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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 25 (Friday, February 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 9171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02369]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287; NRC-2021-0146]

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, 
and 3; Final Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a 
final site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS), issued as 
NUREG-1437, Supplement 2, Second Renewal, ``Site-Specific Environmental 
Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding 
Subsequent License Renewal for Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 
3, Final Report.'' This EIS evaluates, on a site-specific basis, the 
environmental impacts of subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility 
Operating License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55 for an additional 20 
years of operation for Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 
(Oconee Station), respectively. Oconee Station is located in Seneca, 
South Carolina, approximately 30 miles west of Greenville. Possible 
alternatives to the proposed action of subsequent license renewal for 
Oconee Station include the no-action alternative, a new nuclear 
alternative, a natural gas combined-cycle alternative, and a 
combination alternative.

DATES: NUREG-1437, Supplement 2, Second Renewal, is available as of 
February 3, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0146 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-2021-0146. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; 
telephone: 301-415-1003; 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, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. NUREG-1437, Supplement 2, Second 
Renewal, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML25031A307.
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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.
     Public Library: NUREG-1437, Supplement 2, Second Renewal, 
will be available for public inspection at the Oconee County Public 
Library, 300 E South 2nd St., Seneca, SC 29678.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lance J. Rakovan, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2589; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In accordance with section 51.118 of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, ``Final environmental impact statement--notice of 
availability,'' the NRC is making available for public inspection site-
specific NUREG-1437, Supplement 2, Second Renewal, regarding the 
subsequent renewal of Duke Energy Carolinas' (Duke Energy) Renewed 
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55 for an 
additional 20 years of operation for Oconee Station. A notice of 
availability of the site-specific draft of NUREG-1437, Supplement 2, 
Second Renewal, was published in the Federal Register on February 13, 
2024, by the NRC (89 FR 10107) and on February 16, 2024, by the 
Environmental Protection Agency (89 FR 12335). The public comment 
period on the draft site-specific EIS ended on April 1, 2024, and the 
comments received are addressed in the final EIS.

II. Discussion

    As discussed in Chapter 4 of NUREG-1437, Supplement 2, Second 
Renewal, the NRC staff's recommendation is that the adverse 
environmental impacts of subsequent license renewal for Oconee Station 
for an additional 20 years beyond the expiration dates of the initial 
renewed licenses are not so great that preserving the option of 
subsequent license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers would be 
unreasonable. This recommendation is based on: (1) Duke Energy's 
environmental report, as supplemented; (2) the NRC staff's 
consultations with Federal, State, Tribal, and local government 
agencies; (3) the NRC staff's independent environmental review, which 
is documented in NUREG-1437, Supplement 2, Second Renewal; and (4) the 
NRC staff's consideration of public comments.

    Dated: February 4, 2025.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John Moses,
Deputy Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial 
Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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