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Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact; Final Issuance: Dominion Energy Kewaunee; Kewaunee Power Station, 25156-25158 [2014-10097]
Download as PDF 25156 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 85 / Friday, May 2, 2014 / Notices Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1105, Arlington, Virginia 22203 703/292–8900 Purpose of Meeting: To advise NSF on the impact of its policies, programs and activities on the CISE community. To provide advice to the Assistant Director for CISE on issues related to long-range planning, and to form ad hoc subcommittees and working groups to carry out needed studies and tasks. Agenda • Overview of CISE FY 2015 budget priorities • CISE programmatic updates • Updates from other NSF AC’s, including CEOSE and ACCI • Working group breakout sessions • Discussion on Computer Science Education and Workforce Development • Update from CISE Vision 2025 working group ´ • Discussion with Dr. France Cordova • Closing remarks and wrap up Dated: April 28, 2014. Suzanne Plimpton, Acting, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–09993 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. NRC–2014–0015] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and solicitation of public comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period on this information collection on February 5, 2014. 1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision. 2. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 5, ‘‘Occupational Dose Record for a Monitoring Period.’’ mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 00:23 May 02, 2014 Jkt 232001 3. Current OMB approval number: 3150–0006. 4. The form number if applicable: NRC Form 5. 5. How often the collection is required: Annually. 6. Who will be required or asked to report: NRC licensees who are required to comply with Part 20 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). 7. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 4,346 (200 reporting responses plus 4,146 recordkeepers). 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 4,146 respondents (104 reactors plus 4,042 materials licensees). 9. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 130,852 hours (6,000 hours reporting plus 124,852 hours recordkeeping). 10. Abstract: NRC Form 5 is used to record and report the results of individual monitoring for occupational radiation exposure during a monitoring (one calendar year) period to ensure regulatory compliance with annual radiation dose limits specified in 10 CFR 20.1201. The public may examine and have copied for a fee, publicly-available documents, including the final supporting statement, at the NRC’s Public Document Room, Room O–1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC’s Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/ public-involve/doc-comment/omb/. The document will be available on the NRC’s home page site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice. Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer listed below by June 4, 2014. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date. Danielle Y. Jones, Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150–0006), NEOB–10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Comments can also be emailed to Danielle_Y_Jones@omb.eop.gov or submitted by telephone at 202–395– 1741. The Acting NRC Clearance Officer is Kristen Benney, telephone: 301–415– 6355. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of April, 2014. PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Kristen Benney, Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services. [FR Doc. 2014–10112 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–305; NRC–2013–0056] Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact; Final Issuance: Dominion Energy Kewaunee; Kewaunee Power Station Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; final issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of exemptions in response to an April 4, 2013, request from Dominion Energy Kewaunee (DEK, the licensee). One exemption would permit the licensee to use a portion of the funds from the Kewaunee Power Station (KPS) decommissioning trust fund (Trust) for irradiated fuel management activities. Another exemption would allow the licensee to make the withdrawals from the Trust for irradiated fuel management activities without prior notification to the NRC. The NRC staff is issuing an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact associated with the proposed exemptions. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2013–0056 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access 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–2013–0056. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02MYN1.SGM 02MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 85 / Friday, May 2, 2014 / Notices 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 notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. The request for exemption, dated April 4, 2013, is available electronically under ADAMS Accession No. ML13098A031. The supplement, dated November 6, 2013, is available at ADAMS Accession No. ML13312A916. • 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: William Huffman, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 301–415–2046; William.Huffman@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The NRC is considering issuance of exemptions from Part 50, Section 82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR Part 50 Section 75(h)(1)(iv) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) for Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR–43, issued to Dominion Energy Kewaunee (DEK, the licensee), for the Kewaunee Power Station located in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. The licensee requested the exemptions by letter dated April 4, 2013, and supplemented its request by letter dated November 6, 2013. The exemptions would allow the licensee to use a portion of the funds from the KPS Trust for irradiated fuel management activities without prior notification to the NRC. Consistent with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC has reviewed the requirements in 10 CFR 51.20(b) and 10 CFR 51.22(c) and determined that an environmental assessment is the appropriate form of environmental review. Based on the results of the environmental assessment, which is provided in Section II below, the NRC is issuing this final finding of no significant impact. II. Environmental Assessment mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Identification of the Proposed Action The proposed action would exempt DEK from meeting the requirements set forth in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv). The proposed action would allow DEK to use a portion of the funds from the Trust for irradiated fuel management without prior notification to the NRC. VerDate Mar<15>2010 00:23 May 02, 2014 Jkt 232001 The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee’s application dated April 4, 2013, as supplemented by letter dated November 6, 2013. The Need for the Proposed Action By letter dated February 25, 2013, DEK informed the NRC of its intention to permanently cease operation of KPS on May 7, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13058A065). By separate letters dated February 26, 2013, DEK submitted an update to the KPS Irradiated Fuel Management Plan, as required by 10 CFR 50.54(bb), and a Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR), as required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(i) (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13059A028 and ML13063A248, respectively). On May 7, 2013, DEK permanently ceased power operations at KPS. On May 14, 2013, DEK certified that it had permanently defueled the KPS reactor vessel (ADAMS Accession No. ML13135A209). As required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A), decommissioning trust funds may be used by the licensee if the withdrawals are for legitimate decommissioning activity expenses, consistent with the definition of decommissioning in 10 CFR 50.2. The definition of ‘‘decommissioning’’ in 10 CFR 50.2 does not include activities associated with irradiated fuel management. Similarly, the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) restrict the use of decommissioning trust fund withdrawals (other than for ordinary and incidental expenses) to decommissioning expenses until final decommissioning is completed. Therefore, exemptions from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) are needed to allow DEK to use funds from the Trust for irradiated fuel management. The licensee states that the Trust contains funds for decommissioning comingled with funds needed for irradiated fuel management not associated with radiological decontamination. The adequacy of the Trust to cover the costs of activities associated with irradiated fuel management and radiological decontamination through license termination is supported by the site specific decommissioning cost estimate in the PSDAR and the KPS updated Irradiated Fuel Management Plan. The licensee needs access to the funds in excess of those needed for radiological decontamination to support irradiated fuel management not associated with radiological decontamination. The requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) further provide that, except for decommissioning PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25157 withdrawals being made under 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8) or for payment of ordinary and incidental expenses, no disbursement may be made from the Trust without written notice to the NRC at least 30 working days in advance. Therefore an exemption from 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) is needed to allow DEK to use funds from the Trust for irradiated fuel management without prior NRC notification. In summary, by letter dated April 4, 2013, as supplemented by letter dated November 6, 2013, DEK requested exemptions to allow Trust withdrawals, without prior written notification to the NRC, for irradiated fuel management consistent with both the KPS updated Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and the PSDAR. Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The proposed action involves exemptions from requirements that are of a financial or administrative nature which do not have an impact on the environment. The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that there is reasonable assurance that adequate funds are available in the Trust to complete all activities associated with license termination and irradiated fuel management. There is no decrease in the safety associated with the Trust being used to fund activities associated with irradiated fuel management. The exemptions would permit the use of Trust funds to effectuate DEK’s plan to manage irradiated fuel in accordance with the updated Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and PSDAR. Since the exemption would allow DEK to use funds from the Trust that are in excess of those required for radiological decontamination of the site and the funds dedicated for radiological decontamination are not affected by the proposed exemption, there is reasonable assurance that there will be no environmental impact due to lack of adequate funding for decommissioning. The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability or consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of effluents that may be released offsite. There is no significant increase in the amount of any effluent released offsite. There is no significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed action does not have any foreseeable impacts to land, air, or water resources, E:\FR\FM\02MYN1.SGM 02MYN1 25158 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 85 / Friday, May 2, 2014 / Notices including impacts to biota. In addition, there are also no known socioeconomic or environmental justice impacts associated with such proposed action. Therefore, there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’ alternative). Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar. Alternative Use of Resources The action does not involve the use of any different resources than those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the KPS, dated December 1972, and the ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Kewaunee Power Station, Final Report,’’ NUREG–1437, Supplement 40, dated August 2010 (ADAMS Accession No. ML102150106). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Agencies or Persons Consulted The staff did not enter into consultation with any other Federal Agency or with the State of Wisconsin regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. On April 10, 2014, the Wisconsin state representative was notified. III. Finding of No Significant Impact The licensee has proposed exemptions from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) which would allow DEK to use funds from the Trust for irradiated fuel management activities in accordance with the updated Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and PSDAR, without prior written notification to the NRC. The NRC decided not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed action. On the basis of the environmental assessment included in Section II above and incorporated by reference in this finding, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will not have significant effects on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined that a finding of no significant impact is appropriate. VerDate Mar<15>2010 00:23 May 02, 2014 Jkt 232001 Other than the licensee’s letters, dated April 4, 2013, as supplemented by letter dated November 6, 2013, there are no other environmental documents associated with this review. These documents are available for public inspection as indicated above. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of April 2014. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Douglas A. Broaddus, Chief, Plant Licensing IV–2 and Decommissioning Transition Branch, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2014–10097 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I. Accessing Information and Submitting Comments [NRC–2011–0237] Event Reporting Guidelines Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft NUREG–1022, Revision 3, Supplement 1, ‘‘Event Reporting Guidelines: 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii).’’ In draft NUREG–1022, Revision 3, Supplement 1, the NRC proposes to endorse Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 13–01, ‘‘Reportable Action Levels for Loss of Emergency Preparedness Capabilities,’’ dated October 2013. NEI 13–01 provides specific guidance for reporting to the NRC any event that results in a major loss of emergency assessment capability, offsite response capability, or offsite communications capability. SUMMARY: Submit comments by June 2, 2014. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comment by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject): • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2011–0237. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 3WFN, 06–44M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. For additional direction on accessing information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Accessing Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Regan, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 2768, email: Christopher.Regan@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Accessing Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2011– 0237 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access publicly-available information related to this action by the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2011–0237. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publiclyavailable documents online in the NRC Library at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/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. Draft NUREG–1022, Revision 3, Supplement 1 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14114A384. NEI 13– 01, dated October 2013, is also available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13281A794. • 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. II. Background NUREG–1022, Revision 3, ‘‘Event Reporting Guidelines: 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73,’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML13032A220) contains guidelines that the NRC considers acceptable for use in meeting the requirements of §§ 50.72 and 50.73 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). The NRC uses the information reported under 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73 in E:\FR\FM\02MYN1.SGM 02MYN1
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Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact;
Final Issuance: Dominion Energy Kewaunee; Kewaunee Power Station
final issuance.
issuance of exemptions in response to an April 4, 2013, request from
Dominion Energy Kewaunee (DEK, the licensee). One exemption would
permit the licensee to use a portion of the funds from the Kewaunee
Power Station (KPS) decommissioning trust fund (Trust) for irradiated
fuel management activities. Another exemption would allow the licensee
to make the withdrawals from the Trust for irradiated fuel management
activities without prior notification to the NRC. The NRC staff is
issuing an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact associated with the proposed exemptions.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0056 when contacting the
may access publicly-available information related to this document
Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0056. Address
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search''. For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public
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document referenced in this notice (if that document is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. The
request for exemption, dated April 4, 2013, is available electronically
under ADAMS Accession No. ML13098A031. The supplement, dated November
6, 2013, is available at ADAMS Accession No. ML13312A916.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Huffman, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, 301-415-2046; William.Huffman@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear
The NRC is considering issuance of exemptions from Part 50, Section
82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR Part 50 Section 75(h)(1)(iv) of Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) for Renewed Facility Operating
License No. DPR-43, issued to Dominion Energy Kewaunee (DEK, the
licensee), for the Kewaunee Power Station located in Kewaunee County,
Wisconsin. The licensee requested the exemptions by letter dated April
4, 2013, and supplemented its request by letter dated November 6, 2013.
The exemptions would allow the licensee to use a portion of the funds
from the KPS Trust for irradiated fuel management activities without
prior notification to the NRC. Consistent with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC
has reviewed the requirements in 10 CFR 51.20(b) and 10 CFR 51.22(c)
and determined that an environmental assessment is the appropriate form
of environmental review. Based on the results of the environmental
assessment, which is provided in Section II below, the NRC is issuing
this final finding of no significant impact.
The proposed action would exempt DEK from meeting the requirements
set forth in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv). The
proposed action would allow DEK to use a portion of the funds from the
Trust for irradiated fuel management without prior notification to the
application dated April 4, 2013, as supplemented by letter dated
By letter dated February 25, 2013, DEK informed the NRC of its
intention to permanently cease operation of KPS on May 7, 2013 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML13058A065). By separate letters dated February 26,
2013, DEK submitted an update to the KPS Irradiated Fuel Management
Plan, as required by 10 CFR 50.54(bb), and a Post-Shutdown
Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR), as required by 10 CFR
50.82(a)(4)(i) (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13059A028 and ML13063A248,
respectively). On May 7, 2013, DEK permanently ceased power operations
at KPS. On May 14, 2013, DEK certified that it had permanently defueled
the KPS reactor vessel (ADAMS Accession No. ML13135A209).
funds may be used by the licensee if the withdrawals are for legitimate
decommissioning activity expenses, consistent with the definition of
decommissioning in 10 CFR 50.2. The definition of ``decommissioning''
in 10 CFR 50.2 does not include activities associated with irradiated
fuel management. Similarly, the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv)
restrict the use of decommissioning trust fund withdrawals (other than
for ordinary and incidental expenses) to decommissioning expenses until
final decommissioning is completed. Therefore, exemptions from 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) are needed to allow DEK to
use funds from the Trust for irradiated fuel management.
The licensee states that the Trust contains funds for
decommissioning comingled with funds needed for irradiated fuel
management not associated with radiological decontamination. The
adequacy of the Trust to cover the costs of activities associated with
irradiated fuel management and radiological decontamination through
license termination is supported by the site specific decommissioning
cost estimate in the PSDAR and the KPS updated Irradiated Fuel
Management Plan. The licensee needs access to the funds in excess of
those needed for radiological decontamination to support irradiated
fuel management not associated with radiological decontamination.
The requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) further provide that,
except for decommissioning withdrawals being made under 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8) or for payment of ordinary and incidental expenses, no
disbursement may be made from the Trust without written notice to the
NRC at least 30 working days in advance. Therefore an exemption from 10
CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) is needed to allow DEK to use funds from the Trust
for irradiated fuel management without prior NRC notification.
In summary, by letter dated April 4, 2013, as supplemented by
letter dated November 6, 2013, DEK requested exemptions to allow Trust
withdrawals, without prior written notification to the NRC, for
irradiated fuel management consistent with both the KPS updated
Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and the PSDAR.
The proposed action involves exemptions from requirements that are
of a financial or administrative nature which do not have an impact on
the environment. The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed
action and concludes that there is reasonable assurance that adequate
funds are available in the Trust to complete all activities associated
with license termination and irradiated fuel management. There is no
decrease in the safety associated with the Trust being used to fund
activities associated with irradiated fuel management. The exemptions
would permit the use of Trust funds to effectuate DEK's plan to manage
irradiated fuel in accordance with the updated Irradiated Fuel
Management Plan and PSDAR. Since the exemption would allow DEK to use
funds from the Trust that are in excess of those required for
radiological decontamination of the site and the funds dedicated for
radiological decontamination are not affected by the proposed
exemption, there is reasonable assurance that there will be no
environmental impact due to lack of adequate funding for
action does not have any foreseeable impacts to land, air, or water
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including impacts to biota. In addition, there are also no known
socioeconomic or environmental justice impacts associated with such
proposed action. Therefore, there are no significant non-radiological
the KPS, dated December 1972, and the ``Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Kewaunee
Power Station, Final Report,'' NUREG-1437, Supplement 40, dated August
2010 (ADAMS Accession No. ML102150106).
The staff did not enter into consultation with any other Federal
Agency or with the State of Wisconsin regarding the environmental
impact of the proposed action. On April 10, 2014, the Wisconsin state
representative was notified.
The licensee has proposed exemptions from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A)
and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) which would allow DEK to use funds from the
Trust for irradiated fuel management activities in accordance with the
updated Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and PSDAR, without prior
written notification to the NRC.
The NRC decided not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
for the proposed action. On the basis of the environmental assessment
included in Section II above and incorporated by reference in this
finding, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will not have
significant effects on the quality of the human environment.
Other than the licensee's letters, dated April 4, 2013, as
supplemented by letter dated November 6, 2013, there are no other
environmental documents associated with this review. These documents
are available for public inspection as indicated above.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of April 2014.
Chief, Plant Licensing IV-2 and Decommissioning Transition Branch,
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
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