[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 9885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3502]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324]


In the Matter of Carolina Power & Light Company (Brunswick Steam 
Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2); Exemption

I

    The Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) is the holder of Facility 
Operating License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62, which authorize operation of 
the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2. The licenses 
provide, among other things, that the facility is subject to all rules, 
regulations, and orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, 
the Commission) now or hereafter in effect.
    The facility consists of two boiling water reactors located in 
Brunswick County in North Carolina.

II

    Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 50, Section 
36a(a)(2) (10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2)) requires 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 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. The report must be submitted as specified in 
Sec. 50.4, and the time between submission of the reports must be no 
longer than 12 months. CP&L has proposed an amendment to Technical 
Specification 5.6.3 to change the submittal date for the report to 
``prior to May 1.'' The approval of the amendment necessitates the 
required submittal date for the year 2000 report be changed to ``prior 
to May 1, 2001.''
    In summary, the exemption does not affect the information required 
to be submitted or the time period the report covers, only the date the 
report is submitted.

III

    Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, the Commission may, upon application by 
any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant exemptions from 
the requirements of 10 CFR part 50, when: (1) the exemptions are 
authorized by law, will not present an undue risk to public health or 
safety, and are consistent with the common defense and security; and 
(2) when special circumstances are present. These circumstances include 
the special circumstances that would provide only temporary relief from 
the applicable regulation and the license or applicant has made good 
faith efforts to comply with the regulation.
    Therefore, the staff concludes that granting an exemption under the 
special circumstances of 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(v) is appropriate.

IV

    Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 
50.12(a), the exemption is authorized by law, will not endanger life or 
property or common defense and security, and is, otherwise, in the 
public interest. Also, special circumstances are present. Therefore, 
the Commission hereby grants CP&L an exemption from the requirements of 
10 CFR 50.36a9a)(2), for Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2.
    Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has determined that the 
granting of this exemption will not have a significant effect on the 
quality of the human environment (66 FR 8813).
    This exemption is effective upon issuance.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of February 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John A. Zwolinski,
Director, Division of Licensing Project Management, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 01-3502 Filed 2-9-01; 8:45 am]
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