ML20202E013
| ML20202E013 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 12/14/1998 |
| From: | Dicus G NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Hoyle J NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20202E002 | List: |
| References | |
| SECY-98-278-C, NUDOCS 9902020211 | |
| Download: ML20202E013 (2) | |
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N OT ATIO N VOTE RESPONSE SHEET i
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John C. Hoyle Secretary of the Commission FROM:
COMMISSIONER DICUS
SUBJECT:
SECY-98-278 - CHANGES TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR l
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Approved X Disapproved Abstain Not Participating Request Discussion COMMENTS:
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Commissioner Dicus' Comments on SECY-98-278 I approve the staff's request to publish the proposed changes to 10 CFR 51 and release for public comment, the supporting draft supplemental generic environmental impact statement, with the following comment:
The proposed rule states,in part:
(M) The environmentalimpacts presented in Summary Table S-4 of 51.52 may be adopted in Individual power plant license renewal reviews as long as the candidate site at Yucca Mountain is under consideration for licensing....
This could be interpreted that if additional sites are considered in the future, licensees can adopt the environmental impacts presented in S-4, as long as Yucca Mountain is under consideration. I do not believe this i ' the staff's intent. As such, I recommend the staff reword the proposed rule to ensure it is clear that a review, similar to that for Yucca Mountain, would need to be performed for any future site (s) under consideration.
In addition, I recommend the staff clarify this issue in the Background and Discussion sections of the federal register notices.
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