ML16211A060

Issuance of Amendments Related to Changes to a Proposed Revision to the Zion Nuclear Power Station Defueled Station Emergency Plan (TAC Nos. L53114 and L53115)

ML16211A060
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	12/20/2016
From:	Hickman J B Reactor Decommissioning Branch
To:	Sauger J ZionSolutions
HICKMAN J, 415-3017, T08F05
References
TAC L53114, TAC L53115
Download: ML16211A060 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 20, 2016 Mr. John Sauger General Manager Zion Restoration Project ZionSolutions LLC 101 Shiloh Blvd. Zion, IL 60099-2797

SUBJECT:

ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS RELATED TO CHANGES TO A PROPOSED REVISION TO THE ZION NUCLEAR POWER STATION DEFUELED STATION EMERGENCY PLAN (TAC NOS. L53114 AND L53115)

Dear Mr. Sauger:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing the enclosed Amendment Nos. 190 and 177 to Facility License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 for the ZionSolutions, Zion Nuclear Power Station (ZNPS), Units 1 and 2. This amendment is in response to your application dated January 7, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML16008B080), as supplemented by letter dated June 22, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16176A208). These amendments revises the Zion Nuclear Power Station licenses to approve the revised Emergency Plan. As discussed in the enclosed safety evaluation, the NRC staff has reviewed the proposed changes to the ZNPS Defueled Station Emergency Plan and concluded that the proposed changes meet the applicable standards in Paragraph (b) to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50.47, "Emergency plans," and the requirements of Appendix E, ""Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities" to 10 CFR 50, and provide reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures can and will be taken in the event of a radiological emergency at the ZNPS site.

Therefore, the licensee's proposed changes to the ZNPS Defueled Station Emergency Plan, as outlined in the letters referenced above, are considered acceptable. The Commission's regular biweekly Federal Register notice will include the Notice of Issuance of this amendment.

As required by Section 51.21 of 10 CFR, the NRC performed an environmental assessment with respect to the proposed license amendment. The NRC determined that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment because amending the licenses to revise the ZNPS Defueled Station Emergency Plan to reflect the transfer of all spent nuclear fuel to a dry cask independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) will not result in any significant radiological or non-radiological environmental impacts. Accordingly, on the basis of the environmental assessment the NRC has determined that a finding of no significant impact is appropriate. Based on that determination, no environmental impact statement is required for the proposed action.

J. Sauger 2 The Commission has previously issued a proposed finding that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration (81 FR 10683; March 1, 2016), and there has been no public comment on such finding. Approval of this amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration; no significant change in the types or significant increase in the amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite; and no significant increase in individual or cumulative public or occupational radiation exposure. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Should you have any questions regarding this action please contact me at 301-415-3017 or John.Hickman@nrc.gov. Sincerely, /RA/ John B. Hickman, Project Manager Reactor Decommission Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-295 and 50-304 License Nos.: DPR-39 and DPR-48

Enclosures:

1. Amendment to DPR-39

2. Amendment to DPR-48 3. Safety Evaluation cc: w/enclosures Zion Service List

J. Sauger 2 The Commission has previously issued a proposed finding that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration (81 FR 10683; March 1, 2016), and there has been no public comment on such finding. Approval of this amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration; no significant change in the types or significant increase in the amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite; and no significant increase in individual or cumulative public or occupational radiation exposure.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Should you have any questions regarding this action please contact me at 301-415-3017 or John.Hickman@nrc.gov. Sincerely,

/RA/

John B. Hickman, Project Manager Reactor Decommission Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos.: 50-295 and 50-304 License Nos.: DPR-39 and DPR-48

Enclosures:

1. Amendment to DPR-39

2. Amendment to DPR-48

3. Safety Evaluation

cc: w/enclosures Zion Service List Distribution: MKunowski, RIII BLin, RIII

ML16211A060 OFFICE NMSS NMSS NMSS OGC NMSS NMSS NAME JHickman CHolston BWatson SClark BWatson JHIckman DATE 8 / 01 /2016 8 / 03 /2016 9 / 12 /2016 11 / 7 /2016 12/20/2016 12/20/2016 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Service List cc: Ken Robuck President of Logistics, Processing and Disposal Group EnergySolutions 423 West 300 South, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 John Sauger Senior VP & General Manager ZionSolutions LLC 101 Shiloh Blvd. Zion, IL 60099-2797

Gerard van Noordennen VP Regulatory Affairs ZionSolutions, LLC 101 Shiloh Blvd.

Zion, IL 60099-2797

Anthony Orawiec Decommissioning Plant Manager ZionSolutions, LLC 101 Shiloh Blvd.

Zion, IL 60099-2797

Dan Shrum Senior VP Regulatory Affairs EnergySolutions 423 West 300 South, Ste. 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Russ Workman General Counsel EnergySolutions 423 West 300 South, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Alwyn C. Settles Section Head, Nuclear Facility Inspection Bureau of Nuclear Facility Safety Illinois Emergency Management Agency 1011 North St., PO Box 250 Mazon, IL 60444 Mayor of Zion Zion, IL 60099 Kelly F. Grahn Senior Health Physicist, Unit Supervisor Bureau of Radiation Safety, Environmental Management Illinois Emergency Management Agency 245 W Roosevelt Road, Building 8, Suite 55 West Chicago, IL 60185

Mr. Kent McKenzie Emergency Management Coordinator Lake County Emergency Management Agency 1303 N. Milwaukee Avenue Libertyville, IL 60048-1308 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4352

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

Tom Rielly, Executive Principal Vista 360 649 Innsbruck Libertyville, IL 60048

Director Spent Fuel & Decommissioning Strategy Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

J. Bradley Fewell Associate General Counsel Exelon Corporation, LLC 4300 Winfield Rd.

Warrenville, IL 60555

Document Control Desk - Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555