and issues related to specific standards

that are being developed or revised to

meet its regulatory needs. The meeting

will be coordinated by the NRC

Standards Executive.

Among the topics to be discussed are:

1. The on-going review of NRC staff

participation on standards committees.

2. Coordination between NRC and

SDOs and the mechanism for initiating

standards.

3. When overlapping standards exist

or are being developed (e.g., ASTM,

ISO, CEN), how should the lead SDO be

determined?

4. Use of consensus standards in

Independent Spent Fuel Storage

Facilities (ISFSI); how the NRC will use

consensus standards in NRC licensing

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activities for ISFSI and geologic

repository disposal for high level

nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel.

Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 19th

day of June, 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Michael E. Mayfield,

NRC Standards Executive.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; Meeting Notice

In accordance with the purposes of

Sections 29 and 182b. of the Atomic

Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the

Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards will hold a meeting on July

12–14, 2000, in Conference Room T–

2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland. The date of this meeting was

previously published in the Federal

Register on Thursday, October 14, 1999

(64 FR 55787).

Wednesday, July 12, 2000

8:30 A.M.–8:35 A.M.: Opening

Remarks by the ACRS Chairman

(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make

opening remarks regarding the conduct

of the meeting.

8:35 A.M.–10:30 A.M.: Activities

Associated with Risk-Informing 10 CFR

Part 50 (Open)—The Committee will

hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the

NRC staff and the Nuclear Energy

Institute (NEI) regarding: (a) Proposed

revision to 10 CFR 50.44 concerning

combustible gas control system and

advance notice of proposed rulemaking

(10 CFR 50.69 and Appendix T) and (b)

NEI letter dated January 19, 2000.

10:45 A.M.–11:45 A.M.: Assessment of

the Quality of Probabilistic Risk

Assessments (Open)—The Committee

will hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the

NRC staff regarding a draft Commission

paper on the assessment of the quality

of probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs).

1:15 P.M.–3:15 P.M.: Proposed Final

ASME Standard for PRA Quality

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the American

Society of Mechanical Engineers

(ASME) regarding the proposed final

ASME Standard for PRA quality.

3:30 P.M.—4:30 P.M.: Break and

Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports

(Open)—Cognizant ACRS members will

prepare draft reports, as needed, for

consideration by the full Committee.

4:30 P.M.–7:00 P.M.: Discussion of

Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)—The

Committee will discuss proposed ACRS

reports on matters considered during

this meeting. In addition, the Committee

will discuss a proposed ACRS report on

Safety Culture at Nuclear Power Plants.

Thursday, July 13, 2000

8:30 A.M.–8:35 A.M.: Opening

Remarks by the ACRS Chairman

(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make

opening remarks regarding the conduct

of the meeting.

8:35 A.M.–9:30 A.M.: Annual Report

to the Commission on the NRC Safety

Research Program (Open)—The

Committee will discuss the format and

content of the annual ACRS report to

the Commission on the NRC Safety

Research Program.

9:30 A.M.–9:45 A.M.: Reconciliation

of ACRS Comments and

Recommendations (Open)—The

Committee will discuss the responses

from the NRC Executive Director for

Operations (EDO) to comments and

recommendations included in recent

ACRS reports and letters. The EDO

responses are expected to be made

available to the Committee prior to the

meeting.

9:45 A.M.–10:30 A.M.: Future ACRS

Activities/Report of the Planning and

Procedures Subcommittee (Open)—The

Committee will discuss the

recommendations of the Planning and

Procedures Subcommittee regarding

items proposed for consideration by the

full Committee during future meetings.

Also, it will hear a report of the

Planning and Procedures Subcommittee

on matters related to the conduct of

ACRS business, and organizational and

personnel matters relating to the ACRS.

10:45 A.M.–11:45 A.M.: Break and

Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports

(Open)—Cognizant ACRS members will

prepare draft reports, as needed, for

consideration by the full Committee.

12:45 P.M.–6:00 P.M.: Discussion of

Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)—The

Committee will discuss proposed ACRS

reports.

Friday, July 14, 2000

8:30 A.M.–11:30 A.M.: Discussion of

Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)—The

Committee will continue its discussion

of proposed ACRS reports.

11:30 A.M.–1:30 P.M.: Discussion of

Topics for Meeting with the NRC

Commissioners (Open)—The Committee

will discuss topics for meeting with the

NRC Commissioners scheduled for

October 5, 2000.

1:30 P.M.–2:00 P.M.: Miscellaneous

(Open)—The Committee will discuss

matters related to the conduct of

Committee activities and matters and

specific issues that were not completed

during previous meetings, as time and

availability of information permit.

Procedures for the conduct of and

participation in ACRS meetings were

published in the Federal Register on

September 28, 1999 (64 FR 52353). In

accordance with these procedures, oral

or written views may be presented by

members of the public, including

representatives of the nuclear industry.

Electronic recordings will be permitted

only during the open portions of the

meeting and questions may be asked

only by members of the Committee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, ACRS, five days

before the meeting, if possible, so that

appropriate arrangements can be made

to allow necessary time during the

meeting for such statements. Use of still,

motion picture, and television cameras

during the meeting may be limited to

selected portions of the meeting as

determined by the Chairman.

Information regarding the time to be set

aside for this purpose may be obtained

by contacting Mr. Sam Duraiswamy

prior to the meeting. In view of the

possibility that the schedule for ACRS

meetings may be adjusted by the

Chairman as necessary to facilitate the

conduct of the meeting, persons

planning to attend should check with

Mr. Sam Duraiswamy if such

rescheduling would result in major

inconvenience.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, the

Chairman’s ruling on requests for the

opportunity to present oral statements

and the time allotted therefor, can be

obtained by contacting Mr. Sam

Duraiswamy (telephone 301/415–7364),

between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., EDT.

ACRS meeting agenda, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are

available for downloading or viewing on

the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/

ACRSACNW.

Videoteleconferencing service is

available for observing open sessions of

ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use

this service for observing ACRS

meetings should contact Mr. Theron

Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician

(301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and

3:45 p.m., EDT, at least 10 days before

the meeting to ensure the availability of

this service. Individuals or

organizations requesting this service

will be responsible for telephone line

charges and for providing the

equipment facilities that they use to

establish the videoteleconferencing link.

The availability of