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65696). The April 28 and December 17, 

2008 supplements provided additional 

information that clarified the 

application, but did not expand the 

scope of the application as originally 

noticed, and did not change the staff’s 

original proposed significant hazards 

consideration published in the Federal 

Register on August 14, 2007. 

The September 4, 2008 supplement 

provided additional information which 

expanded the scope of the application 

as originally noticed. The NRC staff 

identified that the specified DG voltage 

of 3,740 volts at 10 seconds after the DG 

start was non-conservative and 

inconsistent with the 3,910 volt 

minimum steady-state voltage provided 

in other parts of TS Section 3.8.1. The 

licensee proposed additional changes to 

TS Section 3.8.1 in its September 4, 

2008 letter. The NRC staff determined 

that the proposed expanded scope of the 

amendment involved a proposed no 

significant hazards consideration as 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 4, 2008 (73 FR 65696). 

The Commission’s related evaluation 

of the amendment is contained in a 

Safety Evaluation dated April 30, 2009. 

No significant hazards consideration 

comments received: No. 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 

Docket Nos. 50–275 and 50–323, Diablo 

Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 

1 and 2, San Luis Obispo County, 

California 

Date of application for amendments: 

February 24, 2009. 

Brief description of amendments: The 

amendments deleted the requirement 

for the power range neutron flux ratehigh negative rate trip (Function 3.b) in 

Technical Specification (TS) Table 

3.3.1–1, ‘‘Reactor Trip System 

Instrumentation.’’ The changes are 

consistent with the NRC-approved 

methodology presented in 

Westinghouse Topical Report, WCAP– 

11394–P–A, ‘‘Methodology for the 

Analysis of the Dropped Rod Event,’’ 

dated January 1990. The amendments 

also incorporated editorial changes to 

reflect the deletion of Function 3.b in 

TS Table 3.3.1–1. 

Date of issuance: April 29, 2009. 

Effective date: As of its date of 

issuance and shall be implemented 

within 60 days from the date of 

issuance. 

Amendment Nos.: Unit 1—205; Unit 

2—206. 

Facility Operating License Nos. DPR– 

80 and DPR–82: The amendments 

revised the Facility Operating Licenses 

and Technical Specifications. 

Date of initial notice in Federal 

Register: March 24, 2009 (74 FR 

12394). 

The Commission’s related evaluation 

of the amendments is contained in a 

Safety Evaluation dated April 29, 2009. 

No significant hazards consideration 

comments received: No. 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Docket No. 

50–390, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN), 

Unit 1, Rhea County, Tennessee 

Date of application for amendment: 

December 31, 2008 superseded the 

application dated August 1, 2008, as 

supplemented by letters dated 

November 25 and December 31, 2008. 

Brief description of amendment: The 

amendment revised WBN Unit 1 

Technical Specification (TS) 4.2.1, 

‘‘Fuel Assemblies,’’ and TS surveillance 

requirements (SRs) 3.5.1.4, 

‘‘Accumulators,’’ and 3.5.4.3, ‘‘RWST 

[Refueling Water Storage Tank],’’ to 

increase the maximum number of 

tritium producing burnable absorber 

rods from 400 to 704. 

Date of issuance: April 30, 2009. 

Effective date: As of the date of 

issuance and shall be implemented 

within 180 days of issuance. 

Amendment No.: 77. 

Facility Operating License No. NPF– 

90: Amendment revises the TS 4.2.1 and 

TS SRs 3.5.1.4 and 3.5.4.3. 

Date of initial notice in Federal 

Register: Originally November 12, 2008 

(73 FR 66946) was superseded by a 

notice on January 27, 2009 (74 FR 4776). 

The Commission’s related evaluation 

of the amendment is contained in a 

Safety Evaluation dated April 30, 2009. 

No significant hazards consideration 

comments received: No. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day 

of May 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Joseph G. Giitter, 

Director, Division of Operating Reactor 

Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

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[Docket No. 70–1113; NRC–2009–0209] 

Notice of Availability of Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for License Renewal 

for Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas, 

LLC, Wilmington, NC 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Adams, Senior Project Manager, 

Fuel Manufacturing Branch, Division of 

Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office 

of Nuclear Material Safety and 

Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. Telephone: (301) 492–3113; Fax: 

(301) 492–3363; e-mail: 

Mary.Adams@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NRC) is considering the renewal of 

Special Nuclear Material License SNM– 

1097 for the continued operation of the 

Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas, LLC 

(GNF–A) Fuel Fabrication Facility 

located in Wilmington, North Carolina. 

This renewal authorizes the licensee to 

receive and possess nuclear materials at 

the Wilmington facility to fabricate and 

assemble nuclear fuel components 

under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 70, 

Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear 

Material. If NRC approves the renewal 

of the license, the term would cover 40 

years. NRC has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) in 

support of this action in accordance 

with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 

51. Based on the EA, the NRC has 

concluded that a finding of no 

significant impact is appropriate. If 

approved, NRC will issue the renewed 

license following the publication of this 

Notice. 

II. EA Summary 

The licensee requests approval to 

renew SNM–1097 for an additional 40 

years at the Wilmington, North Carolina 

facility. Specifically, this would allow 

GNF–A to continue manufacturing and 

assembling nuclear fuel components for 

use in commercial light-water-cooled 

nuclear power reactors. GNF–A’s 

request for the renewal was previously 

noticed in the Federal Register on June 

18, 2007 (72 FR 33539), with an 

opportunity to request a hearing. No 

hearing requests were received. 

The staff has prepared the EA in 

support of the proposed license 

renewal. Staff considered direct, 

indirect, and cumulative environmental 

impacts to 12 resource areas in their 

evaluation, including: land use; 

transportation; socioeconomics; air 

quality; water quality; geology and soils; 

ecology; noise; historic and cultural; 

scenic and visual; public and 

occupational health; and waste 

management. All of the environmental 

impacts were small-to-moderate. The 

license renewal request does not require 

altering the site footprint nor does it 

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change the operating processes of the 

existing facility. The proposed action 

will not adversely affect Federal or 

State-listed threatened or endangered 

species nor flora and fauna in the site 

vicinity. 

Airborne effluents released through 

stacks and liquid effluents released in 

the North Cape Fear River are below and 

are anticipated to remain below 

regulatory limits in 10 CFR Part 20 for 

non-radiological and radiological 

contaminants. Public and occupational 

exposures are below the limit 

established in 10 CFR Part 20. GNF–A 

maintains acceptable waste management 

practices and procedures. The staff 

concluded that the proposed 40 year 

renewal of license SNM–1097 will not 

result in a significant impact to the 

environment. 

NRC staff consulted with other 

agencies regarding the proposed action, 

including the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Fisheries, the North Carolina State 

Historic Preservation Office, The 

Waccamaw Siouan Tribe, the North 

Carolina Cape Fear Regional Council of 

Governments, the North Carolina 

Department of Environment and Natural 

Resources, the North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture, the North 

Carolina Department of Cultural 

Resources, the North Carolina 

Department of Transportation, the North 

Carolina Crime Control & Public Safety, 

Division of Emergency Management, 

Floodplain Management Program, New 

Hanover County Planning, and New 

Hanover County Environmental. The 

consultations ensured that the 

requirements of Section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and Section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act were met and provided 

the designated State liaison agency the 

opportunity to comment on the 

proposed action. 

III. Finding of No Significant Impact 

On the basis of the EA, NRC has 

concluded that there are no significant 

environmental impacts from the 

proposed license renewal and has 

determined not to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

IV. Further Information 

Documents related to this action, 

including the application for license 

renewal and supporting documentation, 

are available electronically at the NRC’s 

Electronic Reading Room at http:// 

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. 

From this site, you can access the NRC’s 

Agencywide Documents Access and 

Management System (ADAMS), which 

provides text and image files of NRC’s 

public documents. The ADAMS 

accession numbers for the documents 

related to this notice are: 

Document ADAMS accession Nos. 

License Renewal—Letter and Application ........................................................................................................ ML071000128 

Environmental Report Supplement/Appendix ................................................................................................... ML071000137/ML071000144 

Letters to GNF–A—Request for Additional Information (RAI) .......................................................................... ML080860543/ML083110367 

GNF–A Letters to NRC—Response to RAI ...................................................................................................... ML081350536/ML083540569 

NRC Letter to New Hanover County Environmental ........................................................................................ ML073620213 

NRC Letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries ..................................... ML073620398 

NOAA Fisheries Letter to NRC ......................................................................................................................... ML080290570 

NRC Letter to North Carolina State Clearinghouse .......................................................................................... ML073620443/ML090641049 

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Letter to NRC ............................................................................................ ML080650578 

North Carolina Coastal Management Letter to NRC ........................................................................................ ML080650577 

North Carolina State E-mail to NRC ................................................................................................................. ML091170068/ML091170107 

NRC Letter to New Hanover County Planning ................................................................................................. ML073620172 

New Hanover County Planning E-mail to NRC ................................................................................................ ML081290389 

Environmental Assessment ............................................................................................................................... ML091180239 

If you do not have access to ADAMS 

or if there are problems in accessing the 

documents located in ADAMS, contact 

the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) 

Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 

415–4737 or by e-mail to 

pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

These documents may also be viewed 

electronically on the public computers 

located at the NRC’s PDR, O1 F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR 

reproduction contractor will copy 

documents for a fee. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day 

of May 2009. 

For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

Andrea Kock, 

Chief, Environmental Review Branch, 

Environmental Protection and Performance 

Assessment Directorate, Division of Waste 

Management and Environmental Protection, 

Office of Federal and State Materials and 

Environmental Management Programs. 

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Sunshine Federal Register Notice 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission. 

DATES: Weeks of May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 

15, 22, 2009. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and Closed. 

Week of May 18, 2009 

Monday, May 18, 2009 

10 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public 

Meeting) (Tentative). 

a. Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. 

(Shearon Harris Nuclear Power 

Plant, Units 2 and 3), Docket Nos. 

52–022–COL and 52–023–COL, 

Progress Energy and NRC Staff 

Appeals from LBP–08–21; NC 

WARN’s Motion to Hold the 

Proceeding in Abeyance (Tentative). 

b. Crow Butte Resources, Inc. (License 

Renewal), LBP–08–24 and LBP–08– 

27 (Staff and Applicant Appeals of 

Order Granting Hearing) 

(Tentative). 

Week of May 25, 2009—Tentative 

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 

9:30 a.m. 

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