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Lr - Federal Register Notice Announcing Scoping

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DiabloCanyonNPEm Resource From: Wentzel, Michael Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 12:43 PM To: Terrence Grebel (TLG1@pge.com)

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Federal Register Notice Announcing Scoping Attachments: 2015-15921.pdf

Terry, The Federal Register Notice announcing the start of the scoping period was issued today. I have attached a copy for your reference. The letter to PG&E announcing the start of scoping has been signed and should be issued later today. I will send a copy once it has been processed.

Thanks, Mike Michael Wentzel Project Manager NRR/DLR/RPB2 (301) 415-6459 michael.wentzel@nrc.gov 1

Hearing Identifier: DiabloCanyon_LicenseRenewal_NonPublic Email Number: 3121 Mail Envelope Properties (Michael.Wentzel@nrc.gov20150701124300)

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Federal Register Notice Announcing Scoping Sent Date: 7/1/2015 12:43:10 PM Received Date: 7/1/2015 12:43:00 PM From: Wentzel, Michael Created By: Michael.Wentzel@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Terrence Grebel (TLG1@pge.com)" <TLG1@pge.com>

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37664 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices concludes that there would be no proposed action, amendment of NRC ADDRESSES: You may submit comments disproportionately high and adverse Special Nuclear Materials License No. by any of the following methods (unless impacts to minority and low-income SNM-2506 for the PI ISFSI located in this document describes a different populations and that federally listed Goodhue County, Minnesota, will not method for submitting comments on a threatened and endangered species significantly affect the quality of the specific subject):

would not be affected by the continued human environment. Therefore, the

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to operation of the PI ISFSI during the NRC staff has determined, pursuant to http://www.regulations.gov and search proposed license renewal period. 10 CFR 51.31, that preparation of an for Docket ID NRC-2009-0552. Address The NRC staff is also performing a environmental impact statement is not questions about NRC dockets to Carol detailed safety analysis of the NSPMs required for the proposed action and a Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-3463; license renewal application to assess FONSI is appropriate. email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For compliance with 10 CFR part 20, Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day technical questions, contact the Standards for Protection Against of June, 2015. individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Radiation, and 10 CFR part 72, For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Licensing Requirements for the Marissa G. Bailey, document.

Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear

• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear Office of Administration, Mail Stop:

Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C Material Safety and Safeguards. OWFN-12 H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Waste. The NRC staffs analysis will be [FR Doc. 2015-16238 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am] Commission, Washington, DC 20555-documented in a separate safety 0001.

BILLING CODE 7590-01-P evaluation report (SER). The NRC staffs For additional direction on obtaining decision whether to renew the NSPMs information and submitting comments, PI ISFSI license as proposed will be NUCLEAR REGULATORY see Obtaining Information and based on the results of the NRC staffs COMMISSION Submitting Comments in the review as documented in the final EA, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the final FONSI, and in the SER. [Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323; NRC- this document.

Based on its review of the proposed 2009-0552]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

action in the EA relative to the Michael Wentzel, Office of Nuclear requirements set forth in 10 CFR part Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear 51, the NRC staff has determined that Regulatory Commission, Washington, renewal of NRC license SNM-2506, AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-which would authorize continued Commission. 6459, email: Michael.Wentzel@nrc.gov.

operation of the PI ISFSI in Goodhue ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

County, Minnesota, for a an additional environmental impact statement and 40 years, will not significantly affect the conduct the scoping process; reopening I. Obtaining Information and quality of the human environment. No of scoping process, public meetings, and Submitting Comments significant changes in NSPMs request for comment. A. Obtaining Information authorized operations for the PI ISFSI were requested as part of the license

SUMMARY

On January 27, 2010, the U.S. Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2009-renewal application. Approval of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 0552 when contacting the NRC about proposed action would not result in any notified the public of its opportunity to the availability of information regarding new construction or expansion of the participate in the scoping process this document. You may obtain existing ISFSI footprint beyond that associated with the preparation of an publicly-available information related to previously approved. The ISFSI is a environmental impact statement (EIS) this document by the following passive facility that produces no liquid related to the review of the license methods:

or gaseous effluents. No significant renewal application submitted by

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to radiological or nonradiological impacts Pacific Gas and Electric Company http://www.regulations.gov and search are expected from continued normal (PG&E) for the renewal of Facility for Docket ID NRC-2009-0552.

operations. Occupational dose estimates Operating Licenses DPR-80 and DPR-82

• NRCs Agencywide Documents from routine monitoring activities and for an additional 20 years of operation Access and Management System transfer of spent fuel for disposal are at Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-expected to be at as low as reasonably Units 1 and 2. The current operating available documents online in the achievable levels and are expected to be licenses for DCPP, Units 1 and 2 expire ADAMS Public Documents collection at within the limits of 10 CFR 20.1201. on November 2, 2024, and August 26, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

The estimated annual dose to the 2025, respectively. The scoping period adams.html. To begin the search, select nearest potential member of the public closed on April 12, 2010. The NRC has ADAMS Public Documents and then from ISFSI activities is 0.02 decided to reopen the scoping process select Begin Web-based ADAMS millisieverts/year (mSv/yr) [2.20 and allow members of the public an Search. For problems with ADAMS, millirem/year (mrem/yr)], which is additional opportunity to participate. please contact the NRCs Public below the 0.25 mSv/yr [25 mrem/yr] DATES: The comment period for the Document Room (PDR) reference staff at limit specified in 10 CFR 72.104(a) and environmental scoping process 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by the 1 mSv/yr (100 mrem/yr) limit in 10 published on January 27, 2010 (75 FR email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES CFR 20.1301(a)(1). 4427) has been reopened. Comments ADAMS accession number for each should be filed no later than August 31, document referenced (if it available in III. Finding of No Significant Impact 2015. Comments received after this date ADAMS) is provided the first time that Based on its review of the proposed will be considered if it is practical to do a document is referenced. The action, in accordance with the so, but the Commission is able to ensure application for renewal of the DCPP requirements in 10 CFR part 51, the consideration only for comments licenses can be found in ADAMS under NRC staff has concluded that the received before this date. Package Accession No. ML093340125.

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices 37665

• NRCs PDR: You may examine and license renewal application to allow 995 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, purchase copies of public documents at time for the completion of certain California 93403 and at the Paso Robles the NRCs PDR, Room O1-F21, One seismic studies to address concerns City Library, 1000 Spring Street, Paso White Flint North, 11555 Rockville raised during the State of Californias Robles, California 93446.

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Coastal Zone Management Act This document advises the public that consistency review. On May 31, 2011 the NRC intends to gather the B. Submitting Comments (ADAMS Accession No. ML11138A315), information necessary to prepare a plant Please include Docket ID NRC-2009- the NRC delayed all further milestones specific supplement to the NRCs 0552 in the subject line of your associated with the safety and Generic Environmental Impact comment submission, in order to ensure environmental reviews of the DCPP Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of that the NRC is able to make your license renewal application. Nuclear Plants (NUREG-1437, comment submission available to the On December 22, 2014 (ADAMS Revision 1), related to the review of the public in this docket. Package No. ML14364A259), and application for renewal of the DCPP The NRC cautions you not to include February 25, 2015 (ADAMS Package No. operating licenses for an additional 20 identifying or contact information that ML15057A102), PG&E amended its ER years.

you do not want to be publicly to provide additional information Possible alternatives to the proposed disclosed in your comment submission. identified by NRC staff as necessary to action (license renewal) include no The NRC will post all comment complete the review of the DCPP license action and reasonable alternative energy submissions at http:// renewal application. By letter dated sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR www.regulations.gov as well as enter the April 28, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. 51.95 to prepare a supplement to the comment submissions into ADAMS. ML15104A509), the NRC staff issued a GEIS in connection with the renewal of The NRC does not routinely edit schedule for the remainder of the DCPP an operating license. This notice is comment submissions to remove license renewal review. The purpose of being published in accordance with identifying or contact information. this notice is to (1) inform the public NEPA and the NRCs regulations found If you are requesting or aggregating that the NRC has decided to reopen the at 10 CFR part 51.

comments from other persons for scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR The NRC will first conduct a scoping submission to the NRC, then you should 51.29, Scoping-environmental impact process for the supplement to the GEIS inform those persons not to include statement and supplement to and, as soon as practicable thereafter, identifying or contact information that environmental impact statement, and will prepare a draft supplement to the they do not want to be publicly (2) allow members of the public an GEIS for public comment. Participation disclosed in their comment submission. additional opportunity to participate. in the scoping process by members of Your request should state that the NRC The comments already received by the the public and local, State, Tribal, and does not routinely edit comment NRC will be considered; reopening of Federal government agencies is submissions to remove such information the scoping process provides additional encouraged. The scoping process for the before making the comment opportunity for the public to comment supplement to the GEIS will be used to submissions available to the public or on issues that may have emerged since accomplish the following:

entering the comment submissions into completion of the last scoping period. a. Define the proposed action, which ADAMS. As outlined in § 800.8 of Title 36 of is to be the subject of the supplement to II. Discussion the Code of Federal Regulations (36 the GEIS; CFR), Coordination With the National b. Determine the scope of the On January 27, 2010 (75 FR 4427), the Environmental Policy Act, the NRC supplement to the GEIS and identify the NRC notified the public of its plans to coordinate compliance with significant issues to be analyzed in opportunity to participate in the scoping Section 106 of the National Historic depth; process associated with the preparation Preservation Act (NHPA) in meeting the c. Identify and eliminate from of an EIS related to the review of the requirements of the National detailed study those issues that are license renewal application submitted Environmental Policy Act of 1969 peripheral or that are not significant; by PG&E for the renewal of the (NEPA). Under § 800.8(c) the NRC d. Identify any environmental operating licenses for an additional 20 intends to use its process and assessments and other ElSs that are years of operation at DCPP. The documentation for the preparation of being or will be prepared that are application for license renewal, which the EIS on the proposed action to related to, but are not part of, the scope included an environmental report (ER), comply with Section 106 of the NHPA of the supplement to the GEIS being dated November 23, 2009 (ADAMS in lieu of the procedures set forth in considered; Package No. ML093340125), was § 800.3 through 800.6. e. Identify other environmental submitted pursuant to part 54 of Title 10 In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) review and consultation requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 and 10 CFR 54.23, PG&E submitted the related to the proposed action; CFR). A separate notice of receipt and ER as part of the application. The ER f. Indicate the relationship between availability of the application was was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR part the timing of the preparation of the published in the Federal Register on 51 and is publicly available in ADAMS environmental analyses and the December 11, 2009 (74 FR 65811). A under Accession No. ML093340123 Commissions tentative planning and notice of acceptance for docketing of the (original) and Package Nos. decision-making schedule; application and opportunity for hearing ML14364A259 (amendment 1) and g. Identify any cooperating agencies regarding renewal of the facility ML15057A102 (amendment 2). The ER and, as appropriate, allocate tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES operating license was published in the may also be viewed on the NRC Web assignments for preparation and Federal Register on January 21, 2010 site at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/ schedules for completing the (75 FR 3493). The scoping period closed operating/licensing/renewal/ supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and on April 12, 2010. By letter dated April applications/diablo-canyon.html. In any cooperating agencies; and 10, 2011 (ADAMS Accession No. addition, paper copies of the ER are h. Describe how the supplement to ML111010592), PG&E requested the available for public review near the site the GEIS will be prepared and include NRC to delay final processing of the at the San Luis Obispo County Library, any contractor assistance to be used.

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37666 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices The NRC invites the following entities contacting the NRC Project Manager, NUCLEAR REGULATORY to participate in scoping: Michael Wentzel, by telephone at 1- COMMISSION

a. The applicant, PG&E; 800-368-5642, extension 6459, or by

b. Any Federal agency which has [NRC-2015-0153]

email at Michael.Wentzel@nrc.gov, no jurisdiction by law or special expertise later than July 31, 2015. Members of the Acceptance of Commercial-Grade with respect to any environmental public may also register to speak at the Design and Analysis Computer impact involved or which is authorized meeting within 15 minutes of the start Programs for Nuclear Power Plants to develop and enforce relevant of each session. Individual oral environmental standards; AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

c. Affected State and local agencies, comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of Commission.

including those authorized to develop ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request and enforce relevant environmental persons who register. Members of the public who have not registered may also for comment.

standards;

d. Any affected Indian tribe; have an opportunity to speak if time

SUMMARY

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

e. Any person who has requested an permits. Public comments will be Commission (NRC) is issuing for public opportunity to participate in the scoping considered in the scoping process for comment draft regulatory guide (DG),

process; and the supplement to the GEIS. Michael DG-1305, Acceptance of Commercial-

f. Any person who has petitioned for Wentzel will need to be contacted no Grade Design and Analysis Computer leave to intervene in the proceeding or later than July 22, 2015, if special Programs for Nuclear Power Plants.

who has been admitted as a party to the equipment or accommodations are This DG provides new (i.e., not proceeding. needed to attend or present information preceded by earlier guidance on the III. Public Scoping Meeting at the public meeting so that the NRC same subject) guidance that describes staff can determine whether the request acceptance methods that the staff of the In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the can be accommodated. NRC considers acceptable in meeting scoping process for an EIS may include Participation in the scoping process regulatory requirements for acceptance a public scoping meeting to help and dedication of commercial-grade identify significant issues related to a for the supplement to the GEIS does not design and analysis computer programs proposed activity and to determine the entitle participants to become parties to for nuclear power plants.

scope of issues to be addressed in an the proceeding to which the supplement EIS. The NRC has decided to hold DATES: Submit comments by August 31, to the GEIS relates. Matters related to public meetings for the DCPP license 2015. Comments received after this date participation in any hearing are outside renewal supplement to the GEIS. The will be considered if it is practical to do the scope of matters to be discussed at scoping meetings will be held on so, but the NRC is able to ensure this public meeting.

August 5, 2015, and there will be two consideration only for comments At the conclusion of the scoping received on or before this date.

sessions to accommodate interested persons. The first session will convene process, the NRC will prepare a concise Although a time limit is given, at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 summary of the determination and comments and suggestions in p.m., as necessary. The second session conclusions reached; including the connection with items for inclusion in will convene at 7:00 p.m. with a repeat significant issues identified, and will guides currently being developed or of the overview portions of the meeting send a copy of the summary to each improvements in all published guides and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as participant in the scoping process. The are encouraged at any time.

necessary. Both sessions will be held at summary will also be available for ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the Courtyard by Marriott San Luis inspection in ADAMS and the Federal by any of the following methods (unless Obispo, 1605 Calle Joaquin Road, San Rulemaking Web site. The NRC staff this document describes a different Luis Obispo, CA 93405. Both meetings will then prepare and issue for comment method for submitting comments on a will be transcribed and will include: (1) the draft supplement to the GEIS, which specified subject):

An overview by the NRC staff of the will be the subject of a separate notice

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to NEPA environmental review process, and separate public meetings. Copies http://www.regulations.gov and search the proposed scope of the supplement to will be available for public inspection at for Docket ID NRC-2015-0153. Address the GEIS, and the proposed review the addresses listed in the ADDRESSES questions about NRC dockets to Carol schedule; and (2) the opportunity for section of this Federal Register notice. Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-3463; interested government agencies, After receipt and consideration of the email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For organizations, and individuals to submit comments, the NRC will prepare a final technical questions, contact the comments or suggestions on the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER supplement to the GEIS, which will also environmental issues or the proposed INFORMATION CONTACT section of this be available for public inspection.

scope of the supplement to the GEIS. document.

Additionally, the NRC staff will host Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd

• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, informal discussions one hour prior to day of June, 2015. Office of Administration, Mail Stop:

the start of each session at the same For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear location. Written comments on the Brian Wittick, Regulatory Commission, Washington, proposed scope of the supplement to the Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License DC 20555-0001.

GEIS will be accepted during the Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor For additional direction on accessing information and submitting comments, tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES informal discussions. To be considered, Regulation.

comments must be provided either at see Obtaining Information and

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the transcribed public meetings or in Submitting Comments in the BILLING CODE 7590-01-P writing, as discussed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of Persons may register to attend or this document.

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