Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/03/26/2010-6758/firstenergy-nuclear-operating-company-davis-besse-nuclear-power-station-environmental-assessment-and
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75 FR 14635
14635-14637 (3 pages)
2010-6758
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2010-6758 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2010-6758
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an Exemption, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 73.5, “Specific exemptions,” from the implementation date for certain new requirements of 10 CFR part 73, “Physical protection of plants and Start Printed Page 14636materials,” for Facility Operating License No. NPF-3, issued to FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC, the licensee), for operation of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 (DBNPS), located in Ottawa County, Ohio. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC performed an environmental assessment. Based on the results of this environmental assessment, the NRC is issuing a finding of no significant impact.
The proposed action would exempt the DBNPS from the required implementation date of March 31, 2010, for a certain new requirement of 10 CFR part 73. Specifically, DBNPS would be granted an exemption from being in full compliance with certain new requirements contained in 10 CFR 73.55 by the March 31, 2010, deadline. FENOC has proposed an alternate full compliance date of February 3, 2011, approximately 11 months beyond the date required by 10 CFR part 73. The proposed action, an extension of the schedule for completion of certain actions required by the revised 10 CFR part 73, does not involve any physical changes to the reactor, fuel, plant structures, support structures, water or land at the DBNPS site.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's application dated November 30, 2009 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML093370138, not publicly available, contains security-related information), as supplemented on December 23, 2009 (ADAMS Accession No. ML093650293, not publicly available, contains security-related information).
The proposed action is needed to provide the licensee with additional time to perform and design the necessary modifications, procure equipment and material, and implement upgrades to comply with a specific aspect of 10 CFR 73.55.
The proposed action would not result in an increased radiological hazard beyond those previously analyzed in the environment assessment and finding of no significant impact made by the Commission in promulgating its revisions to 10 CFR, part 73 as discussed in a Federal Register notice dated March 27, 2009 (74 FR 13967). There will be no change to radioactive effluents that effect radiation exposures to plant workers and members of the public. Therefore, no changes or different types of radiological impacts are expected as a result of the proposed exemption.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. In addition, in promulgating its revisions to 10 CFR, part 73, the Commission prepared an environment assessment and published a finding of no significant impact (Part 73, Power Reactor Security Requirements, 74 FR 13926, 13967 (March 27, 2009)).
The licensee currently maintains a security system acceptable to the NRC. The new 10 CFR part 73 security measures that would be implemented by March 31, 2010, would continue to provide acceptable onsite physical protections of DBNPS. Therefore, the extension of the implementation date of the new requirements of 10 CFR part 73 to February 3, 2011, would not have any significant environmental impacts.
The action does not involve the use of any different resources than those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement, NUREG-75/097, dated October 1975, for the DBNPS.
[FR Doc. 2010-6758 Filed 3-25-10; 8:45 am]