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adequate acceptance criteria for the 

emergency core cooling system (ECCS), 

and to ensure that cladding oxidation 

and hydrogen generation are 

appropriately limited during a loss-ofcoolant accident (LOCA) and 

conservatively accounted for in the 

ECCS evaluation model, respectively. 

Neither 10 CFR 50.46 nor 10 CFR Part 

50, Appendix K, explicitly allows the 

use of M5 as a fuel rod cladding 

material or for other assembly structural 

components. Topical Report (TR) BAW–

10227P, ‘‘Evaluation of Advanced 

Cladding and Structural Material (M5) 

in PWR Reactor Fuel,’’ which was 

approved by the NRC on February 4, 

2000, demonstrated that the 

effectiveness of the ECCS will not be 

affected by a change from zircaloy to 

M5. In addition, TR BAW–10227P 

demonstrated that the Baker-Just 

equation (used in the ECCS evaluation 

model to determine the rate of energy 

release, cladding oxidation, and 

hydrogen generation) is conservative in 

all post-LOCA scenarios with respect to 

M5 advanced alloy as a fuel rod 

cladding material or in other assembly 

structural components. The licensee 

will use NRC-approved methods for the 

reload design process for Fort Calhoun 

Station reloads with M5. The NRC has 

completed its safety evaluation of the 

proposed action and concludes that 

licensee’s request to use the M5 

advanced alloy for fuel rod cladding and 

in other assembly structural 

components in lieu of zircaloy or ZIRLO 

is acceptable. 

The details of the staff’s safety 

evaluation will be provided in the 

exemption that will be issued as part of 

the letter to the licensee approving the 

exemption to the regulation. 

The proposed action will not 

significantly increase the probability or 

consequences of accidents. No changes 

are being made in the types of effluents 

that may be released off site. There is no 

significant increase in the amount of 

any effluent released off site. 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 have a potential to affect 

any historic sites. It does not affect nonradiological 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. 

Environmental Impacts of the 

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 

The action does not involve the use of 

any different resources than those 

previously considered in the Final 

Environmental Statement for the Fort 

Calhoun Station dated August 1972. 

Agencies and Persons Consulted 

In accordance with its stated policy, 

on June 14, 2006, the staff consulted 

with the Nebraska State official, Julia 

Schmitt of the Department of Health and 

Human Services Regulation and 

Licensor, 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 August 11, 2005, as revised by 

letter dated November 8, 2005, and as 

supplemented on April 12, 2006. 

Documents may be examined, and/or 

copied for a fee, at the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR), located at One 

White Flint North, Public File Area O1 

F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), 

Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available 

records will be accessible electronically 

from the Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading 

Room on the Internet at the NRC Web 

site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. Persons who do not have 

access to ADAMS or who encounter 

problems in accessing the documents 

located in ADAMS should contact the 

NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone 

at 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or 

send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day 

of August 2006. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Alan B. Wang, 

Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, 

Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. 

[FR Doc. E6–13330 Filed 8–14–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Federal Register Notice 

DATE: Weeks of August 14, 21, 28, 

September 4, 11, 18, 2006. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED

Week of August 17, 2006 

Thursday, August 17, 2006 

10 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public 

Meeting) (Tentative). 

a. Louisiana Energy Services, LP 

(National Enrichment Facility) 

Docket No. 70–3103–ML, Petitions 

for Review of LBP–06–15. 

(Tentative). 

b. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. (Diablo 

Canyon ISFSI), Docket No. 72–26–

ISFSI ‘‘Motion by San Luis Obispo 

Mothers for Peace, Sierra Club, and 

Peg Pinard for Declaratory and 

Injunctive Relief with respect to 

Diablo Canyon ISFSI’’ (Tentative). 

c. AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 

(License Renewal for Oyster Creek 

Nuclear Generating Station) Docket 

No. 50–0219, Legal challenges to 

LBP–06–07 and LBP–06–11 

(Tentative). 

Week of August 21, 2006—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of August 21, 2006. 

Week of August 28, 2006—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of August 28, 2006. 

Week of September 4, 2006—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of September 4, 2006. 

Week of September 11, 2006—Tentative 

Monday, September 11, 2006 9:30 p.m.

Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 1). 

1:30 p.m.emsp;Discussion of Security 

Issues (Closed—Ex. 1 & 3). 

Tuesday, September 12, 2006 

9:30 a.m. Meeting with Organization of 

Agreement States (OAS) and 

Conference of Radiation Conrol 

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Program Directors (CRCPD) (Public 

Meeting) (Contact: Shawn Smith, 

301–415–2620). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

1 p.m. Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 1). 

Week of September 18, 2006—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of September 18, 2006. 

* The schedule for Commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. To verify the status of meetings 

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. 

Contact person for more information: 

Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662. 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/policymaking/schedule.html. 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabiloities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable acommodation to 

participate in these public meetings, or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

public meetings in another format (e.g., 

braille, large print), please notify the 

NRC’s Disability Program Coordinator, 

Deborah Chan, at 301–415–7041, TDD: 

301–415–2100, or by E-mail at 

DLC@nrc.gov. Determinations on 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

This notice is distributed by mail to 

several hundred subscribers; if you no 

longer wish to receive it, or would like 

to be added to the distribution, please 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969). 

In addition, distribution of this meeting 

notice over the Internet system is 

available. If you are interested in 

receiving this Commission meeting 

schedule electronically, please send an 

electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov. 

Dated: August 10, 2008. 

R. Michelle Schroll, 

Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–6939 Filed 8–11–06; 9:59 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Biweekly Notice; Applications and 

Amendments to Facility Operating 

Licenses Involving No Significant 

Hazards Considerations 

I. Background 

Pursuant to section 189a. (2) of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 

(the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (the Commission or NRC 

staff) is publishing this regular biweekly 

notice. The Act requires the 

Commission publish notice of any 

amendments issued, or proposed to be 

issued and grants the Commission the 

authority to issue and make 

immediately effective any amendment 

to an operating license upon a 

determination by the Commission that 

such amendment involves no significant 

hazards consideration, notwithstanding 

the pendency before the Commission of 

a request for a hearing from any person. 

This biweekly notice includes all 

notices of amendments issued, or 

proposed to be issued from July 21, 

2006, to August 3, 2006. The last 

biweekly notice was published on 

August 1, 2006 (71 FR 43528). 

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of 

Amendments to Facility Operating 

Licenses, Proposed No Significant 

Hazards Consideration Determination, 

and Opportunity for a Hearing 

The Commission has made a 

proposed determination that the 

following amendment requests involve 

no significant hazards consideration. 

Under the Commission’s regulations in 

10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation 

of the facility in accordance with the 

proposed amendment would not (1) 

involve a significant increase in the 

probability or consequences of an 

accident previously evaluated; or (2) 

create the possibility of a new or 

different kind of accident from any 

accident previously evaluated; or (3) 

involve a significant reduction in a 

margin of safety. The basis for this 

proposed determination for each 

amendment request is shown below. 

The Commission is seeking public 

comments on this proposed 

determination. Any comments received 

within 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice will be 

considered in making any final 

determination. Within 60 days after the 

date of publication of this notice, the 

licensee may file a request for a hearing 

with respect to issuance of the 

amendment to the subject facility 

operating license and any person whose 

interest may be affected by this 

proceeding and who wishes to 

participate as a party in the proceeding 

must file a written request for a hearing 

and a petition for leave to intervene. 

Normally, the Commission will not 

issue the amendment until the 

expiration of 60 days after the date of 

publication of this notice. The 

Commission may issue the license 

amendment before expiration of the 60- 

day period provided that its final 

determination is that the amendment 

involves no significant hazards 

consideration. In addition, the 

Commission may issue the amendment 

prior to the expiration of the 30-day 

comment period should circumstances 

change during the 30-day comment 

period such that failure to act in a 

timely way would result, for example, 

in derating or shutdown of the facility. 

Should the Commission take action 

prior to the expiration of either the 

comment period or the notice period, it 

will publish in the Federal Register a 

notice of issuance. Should the 

Commission make a final No Significant 

Hazards Consideration Determination, 

any hearing will take place after 

issuance. The Commission expects that 

the need to take this action will occur 

very infrequently. 

Written comments may be submitted 

by mail to the Chief, Rules and 

Directives Branch, Division of 

Administrative Services, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, and should cite the publication 

date and page number of this Federal 

Register notice. Written comments may 

also be delivered to Room 6D22, Two 

White Flint North, 11545 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 

a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays. 

Copies of written comments received 

may be examined at the Commission’s 

Public Document Room (PDR), located 

at One White Flint North, Public File 

Area O1F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first 

floor), Rockville, Maryland. The filing of 

requests for a hearing and petitions for 

leave to intervene is discussed below. 

Within 60 days after the date of 

publication of this notice, the licensee 

may file a request for a hearing with 

respect to issuance of the amendment to 

the subject facility operating license and 

any person whose interest may be 

affected by this proceeding and who 

wishes to participate as a party in the 

proceeding must file a written request 

for a hearing and a petition for leave to 

intervene. Requests for a hearing and a 

petition for leave to intervene shall be 

filed in accordance with the 

Commission’s ‘‘Rules of Practice for 

Domestic Licensing Proceedings’’ in 10 

CFR Part 2. Interested persons should 

consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, 

which is available at the Commission’s 

PDR, located at One White Flint North, 

Public File Area 01F21, 11555 Rockville 

Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. 

Publicly available records will be 

accessible from the Agencywide 

Documents Access and Management 

System’s (ADAMS) Public Electronic 

Reading Room on the Internet at the 

NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/ 

reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a 

request for a hearing or petition for 

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