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database maintenance, and case

consultation activities. The database

information is available to Federal,

State, and local law enforcement

agencies to help them identify cases

with similar characteristics. Law

enforcement database inquiries can be

made by calling WAGO at 800–345–

2793.

No additional funding will be

provided in FY 2001.

FBI Child Abduction and Serial Killer

Unit

In FY 1997, OJJDP entered into an

interagency agreement with the FBI’s

Child Abduction and Serial Killer Unit

(CASKU) to expand research to broaden

law enforcement’s understanding of

homicidal pedophiles’ selection and

luring of their victims, their planning

activities, and their efforts to escape

prosecution. This information is being

used by the FBI and OJJDP in training

and technical assistance programs. FY

2000 activities included refining the

interview protocol, identifying

incarcerated offenders who met

requirements of the research criteria,

conducting field tests of the interview

protocol, and starting the interviews.

In FY 2001, CASKU will enhance data

collection efforts and continue data

analysis.

National Child Victimization

Conference Support

In FY 2001, OJJDP will provide

funding support to national conferences

focusing on child abduction,

exploitation, and victimization issues.

These conferences frequently include

workshops on child prostitution. This

funding support will include

conferences sponsored by the National

Children’s Advocacy Center, Dallas

Police Department and Children’s

Advocacy Center, the American

Professional Society on the Abuse of

Children, and the San Diego Child

Maltreatment Conference.

Dated: May 9, 2001.

John J. Wilson,

Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile

Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National

Science Foundation, National Science

Board.

DATE AND TIME: May 23, 2001: 12 Noon–

12:30 p.m.—Closed Session. May 24,

2001: 1 p.m.–2:15 p.m.—Closed Session.

May 24, 2001: 2:15 p.m.–5 p.m.—Open

Session.

PLACE: The National Science

Foundation, Room 1235, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230,

www.nsf.gov/nsb.

STATUS: Part of this meeting will be

closed to the public. Part of this meeting

will be open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Wednesday, May 23, 2001

Closed Session (12 Noon–12:30 p.m.)

—Closed Session Minutes, March, 2001

—Election, NSB Executive Committee

Thursday, May 24, 2001

Closed Session (1 p.m.–2:15 p.m.)

—Awards and Agreements

—NSF Budget

Open Session (2:15 p.m.–5 p.m.)

—Presentations: Honorary Awards

Recipients

—Open Session Minutes, March, 2001

—Closed Session Items for August, 2001

—Chairman’s Report

—Director’s Report

—NSB Annual Business

—Committee Reports

—Other Business

Marta Cehelsky,

Executive Director.

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[Docket Nos. 50–272 and 50–311]

PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear

Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2;

Environmental Assessment and

Finding of No Significant Impact

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is considering

issuance of an amendment to the

Facility Operating License (FOL) Nos.

DPR–70 and DPR–75 issued to PSEG

Nuclear LLC (the licensee) for operation

of Salem Nuclear Generating Station

(Salem), Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The facility

is located at the licensee’s site on the

southern end of Artificial Island in

Lower Alloways Creek Township,

Salem County, New Jersey. Salem, New

Jersey is located approximately 7.5

miles northeast of the site.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

The proposed license amendment

would revise the FOL and Technical

Specifications (TS) of Salem, Unit Nos.

1 and 2, to allow the licensee to increase

the licensed core power level of each

unit from 3,411 megawatts thermal

(MWt) to 3,459 MWt, which represents

a 1.4 percent increase in the allowable

thermal power. Salem Unit No. 1 was

granted conditional authorization for

power production by its FOL issued on

August 13, 1976. The conditions

provided a sequential approach to full

power with NRC approval at various

stages. Full power operation of Unit No.

1 at 3,338 MWt core power was

authorized by letter dated April 6, 1977.

Amendment No. 71 to the original FOL

was issued on February 6, 1986, which

authorized a power uprate for Unit No.

1 to 3,411 MWt. Salem Unit No. 2 was

authorized for power production at

3,411 MWt with issuance of the FOL on

May 20, 1981. In addition to the power

uprate, the proposed license

amendment would allow the licensee to

remove Attachment 1 from the Unit No.

1 FOL, and to make editorial changes to

the TS Bases.

The proposed action is in accordance

with the licensee’s application for

license amendment dated November 10,

2000, as supplemented by letters dated

December 5, 2000, March 28 and April

2, 2001, and April 20, 2001 (LRN–01–

0099, LRN–01–0115, and LRN–01–

0123).

The Need for the Proposed Action

The proposed action will allow an

increase in power generation at Salem,

Unit Nos. 1 and 2 to provide additional

electrical power for distribution to the

grid. In certain circumstances power

uprate has been recognized as a safe and

cost-effective method to increase

generating capacity.

The proposed action also will allow

the removal of Attachment 1 from the

Salem Unit No. 1 FOL and editorial

changes to the TS Bases. Attachment 1

to the Salem Unit No. 1 FOL identifies

incomplete preoperational tests, startup

tests and other items which were

required to be completed before

proceeding to certain specified

Operational Modes during the initial

full power startup of Salem Unit No. 1.

The NRC authorized full power

operation of Salem Unit No. 1 by letter

dated April 6, 1977; therefore, the

requirements identified in the

attachment are no longer applicable.

Editorial changes will provide

corrections to references and

typographical errors.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed

Action

The environmental impact associated

with operation of Salem, Unit Nos. 1

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and 2, has been previously evaluated by

the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in

the ‘‘Final Environmental Statement

Related to Operation of Salem Nuclear

Generating Station, Units 1 and 2,’’

dated April 1973. In this evaluation, the

staff considered the potential doses due

to postulated accidents for the site, at

the site boundary, and to the population

within 50 miles of the site. With regard

to the consequences of postulated

accidents, the licensee has reevaluated

the current licensing basis analyses in

its application for license amendment

and determined the doses estimated in

existing evaluations to remain bounding

for the proposed 1.4% power uprate. No

increase in the probability of these

accidents is expected to occur. The

removal of Attachment 1 from the Salem

Unit No. 1 FOL and editorial changes to

the TS Bases will not impact the

probability or consequences of any

postulated accidents.

With regard to normal releases, the

current licensing basis analyses

estimates the dose received inside and

outside containment during normal

operation based on 3,558 MWt core

power. Therefore, the proposed 1.4%

power uprate to 3,459 MWt core power

is bounded by the current analyses and

the offsite doses from normal effluent

releases remain significantly below the

bounding limits of Title 10 of the Code

of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50,

Appendix I. Normal annual average

gaseous releases remain limited to a

small fraction of 10 CFR Part 20 limits

for identified mixtures. In addition, the

solid and liquid waste production may

increase slightly; however, the waste

production assumed in the analyses for

normal operations at 3,558 MWt core

power will bound the waste production

expected for the power uprate. Solid

and liquid waste processing systems are

expected to operate within their design

requirements. The removal of

Attachment 1 from the Salem Unit No.

1 FOL and editorial changes to the TS

Bases will not cause an increase in the

on site and off site radiation exposure or

in the amount of waste produced and

released during normal operations.

The staff has completed its evaluation

of the proposed action and concludes

that the proposed action will not

increase the probability or consequences

of accidents, no changes are being made

in the types of effluents that may be

released off site, and 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 involve any historic

sites. With regard to thermal discharges

to the Delaware River estuary, Appendix

B to FOL Nos. DPR–70 and DPR–75,

‘‘Environmental Protection Plan,’’ states

that ‘‘[e]nvironmental concerns

identified in the FES–OL [Final

Environmental Statement—Operating

License Stage (dated April 1973)] which

relate to water quality matters are

regulated by way of the licensee’s

NJPDES [New Jersey Pollution

Discharge Elimination System] permit.’’

The current NJPDES Permit imposes

limits on Circulating Water System

(CWS) flow to a 30-day average of 3,024

million gallons per day. In addition, the

NJPDES limits the temperature of the

discharged water to 115 °F between June

1 and September 30, and 110 °F for the

remainder of the year. Also, the

maximum permissible differential

temperature of the water discharged

from Salem, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, is 27.5

°F. The licensee stated that normal

discharge water differential temperature

is approximately 15 °F, and that the

increase in temperature of the water

discharged to the Delaware River

resulting from the power uprate to 3,459

MWt core power will be approximately

0.3 °F. Existing administrative controls

will ensure the conduct of adequate

monitoring such that appropriate

actions can be taken to preclude

exceeding the limits imposed by the

NJPDES.

The removal of Attachment 1 from the

Salem Unit No. 1 FOL and editorial

changes to the TS Bases will not impact

thermal discharges to the Delaware

River. No additional requirements or

other changes are required as a result of

the power uprate and the associated

FOL and TS changes.

No other nonradiological impacts are

associated with the proposed action.

Based upon the above, the staff

concludes that the proposed action does

not significantly affect nonradiological

plant effluents and has no other

environmental impact. Therefore, there

are no significant nonradiological

environmental impacts associated with

the proposed action.

Accordingly, the NRC concludes that

there are no significant environmental

impacts associated with the proposed

action.

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

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the Final Environmental

Statement for the Salem Nuclear

Generating Station.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on May 1, 2001, the staff consulted with

the New Jersey State official, Mr. R.

Pinney of the New Jersey Department of

Environmental Protection, 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

application dated November 10, 2000,

as supplemented by letters dated

December 5, 2000, March 28 and April

2, 2001, and three letters dated April 20,

2001 (LRN–01–0099, LRN–01–0115, and

LRN–01–0123). Documents may be

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

NRC’s Public Document Room, located

at One White Flint North, 11555

Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,

Maryland. Publicly available records

will be accessible electronically from

the ADAMS Public Library component

on the NRC Web site, http:www.nrc.gov

(the Electronic Reading Room).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day

of May 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert J. Fretz,

Project Manager, Section 2, Project

Directorate I, Division of Licensing Project

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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