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Previous Advisory Committee 

Meeting Summary, and Preview of 

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• Current and Future SBE Contributions 

to the Bioeconomy 

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• Discussion on SBE Value 

• Discussion About Future Advisory 

Committee Meetings 

• Wrap-up, Assignments, Closing 

Remarks 

Dated: November 8, 2024. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26633 Filed 11–14–24; 8:45 am] 

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[Docket No. 99902056; NRC–2024–0146] 

Tennessee Valley Authority; Clinch 

River Nuclear Site; Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing an 

environmental assessment (EA) and 

finding of no significant impact (FONSI) 

for the Tennessee Valley Authority 

(TVA) exemption request for the Clinch 

River Nuclear (CRN) Site. Specifically, 

TVA is requesting an exemption, 

pursuant to NRC regulations, to allow 

the conduct of certain excavation 

support activities at the CRN Site prior 

to the issuance of a construction permit, 

which are otherwise not permitted by 

NRC regulations. 

DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in 

this document are available on 

November 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2024–0146 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–2024–0146. Address 

questions about Docket IDs in 

Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 

telephone: 301–415–0624; email: 

Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical 

questions, contact the individual listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

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problems with ADAMS, please contact 

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reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, at 

301–415–4737, or by email to 

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is provided the first time that it is 

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or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 

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except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Giacinto, Office of Nuclear 

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 

301–415–0714; email: Joseph.Giacinto@

nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

By application dated November 30, 

2023, (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML23335A100), TVA submitted a 

request for an exemption from section 

50.10 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR) ‘‘License required; 

limited work authorization.’’ By letter 

dated January 31, 2024 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML24009A168), the NRC 

staff informed TVA of its determination 

that the TVA exemption request was 

acceptable for docketing under Docket 

No. 99902056. 

The NRC has prepared an EA 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML24312A321) 

as part of its review of the exemption 

request in accordance with the 

requirements of 10 CFR 51.21, ‘‘Criteria 

for and identification of licensing and 

regulatory actions requiring 

environmental assessments.’’ Based on 

the results of the EA, the NRC has 

determined not to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

and is issuing a FONSI pursuant to 10 

CFR 51.31. 

In accordance with 36 CFR 800.8(c), 

the NRC used the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (NEPA) process to comply 

with section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

(NHPA), in lieu of the procedures set 

forth in 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6. 


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II. Discussion 

The proposed action is for the NRC to 

issue an exemption authorizing the 

early excavation activities prior to the 

submittal of the construction permit 

(CP) application. The NRC issuance of 

the exemption would allow TVA to 

install and leave in place components of 

the initial ground support system for the 

reactor building (RB) excavation, such 

as rock bolts to secure unstable rock 

blocks, wire mesh and non-structural 

sprayed concrete linings to stabilize 

exposed rock walls, horizontal gravity 

drains to manage groundwater, and 

pressurized grout to seal water entry. 

The initial ground support system could 

also include steel soldier beams with 

timber lagging, rock bolts to secure 

soldier beams, and reinforced concrete 

compression rings to support the soldier 

beams. The exemption is needed due to 

the timing of initial ground support 

system installation, which serves no 

function with respect to structural RB 

support or radiological health or safety 

but is needed for construction worker 

safety during RB excavation. If 

excavation for the RB is delayed until 

after the issuance of the CP, the 

construction schedule and commercial 

operation could undergo a delay of 12– 

24 months. TVA anticipates that the 

cost of any delay of the commercial 

operation of Clinch River Nuclear Unit 

1 would be substantial. 

In the EA, the NRC staff assessed the 

potential direct and indirect 

environmental impacts from the 

proposed action associated with the 

following relevant resource areas: land 

use and visual resources, air quality and 

noise, hydrogeology and water 

resources, ecological resources, historic 

and cultural resources, socioeconomics 

and environmental justice, human 

health, and nonradiological waste 

management. The NRC staff determined 

that the environmental impacts of the 

proposed action would be SMALL for 

each potentially affected environmental 

resource, meaning that the 

environmental effects are not detectable 

or are so minor that they will neither 

destabilize nor noticeably alter any 

important attribute of the resource. 

The NRC staff identified alternatives 

to the proposed action and the 

environmental impacts of the 

alternatives, as appropriate. The NRC 

staff determined that there are no 

alternatives that meet the need for the 

proposed action and that are 

environmentally preferrable to the 

proposed action. 

III. Finding of No Significant Impact 

The proposed action before the NRC 

is whether to issue the exemption 

request authorizing early excavation at 

the CRN Site. As required by 10 CFR 

51.21, the NRC prepared the EA. This 

FONSI incorporates by reference the EA 

summarized in Section II of this notice. 

Based on the NRC staff’s determination 

in the EA that the environmental 

impacts would be SMALL for each 

potentially affected resource area, the 

NRC staff has determined that the 

proposed action will not have a 

significant impact on the quality of the 

human environment. Accordingly, the 

NRC staff has made a determination that 

the preparation of an EIS is not required 

for the proposed action and that a 

FONSI is warranted. 

Dated: November 8, 2024. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Daniel Barnhurst, 

Chief, Environmental Project Management, 

Branch 3, Division of Rulemaking, 

Environmental, and Financial Support, Office 

of Nuclear Material Safety, and Safeguards. 

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