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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. STN 50–456, STN 50–457, 72– 

73, 50–454, 50–455, 72–68, 50–461, 72–1046, 

50–010, 50–237, 50–249, 72–37, 50–373, 50– 

374, 72–70, 50–254, 50–265, and 72–53; 

NRC–2018–0122] 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC; 

Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; 

Byron Station, Units 1 and 2; Clinton 

Power Station, Unit 1; Dresden Nuclear 

Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; 

LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; 

and Quad Cities Nuclear Power 

Station, Units 1 and 2 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Environmental assessment and 

finding of no significant impact; 

issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering 

issuance of amendments to licenses 

held by Exelon Generation Company, 

LLC (Exelon, the licensee) for the 

operation of Braidwood Station 

(Braidwood), Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Byron 

Station (Byron), Unit Nos. 1 and 2; 

Clinton Power Station (Clinton), Unit 

No. 1; Dresden Nuclear Power Station 

(Dresden), Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3; LaSalle 

County Station (LaSalle), Unit Nos. 1 

and 2; and Quad Cities Nuclear Power 

Station (Quad Cities), Unit Nos. 1 and 

2 (the facilities). The proposed 

amendments would revise the 

emergency response organization (ERO) 

positions identified in the emergency 

plan for each facility. The NRC is 

issuing an environmental assessment 

(EA) and finding of no significant 

impact (FONSI) associated with the 

proposed license amendments. 

DATES: The EA referenced in this 

document is available on June 19, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2018–0122 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 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2018–0122. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer 

Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; 

email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. 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 publiclyavailable 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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 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. In 

addition, for the convenience of the 

reader, the ADAMS accession numbers 

are provided in a table in the 

‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section of 

this document. 

• 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: 

Blake A. Purnell, Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 

20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–1380; 

email: Blake.Purnell@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The NRC is considering issuance of 

amendments to the following licenses 

held by Exelon: (1) Renewed Facility 

Operating License Nos. NPF–72 and 

NPF–77 for the operation of Braidwood, 

Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, located 

in Will County, Illinois; (2) Renewed 

Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–37 

and NPF–66 for the operation of Byron, 

Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, located 

in Ogle County, Illinois; (3) Facility 

Operating License No. NPF–62 for the 

operation of Clinton located in DeWitt 

County, Illinois; (4) Facility Operating 

License No. DPR–2 for the possession 

and maintenance of Dresden, Unit No. 

1, located in Grundy County, Illinois; (5) 

Renewed Facility Operating License 

Nos. DPR–19 and DPR–25 for the 

operation of Dresden, Unit Nos. 2 and 

3, respectively, located in Grundy 

County, Illinois; (6) Renewed Facility 

Operating License Nos. NPF–11 and 

NPF–18 for the operation of LaSalle, 

Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, located 

in LaSalle County, Illinois; and (7) 

Renewed Facility Operating License No. 

DPR–29 and DPR–30 for the operation 

of Quad Cities, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, 

located in Rock Island County, Illinois. 

In accordance with section 51.21 of 

title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC 

performed the following EA that 

analyzes the environmental impacts of 

the proposed licensing action. Based on 

the results of this EA, and in accordance 

with 10 CFR 51.31(a), the NRC has 

determined not to prepare an 

environmental impact statement for the 

proposed licensing action, and is 

issuing a FONSI. 

II. Environmental Assessment 

Description of the Proposed Action 

The proposed action would revise the 

ERO positions identified in the 

emergency plan for each facility. The 

on-shift, minimum, and fullaugmentation ERO staffing requirements 

listed in the emergency plan would be 

revised. The proposed revisions include 

eliminating ERO positions; adding ERO 

positions; changing position 

descriptions, duties, and duty locations; 

and relocating certain position 

descriptions to other parts of the 

emergency plan or to implementing 

procedures. 

The proposed action is in accordance 

with the licensee’s application dated 

January 31, 2018 (ADAMS Package 

Accession No. ML18053A159). 

Need for the Proposed Action 

Nuclear power plant owners, Federal 

agencies, and State and local officials 

work together to create a system for 

emergency preparedness and response 

that will serve the public in the unlikely 

event of an emergency. An effective 

emergency preparedness program 

decreases the likelihood of an initiating 

event at a nuclear power reactor 

proceeding to a severe accident. 

Emergency preparedness cannot affect 

the probability of the initiating event, 

but a high level of emergency 

preparedness increases the probability 

of accident mitigation if the initiating 

event proceeds beyond the need for 

initial operator actions. 

Each licensee is required to establish 

an emergency plan to be implemented 

in the event of an accident. The 

emergency plan, in part, covers 

preparation for evacuation, sheltering, 

and other actions to protect individuals 

near plants in the event of an accident. 

The NRC, as well as other Federal and 

State regulatory agencies, reviews the 

emergency plan to ensure that it 

provides reasonable assurance that 

adequate protective measures can and 

will be taken in the event of a 

radiological emergency. 

Separate from this EA, the NRC staff 

is performing a safety assessment of 

Exelon’s proposed changes to the 

emergency plan for each facility. This 

safety review will be documented in a 

safety evaluation. The safety evaluation 

will determine whether, with the 


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proposed changes to the emergency plan 

for each facility, there continues to be 

reasonable assurance that adequate 

protective measures can and will be 

taken in the event of a radiological 

emergency at Braidwood, Byron, 

Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle, or Quad 

Cities, in accordance with the standards 

of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements 

in appendix E to 10 CFR part 50. 

The proposed action is needed to 

align the emergency plans for Exelon’s 

facilities with draft Revision 2 to 

NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–1, ‘‘Criteria 

for Preparation and Evaluation of 

Radiological Emergency Response Plans 

and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear 

Power Plants’’ (ADAMS Accession Nos. 

ML14163A605 and ML17083A815). 

This change will provide Exelon with 

greater flexibility in staffing ERO 

positions, and reflects changes in NRC 

regulations and guidance and advances 

in technologies and best practices that 

have occurred since NUREG–0654 was 

originally issued in 1980. The State of 

Illinois reviewed a draft of the licensee’s 

application and recommended its 

approval. The State of Iowa reviewed a 

draft of the license amendment request 

for Quad Cities, and had no comments 

or concerns. 

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed 

Action 

The NRC staff has completed its 

evaluation of the environmental impacts 

of the proposed action. 

The proposed action consists mainly 

of changes related to the staffing levels 

and positions specified in the 

emergency plans for Braidwood, Byron, 

Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle, and Quad 

Cities. The on-shift, minimum, and fullaugmentation ERO staffing requirements 

listed in the emergency plan would be 

revised. The revisions include 

eliminating ERO positions; adding ERO 

positions; changing position 

descriptions, duties, and duty locations; 

and relocating certain position 

descriptions to other parts of the 

emergency plan or to implementing 

procedures. 

With regard to potential 

nonradiological environmental impacts, 

the proposed changes would have no 

direct impacts on land use or water 

resources, including terrestrial and 

aquatic biota, as they involve no new 

construction or modification of plant 

operational systems. There would be no 

changes to the quality or quantity of 

nonradiological effluents and no 

changes to the plant’s National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System permit 

are needed. Changes in staffing levels 

could result in minor changes in 

vehicular traffic and associated air 

pollutant emissions, but no significant 

changes in ambient air quality would be 

expected from the proposed changes. In 

addition, there would be no noticeable 

effect on socioeconomic conditions in 

the region, no environment justice 

impacts, and no impacts to historic and 

cultural resources from the proposed 

changes. Therefore, there are no 

significant nonradiological 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed action. 

With regard to potential radiological 

environmental impacts, if the NRC 

staff’s safety review of the proposed 

changes to the licensee’s emergency 

plans determines that, with the 

proposed changes, the emergency plans 

continue to meet the standards of 10 

CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements in 

appendix E to 10 CFR part 50, then the 

proposed action would not increase the 

probability or consequences of 

radiological accidents. Additionally, the 

NRC staff has concluded that the 

proposed changes would have no direct 

radiological environmental impacts. 

There would be no change to the types 

or amounts of radioactive effluents that 

may be released and, therefore, no 

change in occupational or public 

radiation exposure from the proposed 

changes. Moreover, no changes would 

be made to plant buildings or the site 

property from the proposed changes. 

Therefore, there are no significant 

radiological environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed action. 

Environmental Impacts of the 

Alternatives to the Proposed Action 

As an alternative to the proposed 

action, the NRC staff considered denial 

of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). Denial of the 

license amendment request would result 

in no change in current environmental 

impacts. Accordingly, the 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

action and the no-action alternative are 

similar. 

Alternative Use of Resources 

There are no unresolved conflicts 

concerning alternative uses of available 

resources under the proposed action. 

Agencies and Persons Consulted 

No additional agencies or persons 

were consulted regarding the 

environmental impact of the proposed 

action. 

III. Finding of No Significant Impact 

The licensee has requested license 

amendments pursuant to 10 CFR 

50.54(q) to revise the ERO positions 

identified in the emergency plans for 

Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden, 

LaSalle, and Quad Cities by eliminating 

ERO positions; adding ERO positions; 

changing position descriptions, duties, 

and duty locations; and relocating 

certain position descriptions to other 

parts of the emergency plan or to 

implementing procedures. The NRC is 

considering issuing the requested 

amendments. The proposed action 

would not significantly affect plant 

safety, would not have a significant 

adverse effect on the probability of an 

accident occurring, and would not have 

any significant radiological and 

nonradiological impacts. The reason the 

environment would not be significantly 

affected is because the proposed 

changes would only result in minor 

changes in staffing levels and a small 

change in in air pollutant emissions 

associated with vehicular traffic. This 

FONSI incorporates by reference the EA 

in Section II of this notice. Therefore, 

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. 

Previous considerations regarding the 

environmental impacts of operating 

Braidwood, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Byron, 

Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Clinton, Unit No. 1; 

Dresden, Unit Nos. 2 and 3; LaSalle, 

Units 1 and 2; and Quad Cities, Unit 

Nos. 1 and 2, in accordance with their 

original or renewed operating licenses, 

as applicable, are described in the 

following documents: 

• NUREG–1437, Supplement 55, 

‘‘Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement for License Renewal of 

Nuclear Plants: Regarding Braidwood 

Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report, 

dated November 2015 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML15314A814). 

• NUREG–1437, Supplement 54, 

‘‘Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement for License Renewal of 

Nuclear Plants: Regarding Byron 

Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report, 

dated July 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML15196A263). 

• NUREG–0854, ‘‘Final 

Environmental Statement Related to the 

Operation of Clinton Power Station, 

Unit No. 1,’’ dated May 1982 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML15098A042). 

• NUREG–1437, Supplement 17, 

‘‘Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement for License Renewal of 

Nuclear Plants: Regarding the Dresden 

Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3,’’ 

Final Report, dated June 2004 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML041890266). 

• NUREG–1437, Supplement 57, 

‘‘Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement for License Renewal of 


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Nuclear Plants: Regarding LaSalle 

County Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final 

Report, dated August 2016 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML16238A029). 

• NUREG–1437, Supplement 16, 

‘‘Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement for License Renewal of 

Nuclear Plants: Regarding the Quad 

Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 

and 2,’’ Final Report, dated June 2004 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML041880213). 

Previous considerations regarding the 

environmental impacts of 

decommissioning Dresden, Unit 1, are 

described in the following documents: 

• ‘‘Environmental Assessment by the 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

Regarding Order Authorizing Facility 

Decommissioning and Amendment of 

License No. DPR–2, Commonwealth 

Edison Company, Dresden Nuclear 

Power Station, Unit 1, Docket No. 50– 

010,’’ dated August 30, 1993 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML17123A156). 

• NUREG–0586, Supplement 1, 

Volumes 1 and 2, ‘‘Generic 

Environmental Impact Statement on 

Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities: 

Regarding the Decommissioning of 

Nuclear Power Reactors,’’ Final Report, 

dated November 2002 (ADAMS 

Accession Nos. ML023470304 and 

ML023500187). 

This FONSI and other related 

environmental documents may be 

examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the 

NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR), 

located at One White Flint North, 11555 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. Publicly-available records will 

be accessible online in the ADAMS 

Public Documents collection at 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’s PDR 

Reference staff by telephone at 1–800– 

397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or send an 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

IV. Availability of Documents 

The documents identified in the 

following table are available to 

interested persons through one or more 

of the following methods, as indicated. 

Document ADAMS accession 

No. 

Exelon, License Amendment Request for Approval of Changes to Emergency Plan Staffing Requirements, dated January 31, 2018.ML18053A159 (package). 

NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–1, draft Revision 2, ‘‘Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants’’.ML14163A605 and 

ML17083A815. 

NUREG–1437, Supplement 55, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report, dated November 2015.ML15314A814. 

NUREG–1437, Supplement 54, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding Byron Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report, dated July 2015.ML15196A263. 

NUREG–0854, ‘‘Final Environmental Statement Related to the Operation of Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1,’’ dated 

May 1982.

ML15098A042. 

NUREG–1437, Supplement 17, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding the Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3,’’ Final Report, dated June 2004.ML041890266. 

NUREG–1437, Supplement 57, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report, dated August 2016.ML16238A029. 

NUREG–1437, Supplement 16, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report, dated June 2004.ML041880213. 

NRC, ‘‘Environmental Assessment by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Regarding Order Authorizing Facility Decommissioning and Amendment of License No. DPR–2, Commonwealth Edison Company, Dresden Nuclear Power 

Station, Unit 1, Docket No. 50–010,’’ dated August 30, 1993.

ML17123A156. 

NUREG–0586, Supplement 1, Volumes 1 and 2, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities: Regarding the Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors,’’ Final Report, dated November 2002.ML023470304 and 

ML023500187. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day 

of June, 2018. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Blake A. Purnell, 

Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III, 

Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13089 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am] 

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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

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MC2018–168 and CP2018–240; MC2018–169 

and CP2018–241; MC2018–170 and CP2018– 

242; MC2018–171 and CP2018–243; 

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New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

negotiated service agreements. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: June 20, 

2018 and June 21, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

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comments electronically should contact 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The June 

20, 2018 comment due date applies to 

Docket Nos. MC2018–167 and CP2018– 

239; MC2018–168 and CP2018–240; 

MC2018–169 and CP2018–241; 

MC2018–170 and CP2018–242; 

MC2018–171 and CP2018–243. 

The June 21, 2018 comment due date 

applies to Docket Nos. MC2018–172 and 

CP2018–244; MC2018–173 and CP2018– 

245. 

Table of Contents 

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I. Introduction 

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