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NRC-009 - Florida Power & Light Company, Turkey Point Units 3 and 4: Environmental Analysis and Finding of No Significant Impact, 79 Fed. Reg. 44,464 (July 31, 2014)
	ML15314A484
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Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	07/31/2014
From:	; NRC/OGC
To:	; Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
	SECY RAS
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	RAS 28490, ASLBP 15-935-02-LA-BD01, 50-250-LA, 50-251-LA
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NRC-009 Submitted Nov. 10, 2015 44464 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 2014 / Notices discharge from the wet weather reproduction costs. Please mail your written request and payment of facilities; and (3) all defendants are in request and payment to: Consent Decree reproduction costs. Please mail your violation of the Clean Water Act and Library, U.S. DOJENRD, P.O. Box request and payment to: Consent Decree their NPDES permits because they have 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611. Library, U.S. DOJENRD, P.O. Box unlawful sanitary sewer overflows Please enclose a check or money order 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.

(SSOs) during wet weather. for $54.25 (25 cents per page Please enclose a check or money order The proposed Consent Decree reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. for $3 (25 cents per page reproduction implements a regional asset Treasury. cost) payable to the United States management program that puts the Treasury.

defendants on a path to eliminate Henry Friedman, prohibited wet weather facility Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Susan Akers, discharges by December 31, 2035, and to Enforcement Section, Environment and Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Natural Resources Division. Enforcement Section, Environment and control SSOs within ten years of Decree entry. Among other things, the [FR Doc. 2014-18047 Filed 7-30-14; 8:45 am] Natural Resources Division.

defendants will rehabilitate and clean BILLING CODE 4410-15-P [FR Doc. 2014-17980 Filed 7-30-14; 8:45 am]

sanitary sewer infrastructure, identify BILLING CODE 4410-15-P and eliminate sources of inflow and rapid infiltration to the sewer systems, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE and continue to require repair or Notice of Lodging of Proposed Joint NUCLEAR REGULATORY replacement of private sewer laterals Stipulation under the Clean Water Act COMMISSION under local and regional ordinances.

In addition, each defendant will pay On July 25, 2014, the Department of [Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251; NRC-a civil penalty for its past violations, for Justice lodged a proposed settlement 2014-0181]

a total of $1,563,556 in civil penalties. with the United States District Court for EBMUD will pay $201,600; the City of the District of Alaska in the lawsuit Florida Power & Light Company; Alameda will pay $111,150; the City of entitled United States and Alaska v. BP Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Albany will pay $42,038; the City of (Exploration) Alaska, Inc., Civil Action Nos. 3 and 4 Berkeley will pay $267,000; the City of No. 3:14-cv-00146. AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Emeryville will pay $1,870; the City of The United States and State of Alaska Commission.

Oakland will pay $850,000; the City of filed this lawsuit under the Clean Water Piedmont will pay $41,038; and the Act against BP (Exploration) Alaska, Inc. ACTION: Environmental assessment and Stege Sanitary District will pay $48,860. The complaint seeks civil penalties and final finding of no significant impact; The proposed Consent Decree injunctive relief for violations of the issuance.

replaces a January 2009 interim Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil

SUMMARY

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory settlement with EBMUD and a March Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. 2701 et Commission (NRC) is considering 2011 interim settlement with the seq., and Alaska Statutes 46.03.710 and issuance of amendments to Renewed Satellite Communities. 46.03.740. The settlement provides a The publication of this notice opens Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-31 covenant not to sue in return for and DPR-41 issued to Florida Power &

a period for public comment on the defendants payment of $450,000.

proposed Consent Decree. Comments Light Company (FPL, the licensee) for The publication of this notice opens should be addressed to the Assistant operation of Turkey Point Nuclear a period for public comment on the Attorney General, Environment and Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4 (Turkey settlement. Comments should be Natural Resources Division, and should Point) located in Homestead, Miami-addressed to the Assistant Attorney refer to United States of America et al. Dade County, Florida. The proposed General, Environment and Natural

v. East Bay Municipal Utility District et amendments would increase the Resources Division, and should refer to al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-09361. All ultimate heat sink (UHS) water United States and Alaska v. BP comments must be submitted no later temperature limit specified in the (Exploration) Alaska, Inc., D.J. Ref. No.

than thirty (30) days after the Turkey Point Technical Specifications 90-5-1-1-08808/1. All comments must publication date of this notice. (TSs) from 100 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) be submitted no later than thirty (30)

Comments may be submitted either by to 104 °F and add a surveillance days after the publication date of this email or by mail: requirement to monitor the UHS notice. Comments may be submitted temperature more frequently if the UHS either by email or by mail:

To submit temperature approaches the new limit.

Send them to: The NRC did not identify any comments: To submit com- Send them to: significant environmental impacts ments:

By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ associated with the proposed license usdoj.gov. By email ................. pubcomment- amendments based on its evaluation of By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, ees.enrd@usdoj.gov. the information provided in the U.S. DOJENRD, P.O. By mail ................... Assistant Attorney Gen-Box 7611, Washington, DC licensees application and other eral, U.S. DOJ-20044-7611. available information. Accordingly, the ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, NRC has prepared this Environmental wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES During the public comment period, DC 20044-7611. Assessment (EA) and Final Finding of the proposed Consent Decree may be No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the examined and downloaded at this During the public comment period, proposed license amendments.

Department of Justice Web site: http:// the settlement may be examined and ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_ downloaded at this Justice Department NRC-2014-0181 when contacting the Decrees.html. We will provide a paper Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ NRC about the availability of copy of the proposed Consent Decree Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide information regarding this document.

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 2014 / Notices 44465 information related to this document (ADAMS Accession No. ML14206A853). License Renewal of Nuclear Plants:

using any of the following methods: Based on information provided in FPLs Regarding Turkey Point Units 3 and 4

Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to application and associated supplements, Final Report (NUREG-1437, http://www.regulations.gov and search the NRC staffs independent review, and Supplement 5) (ADAMS Accession No.

for Docket ID NRC-2011-0181. Address the NRCs consultation with the U.S. ML020280236); and the NRCs March questions about NRC dockets to Carol Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 2012 environmental assessment and Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-3422; pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered final FONSI for the Turkey Point email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), extended power uprate (EPU) (ADAMS technical questions, contact the the NRC did not identify any significant Accession No. ML12074A251).

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER environmental impacts associated with Identification of the Proposed Action INFORMATION CONTACT section of this the proposed license amendments.

document. Based on the results of the EA The proposed action would increase

NRCs Agencywide Documents documented herein, the NRC is issuing the UHS water temperature limit Access and Management System this final FONSI, in accordance with 10 specified in the Turkey Point TSs and (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly CFR 51.32, for the proposed license add a surveillance requirement to available documents online in the NRC amendments. monitor the UHS temperature more Public Documents collection at http:// frequently if the UHS temperature II. Environmental Assessment approaches the new limit. The proposed www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

To begin the search, select ADAMS Plant Site and Environs action is in accordance with the Public Documents and then select licensees application dated July 10, The Turkey Point site encompasses 2014, as supplemented by letters dated Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For 11,000 acres (ac) (4,450 hectares (ha)) in problems with ADAMS, please contact July 17, July 22 (two letters), and July Miami-Dade County, Florida. The site 24, 2014.

the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) lies 25 miles (mi) (40 kilometers [km])

reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301- More specifically, the proposed action south of Miami, Florida, and the nearest would amend Appendix A of Turkey 415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ city limits are Florida City, which lies Points Renewed Facility Operating nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number 8 mi (13 km) to the west, Homestead, Licenses in order to revise the UHS for each document referenced in this which lies 4.5 mi (7 km) to the temperature limit set forth in TS notice (if that document is available in northwest, and Key Largo, which lies 10 Limiting Operating Condition (LOC) 3/

ADAMS) is provided the first time that mi (16 km) south of the Turkey Point 4.7.4 from 100 °F to 104 °F. The CCS a document is referenced. For the site. The Turkey Point site is bordered serves as the UHS for the Intake Cooling convenience of the reader, the ADAMS to the east by Biscayne National Park, to Water (ICW) system and provides the accession numbers are also provided in the north by Homestead Bayfront Park coolant for the Circulating Water (CW) a table in the Availability of and a portion of Biscayne National Park, system. The CW system provides Documents section of this document. and on the west and south by FPLs cooling water to the main plant

NRCs PDR: You may examine and 13,000-ac (5,260-ha) Everglades condensers, and the ICW system purchase copies of public documents at Mitigation Bank. The Turkey Point site removes heat loads from the Component the NRCs PDR, Room O1-F21, One includes five electric generating units. Cooling Water (CCW) system during White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Units 1, 2, and 5 are fossil-fueled normal and accident conditions to Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. generating units and are not covered by support both reactor and containment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the proposed licensing action; Units 3 heat removal requirements as well as Audrey L. Klett, Office of Nuclear and 4 are nuclear generating units. Each spent fuel cooling requirements.

Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear nuclear reactor is a Westinghouse Currently, TS LOC 3/4.7.4 includes a Regulatory Commission, Washington, pressurized light-water reactor that Surveillance Requirement (SR) that DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415- generates electricity via three steam necessitates the licensee to verify the 0489; email: Audrey.Klett@nrc.gov. generators that produce steam that turns UHS (CCS) temperature once every 24-SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: turbines. The site features a 6,100-ac hour period and confirm that the (2,500-ha) closed cooling canal system average supply water temperature is I. Introduction (CCS) that cools heated water within the 100 °F limit. The proposed The NRC is considering issuance of discharged by Units 1 through 4. Unit 5 license amendments would modify the amendments to Renewed Facility uses mechanical draft cooling towers for SR to require the licensee to verify the Operating License Nos. DPR-31 and cooling, draws makeup water from the average supply water temperature to be DPR-41 issued to FPL for operation of Upper Floridan Aquifer, and discharges within the new TS limit at least once Turkey Point, located in Homestead, blowdown to the CCS. The five units per 24 hours2.777778e-4 days 0.00667 hours 3.968254e-5 weeks 9.132e-6 months , and once per hour when Miami-Dade County, Florida. As and supporting equipment (excluding the water temperature exceeds 100 °F.

required by § 51.21 of Title 10 of the the CCS) occupy approximately 130 ac FPL monitors the UHS (CCS)

Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR (53 ha). temperature at a point in the ICW Part 51.21), the NRC staff performed an The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission system piping going into the inlet of the EA to document its findings related to (AEC), the NRCs predecessor agency, CCW Heat Exchangers.

the proposed license amendments. FPL and the NRC have previously conducted The license amendment would submitted its license amendment environmental reviews of Turkey Point require the licensee to place both units wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES request by letter dated July 10, 2014 in several documents, and the in at least hot standby within 12 hours1.388889e-4 days 0.00333 hours 1.984127e-5 weeks 4.566e-6 months (ADAMS Accession No. ML14196A006) descriptions therein continue to and cold shutdown within the next 30 and subsequently supplemented its accurately depict the Turkey Point site hours if the UHS exceeds 104 °F.

application by letters dated July 17, and environs. Those documents include The proposed TS revisions would not 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. the AECs July 1972 Final result in or require any physical changes ML14202A392), July 22, 2014 (ADAMS Environmental Statement (FES); the to Turkey Point systems, structures, or Accession Nos. ML14204A367 and NRCs January 2002 Generic components, including those intended ML14204A368), and July 24, 2014 Environmental Impact Statement for for the prevention of accidents. If VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:56 Jul 30, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31JYN1.SGM 31JYN1

44466 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 2014 / Notices approved, the LAR would be effective result in changes in procedural and waters, the most significant of which is from the date of NRC approval through operational aspects undertaken by FPL the CCS. The CCS spans a 6,100-ac the expiration dates of the renewed personnel for monitoring and (2,500-ha) area (4,370 ac (1,770 ha) of facility operating licenses (i.e., through maintaining the UHS temperature limit surface water) spread over a 5-mi by 2-2032 for Unit 3 and 2033 for Unit 4). as measured at the ICW system piping mi (8-km by 3.2-km) area. The system going into the inlet of the CCW Heat includes 168 mi (270 km) of earthen The Need for the Proposed Action Exchangers. Thus, FPLs workforce canals with an average depth of 2.8 ft The proposed action is needed to would not change, and the regular (0.8 km) and contains approximately 4 provide FPL with additional operational operations workforce would otherwise billion gallons (12,300 acre-feet) of flexibility during periods when high air be unaffected by the proposed action. water. The Turkey Point units (both temperatures, low rainfall, and other Based on the above and the available nuclear Units 3 and 4 and fossil-fueled factors contribute to conditions information reviewed by the staff, the Units 1 and 2) use the CCS like a resulting in a UHS temperature in NRC concludes that the proposed action radiator and, as previously mentioned, excess of 100 °F that would otherwise would result in no significant impact on the CCS serves as the UHS for Units 3 necessitate FPL to place Turkey Point in land use, visual resources, air quality, and 4. Heated water discharges into the cold shutdown. In its application, FPL noise, the geologic environment, CCS at one end, flows through the canal states that loss of load and voltage groundwater resources, terrestrial system, and is withdrawn from the other control resulting from shutdown during resources, historic and cultural end for reuse as cooling water. The periods of high summer demand could resources, socioeconomic conditions heated discharge effluent is distributed result in impacts to grid reliability. UHS including minority and low income to 32 feeder canals. Water in the feeder temperatures have recently approached populations (environmental justice), or canals flows south and discharges into and exceeded the 100 °F TS limit on waste generation and management a single collector canal that distributes several occasions. On July 20, 2014, the activities. Therefore, this environmental water to six return canals. Water in the NRC approved a notice of enforcement assessment does not prevent any further return canals flows north to the plant discretion (NOED), which allows the evaluation of the operational impacts on intake. The entire circuit that water UHS temperature to exceed 100 °F up to these environmental resources. The travels from plant discharge back to 103 °F for a period of no more than 10 NRC previously assessed the plant intake is 13.2 mi (21.2 km), and days, as well as several other NOED exit environmental impacts of continued transit time through the system is criteria. The NRC documented the operations of Turkey Point in NUREG- approximately 44 hours5.092593e-4 days 0.0122 hours 7.275132e-5 weeks 1.6742e-5 months . Water flows NOED in a letter to FPL dated July 23, attributable to Units 3 and 4 amount to 1437, Supplement 5 and the EA and 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. approximately 1.0 million gallons per final FONSI for the EPU, and ML14204A652). minute. Temperature rise across the implementation of the proposed license Environmental Impacts of the Proposed amendments would not result in any plant (from intake to discharge) averages Action impacts beyond those already 15 to 30 °F depending on the number of characterized in these documents. fossil and nuclear units in operation, As part of the original licensing unit load, and various other factors. The review for Turkey Point, the AEC Accordingly, this environmental assessment focuses on the average intake temperature is 2.5 °F published an FES in July 1972 that above the average ambient air evaluates potential environmental environmental resources that could be affected by the change in the CCS temperature. Rainfall, stormwater impacts associated with the operation of runoff, and groundwater exchange Turkey Point over its initial 40-year thermal limit: Surface water resources, aquatic resources, and Federally- replace evaporative losses.

operating period (1972-2012 for Unit 3 The Florida Department of and 1973-2013 for Unit 4). In 2002, the protected species and habitats.

Environmental Protection (FDEP) has NRC evaluated the environmental Radiological impacts are also addressed.

The details of the NRC staffs safety issued FPL a No Discharge National impacts of operating Turkey Point for an Pollutant Discharge Elimination System additional 20 years beyond the original evaluation will be separately provided (NPDES) permit (No. FL0001562) to operating license (i.e., through 2032 for in the license amendment package operate the CCS as an industrial Unit 3 and 2033 for Unit 4) and issued to approve the license wastewater facility. Accordingly, the predicted that the environmental amendment, if granted.

CCS does not discharge directly to fresh impacts of license renewal were small Nonradiological Impacts or marine surface waters. The proposed for all environmental resources. action would not require FPL to request NUREG-1437, Supplement 5 provides Surface Water Resources modifications to the NPDES permit that assessment. In 2012, the NRC The Turkey Point site lies on the because the plant discharge limits evaluated the impacts of a then- shore of Biscayne Bay. South of the site, would not change. Plant discharge proposed EPU at Turkey Point that Mangrove Point divides the bay from limits are not intake-temperature authorized the facility to increase the Card Sound. Biscayne Bay and Card limited; rather, they are a function of the maximum power level from 2300 Sound are shallow, subtropical quantity of heat rejected to the CCS megawatts thermal (MWt) to 2644 MWt estuarine waters located between the during plant operation.

for each unit. The NRCs March 2012 EA Atlantic coast mainland and a grouping Under the proposed action, the CCS and final FONSI provide that of barrier islands that form the could experience temperatures between assessment. northernmost Florida Keys. The Atlantic 100 °F and 104 °F at the TS monitoring wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES As previously discussed, the Ocean lies beyond the barrier islands. location near the north end of the proposed action would not result in or The Intracoastal Waterway traverses system for short durations during require any physical changes to Turkey Biscayne Bay and Card Sound, and a periods of peak summer air Point systems, structures, or barge passage runs from the Intracoastal temperatures and low rainfall. Such components, including those intended Waterway to the non-nuclear units on conditions may not be experienced at all for the prevention of accidents. Further, the Turkey Point site. depending on site and weather the proposed license amendments In addition to these offsite waters, the conditions. Temperature increases involve TS changes that would only site includes several manmade surface would also increase CCS water VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:56 Jul 30, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31JYN1.SGM 31JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 2014 / Notices 44467 evaporation rates and result in higher management plan that prescribes how proposed action would not have a salinity levels. This effect would also be CCS maintenance procedures shall be significant adverse effect on the temporary and short in duration because conducted to minimize nest, hatchling, probability of an accident occurring or salinity would again decrease upon or adult disturbance. FPL also maintains result in an increased radiological natural freshwater recharge of the a crocodile monitoring program to hazard beyond those analyzed in the system (i.e., through rainfall, stormwater document breeding success and survival licensees Updated Final Safety runoff, and groundwater exchange). No on the site. Analysis Report. The proposed action other onsite or offsite waters would be As a Federal agency, the NRC must would result in no changes to radiation affected by the proposed UHS comply with the ESA as part of any levels or the types or quantities of temperature limit increase. action it authorizes, funds, or carries radioactive effluents (gaseous or liquid)

Because the proposed action would out, such as the proposed action that affect radiation exposures to only affect the CCS, and the CCS is a evaluated in this environmental members of the public or plant workers.

manmade closed cycle cooling system, assessment. Under ESA section 7, the No changes or different types of the NRC concludes that the proposed NRC must consult with the FWS and the radiological impacts would be expected action would not result in significant National Marine Fisheries Service, as from the proposed action. Therefore, the impacts to surface water resources. appropriate, to ensure that the proposed radiological impacts of granting the agency action is not likely to jeopardize license amendments would result in no Aquatic Resources the continued existence of any significant impact on the radiological As determined in the previous endangered or threatened species or environment.

section, the CCS is the only surface result in the destruction or adverse water that would be affected by the modification of designated critical Cumulative Impacts proposed action. Accordingly, this habitat. The ESA and the regulations section only addresses aquatic resources The Council on Environmental that implement ESA section 7 (50 CFR in the CCS. Quality defines cumulative impacts Part 402) describe the consultation The CCS supports a variety of aquatic under the National Environmental process that Federal agencies must species typical of shallow, subtropical Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) follow in support of agency actions.

waters, including phytoplankton, Based on a review of the proposed as the impact on the environment which zooplankton, marine algae, rooted action, the NRC staff has determined results from the incremental impact of plants, crabs, and estuarine fish. that the American crocodile is the only the action when added to other past, Because of high water temperatures and Federally-listed species that has the present, and reasonably foreseeable salinity content of the CCS, the resident potential to be affected by the proposed future actions regardless of what agency fish assemblage is dominated by species action. Pursuant to ESA section 7, NRC (Federal or non-Federal) or person adapted to living in harsh conditions, staff consulted with FWS staff at the undertakes such other actions (40 CFR such as sheepshead minnow South Florida Ecological Services Office Part 1508.7). For the purposes of this (Cyprinodon variegatus) and several in Vero Beach, Florida. The NRC staff analysis, past actions are related to the Fundulus species. The CCS is owner- prepared a biological assessment resource conditions when Turkey Point controlled and closed to the public; (ADAMS Accession No. ML14206A806) was licensed and constructed; present thus, fish and other aquatic biota in the that considers the potential for the actions are related to the resource CCS do not carry any commercial or proposed action to reduce hatchling conditions during current operations; recreational value. survival, alter crocodile growth rates, and future actions are those that are Because aquatic organisms in the and reduce habitat availability and reasonably foreseeable through the cooling canal system are unable to travel concludes that the proposed action is expiration of Turkey Points renewed to or from Biscayne Bay, Card Sound, or not likely to adversely affect the facility operating licenses. In the any other natural water body, changes to American crocodile and would have no preceding sections of this EA, the NRC the conditions within the CCS would effect on the species designated critical has determined that the proposed action not affect any aquatic populations in the habitat. Based on the NRC staffs has the potential to only affect surface surrounding natural aquatic habitats of biological assessment determinations, water resources and aquatic resources in Biscayne Bay, Card Sound, or the the NRC concludes that the proposed the CCS and Federally protected species Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, the NRC staff action would have no significant impact and habitats (i.e., the sites resident concludes that the proposed action on Federally-protected species or population of American crocodiles and would result in no significant impact to habitats. its designated critical habitat). This EA aquatic resources. In a July 25, 2014, letter (ADAMS also addresses radiological impacts of Accession No. ML14206A800) to FWS, the proposed action. Accordingly, this Federally Protected Species and section only addresses the cumulative the NRC requested ESA section 7 Habitats impacts that could result from the consultation.

The Turkey Point site is home to a proposed action and other actions on resident population of Federally- Radiological Impacts these resources. The proposed action threatened American crocodiles The proposed action would not result would have no effect on the remaining (Crocodylus acutus). Crocodiles in or require any physical changes to resources (i.e., land use, visual discovered and colonized the Turkey Turkey Point systems, structures, or resources, air quality, noise, the geologic Point CCS following plant construction components, including those intended environment, groundwater resources, wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES in the 1970s, and the site now hosts for the prevention of accidents because terrestrial resources, historic and approximately one-third to one-half of the proposed license amendments cultural resources, socioeconomic the United States breeding population. involve TS changes that would only conditions including minority and low In 1977, the FWS designated an area of result in changes in procedural and income populations (environmental Florida that includes the majority of the operational aspects undertaken by FPL justice), and waste generation and Turkey Point site (including the CCS) as personnel for monitoring and management activities), and thus, critical habitat for the species under the maintaining the increased allowable cumulative impacts would not occur for ESA. FPL maintains a crocodile UHS temperature limit. Thus, the these environmental resources.

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44468 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 2014 / Notices The NRC staff has identified several from either the presence of higher algae 7. Submission of the COLA does not actions that may contribute to concentrations or the recent chemical commit FPL to build two new nuclear cumulative effects; each of these actions treatments. units and does not constitute approval is described separately below. of the proposal by the NRC; however, Aquifer Withdrawals submission of the COLA infers that the CCS Chemical Treatments The CCS is situated above two construction and operation of the new In 2011, FPL began to notice aquifers: the shallower saltwater units is a reasonably foreseeable future increased blue green algae Biscayne Aquifer and the deeper action. The COLA will be evaluated on concentrations in the CCS. The brackish Floridan Aquifer. A confining its merits, and the NRC will decide concentrations have steadily increased layer separates the two aquifers from whether to grant the licenses after since that time. FPL has performed one another. Turkey Point, Unit 5 uses considering and evaluating the engineering and environmental analyses the Floridan Aquifer for cooling water. environmental and safety implications and believes that the presence of higher The South Florida Water Management of the proposal. Environmental impacts than normal CCS algae concentrations District (SFWMD) recently granted FPL of constructing and operating Turkey may be diminishing the CCSs heat approval to withdraw a portion Point, Units 6 and 7 will depend on transfer capabilities. FPL developed a (approximately 5 million gallons per their actual design characteristics, plan to gradually reduce algae day [MGD]) of the Unit 5 withdrawal construction practices, and power plant concentrations through controlled allowance for use in the CCS. FPL began operations. These impacts will be chemical treatment of the CCS over the pumping Floridan Aquifer water into assessed by the NRC in a separate NEPA course of several weeks. On June 18, the CCS in early July. FPL has also document. The cumulative impacts 2014, FPL submitted a request to the received temporary approval to presented in this EA may differ from FDEP to approve the use of copper withdraw 30 MGD from the Biscayne those impacts assessed for the COLA.

sulfate, hydrogen peroxide, and a bio- Aquifer, though FPL has not yet used Potential impacts presented below have stimulant to treat the algae (letter this allowance. been drawn from FPLs Turkey Point, contained in Appendix A of ADAMS FPL also anticipates the FDEP to issue Units 6 and 7 Environmental Report, Accession No. ML14206A806). On June an Administrative Order requiring FPL Revision 5 (ADAMS Accession No.

27, 2014, the FDEP approved FPLs to install up to six new wells that will ML13357A435), and NRCs 2012 EA and treatment plan for a 90-day trial period pump approximately 14 MGD of water final FONSI for the EPU.

(letter contained in Appendix A of from the Floridan Aquifer into the CCS. Of the environmental resources ADAMS Accession No. ML14206A806). Modeling performed by FPL consultants affected by the proposed action, the The FDEP requested that during the 90- and the SFWMD indicates that in possible construction and operation of day treatment period, FPL monitor the approximately 2 years, the withdrawals Units 6 and 7 only have the potential to CCS for total recoverable copper and would reduce the salinity of the CCS to contribute to cumulative radiological dissolved oxygen and submit its results the equivalent of Biscayne Bay (about 34 impacts. Units 6 and 7 would not use to the FDEP. The FDEP also parts per thousand [ppt]). Such the CCS for cooling. Rather, Units 6 and recommended that FPL coordinate with withdrawals could also help moderate 7 would have a closed-cycle cooling the Florida Fish and Wildlife water temperatures. system with mechanical draft cooling Conservation Commission (FWC) due to The current and anticipated future towers. The cooling towers would draw the presence of crocodiles in the cooling aquifer withdrawals have the potential makeup from Miami-Dade Water and system. The FWC provided its to contribute to cumulative effects on Sewer Department reclaimed water and comments on FPLs treatment plan in a CCS surface water resources, CCS would discharge blowdown into deep letter dated July 1, 2014 (letter aquatic resources, and crocodiles. injection wells. Saltwater extracted from contained in Appendix A of ADAMS Because the CCS is a manmade closed Biscayne Bay subsurface sediment Accession No. ML14206A806). cycle cooling system, aquifer through radial collector wells proposed The CCS chemical treatments have withdrawals are not likely to have a to be built on the Turkey Point site the potential to contribute to cumulative significant cumulative effect on surface would serve as a secondary source of effects on CCS surface water resources, water resources. Aquifer withdrawals makeup water when a sufficient CCS aquatic resources, and the would result in beneficial impacts to quantity and/or quality of reclaimed American crocodile. Because the CCS is CCS aquatic resources and the water is not available. Because Units 6 a manmade closed cycle cooling system, crocodiles inhabiting the Turkey Point and 7 would not use the CCS, the treatment of the CCS is not likely to site. FPL anticipates that the proposed new units would not have a have a significant cumulative effect on withdrawals will reduce the salinity of cumulative effect on CCS surface water surface water resources. Monitoring the CCS to about 34 ppt and could also resources or CCS aquatic resources.

required by the FDEP will ensure help moderate CCS temperatures over Regarding crocodiles, potential adequate water quality throughout and the long term. Both of these effects impacts to this species and its critical following treatment. Monitoring will would create favorable conditions for habitat will be addressed in a future also ensure that any unanticipated CCS aquatic biota and crocodiles, which ESA section 7 consultation between the effects on the aquatic organisms that are currently tolerating an unusually NRC and FWS. When considering inhabit the CCS are appropriately hot, hypersaline environment. cumulative impacts on Federally listed addressed. During the treatment period, species, the ESAs implementing FPL has agreed to report any potentially Turkey Point, Units 6 and 7 regulations direct Federal agencies to wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES related fish kills in the CCS to the FWC. Construction and Operation consider the effects of future State or No fish kills have been reported to date. In June 2009, FPL submitted a private activities, not involving Federal Regarding crocodiles, the NRCs July 25, combined license application (COLA) activities, that are reasonably certain to 2014, biological assessment notes that (ADAMS Accession No. ML091830589) occur within the action area of the FPL has not observed any behavioral or to construct and operate two Federal action subject to consultation distributional changes or any other Westinghouse Advanced Passive 1000 (50 CFR part 402.02; emphasis added).

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 2014 / Notices 44469 the American crocodile in this EA 10 CFR part 20 during all phases of action. The State official had no because the NRCs issuance of a license operations. Operation of Units 6 and 7 comments.

to construct and operate Units 6 and 7 would require a similar radiation The NRC staff also coordinated with is a separate Federal activity that will protection program, and the licensee the FWS pursuant to consultation under require future consultation. would be responsible for ensuring that ESA section 7 during the staffs review Regarding cumulative radiological workers are not exposed to dose limits of the proposed action. The consultation impacts, the NRC and Environmental above those specified in 10 CFR part 20. is further discussed under the Protection Agency have developed Therefore, the NRC staff concludes that Federally-Protected Species section of radiological dose limits for protection of the cumulative radiological impacts to this environmental assessment.

the public and workers that address the plant workers that could result from the cumulative effects of acute and long- combined operations of Turkey Point, III. Finding of No Significant Impact term exposure to radiation and Units 3 and 4 and the proposed new The NRC is considering issuing radioactive material. These dose limits Units 6 and 7 would result in no amendments for Renewed Facility are specified in 10 CFR part 20 and 40 significant impact on the radiological Operating License Nos. DPR-31 and CFR part 190. environment. DPR-41, issued to FPL for operation of The cumulative radiation dose to the Turkey Point to increase the UHS water public and workers is required to be Cumulative Impacts Conclusion temperature limit specified in the within the regulations cited above. The The NRC staff considered the Turkey Point TSs from 100 °F to 104 °F public dose limit of 25 millirem (0.25 cumulative impacts of CCS chemical and add an SR to monitor the UHS millisieverts) in 40 CFR part 190 applies treatments, current and anticipated temperature more frequently if the UHS to all reactors that may be on a site and future aquifer withdrawals, and the temperature approaches the new limit.

also includes any other nearby nuclear possible future construction and power reactor facilities. The NRC staff On the basis of the EA included in operation of two new nuclear units on reviewed several years of radiation dose Section II above and incorporated by the Turkey Point site. Based on the data contained in the licensees annual reference in this finding, the NRC information presented in this section, radioactive effluent release reports for concludes that the proposed action the NRC staff concludes that the Turkey Point, and the data demonstrate would not have significant effects on the proposed action, in combination with that the dose to members of the public quality of the human environment. The other cumulative actions, would result from radioactive effluents is within the proposed action would result in no in no significant cumulative impacts on limits of 10 CFR part 20 and 40 CFR part significant impacts on surface water the environment.

190. As previously indicated in the resources, aquatic resources, or the Radiological Impacts section of this Alternatives to the Proposed Action radiological environment. In addition, environmental assessment, the proposed As an alternative to the proposed the proposed action is not likely to action would result in no changes to action, the NRC staff considered denial adversely affect any Federally-protected radiation levels or the types or of the proposed license amendments species or affect any designated critical quantities of radioactive effluents (i.e., the no-action alternative). Denial habitat. The proposed action would also (gaseous or liquid) that affect radiation of the application would result in no not result in significant cumulative exposures to plant workers and change in current environmental impacts on any environmental members of the public. conditions or impacts. However, denial resources. The NRCs evaluation FPLs COLA for Units 6 and 7 would result in reduced operational considered information provided in the contains an assessment of the radiation flexibility and could require FPL to licensees application and associated doses to members of the public from the derate or shutdown Turkey Point if the supplements; the NRCs staff proposed new reactors and concludes UHS average supply water temperature independent review of other that doses would be within regulatory approaches or exceeds the 100 °F TS environmental documents, and limits. The staff expects continued limit. In its application, FPL states that coordination with the FWS pursuant to compliance with regulatory dose limits loss of load and voltage control resulting consultation under ESA section 7.

during operation of Turkey Point, Units from such a shutdown during periods of Section IV below lists the 3 and 4 under the proposed action. high summer demand could result in environmental documents related to the Therefore, the NRC staff concludes that impacts to grid reliability. proposed action and includes the cumulative radiological impacts to information on the availability of these members of the public that could result Alternative Use of Resources documents. Based on its findings, the from the combined operations of Turkey The action does not involve the use of NRC has decided not to prepare an Point, Units 3 and 4 and the proposed any different resources than those environmental impact statement for the new Units 6 and 7 would result in no previously considered in NUREG-1437, proposed action.

significant impact on the environment. Supplement 5 prepared for license IV. Availability of Documents Regarding radiation dose to workers, renewal of Turkey Point.

cumulative dose would only be The following table identifies the applicable for those workers that would Agencies and Persons Consulted environmental and other documents be engaged at both facilities (i.e., the On July 28, 2014, the NRC staff cited in this document and related to currently operating Units 3 and 4 and notified the Florida State official, Ms. the NRCs FONSI. These documents are proposed new Units 6 and 7). For Units Cindy Becker, Chief of Bureau of available for public inspection online wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 3 and 4, the licensee has a radiation Radiation Control, of the Florida through ADAMS at http://www.nrc.gov/

protection program that maintains Department of Health, regarding the reading-rm/adams.html or in person at worker doses within the dose limits in environmental impacts of the proposed the NRCs PDR as described previously.

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44470 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 2014 / Notices Adams Document Accession No.

Documents Related to License Amendment Request Florida Power & Light Company. License Amendment Request No. 231, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Re- ML14196A006 vise Ultimate Heat Sink Temperature Limit. Dated July 10, 2014.

Florida Power & Light Company. License Amendment Request No. 231, Application to Revise Ultimate Heat Sink Tempera- ML14202A392 ture LimitRequest for Emergency Approval. Dated July 17, 2014.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Turkey Point 3 and 4 Request for Additional InformationLAR231 (TAC MF4392 and ML14203A614 MF4393). [1 of 2] Dated July 18, 2014.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Turkey Point 3 and 4 Request for Additional InformationLAR231 (TAC MF4392 and ML14203A618 MF4393). [2 of 2] Dated July 18, 2014.

Florida Power & Light Company. License Amendment Request No. 231, Application to Revise Ultimate Heat Sink Tempera- ML14204A367 ture LimitSupplement 1, and Response to Request for Additional Information. Dated July 22, 2014.

Florida Power & Light Company. Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request No. ML14204A368 231, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Revise Ultimate Heat Sink Temperature Limit. Dated July 22, 2014.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Turkey Point 3 and 4 Request for Additional InformationLAR231 (TAC MF4392 and ML14204A814 MF4393). Dated July 22, 2014.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Notice of Enforcement Discretion for Florida Power & Light Company Regarding Turkey ML14204A652 Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4 [NOED NO. 14-2-001]. Dated July 23, 2014.

Florida Power & Light Company. Response to Containment and Ventilation Branch Request for Additional Information, Re- ML14206A853 garding License Amendment Request No. 231, Application to Revise Ultimate Heat Temperature Limit. Dated July 24, 2014.

Florida Power & Light Company. Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4Individual Notice of Consideration of ML14204A129 Issuance of Amendments to Renewed Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Deter- (letter) mination, and Opportunity for Hearing (Exigent Circumstances) (TAC Nos. MF4392 and MF4293). Dated July 24, 2014. ML14199A111 (enclosure)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Request to Reinitiate Informal Consultation for a Proposed License Amendment to In- ML14206A800 crease the Ultimate Heat Sink Temperature Limit at Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4. Dated July 25, 2014.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Biological Assessment on the American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) for Turkey Point ML14206A806 Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4 Proposed License Amendment to Increase the Ultimate Heat Sink Temperature Limit. Dated July 25, 2014.

Other Referenced Documents U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Re- ML020280236 garding Turkey Point Units 3 and 4Final Report (NUREG-1437, Supplement 5). Dated January 28, 2002.

Florida Power & Light Company. Proposed Turkey Point Units 6 & 7, Project No. 763, Application for Combined License for ML091830589 Turkey Point Units 6 and 7. Dated June 30, 2009.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to a Li- ML12074A251 cense Amendment To Increase the Maximum Reactor Power Level, Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4. Dated March 27, 2012.

Florida Power & Light Company. Turkey Point Units 6 & 7 Combine License Application, Part 3: Environmental Report, Revi- ML13357A435 sion 5. Dated December 23, 2013.

Florida Power & Light Company. Turkey Point Units 3 and 4; Wastewater Permit FL0001563; Request for Approval for the ML14206A806

Use of Copper Sulfate, Hydrogen Peroxide, and a Bio-Stimulant in the Treatment and Control of Blue Green Algae in the Cooling Canal System. Dated June 18, 2014.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Re: Florida Power & Light, Turkey Point, NPDES Permit FL0001562, 90-Day ML14206A806

Trial Approval. Dated June 27, 2014.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Re: Florida Power & Light, Turkey Point Plant Maintenance Activity, ML14206A806

NPDES Permit FL0001562, Miami-Dade County. Dated July 1, 2014.

(See Appendix A.)

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

of July 2014. Lisa M. Regner, Acting Chief, Plant Licensing Branch II-2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 2014-18159 Filed 7-30-14; 8:45 am]

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