Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 191 / Monday, October 4, 2010 / Notices 61227 

No Undue Risk to Public Health and 

Safety 

The underlying purpose of the 

reporting requirements specified in 10 

CFR 50.36a(a)(2) is to report to the 

Commission annually the quantity of 

each of the principal radionuclides 

released to unrestricted areas in liquid 

and in gaseous effluents during the 

previous 12 months, including any 

other information as may be required by 

the Commission to estimate maximum 

potential annual radiation doses to the 

public resulting from effluent releases. 

This exemption does not affect the 

information required to be submitted or 

the time period the report covers, only 

the date the report is submitted. Based 

on the above, no new accident 

precursors are created by extending the 

submittal date for the 2010 Radioactive 

Effluent Release Report from prior to 

March 1 to prior to May 1, 2011. Thus, 

the probability of postulated accidents 

is not increased. Also, based on the 

above, the consequences of postulated 

accidents are not increased. Therefore, 

there is no undue risk to public health 

and safety. 

Consistent With Common Defense and 

Security 

The proposed exemption would allow 

the licensee to submit the 2010 

Radioactive Effluent Release Report 

prior to May 1, 2011, which would 

exceed the report submittal requirement 

of no longer than 12 months specified 

in 10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2) by 2 months. 

This change has no relation to security 

issues. Therefore, the common defense 

and security is not impacted by this 

exemption. 

Special Circumstances 

Special circumstances, in accordance 

with 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(v), are present 

whenever application of the regulation 

would provide only temporary relief 

from the applicable regulation and the 

licensee or applicant has made good 

faith efforts to comply with the 

regulation. The underlying purpose of 

the reporting requirement specified in 

10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2) is to require each 

licensee to submit a report to the 

Commission annually that specifies the 

quantity of each of the principal 

radionuclides released to unrestricted 

areas in liquid and in gaseous effluents, 

including any other information as may 

be required by the Commission to 

estimate maximum potential annual 

radiation doses to the public resulting 

from effluent releases. The proposed 

exemption does not affect the 

information required to be submitted or 

the time period the report covers, only 

the date the report is to be submitted. 

The requested exemption provides 

temporary relief from the regulation in 

that it affords a one-time extension for 

submitting the annual report. The 

proposed exemption is an appropriate 

means to ensure that future reports are 

submitted on an annual basis as 

required by 10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2). 

Therefore, since the underlying purpose 

of 10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2) is achieved, the 

special circumstances of 10 CFR 

50.12(a)(2)(v) for the granting of an 

exemption from 10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2) 

exists. 

4.0 Conclusion 

Accordingly, the Commission has 

determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 

50.12(a), the exemption is authorized by 

law, will not present an undue risk to 

the public health and safety, and is 

consistent with the common defense 

and security. Also, special 

circumstances are present. Therefore, 

the Commission hereby grants Entergy 

Operations, Inc., a one-time exemption 

from the requirements of 10 CFR 

50.36a(a)(2), for ANO–1 and ANO–2. 

The Commission has determined that 

granting this one-time exemption from 

the requirements of a regulation of 10 

CFR 50.36(a)(2) involves (i) no 

significant hazards consideration, (ii) no 

significant change in the types or 

significant increase in the amounts of 

any effluents that may be released 

offsite, (iii) no significant increase in 

individual or cumulative public or 

occupational radiation exposure, (iv) no 

significant construction impact, and (v) 

no significant increase in the potential 

for or consequences from radiological 

accidents. In addition, the requirements 

from which this exemption is sought 

involve reporting requirements in 10 

CFR 50.36a(a)(2). Accordingly, the 

exemption meets the eligibility criteria 

for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 

CFR 51.22(c)(25)(i)–(vi). Therefore, in 

accordance with 10 CFR 51.22(b), no 

environmental impact statement or 

environmental assessment need be 

prepared in connection with the NRC’s 

consideration of this exemption. 

This exemption is effective upon 

issuance. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 28th day 

of September 2010. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Robert A. Nelson, 

Acting Director, Division of Operating Reactor 

Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24806 Filed 10–1–10; 8:45 am] 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards Meeting of the ACRS 

Subcommittee on Future Plant 

Designs; Revision to the September 

24, 2010, ACRS Meeting Federal 

Register Notice 

The Federal Register Notice for the 

ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on Future 

Plant Designs scheduled to be held on 

October 21, 2010, is being revised to 

notify the following: 

The meeting will be open to public 

attendance with exception of portions 

that may be closed to protect 

information that is proprietary to 

Westinghouse Electric Company, 

General Electric—Hitachi Nuclear 

Energy (GEH), and their contractors, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4). 

The notice of this meeting was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on Friday, September 24, 2010, 

[75 FR 58448]. All other items remain 

the same as previously published. 

Further information regarding this 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

Christina Antonescu, Designated 

Federal Official (Telephone: 301–415– 

6792, E-mail: 

Christina.Antonescu@nrc.gov) between 

7:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. (ET). 

Dated: September 28, 2010. 

Antonio F. Dias, 

Chief, Reactor Safety Branch B, Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards. 

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Sunshine Act: Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission. 

DATE: Weeks of October 4, 11, 18, 25, 

November 1, 8, 2010. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and Closed. 

Week of October 4, 2010 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of October 4, 2010. 

Week of October 11, 2010—Tentative 

Thursday, October 14, 2010 

9:30 a.m.—Briefing on Alternative Risk 

Metrics for New Light Water 

Reactors, (Public Meeting) (Contact: 

CJ Fong, 301 415–6249). 


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