ML112010331

Letter to Mr. John A. Christian of Zion Solutions Forwarding Zion Exemption and Safety Evaluation

ML112010331
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	11/10/2011
From:	John Hickman NRC/FSME/DWMEP/DURLD/RDB
To:	Christian J ZionSolutions, EnergySolutions
John Hickman, FSME/DWMEP,(301) 415-3017
Shared Package
ML112010326	List: ML112010331
References
TAC J00389, TAC J00390
Download: ML112010331 (4)

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November 10, 2011 Mr. John A. Christian, President ZionSolutions, LLC, and Commercial Services, EnergySolutions 900 17th Street NW, Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20006

SUBJECT:

ZION NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 - ISSUANCE OF EXEMPTION FROM SECURITY REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 50 AND 10 CFR PART 73 (TAC NOS. J00389 AND J00390)

Dear Mr. Christian:

The Commission has granted ZionSolutions, the licensee for Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, the enclosed exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR 73.55.

The Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 73.5, an exemption is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest because the requirements are 1) inappropriate to the facility; 2) exemptions to similar requirements were granted previously and the previous exemptions automatically transfer and apply; or 3) the procedures in the existing Zion Nuclear Power Station Defueled Physical Security Plan meet the intent of the regulatory requirements and meet the high assurance requirements and general performance objectives of 10 CFR 73.55 considering the permanently shut-down and defueled conditions at the facility. Therefore, the Commission hereby grants ZionSolutions an exemption from the physical protection requirements of 10 CFR Part 73 delineated in §§ 73.55(b)(4), 73.55(f), 73.55(i)(5)(vi), 73.55(b)(9), 73.55(e)(10)(ii),

73.55(h)(2), 73.55(h)(3)(i), and Appendixes B.III and B.V at Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2.

Part of this licensing action meets the categorical exclusion provision in 10 CFR Part 51.22(c)(25), as part of this action is an exemption from the requirements of the Commissions regulations and (i) there is no significant hazards consideration; (ii) there is no significant change in the types or significant increase in the amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite; (iii) there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative public or occupational radiation exposure; (iv) there is no significant construction impact; (v) there is no significant increase in the potential for or consequences from radiological accidents; and (vi) the requirements from which an exemption is sought involve safeguard plans. Therefore, this part of the action does not require either an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.21, 51.32, and 51.35, an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact related to the part of this exemption not involving safeguard plans was published in the Federal Register on October 21, 2011 (76 FR 65541). Based upon the environmental assessment, the Commission has determined that issuance of this exemption will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment

J. A. Christian 2 The exemption will be published in the Federal Register. A copy of our Safety Evaluation is also enclosed.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC=s Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

John B. Hickman, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Docket Nos.: 50-295 and 50-304 License Nos.: DPR-39 and DPR-49

Enclosures:

Federal Register Notice Safety Evaluation (Official Use Only - Security Related Information) cc (without Safety Evaluation): Zion Service List

J. A. Christian 2 The exemption will be published in the Federal Register. A copy of our Safety Evaluation is also enclosed.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC=s Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

John B. Hickman, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Docket Nos.: 50-295 and 50-304 License Nos.: DPR-39 and DPR-49

Enclosures:

Federal Register Notice Safety Evaluation (Official Use Only - Security Related Information) cc (without Safety Evaluation): Zion Service List Distribution:

DWMEP r/f C Lipa, RIII D Garner, NSIR G Bonano, RIII ML112010326 OFFICE DWMEP/PM DWMEP/LA DWMEP/BC NAME JHickman CHolston BWatson DATE 7 /21/ 2011 7 / 21 / 2011 7 / 21 / 2011 OFFICE OGC DWMEP DWMEP NAME BMizuno KMcConnell JHickman DATE 10 /7 / 2011 11 /10/ 2011 11/10/ 2011 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Service List cc:

Senior Vice President and General Manager Russ Workman ZionSolutions, LLC Deputy General Counsel 101 Shiloh Blvd. EnergySolutions Zion, IL 60099-2797 423 West 300 South, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Decommissioning Plant Manager ZionSolutions, LLC Matias F. Travieso-Diaz 101 Shiloh Blvd. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Zion, IL 60099-2797 2300 N St., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037 Director Regulatory Affairs& QA ZionSolutions, LLC Tom Rielly, Executive Principal 101 Shiloh Blvd. Vista 360 Zion, IL 60099-2797 649 Innsbruck Libertyville IL 60048 Illinois Emergency Management Agency 1035 Outer Park Drive Director Spent Fuel & Decommissioning Springfield, IL 62704 Strategy Exelon Generation Company, LLC Mayor of Zion 4300 Winfield Road Zion, IL 60099 Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. Kent McKenzie, Emergency Associate General Counsel Management Coordinator Exelon Generation Company, LLC Lake County Emergency Management 4300 Winfield Road Agency Warrenville, IL 60555 1303 N. Milwaukee Avenue Libertyville, IL 60048-1308 Document Control Desk - Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC Regional Administrator 4300 Winfield Road U.S. NRC, Region III Warrenville, IL 60555 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4352 J. Bradley Fewell Associate General Counsel Exelon Corporation 4300 Winfield Rd.

Warrenville, IL 60555 John E. Matthews Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004