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2.5 Trace gas radiative forcing

indices

Chapter 3 Observed climate variability

and change

Chapter 4 Climate processes

Chapter 5 Climate models—validation

Chapter 6 Climate models—

projections of future climate

Chapter 7 Changes in sea-level

Chapter 8 Detection of climate change,

and attribution of causes

Chapter 9 Terrestrial biotic responses

to environmental change and

feedbacks to climate

Chapter 10 Marine biotic responses to

environmental change and

feedbacks to climate

Chapter 11 Advancing our

understanding

III. Public Availability of Comments

Subsequent to the US assembly of its

comments, all comments received will

be available for public inspection in the

NSF Library, which is located on the

second floor of the NSF building at 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA

(adjacent to the Ballston Metro station).

Robert W. Corell,

Assistant Director for Geosciences, NSF, and

Chair, Subcommittee on Global Change

Research.

[FR Doc. 95–10933 Filed 5–3–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Final Disposition of SEP LessonsLearned Issues; Issued

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of issuance.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) has issued Generic

Letter 95–04 which informs licensees of

nuclear power reactors about the final

disposition of the 27 lessons-learned

issues found in the Systematic

Evaluation Program (SEP). This generic

letter is available in the Public

Document Rooms under accession

number 9504210293.

DATES: The generic letter was issued on

April 28, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Not applicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sheri R. Peterson at (301) 415–2752.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Dated at Rockville, MD, this 28th day of

April, 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brian K. Grimes,

Director, Division of Project Support, Office

of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 95–11028 Filed 5–3–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

[Docket Nos. 50–361 and 50–362]

Southern California Edison, et al.; San

Onofre Nuclear Generating Station,

Units 2 and 3, Issuance of Director’s

Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206

Notice is hereby given that the

Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation, has acted on a Petition for

action under 10 CFR 2.206 received by

Ted Dougherty, dated August 10, 1994,

for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating

Station, Units 2 and 3.

The Petitioner requested that the NRC

cause the shutdown and dismantlement

of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating

Station because of concerns regarding

(1) the vulnerability of the San Onofre

Nuclear Generating Station to

earthquakes because of nearby fault

lines and (2) a newspaper article

concerning the threat of vehicle bombs

and the Commission’s recent rule

requiring nuclear generating plants to

install antiterrorist barriers within 18

months.

The Director of the Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation has determined that

the request should be denied for the

reasons stated in the ‘‘Director’s

Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206’’ (DD–95–

06), the complete text of which follows

this notice, and which is available for

public inspection at the Commission’s

Public Document Room, the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20555, and at the local

public document room located at the

University of California Main Library,

P.O. Box 19577, Irvine, California

92713.

A copy of this Decision has been filed

with the Secretary of the Commission

for the Commission’s review in

accordance with 10 CFR 2.206(c) of the

Commission’s regulations. As provided

by this regulation, this Decision will

constitute the final action of the

Commission 25 days after the date of

issuance unless the Commission, on its

own motion, institutes review of the

Decision within that time.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day

of April 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

William T. Russell,

Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

I. Introduction

On August 10, 1994, Mr. Ted

Dougherty (the Petitioner) submitted a

letter to the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission or NRC)

requesting a shutdown of the San

Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

(SONGS). The Commission determined

to act on this request pursuant to 10

CFR 2.206. The request was based on

concerns regarding the vulnerability of

SONGS to earthquakes because of the

existence of nearby fault lines, and

concerns regarding the defensibility of

SONGS to a terrorist threat.

On September 22, 1994, I informed

the Petitioner that the Petition had been

referred to this Office for action

pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the

Commission’s regulations. I also

informed the Petitioner that the NRC

would take appropriate action within a

reasonable time regarding the

Petitioner’s request.

My Decision in this matter follows.

II. Background

The Petitioner provided as basis for

the request (1) a letter to the Governor

of California wherein the Petitioner

expressed concerns regarding the

vulnerability of SONGS to earthquakes

and (2) a Los Angeles Times article

concerning the threat of vehicle bombs

and the Commission’s recent rule

requiring nuclear generating plants to

install antiterrorist barriers within 18

months.

III. Discussion

A. Vulnerability of SONGS to

Earthquakes

The Petitioner asserts that SONGS is

vulnerable to a deep ocean quake as

well as a magnitude 8 earthquake (or

greater) on the Newport-Inglewood

fault. He asserts that human error

following an earthquake of this

magnitude could result in failure of the

plant’s safety systems to protect the

plant, thereby resulting in a meltdown.

Before licensing SONGS (and all

nuclear plants), the NRC reviewed the

design of the facility including its

ability to withstand the effects of natural

phenomena such as earthquakes,

tornadoes, and hurricanes without loss

of capability to perform the safety

functions. Appendix A (Criterion 2) to

10 CFR part 50 states that the design

basis for the nuclear power plant should

reflect the most severe of the natural

phenomena that have been historically