ML15233A419
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/13/2015 |
| From: | Ancel C, Griffin W, Recchia C, Zamore P State of VT, Office of the Attorney General |
| To: | Bill Dean Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML15233A419 (16) | |
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P WILLIAM H. SORRELL TEL: (802)
ATTORNEY GENERAL
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DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL http://www* ag,,v.r-WILLIAM E. GRIFFIN CHIEF ASST. ATTORNEY SAEO EMN GENERAL SAEO EMN OFFICE OF THE ATFORNEY GENERAL 109 STATE STREET MONTPELIER, VT' 05609-1001 August 13, 2015 William Dean, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington D.C. 20555-0001 Re:
Docket 50-271; Request for Immediate Objection to Entergy's July 16, 2015 Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust for Non -Decommissioning Expenses
Dear Director Dean,
On July 16, 2015, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC (Entergy) and the Managing Director of the Bank of New York Mellon (the Bank) submitted a "Pre-Notice of Disbursement from Decommissioning Trust." The notice requests "up to $12,000,000" from the Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund for expenses that include "operational irradiated fuel management expenses." The State. the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation. and Green Mountain Power Corporation formally request that the NRC
- immediately provide "written notice of objection" to the Bank of New York Mellon concerning the pending request. pursuant to the NRC's authority under Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Renewed Facility Operating License Condition 3.J.a(iii) and under the Master Trust Agreement § 4.05.
All of Entergy's previous pre-notices of disbursements have been only for what Entergy asserts to be "legitimate decommissioning expenses." This is the first time Entergy has asserted a right to reimburse itself for non-decommissioning expenses--something which NRC regulations explicitly forbid. 10 C.F.R.
§ 5 0.75 (h) (1)(iv) (disbursements "are restricted to decommissioning expenses"); see also, e.g., id.
§ 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) (disbursements must be "for legitimate decommissioning activities consistent with the definition of decommissioning in [10 C.F.R.] § 50.2," which in turn defines decommissioning as limited to activities that "reduce residual radioactivity"); General Requirements for Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities, 53 Fed. Reg. 24018-01, 24018 (1988) ("D ecommissioning activities do not include the removal and disposal of spent fuel which is considered to be an operational activity...
." (emphasis added)).
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- 28-3187 28-3665 Iont.gov Entergy's assertion of an ability to reimburse itself for millions of dollars in "operational irradiated fuel management expenses" appears to be based on the NRC's June 23, 2015 granting of an exemption fr'om the above regullations. See 80 Fed. Reg. 35992-35995 UJune 23, 2015). However, the State of Vermont, the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation, and Green Mountain Power have now challenged that decision in the LIS. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. See attachment. This pending
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legal challenge states that the NRC's June 23, 2015 decision should be overturned as a violation of the Atomic Energy Act, the Administrative Procedures Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act.
Further, as the State has previously noted, regardless of whether Entergy has been exempted from applicable NRC regulations, Entergy and the Bank of New York Mellon have independent legal obligations to'not release funds for "'operational irradiated fuel management expenses." In particular, the 2002 Master Trust Agreement and the related Vermont Public Service Board Order do not allow use of the Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund for spent fuel expenses until the site has been decommissioned, and have specific provisions regarding the return of 55% of excess amounts in that fund to Vermont ratepayers through the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation and Green Mountain Power. Entergy has not yet sought approval from the NRQC or the Vermont Public Service Board to amend those requirements.
Applicable Federal Energy Regula~tory Commission (FERC) regulations similarly state that <'[a]bsent express authorization" from FERC--authorization Entergy has not received-"<no part" of the Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund may be "used for, or diverted to, any purpose other than to fund the costs of decommissioning." 18 C.F.R. § 35. 32(a)(6) (emphasis added). Entergy's planned use of alleged "excess" funds also violates the requirement that any "excess jurisdictional amount" be "return[ed]... to ratepayers"-
here, through Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation and Green Mountain Power. Id. § 35.32(a)(7).
Entergy' s contractual obligations as well as federal laws, including laws Entergy has not been exempted from, prohibit the release of trust funds for "operational i-'radiated fuel management expenses" at this time. And the undersigned have now filed a direct challenge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit to the exemption request that forms the entire basis for Entergy's claim that it can use the fund in this way. Unless and until these legal issues are resolved, it would be arbitrary and an abuse of discretion for the NRC to stand by and decline to exercise its right to provide "written notice of objection" to the Bank of New York Mellon concerning the pending request.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and we look forward to your immediate action.
William E. Griffin Chief Assistant Attorney General Vermont Attorney General's Office Peter H. Zamore Sheehey Furlong & Behm P.C./
30 Main Street, Gateway Sq, 6th Fl, P0 Box 66 Burlington, VT 05402 Co unsel for V~ermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation and Green Mountain Power Christopher Recchia Commissioner Vermont Department of Public Service Charlotte B. Ancel Vice President, General Counsel/
Power Resources, and Corporate Se~cretary Green Mountain Power Corporation 163 Acorn Ln, Colchester, VT 05446 cc:
Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Page 2 of 3
Daniel H. Dorman, Regional Administrator, Region 1, NRC James S. Kim, Project Manager, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, NRC T. Michael Twomey, Vice President of External Affairs, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC Chris Wamser, Site Vice President, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC Glen 1Metzger, The Bank of New York Mellon Page 3 of 3
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PETITION FOR REVIEW Pursuan~t to § 189 of the Atomlo* Energ Act 42. U.S.C. § 2239, 28 U:SC*
§§ 2341P2344; the* Administrative Procedur A~ct, S UIS*,C.I §: 551 eot seq.; and Rule!o 1$ of the :Fedral Rule of Ap!ltet Proedure, the pctiloncva, 11w :State of Vrmxont* the Vermoat Yanke NUclear: Power Coiroratlon, and Greci Moutain
- Power C'Petitionersh herb petitio this Court fowr eviewt of the Unitedt States Nuclear Regulatory Commission's ("*Coammission"*) Issuance otf Exemaptions for the Vermaont Yankee Nuclear* Power Station (Vermont. Yauk&'*) in Doket No.
50-271; NRC-2 0I15~O57.:
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".Petitioners have standing pursuant to 28U.US.,C, § 2344 and. 5 U.S.C., § 702
- i to brin this Petition. The State of Vermaont. its..citizens, and its ratepayers.are aggrieved by the Com.ission's decision, which affeets: (I) th license toy a
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........locatd in. the. State, and (2) the Nuclear. Deconissionlug
- iTrust Thd.("Decemrniosienln Eud") for Vermonat Yankee, wh*ich was p~dmadly fhnded. by maonies collected Worn* Vrm~ont r*tepayem,* and: in, which Vornont ratep*ayer have.a Interest in excess thnds remaining after. decommissiong.., The
- i Vermonxt Yakee Nuoear¢* P~ower Corporation: and its curet sole owner,, Gren i:
Mounrtai Power Corporation, are utilities thtaso: ha*ve a diet. interst inprpe
!use of the Decmmssionig End. Vermnt Yanke Nulear '.Power Corp~forat*n now owned by Gren Ivountain, Power,Corporalon* collec¢ted the principal f Amds that (with interest) Qonstitute the eniret ofthe Decommis~sioning Thud..hwther*
Green Mountain Power Corporation, anid through It their Vermont ratepayoers have
withdraw from the Decommi~sio.ring Third, it.harms Veront Yankee NUclea PwrCorporation,: Gren Mountain Power Corpration,...
- and the~ir Veraonxt ra*aes Finally Peiinr jonl' umte f
e ltter :(dated June 5, 2Q1[5)to th C0 ommission rquestig the oppotuity for pubhui partcpation on Enter~fa e*eptiea request and requesting to participate in the matter before the.
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Environmental Policy Act: in approvig: the exemnptions and failing to pnrovde an opportunity for Petitioners to participate in the: process. Petitioners respeottliuly request that ths Cout review the Commission's deciion, vacate that decision, adrcnwnd the matte t the Commssion.
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4.Termt formgnumbertificaptionb, 5.eHowmssoftg riensthetcollectionisruie appicaion for manufcombined license, o upon submittal of a petition for rulemaking.
- 6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Licensees and applicants requesting approvals for actions proposed in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR parts 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 50, 52, 54, 60, 61, 70, and 72.
- 7. The estimated number of annual" responses: 48.7.
- 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 48.7.
9, The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply~with the information collectionrequirement or request: 48,104.
- 0. Abstract: The NRC's regulations-at 10 CFR part 51 specifies information to be provided by applicants and licensees.
so that the NRC can make deter~minationis necessary to adhere to the policies, regulations, and public laws of th~e Unitedf States, which gore interpreted and administered in*
accordance with the provisions, set forth in the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended.
III, Specific Requests for Comments The NRC is seeking comments that*
address the following questions:
- 1. Is the proposed coll ection of information necessary for the NRC to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical utility?
- 2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection accurate?7
- 3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, end clarity of the information to be collected?
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ACTION: Exemption; issuance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comn mission (NRC) is issuing exemptions in response to a January 6, 2015, request from Entergy Nuclear Operations. Inc. (ENO or the licensee).
One' exemption permits the use of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VY) Decommissioning Trust Fund (Trust) to implement the licensee's plan to manage irradiated fuel in accordance.
with the updated Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and post-shutdown decommissioning activities report*
(PSDAR); The other exemption permits the licensee to make withdrawals from the Trust in accordance with the uipdated Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and PSDAR without prior notification to the NRC.
DATES: Jun~e 23, 2015."
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2o15--01.57 when contacting the NRC about, the availability of.
information regarding this document, You may obtainl publicly-available' niformnation related to thifs *document using any of the following methods:*
- o Federal Rulemaking Web site: Co to http://www:regulations.gov~and.search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0157, Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-3463; email: Carml. Callagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT sectionl of this.
document.
- NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publicly-*
available documents online in the ADAMS public document collection at h ttp ://www.nrc.gov/rea ding-rm/
- I. Background Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
(ENO), is the holder of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 for VY.
By letter dated January 12, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15013A426),
END submitted to the NRC a
- certification in accordance with Sections 50.82(a) (1)(i) and 50.82(a)(1)(ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), indicating that it bad permanently deased power operations at VY and had permanently defueled the VY reactor vessel. VY has not operated since December 29, 2014..
The facility consists of a boil ing water reactor located in the town of Vernon, Windham County, Vermont on the west bank of the Connecticut Rivrer, immediately upstream of the Vernon" Hydroelectric Station.
IT. Request/Action By letter dated January 6, 2015 (ADAMS Accessiohi No. ML150OI3A1 71),
ENO Submitted *a request for exemptions from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)[i(A) and 10 CFR 50.75 (h)(1)(iv). The exemption from.10.CFR.50.82(a) [8)(il(A).wo.Idc........
permit ENO to make withdrawals from the VY Trust to implement its plan to manage irradiated fuel irn accordance with the updated Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and PSDAR, The exemption from 10 CFR 50,75(h)(1)(iv) would permit ENO to make these withdrawauls without prior notification of the NRC, similar to withdrawals for decommissioning activities made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8), By a separate letter dated December 19, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14358A251), ENO submitted an
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.planniedENO de~commissioning anld: ii::i::!~:;: :ii:i7 withdra
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10: CF 5.2:"',: This abovke; 10' CER* 50.1:2 allows the NRCto sp.x~;eqia ff nuclea materia.'This, changeids to
'definition doe nobt. includeacia tivities::..:..
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grn e.xemptions: from the requirments..froiimhaTrust:foracltivities other than:,
nianagement*: :* :. Thetefdre an
" 'e::emption:..
f 10:*o~R part 50 when the exemptions d
- conimi:*;si:nin:*'activ:;ities h~as~i6; no fro~m:to' CER 50."82(a)~s(8)(*iA :is heeded are'a'uth'oried'btyla,
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'relation ito secuity lash~es. Thierefore,...
Sto allow ENO to usefunds from the.
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has.etemine..a..xpai.ed.blow the dbthnidn' d:f*nn id.. security. isnot..
Tru:: fo irr..di::ted'fuel. management.-
that gianting the licensee 8s1 propse imp.acted y th requested* exemptlions.
" "The requirements of 10 CFR of the-:AtomicEnerg~y.Act of 1954, as
.D. Special: Circumstanees..-
50,75 (h)lI)(iv) also restrict the'use of amended, or the Commission's Special circumstances, in accordance Trust disbursements (other than for regulations. Therefore, the exemptions with 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(ii), are present ordinary and incidental expenses) to are authorized by law.
whenever application of the regulation decommissioning expenses until final i
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decommissioning has been completed.
B. The Exemptions Present No Undue i
h atclrcrusacsi o
'The requirements of 10 CFR Risk to the Public Health and Safety necessary to achieve the underlying 50,75(h)(1)(iv) further provide that, The und~erlying purpose of 10 CFR The underlying purpqse of 10 CFR except for withdrawals being made 50,82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR
.50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR under 10 CFR 50:82(a) (8) or for507())i)istprvdresnbe 5.5h()v)storodeeanae payments of ordinary administrative 507h)livistprvdresnbe 0.5)1)v)storvdeeanbe costs and inbidenital expenses, no assurance that adequate funds will be assurance that adequate funds will be "disbursement may be made from the available for radiological available for radiological Trust without written notice to the NRC decommissionihlg of power reactors, decommissioning of power reactors.
,.at least 30 working days in advance.
Based on the site-specific cost estimate Strict application of these requirements Therefore, an exemption from 10 CFR and the cash flow analysis, use of a
'would prohibit withdrawal of funds
=50,75(h)(l)liv) is needed to allow END portion of the Trust for irradiated fuel from the Trust for activities bther than to.se.und frmteTrs*
o management will not adversely impact
.decommissioning activities, such as touse fund from te END's abilityiatto completegmeradiologicala
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irradiated fuel management without irradiatedlfueltmanagementruntilofinal prior NRC notification, decommissioning within 60 years and radiological decommissioning at. VY has "tprmingt,'
thr V', l.iran.*p. 'Pnrthprmrnnr.
bee~n.dompleted.
III. DisCusSion.
Pursuant to 10. CFR 50.12,"the Commisision. may, upon :application b' any interested person or uppfi'its own initiative, grant exemnptions from the requiremients of 10 CER part 50. (1) wh
'the exemptinhs are authoriz.ed hy law, will not presen~t an undue risk to the public hiealth. arid safety, and are:.
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,:: 'K',pddial,:dirbumsntances listdd :in 1:0 CFR
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things, the.foll~owing*.*..:.
(a) Application of the regulation in the particular circumstances, would no servo the underlying pulrpose of the ru or is not necessary to achieve the
.underlying purpose of the rule;' or."
- (b) dompliance would result in und hardship or other costs that are significantly in excess of those contemplated when the regulation wa*
adopted, or that are significantly in excess of those incurred by others similarly situated.
exemption fromlO0 CFR 50.75(h~l()(iv)
The total V.Y:Trust balance as ot to allowv thle iicensie to.make October 31, 2.014, was approximately ::
withdrawals from the Trust for.
$655.0 million in 2014 dollars. The END Y.irradiated fuel management Without analysis projects the total, radiological-prior written notification to the NRC decommissioning cost of VY to be shoufld not affect the sufficiency of approxima~tely $81.7.2 million (2014 en funds inthe Trust to acc~ompis dollars). As required by 10 CER rhingia peotai sin o he si 50.54(bb), END estimat~ed the costs raiooicl eonamntin fth st associated with the long-term irradiated.
- because such withdrawals *re still "
fuel management.at.VY tob $6.4..
constrained by :the p~rovi'sions, of 1.0 CFR.:m~ionin in2014n dollars; e:**.'.?:
50.82(
i*.Ba)(8lii)(B)-(C).'and*are revi.p.able.:i : i.The ista~ffperforme6d :anindepe6ndent::"::::..! :.i under the:. annual rvpdrii'i
- cash flow analysis of the..Trust through:.
requirements oft10:CFR 50.82(aX8(Svly-. :. 2(7 assliming anrannal ri~ieal rate of:::.:
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- 1 return0of two percpnt, as' allowed b~y~i:
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B..tasedion thaeabove, there are no new.
CFR 50,75(e)(1)('ii), and-determined the.....
accident precuriors created by using the projected earnings of the Trulst. The staff
,.Trust in the proposed manner.' Thus, the confirmed that the current funds, ot*probability of postulated, accidents is planned future contributions, and
[10 not increased. Also, based on the above, projected earnings of the Trust provide the consequences of postulated reasonable assuranCe of adequate accidents are not increased. No changes funding to contplete all NRC required lue are being made in the tyipes or amounts decommissioning activities and to of effluents that may be released offsite.
conduct irradiated fuel management in There is no significant increase in dccordance with the'updated Irradiated s
occupational or public radiation Fuel Management Plan and PSDAR, The exposure. Therefore, the requeste~d staff's review and conclusions are based exemptions will not present an undue on END's specific financial situation, as risk to the public health and safety, described in its December 19, 2014,
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2/uedy Jun 23*21/N tie letter, Consequently, the staff cOnchides that app lication of the requirement that funPds.from t[he Trust only be used for d6comrmissidniihg activities and not for irradfiated fuel managemen*t is not nec*.
- e's~sary to :achievfte und:*
- rlyir.ng special oircum itaiides'are. prdsent :
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.upporting th~e approval of th~e.
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.Iniits: sUbmittal, ENO also requosted
- .... exdmption frbhm. the.requiir~enients ~ofl.
10 CFR 50.F*o75(h:)(lhiv) *oncernig pi6r*.
wrfittn difgica.t!
Cion to
- ithe NRC o
~of funds from th*e Trust isto provide* an opportunity for NRC intervention, :when deemed necessary, if the withdrawals ar6 for expensds other then those authorized by 10 CFR 50.75(h)(l)[iv) and 10 CFlR 50,82(aM(8) that could result in there being insufficient funds in the Trust to accomplish radiological decommissioning of the site.
As stated previously, the staff has determined that there are sufficient funds in the Trust to complete legitimate radiological decommissioning activities as well as to conduct irradiated fuel management. Pursuant to the annual reporting requirements in 10
- "CFRl 50,82(a) (8) (v)-(vii), licensees are required to moflitor and report the status of the Trust and the funding status for managing irradiated fuel, These reports provide, the NRC with (i~i:...:..
awareness of,.and tjhe ability to.take..:
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oni gn:on', iry' actual or 'potential::.i::;! :i::
- -.::-.i ' - wihtdrawal :of funds* fromr:the VY Trust:
" :for aniy other purpoh6 thiat :is :ntot:.::
currently authorized in the regulations without prior notificatiohl to the NRC.
i *
" ~Therefore, the grantinig ofthis.
exemaption to 10CFR 50.'75(h)(1)(iv) to.
iallow-the: licensee to. make with~drawals.
ifrom the Trust fur authorizedl expe~nses :
- !i.::..i :.: fotrraffdiatodi fuelmanagemenit without" will still mheet the underlying, putrpose of
- ?:........
the...
" ti regullation:.....- " " :............. :........
Special circumstances. in accerdancei.
- with:
10 CFRl 50.12(a)(2)(iii) arepi:esent.
whenever compliance wroul~d result in*
undue hardship or other costs that are significantly in exdess of those contemplated when the regula~tioni was adopted, or that are significantly in exdess of those incurred by others sirmilarly situated. The licensee states that the Trust contains funds in excess of the estimated costs of radiological decommissioning and that these excess funds are needed for irradiated fuel*
management activities, The NRC does not preclude use of funds from the Trust increase in the amounts of any effluents inexcess of those needed for.
that may~be released offsite; (iii) there is radiological decemmissioning for. other*
no significant increase in individual or
.purposos,.such as irradiated fuel.
cu
- emulativ~e public or: occupational
- management...TheNRC has stated that:"
'radiatiqn'exposwre; (jv) there is no...
- fundinggfo~r irradiate~dfuel managemeint'.
significant onstruction im*pact;}(v).
may he commfinfgled hi ithe TruSt,::::::
..there isnosignificantififdrease :hin the::.:-
provide~d t{h~e-icensee !is able tod identfiy" pot*6enial i:fo*r dor oseq*uonces:*b frq"ui manaigdmndrit. (t.e NRC Rgulatory.Issue 10
- 6.CFl51,22()(5)(vi).*...:i.
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Suminiary :2001+07:, Reii6sion'1,"10
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'.. : The* Diretor,: Division' 6f Operatfing::"
ML08:34401581,**
.anid":Regulatory Guidae in*plesnosigni]hf~icantihazards*:*:
1:184,iRevg{ision i "':0 CFR :50.75 consideration becanse 'all~ifing the."
.etoring i**iandRe&ordeeir:i~g~for" l..
icenhin"to"u i vitdrawals. from.the -
Decoiiuissioning:Plianniitg.". (ADAMS
.Ttustl. in; ac.o~rdance w@ith the updaated Accession No. ML1I3144A840)): To Irradiated Fuel Management Plan and prevent access to those excess funds in PSDAR, without prior notification to the the Trust because irradiated fuel NRC at the permanently shutdown and management is not associated with de fueled VY power reactor, does niot (1) radiological decommissioning, would involve a significant increase in the create an unnecessary financial burden probability or consequences of an without any corresponding safety accident previously evaluated; or (2) benefit. The adequacy of the Trust to create the possibility of a new or cover the cost of activities associated different kind of accident from any with irradiated fuel management. in accident previously evaluated; or (3) addition to radiological involve a significant reduction in a decommissioning, is supported hy the margin of safety. The exempted site-specific decommissioning cost decommissioning trust fund regulations analysis. If ENO cannot use its Trust for are unrelated to any operational irradiated fuel management, it would restriction. Accordingly, there is no
- need to obtain additional funding that significanit change in the types or would not be recoverable from the significant increase in the amounts of Trust, or ENO would have to modify its any effluents that may be released
.decommissioning, approach and offsite; and no significant increase in.
.meth~ods-.
The.NRC staff Concludes that.'individual
- or ~cumulative public or
- .significanitly in excess of that: :'i::.
': with consti*Cir~uction; so: there: is:h.".
no
- i ": :
ontem~plated iwhen the regul~ation was si::gnifffiddut contrucion impact. The:*:,". *:
adopted,:
- v exempted regulationi does not doncern ":.
- Since the uniderlying purpose of 10 t he source term (i.e.; potential amount" CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CGFR of radiation in-an accident), nor""
- 50. 75(h)W:1(iv) would be iachieved-by
..mitigation.
Thus, there is no significant"
- allowihg~ ENO to ufs~e a portion: of the
- inctease in':thd *potefftial for or
- Trust for irradiated fuiel management:
co nsequ~ences' from radioliogic~al.
wi
- thouft prio~r.NRC notification, and: }..
accidenits. :The' reqCuiriiements forusiing
.:cotpliance,with the regulati~orts would : -decommission~ing itr~u.tfunldsi6ii.
for iresuiltin iart:undub hardship pr o ther' ::.:: decommirhfi~ionin~g :activities and: fo*r "costs that are significantly ini excess:.of pr~bovi~ding *prior writtenfitic6ie for other
..."those contemplated when -the regulati on... withdrawals fr.om -whi ch-thde &enimption.....
Was adopted, the special circumstances is sought involve recordkeeping*..
required by 10 CER 50.12(a)(:2)(ii) an{d "requirementsK reporting 'requirements, or 10 CFR 50,!12(a)(2)(iii) exist and support other requirements of an administrative, tho.approval of the requested managerial, or organizaitional nature.
exemptions.
""Therefore, pursuanlt to 10 CFR.
E. Eviromenal Cnsieratons 51.22(b) and 51.22(c)(25), no F. usrronentl Cn sdertios
.environmental impact, statement or Undet 10 CFll 51.22(c)(251., granting environmentalassessme'nt need be of an exemption from the requirements prepared, in connection with the of any re~gulatioi.o~f Chapter Iis a^,,
approval of this exemption request.
there is no significant hazards consideration;' (ii) there is no significant change in the types or significant IV. Conclusion.s Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFRl
Federal Register/Vol. 80, No. 120./TuesdaY,:June 23, 2015/Notices359 35995 50,12(a), th~e exemption~s are fauthorizedl Mail Stop: T-5* F53, U.S. Nuclear comment subm~ission available to the.
....by law, will not present an undue risk.:
Regulatory Commission,.Washington,
..publicin this dock~et,
- -.: to the ipublic healthl anid safty, an~d are : D C 20555*-0001i l :i::i : !:i!-"i;
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- iThe iNRC cautions you not :to include::
- .-: ~onsisitent with (the !co*fimmondefenlse*:i i:i.i!iForddi~tional direc tionn b~t~ain*inig id.ntif..
ihgi~or :contact: isifo~rmaition that-.i ::ii
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- and :security. Also,i speeial.
- in. formaion ad: submitting icommtentsi you:.5/*
dp:not Want toib beub~licly..!
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.from thieVY Trust for irradiated fuel.
.. Treman~ionn~eli, Office ofhifnormatioxi JThe! NRC do:e~s n*otroujinely iejifti.'
i no:i*tification,
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dmmissiooWah ingtn,-DC:20:555-.
- idenitifying r ont'Aact iforniaion.:
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inform those persons not to inchide For the Nuclear RegulatoJry Comnmission,.
Obtaining nformation. a:..
.identifying ox contact inform~atio that*
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.ouise*L.nd,.
Submitting
-,Comne ts they clo not want :to be publicly Acting Director. Division of Operating Reactor A. Obtaining Information.
dislosedrO intheir ~omumeilt sbittssin,*
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-Yourno reqetsoutnld saed tht thmenRt Reultin 033whncontacting teNCaot submissions to remove such information
[FR Doc. 2015-15473 Filed 6-22-15; 8:45 aum]
the availability of information for this before making the comment BILLING CODE 7590-Oi1-P action. You may obtain publicly-sumsin"valbet h
_____________________available information related to this pneigte omn ubison inor action by any of the following methods:
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[NRC-2015-0033]
Information Collection; Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material AGENCY: NuclearRegulatory Commission.
ACTION: Renewal~of existing information collection; request for comment.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
-Commission (NtRC) invites public.
"comment oni the renewal of Office of.
Management an~d Budget (0MB) approval for an existing collection of.
information. The information collection is entitled, "Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of
- Radioactive Materila,"..:
DATES:.Submit comments by August 24,
.201 5. Coromefits received after thlis* date
"".. will: be considered f'if it. is practical to do
- so, buittheComi~mssion iis able to ensure
.'consi'deration only for comrmients
............receiv~ed on or before th~isdate...............
ADDRESSES:.You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
- Federal Rulemaking Web ste: Go to
- http://w~vwv.regulatjons.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-O033..Address questions abou~t NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287--3422; email: Carol.allagher~nrc gay. For technical questions,. contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHtER INFORIMATION CONTACT section of this document.
- Mail comments to: Tremaine Donnell, Office of Information Services, http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0033.
- NR C's Agencywide Documents Access and Manoagement System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http ://www.nrc.gov/readin g-rm/
adams.htm]. To begin the search, select "ADAMS Public Documents" and then select "Begin Web-based ADAMS Search." For problems with ADAMS,"
plelase contact the NRC's Public...
.Document R oom~ (pDR) rebference staff at:
1-800-397-4209, 30.1-4.15-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ni'c.gobv. The supporting statement and buirden estimates are avail~able in ADAMS under AccessionNos.: ML15:114A468 and ML15114A470,
"* NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase cdpies of public documents at
- the NRc' sPDR, Room O1-F2:1 One White Fitnt North, 11~t555.Rockville
- Pike,.Rockville, Maryland'20852..
NRC's Cleariznce Officer: A copy'of
.tihe collection, ofinformation-'and. related.
instructions may be obtained without charge by contacting the NRC's Cl~earance Officer,. Tremaine Donnell, Office of Inform'ation Services, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone:
301-415-6258; email:
INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC. GOV.
B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2 015-0033 in the subject line of your comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your II. Background In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the NRC is requesting public comment on its intention to request the OMB's approval for the information collection summarized below.
- 1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 37, Physical Protection of Category I and Category 2 Quantities of£Radioactive Material.
- 3. Type of submission: Extension..
- 4. The form number, if applicable:
-Stanidard Pingerprlint Form,-FPD-258.*
- 5. How often the collection is required.
- or requested: One time for initial compliance notifications and.'
fingerprints for the-reviewlng officials; and as needed for implementation.
Snotifications,.event notifications,..
- notifications of shipmfents: of radioactive '
material, :and fingerprintilng 6fneW i
'6. Who will be required or asked to
'"resp~ond:"ice~ns ees-thataare 'authorized.......
to possess and use category 1 or.
category 2 quantities Of radioactive material;
- 7. The estimated number of annual responses: 103,983.*
- 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 1,5.00 (300 NRC Licenisees
+ 1,200Agreement State Licensees).
- 9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or*
request: 138,570.2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> (1932.4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> reporting + 85,644.2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />
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