Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 206 / Friday, October 24, 2014 / Notices 63649 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day 

of October, 2014. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Andrew Persinko, 

Deputy Director, Decommissioning and 

Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate, 

Division of Waste Management and 

Environmental Protection, Office of Federal 

and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos.: 50–282, 50–306 and 72–10; 

NRC–2014–0236] 

Northern States Power Company; 

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating 

Plant; Independent Spent Fuel Storage 

Installation 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Environmental assessment and 

finding of no significant impact; 

issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering 

issuance of an exemption for special 

nuclear materials (SNM) license number 

SNM–2506 issued initially in July 1993 

and held by Northern States Power 

Company, a Minnesota corporation 

(NSPM or the licensee) doing business 

as Xcel Energy, for the operation of the 

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant 

(PINGP) independent spent fuel storage 

installation (ISFSI). 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2014–0236 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 Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2014–0236. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly 

available documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

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, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 

ADAMS accession number for each 

document referenced in this document 

(if that document is available in 

ADAMS) is provided the first time that 

a document is referenced. The request 

for exemption dated July 11, 2013, is 

available under ADAMS accession no. 

ML13193A088. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Longmire, Ph.D., Office of 

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 

301–287–0829; email: 

Pamela.Longmire@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The NRC is considering issuance of an 

exemption for license number SNM– 

2506 held by NSPM pursuant to section 

73.5 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Specific 

exemptions,’’ from specific portions of 

the requirements of 10 CFR 73.51, 

‘‘Requirements for the physical 

protection of stored spent nuclear fuel 

and high-level radioactive waste,’’ for 

the Prairie Island Independent Spent 

Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). Based 

on the results of the EA that follows, the 

NRC has determined not to prepare an 

environmental impact statement for the 

exemption, and is issuing a finding on 

no significant impact. 

II. Environmental Assessment 

Background 

The licensee possesses a specific 

license under 10 CFR Part 72, for the 

storage of spent fuel in an ISFSI. The 

licensee is subject to 10 CFR 73.51(d)(3), 

which provides in part that ‘‘[t]he 

perimeter of the protected area must be 

subject to continual surveillance and be 

protected by an active intrusion alarm 

system which is capable of detecting 

penetrations through the isolation zone 

and that is monitored in a continually 

staffed primary alarm station and in one 

additional continually staffed location. 

The primary alarm station must be 

located within the protected area; have 

bullet-resisting walls, doors, ceiling and 

floor; and the interior of the station 

must not be visible from outside the 

protected area. A timely means for 

assessment of alarms must also be 

provided. Regarding alarm monitoring, 

the redundant location need only 

provide a summary indication that an 

alarm has been generated.’’ 

Description of the Proposed Action 

In a letter dated May 16, 2013 

(ADAMS accession no. ML13140A105), 

NSPM requests an exemption from the 

requirement in 10 CFR 73.51(d)(3). The 

proposed exemption request pertains to 

the location of the primary alarm 

station. In the preparation of this EA, 

the staff used guidance in NUREG–1748, 

‘‘Environmental Review Guidance for 

Licensing Actions Associated with 

NMSS Programs’’ (ADAMS accession 

no. ML032450279). 

Need for the Proposed Action 

NSPM seeks relief from a provision of 

10 CFR 73.51(d)(3) with regard to the 

location of the primary alarm station. 

NSPM maintains that the proposed 

exemption facilitates effective security 

activities at both the Prairie Island 

power station and the ISFSI, in that the 

exemption would provide uniformity 

and consistency in managing security at 

the collocated sites. 

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed 

Action 

The NRC staff evaluated the 

exemption request in greater detail in its 

safety evaluation report (SER). The SER 

is withheld from public disclosure in 

accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 because 

it contains security information. 

The NRC has determined that 

issuance of the proposed exemption will 

have no significant environmental 

impact. Additionally, the NRC has 

concluded that the Prairie Island 

physical security plan, should the 

Commission issue the requested 

exemption, will continue to provide 

high assurance that activities involving 

spent nuclear fuel and high-level 

radioactive waste do not constitute an 

unreasonable risk to public health and 

safety, pursuant to 10 CFR 73.51(b)(1). 

The proposed action will not have 

any environmental impact. It will not 

increase the probability or consequences 

of accidents. No changes are being made 

in the types or quantities of effluents 

that may be released offsite, 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. The proposed action does not 

affect non-radiological effluents and has 

no other environmental impacts. Thus, 

there are no significant non-radiological 

impacts associated with the proposed 

action. Therefore, the proposed action 

will not have a significant effect on the 

quality of the human environment. 

Based on these findings, the NRC 

concludes that there are no significant 


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environmental impacts associated with 

the approval of the requested 

exemption. 

Alternative to the Proposed Action 

Since there are no significant 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed action, any alternatives 

with equal or greater environmental 

impact are not evaluated. The 

alternative to the proposed action would 

be to deny approval of the exemption. 

This alternative would have the same 

environmental impacts. 

Agencies and Persons Consulted 

A draft of this EA was sent by email 

dated April 3, 2014, to both Ms. Aggie 

Leitheiser, Assistant Commissioner of 

the Minnesota Department of Health 

(MDH) (ADAMS accession no. 

ML14100A328) and Mr. Ron Johnson, 

President of Tribal Council for the 

Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC) 

(ADAMS accession no. ML14100A354). 

The MDH response was received by 

email dated April 7, 2014 (ADAMS 

accession No. ML14100A098). The 

email response states that MDH 

reviewed the draft EA and had no 

comments. The PIIC response with 

comments was received by email on 

April 11, 2014 (ADAMS accession No. 

ML14154A335). Following revisions to 

the draft EA, it was reissued to MDH 

and PIIC for comment. 

By email dated July 25, 2014, the 

revised EA was sent to Ms. Aggie 

Leitheiser at MDH and Mr. Philip 

Mahowald, General Counsel for the 

PIIC. The MDH response was received 

by email dated August 11, 2014 

(ADAMS accession no. ML14266A174). 

The email response states that MDH 

reviewed the draft EA and had no 

comments. The PIIC’s email response 

was received by email dated September 

4, 2014 (ADAMS accession no. 

ML14251A373). The email response 

states that PIIC reviewed the draft EA 

and had no comments. 

The NRC staff has determined that a 

consultation under Section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act is not required 

because the proposed action will not 

affect listed species or critical habitat. 

The NRC staff has also determined that 

the proposed action is not a type of 

activity that has the potential to impact 

historic properties because the proposed 

action would occur within the 

established Prairie Island site boundary. 

Therefore, no consultation is required 

under Section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act. 

III. Finding of No Significant Impact 

The environmental impacts of the 

proposed action have been reviewed in 

accordance with the requirements set 

forth in 10 CFR Part 51. Based upon this 

environmental assessment, the NRC 

finds that the proposed action, issuance 

of an exemption from specific physical 

security requirements in 10 CFR 

73.51(d)(3), as further discussed in the 

safety evaluation, will not significantly 

impact the quality of the human 

environment. Accordingly, preparation 

of an environmental impact statement 

for the proposed exemption is not 

warranted, and a finding of no 

significant impact is appropriate. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day 

of October, 2014. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Michele Sampson, 

Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, Division 

of Spent Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear 

Material Safety and Safeguards. 

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. 50–352 and 50–353; NRC– 

2011–0166] 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC; 

Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 

and 2 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: License renewal and record of 

decision; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) has issued renewed 

facility operating license Nos. NPF–39 

and NPF–85 to Exelon Generation 

Company, LLC (the licensee), the 

operator of the Limerick Generating 

Station, Units 1 and 2 (Limerick). 

Renewed facility operating license Nos. 

NPF–39 and NPF–85 authorize 

operation of Limerick by the licensee at 

reactor core power levels not in excess 

of 3515 megawatts thermal for each 

unit, in accordance with the provisions 

of the Limerick renewed licenses and 

technical specifications. In addition, the 

NRC has prepared a record of decision 

(ROD) that supports the NRC’s decision 

to renew facility operating license Nos. 

NPF–39 and NPF–85. 

DATES: The license renewal referenced 

in this document is effective on October 

20, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2011–0166 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 Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2011–0166. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions, contact the 

individual(s) 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 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

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, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 

ADAMS accession number for each 

document referenced in this document 

(if that document is available in 

ADAMS) is provided the first time that 

a document is referenced. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Plasse, Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301– 

415–1427; email: Richard.Plasse@

nrc.gov, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the NRC has issued 

renewed facility operating license Nos. 

NPF–39 and NPF–85 to Exelon 

Generation Company, LLC, the operator 

of Limerick. Renewed facility operating 

license Nos. NPF–39 and NPF–85 

authorize operation of Limerick by the 

licensee at reactor core power levels not 

in excess of 3515 megawatts thermal for 

each unit, in accordance with the 

provisions of the Limerick renewed 

licenses and technical specifications. 

The NRC’s ROD that supports the NRC’s 

decision to renew facility operating 

license Nos. NPF–39 and NPF–85 is 

available in ADAMS under Accession 

No. ML14281A259. As discussed in the 

ROD and the final supplemental 

environmental impact statement (FSEIS) 

for LGS, Supplement 49 to NUREG– 

1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement for License Renewal of 

Nuclear Plants Regarding Limerick 

Generating Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ 

dated August 2014 (ADAMS Accession 

Nos. ML14238A284 and 

ML14238A290), the NRC has considered 


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