Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/10/23/02-26986/order-modifying-licenses-effective-immediately
Timestamp: 2017-08-20 05:16:43
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 50', 'art 72', 'art 50', 'art 72', 'art 72', 'art 73', 'art 72', 'arts 50']

65150-65152 (3 pages)
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/02-26986 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/02-26986
In the Matter of All 10 CFR part 50 licensees who currently store or have near term plans to store spent fuel in an ISFSI under the general license provisions of 10 CFR part 72.
The licensees identified in Attachment 1 to this Order have been issued a general license by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) authorizing storage of spent fuel in an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 10 CFR part 50, and 10 CFR part 72. This Order is being issued to all licensees who currently store spent fuel or have identified near term plans to store spent fuel in an ISFSI under the general license provisions of 10 CFR part 72. Commission regulations at 10 CFR 72.212(b)(5) and 10 CFR 73.55(h)(1) require these licensees to maintain safeguards contingency plan procedures in accordance with 10 CFR part 73, Appendix C. Specific safeguards requirements are contained in 10 CFR 73.55.
As a result of its consideration of current safeguards and security plan requirements, as well as a review of information provided by the intelligence community, the Commission has determined that certain compensatory measures are required to be implemented by licensees as prudent, interim measures, to address the current threat environment in a consistent manner throughout the nuclear ISFSI community. Therefore, the Commission is imposing requirements, as set forth in Attachment 2[1] of this Order, on all licensees who currently store spent fuel or have identified near term plans to store spent fuel in an ISFSI under the general license provisions of 10 CFR part 72. These interim requirements, which supplement existing regulatory requirements, will provide the Commission with reasonable assurance that the public health and safety and common defense and security continue to be adequately protected in the current threat environment. These requirements will remain in effect pending notification from the Commission that a significant change in the threat environment has occurred, or the Commission determines that other changes are needed.
Although the additional security measures implemented by the licensees in response to the Safeguards and Threat Advisories have been adequate to provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety, the Commission concludes that the security measures must be embodied in an Order, consistent with the established regulatory framework. In order to provide assurance that licensees are implementing prudent measures to achieve a consistent level of protection to address the current threat Start Printed Page 65151environment, all general licenses issued pursuant to 10 CFR 72.210 to the licensees identified in Attachment 1 to this Order shall be modified to include the requirements identified in Attachment 2 to this Order. In addition, pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202, I find that in the circumstances described above, the public health, safety and interest require that this Order be effective immediately.
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 103, 104, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182 and 186 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR parts 50, 72 and 73, it is hereby ordered, effective immediately, that all general licenses identified in Attachment 1 to this Order are modified as follows:
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.202, the licensee must, and any other person adversely affected by this Order may, submit an answer to this Order, and may request a hearing on this Order, within 20 days of the date of this Order. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the time to request a hearing. A request for extension of time in which to submit an answer or request a hearing must be made in writing to the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and include a statement of good cause for the extension. The answer may consent to this Order. Unless the answer consents to this Order, the answer shall, in writing and under oath or affirmation, specifically set forth the matters of fact and law on which the licensee or other person adversely affected relies and the reasons as to why the Order should not have been issued. Any answer or request for a hearing shall be submitted to the Secretary, Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, Washington, DC 20555. Copies also shall be sent to the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, to the Assistant General Counsel for Materials Litigation and Enforcement at the same address; to the Regional Administrator for NRC Region I, II, III, or IV, as appropriate for the specific facility; and to the licensee if the answer or hearing request is by a person other than the licensee. Because of potential disruptions in delivery of mail to United States Government offices, it is requested that answers and requests for hearing be transmitted to the Secretary of the Commission either by means of facsimile transmission to 301-415-1101 or by e-mail to hearingdocket@nrc.gov and also to the Office of the General Counsel either by means of facsimile transmission to 301-415-3725 or by e-mail to OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov. If a person other than the licensee requests a hearing, that person shall set forth with particularity the manner in which his interest is adversely affected by this Order and shall address the criteria set forth in 10 CFR 2.714(d).[2]
Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr., President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Docket No. 72-37, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555
Michael B. Sellman, President and CEO, Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Docket No. 72-5, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, 700 First Street, Hudson, WI 54016
Michael B. Sellman, President and CEO, Palisades Plant, Docket No. 72-7, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, 700 First Street, Hudson, WI 54016
Robert F. Saunders, President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Docket No. 72-14, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, FirstEnergy Corporation, 76 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44308
Robert G. Byram, Senior Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer, Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Docket No. 72-28, PPL Susquehanna, LLC, 2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101
Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr., President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Docket No. 72-29, Exelon Generation Company, 4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555
Michael S. Tuckman, Executive Vice President Nuclear Generation, Oconee Nuclear Station, Docket No. 72-40, Duke Energy Corporation, 526 South Church St, Mail Code EC 07 H, Charlotte, NC 28242
Michael S. Tuckman, Executive Vice President, Nuclear Generation, William B. McGuire Nuclear Station, Docket No. 72-38, Duke Energy Corporation, 526 South Church St, Mail Code EC 07 H, Charlotte, NC 28242
W.G. Hairston, III, President and Chief Executive Officer, Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Docket No. 72-36, Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., 40 Inverness Center Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35242
Gary J. Taylor, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Arkansas Nuclear One, Docket No. 72-13, Entergy Operations Inc., 1340 Echelon Parkway, Jackson, MS 39213
Harold B. Ray, Executive Vice President, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Docket No. 72-41, Southern California Edison, 8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, CA 91770
James M. Levine, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Docket No. 72-44, Arizona Public Service Company, 400 North 5th Street, MS 9046, Phoenix, AZ 85004
J.V. Parrish, Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Generating Station, Docket No. 72-35, Energy Northwest, MD 1023, Snake River Warehouse, North Power Plant Loop, Richland, WA 99352
Michael B. Sellman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Duane Arnold Energy Center, Docket No. 72-32, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, 700 First Street, Hudson, WI 54016
Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice President, Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations, Big Rock Point Nuclear Plant, Docket No. 72-43, Consumers Energy Company, 212 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, MI 49201
Michael Kansler, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant, Docket No. 72-12, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601
Russell A. Mellor, President, Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Docket No. 72-31, Yankee Atomic Electric Company, 19 Midstate Drive, Suite 200, Auburn, MA 01501
Michael J. Meisner, Chief Nuclear Officer, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station, Docket No. 72-30, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, 321 Old Ferry Road, Wiscasset, ME 04578-4922
K. J. Heider, Vice President—Operations and Decommissioning, Haddam Neck Plant, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co., Docket No. 72-39, 362 Injun Hollow Road, East Hampton, CT 06424-3099
Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr. President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Docket No. 72-15, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555
John A. Scalice, Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President, Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Docket No. 72-34, Tennessee Valley Authority, 6A Lookout Place, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
W.G. Hairston, III, President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Docket No. 72-42, Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., 40 Inverness Center Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35242
2. The most recent version of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published January 1, 2002, inadvertently omitted the last sentence of 10 CFR 2.714 (d) and paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(2) regarding petitions to intervene and contentions. For the complete, corrected text of 10 CFR 2.714 (d), please see 67 FR 20884; April 29, 2002.
[FR Doc. 02-26986 Filed 10-22-02; 8:45 am]