SECY-22-0024, VR-SECY-22-0024: Rulemaking Plan for Renewing Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses - Environmental Review (Baran)
| ML22096A051 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 04/05/2022 |
| From: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| To: | Brooke Clark NRC/SECY |
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| References | |
| SECY-22-0024, SRM-SECY-22-0024 VR-SECY-22-0024 | |
| Download: ML22096A051 (2) | |
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POLICY ISSUE NOTATION VOTE RESPONSE SHEET TO: Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary FROM: Commissioner Baran
SUBJECT:
SECY-22-0024: Rulemaking Plan for Renewing Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses -
Environmental Review Approved X Disapproved Abstain Not Participating COMMENTS: Below X Attached None The review of subsequent license renewal applications has been - and continues to be - a high priority for NRC. To comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and ensure that subsequent license renewal decisions rest on a firm legal foundation, it is essential that NRC update the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) to examine the 60-80-year subsequent license renewal period. The license renewal regulation must also be revised so that the GEIS findings can then apply to subsequent license renewal applications.
I appreciate the NRC staffs thoughtful evaluation of how the necessary work can be accomplished in a thorough and timely way. I approve the staffs recommended plan for a 24-month rulemaking (Alternative 3). Based on the staffs analysis, I believe that 24 months is the most expeditious timeframe that is realistic. If the NRC staff encounters challenges with meeting the goal of completing the rulemaking in 24 months, the staff should promptly notify the Commission of any needed adjustments to the target schedule.
Jeffery Digitally signed by Jeffery M. Baran M. Baran Date: 2022.03.30 13:54:49 -04'00' Entered in STARS Yes X Signature 3/30/22 No Date