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February 3, 2012 - No relevant citations.
February 2, 2012 - 77 FR 5281 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses Reports - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is holding public meetings concerning the release of Draft NUREG-1935, ``State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses (SOARCA) Report,'' for public comment. The purpose of Draft NUREG-1935 is to report a pilot study of best estimate analyses of the offsite radiological health consequences for potential severe reactor accidents for the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station and the Surry Power Station.
February 2, 2012 - 77 FR 5280-5281 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Service Contracts Inventory - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing for public information its Inventory of Contracts for Services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. The inventory includes service contract actions over $25,000 that were awarded in FY 2011.
February 1, 2012 - 77 FR 5063 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Thermal-Hydraulics Phenomena; Notice of Meeting - The ACRS Subcommittee on Thermal-Hydraulics Phenomena will hold a meeting on February 22, 2012, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
January 31, 2012 - 77 FR 4838-4839 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor (U.S. EPR); Notice of Meeting - The ACRS Subcommittee on U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor (U.S. EPR) will hold a meeting on February 21-23, 2012, Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception of portions that may be closed to protect proprietary information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
January 31, 2012 - 77 FR 4837-4838 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting - In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on February 9-11, 2012, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Thursday, February 9, 2012, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
January 31, 2012 - 77 FR 4807-4808 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - National Nuclear Security Administration; Revised Fee Policy for Acceptance of Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel From High-Income Economy Countries - This notice announces a change in the fee policy by the Department of Energy (DOE) for receipt and management of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from foreign research reactors (FRR) containing uranium enriched in the U.S. in countries with high-income economies, as identified in the World Bank Development Report. The fee will increase in three phases (See Table 1) for all future SNF shipments (including Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics (TRIGA) from high-income economy countries. The first phase will take effect immediately and the fee will increase from no higher than $3,750 per kg total mass (not heavy metal mass) to $5,625 per kg total mass for SNF containing low enriched uranium (LEU). The second phase will be implemented automatically on January 1, 2014, and the fees will increase from $5,625 per kg total mass to $7,500 per kg total mass for shipments of SNF containing LEU and from no higher than $4,500 per kg total mass to $6,750 per kg total mass for SNF containing highly enriched uranium (HEU). The third phase will be implemented automatically on January 1, 2016, and the fee will increase from $6,750 per kg total mass to $9,000 per kg total mass for shipments of SNF containing HEU. DOE is also implementing a new minimum fee of $200,000 per shipment of any type and amount of eligible SNF to reflect a minimum cost of providing acceptance services. This minimum fee will take effect immediately. In the case where a reactor operator already has a signed and executed contract with DOE, DOE intends to negotiate an equitable adjustment to the fee in accordance with this revised fee policy. Under this revised fee policy, the fee for return of TRIGA fuel will be the same as that of aluminum based fuel. All other aspects of the fee policy are unaffected by this Notice.
January 31, 2012 - 77 FR 4799-4800 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah - This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, February 16, 2012; 5:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: Barkley Centre, 111 Memorial Drive Paducah, Kentucky 42001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reinhard Knerr, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Department of Energy Paducah Site Office, Post Office Box 1410, MS-103, Paducah, Kentucky 42001; telephone: (270) 441-6825. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management and related activities.
January 30, 2012 - 77 FR 4586-4587 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Proposed Models for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-432, Revision 1, ``Change in Technical Specifications End States (WCAP-16294)'' Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting public comment on the proposed model safety evaluation (SE) for plant-specific adoption of Technical Specifications (TS) Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-432, Revision 1, ``Change in Technical Specifications End States (WCAP-16294).'' TSTF-432, Revision 1, is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession Number ML103360003; the model application is available in ADAMS under Accession Number ML113202614. The proposed model SE for plant-specific adoption of TSTF-432, Revision 1, is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML112991526. The proposed change revises the Improved Standard Technical Specification (ISTS), NUREG-1431, ``Standard Technical Specifications Westinghouse Plants,'' to permit, for some systems, entry into a hot shutdown (Mode 4) end state rather than a cold shutdown (Mode 5) end state. The model SE will facilitate expedited approval of plant-specific adoption of TSTF-432, Revision 1. This TS improvement is part of the consolidated line item improvement process (CLIIP).
January 30, 2012 - 77 FR 4585-4586 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Power Uprates; Notice of Meeting - The ACRS Subcommittee on Power Uprates will hold a meeting on February 23, 2012, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance with the exception for portions that may be closed to protect proprietary information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
January 29, 2012 - Weekend. No entries.
January 28, 2012 - Weekend. No entries.
January 27, 2012 - 77 FR 4203 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: MAGNASTOR[supreg] System, Revision 2 - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is confirming the effective date of January 30, 2012, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2011. This direct final rule amended the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International, Inc. (NAC) MAGNASTOR[supreg] System listing within the ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks'' to include Amendment No. 2 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) Number 1031.
January 26, 2012 - 77 FR 4027-4028 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada - This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: Atomic Testing Museum, 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Rupp, Board Administrator, 232 Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 657-9088; Fax (702) 295-5300 or Email: nssab@nv.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.
January 25, 2012 - 77 FR 3640-3646 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Withdrawal of Proposed Rule and Closure of Petition for Rulemaking: Organization of Agreement States and Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is closing a petition for rulemaking (PRM-31-5) submitted by the Organization of Agreement States, Inc. (OAS). The petition requested that the NRC amend its regulations to strengthen the regulation of radioactive materials by requiring a specific license for higher-activity devices that are currently available under a general license, and change the compatibility designation of applicable regulations from category B to category C. The petition also addresses a request filed by the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control, to change the compatibility category of a certain part of the applicable regulation from category B to category C. In response to the petition, the NRC developed a proposed rule that would have changed the compatibility of the applicable regulations, and would have limited the quantity of byproduct material contained in a generally-licensed device to below one-tenth of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Category 3 thresholds. After further review, the NRC has decided to withdraw the proposed rule and to change the compatibility designation of the applicable regulations from category B to category C.
January 25, 2012 - 77 FR 3800-3804 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Accurate NDE & Inspection, LLC; Confirmatory Order - Accurate NDE & Inspection, LLC, (Accurate NDE or Licensee) is the holder of a general license issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) pursuant to 10 CFR 150.20. This general license was granted to Accurate NDE at various times during calendar years between 2005 and 2011. This Confirmatory Order is the result of an agreement reached during an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation session conducted on September 28, 2011, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On May 26, 2010, the NRC conducted a special inspection of licensed activities involving the use of byproduct material for industrial radiography conducted under a general license pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 150.20. The inspection was conducted in response to an event that occurred on March 15, 2010, involving the loss of a sealed source of iridium-192 while performing licensed activities in offshore Federal waters. On June 28, 2010, the NRC's Office of Investigations, Region IV, began an investigation (Case 4-2010-062) to determine if Accurate NDE, a State of Louisiana licensee, willfully failed to follow Louisiana license and NRC regulatory requirements. By letter dated July 28, 2011, the NRC transmitted the results of the inspection and investigation in NRC Inspection Report 150-00017/2010-002 and Investigation Report 4-2010-062 (ML11209B523) to Accurate NDE. Based on the results of the NRC inspection and investigation, the NRC determined that five apparent violations of NRC requirements had occurred. The apparent violations involved failures to: (1) Comply with the terms of an Agreement State license that requires the licensee to follow its operating procedures, which prohibit radiographers from attempting to retrieve a disconnected source without notifying the radiation safety officer (RSO); (2) maintain accurate information concerning personnel monitoring; (3) wear personnel dosimeters at all times while performing radiographic operations; (4) conduct a radiation survey when a radiographic exposure device is placed into storage; and (5) immediately report the loss of a sealed source of radiation. In addition, the NRC is concerned that willfulness may be associated with the apparent failure to follow the operating procedure that prohibits a radiographer from attempting to retrieve a disconnected radiography source without notifying the RSO, and the apparent failure to maintain accurate personnel monitoring information.
January 24, 2012 - 77 FR 3515 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Request for Action Against Omaha Public Power District and Nebraska Public Power District - Notice is hereby given that by petitions dated June 26 and July 3, 2011, respectively, Thomas Saporito (the petitioner) has requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) take escalated enforcement actions against Omaha Public Power District, the licensee for Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1 (FCS), and Nebraska Public Power District, the licensee for Cooper Nuclear Station (Cooper). The petitions dated June 26 and July 3, 2011, are publicly available in the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession Nos. ML11182B029 and ML11192A285, respectively. The petitioner has requested that the NRC take action to suspend or revoke the NRC licenses granted for the operation of nuclear power reactors and issue a notice of violation with a proposed civil penalty against the collectively named and each singularly named licensee in this matter--in the amount of $500,000 for Fort Calhoun Station and $1,000,000 for Cooper. Additionally, the petitioner requested that the NRC issue confirmatory orders to prohibit restart at FCS and to bring Cooper to a ``cold shutdown'' mode of operation until such time as: (1) The floodwaters subside to an appreciable lower level or sea level; (2) the licensee upgrades its flood protection plan; (3) the licensee repairs and enhances its current flood protection berms; and (4) the licensee upgrades its station blackout procedures to meet a challenging extended loss of offsite power due to floodwaters and other natural disasters or terrorist attacks.
January 24, 2012 - 77 FR 3514 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Protection Against Turbine Missiles - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is issuing a revision to Regulatory Guide 1.115, ``Protection Against Turbine Missiles.'' This guide describes methods acceptable to the NRC staff for protecting safety-related structures, systems, and components against missiles resulting from turbine failure by the appropriate orientation and placement of the turbine-generator set, the management of the probability of turbine missile generation, and the use of missile barriers.
January 24, 2012 - 77 FR 3460-3461 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Reimbursement for Costs of Remedial Action at Active Uranium and Thorium Processing Sites - This Notice announces the Department of Energy's (DOE) acceptance of claims in FY 2012 from eligible active uranium and thorium processing site licensees for reimbursement under Title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. In FY 2009, Congress appropriated $70 million for Title X in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). Also in FY 2009, Congress provided $10 million for Title X through the normal appropriation process. As of the end of FY 2011, there are approximately $15.0 million of Recovery Act funds available for reimbursement in FY 2012. Of the $10 million provided by the FY 2009 appropriation, $9.9 million of unobligated balances was rescinded by the Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 112-10); and the remaining $100,000 had been obligated for Title X audit support. No funds were appropriated for Title X in FY 2012. All of the remaining Recovery Act funds will be reimbursed to licensees in early calendar year 2012 following the review of claims received by June 3, 2011. Since the available Recovery Act funds are less than the total estimated amounts eligible for reimbursement (approximately $23 million), the reimbursements to licensees will be paid on a prorated basis.
January 24, 2012 - 77 FR - 3459-3460 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Cancellation of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Mountaineer Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Project, Mason County, WV - The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy is cancelling the environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for the Mountaineer Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project in Mason County, WV (DOE/EIS-0445). DOE selected this project proposed by American Electric Power (AEP) under the Round 3 solicitation of the Clean Coal Power Initiative. DOE's proposed action was to provide $334 million in cost-shared financial assistance to AEP to support the construction and operation of AEP's proposed project.
January 23, 2012 - 3073-3075 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Codes and New and Revised ASME Code Cases; Corrections - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting the preamble, or statements of consideration (SOC), and the codified text in a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2011 (76 FR 36232). The final rule amended the NRC's regulations to incorporate by reference various editions and addenda to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code, and the ASME Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants (OM Code). The final rule also incorporated by reference (with conditions on their use) ASME B&PV Code Cases N-722-1 and N-770-1. This document is necessary to correct typographical, formatting, and punctuation errors.
January 23, 2012 - 77 FR 3288 - - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Receipt of Request for Action - Notice is hereby given that by petition dated July 27, 2011, the Natural Resources Defense Council (petitioner) has requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) order licensees to comply with 12 specific recommendations in the NRC Near-Term Task Force (NTTF) Report, ``Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century,'' of July 12, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML111861807). As the basis for this request, the petitioner cites the NTTF Report as the rationale and basis of the petition.
January 23, 2012 - 3259-3261 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - National Nuclear Security Administration; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposition of the Bannister Federal Complex, Kansas City, MO, and Notice of Wetlands Involvement - Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regulations implementing NEPA, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within DOE, announces its intention to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the disposition of the Bannister Federal Complex (BFC) (BFC Disposition EIS; DOE/EIS-0475). The 300-acre BFC is owned by NNSA and the General Services Administration (GSA). NNSA owns the portion of the BFC known as the Kansas City Plant (KCP), consisting of approximately 122 acres and 38 buildings. GSA owns the remainder of the site, consisting of approximately 175 acres and 13 buildings. Beginning in 2013, NNSA will relocate its operations from the KCP to a newly constructed industrial campus eight miles south of the BFC. Once the move is completed, NNSA's real property at the BFC will be excess to the needs of its mission and will be available for disposition. GSA is currently analyzing its occupancy of the BFC and is performing a separate Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate a future relocation option. Because GSA could also decide to relocate its operations away from the BFC, it is a cooperating agency for the preparation of this EIS, which will analyze the potential environmental impacts for the disposition of GSA real property in addition to NNSA real property. The BFC Disposition EIS will analyze the potential environmental impacts associated with reasonably foreseeable potential future uses of the property, which could be different from its current uses. These potential future uses include industrial, warehousing, and commercial/office uses. NNSA also will assess the potential environmental impacts of partial and/or complete demolition of some BFC structures. Because the proposed project could involve actions in wetlands, the EIS will include a wetland assessment.
January 23, 2012 - 77 FR 3257-3259 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Transfer of Land Tracts Located at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico - The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is issuing this Amended Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Impact Statement for the Conveyance and Transfer of Certain Land Tracts Administered by the Department of Energy and Located at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico, DOE/EIS-0293 (Conveyance and Transfer EIS) to address the remaining acreage of Los Alamos National Laboratory's (LANL's) Technical Area 21 (TA-21) Tract (about 245 acres) and the remaining acreage of the Airport Tract (about 55 acres). DOE/NNSA has determined that it is no longer necessary to retain these lands and will make them available for conveyance and transfer.
January 23, 2012 - 77 FR 2012-1214 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Notice of 229 Boundary Revision at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant - The Notices concerning unauthorized entry into or upon areas, buildings, and other facilities of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, located in McCracken County, KY, published at (30 FR 13287, October 19, 1965 and at 45 FR 30106, May 7, 1980) are amended by substitution of the following descriptive language for the entirety of the former descriptions.
January 22, 2012 - Weekend. No entries.
January 21, 2012 - Weekend. No entries.
January 20, 2012 - 77 FR 2924-2926 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comment on the Branch Technical Position on the Import of Non-U.S. Origin Radioactive Sources - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to conduct a public meeting on January 24, 2012, in Rockville, Maryland, to solicit input on a draft Branch Technical Position (BTP) on the Import of non-U.S. Origin Radioactive Sources. In 2010, the NRC published a final rule amending 10 CFR part 110 (75 FR 44072; July 28, 2010). Among other things, it added the phrase ``Of U.S. origin'' to the first exclusion to the definition of ``radioactive waste'' in Sec. 110.2. The phrase was added to the final rule in response to a public comment on the proposed rule to clarify the exclusion. Since publication of the final rule, industry has raised concerns with NRC staff regarding established industry practices and the need for guidance on implementation of the ``U.S. origin'' exclusion. The staff is holding a public meeting to obtain comments from stakeholders on the draft BTP and to discuss implementation issues associated with the ``U.S. origin'' exclusion.
January 20, 2012 - 77 FR 3010-3013 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - In the Matter of Mr. Francis Guilbeau; Order Prohibiting Involvement in NRC-Licensed Activities - Mr. Francis Guilbeau was employed as a Radiographer at Accurate NDE & Inspection, LLC, (Accurate NDE or Licensee) located in Broussard, Louisiana, in March 2010. Accurate NDE is the holder of a general license issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 150.20. This general license was granted to Accurate NDE at various times during calendar years between 2005 through 2011. On May 26, 2010, the NRC conducted a special inspection of licensed activities involving the use of byproduct material for industrial radiography conducted under a general license pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 150.20. The inspection was conducted in response to an event that occurred on March 15, 2010, involving the loss of a sealed source of iridium-192 while performing licensed activities in offshore Federal waters. On June 28, 2010, the NRC's Office of Investigations, Region IV, began an investigation (Case No. 4-2010-062) to determine, in part, whether Mr. Guilbeau: (1) Willfully failed to follow operating procedures by attempting to retrieve a disconnected source without making the proper notifications and obtaining authorization from the Accurate NDE radiation safety officer (RSO); and (2) willfully recorded an inaccurate number for a pocket dosimeter reading on the Accurate NDE Daily Radiation Report dated March 14, 2010. By letter dated July 28, 2011 (ML11209B637), the NRC informed Mr. Guilbeau that the NRC was considering escalated enforcement action for two apparent violations of NRC's deliberate misconduct rule, 10 CFR 30.10. The NRC offered Mr. Guilbeau the opportunity to request a predecisional enforcement conference or request alternative dispute resolution (ADR) with the NRC in an attempt to resolve issues associated with this matter. In response, Mr. Guilbeau requested a predecisional enforcement conference. A predecisional enforcement conference was held with Mr. Guilbeau on August 25, 2011, in an effort to obtain Mr. Guilbeau's point of view on the violations.
January 20, 2012 - 77 FR 3009-3010 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators: Advanced Boiling Water Reactors - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2104, Revision 0, ``Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators: Advanced Boiling Water Reactors.'' DATES: Submit comments by December 31, 2018. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
January 19, 2012 - 77 FR 2766-2771 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Facility Operating License Amendment from Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC., Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 - Submit comments by February 21, 2012. A request for a hearing must be filed by March 19, 2012. Any potential party as defined in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.4 who believes access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information (SUNSI) is necessary to respond to this notice must request document access by January 30, 2012.
January 19, 2012 - 77 FR 2714 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation - This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Wednesday, February 8, 2012; 6 p.m. ADDRESSES: DOE Information Center, 475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melyssa P. Noe, Federal Coordinator, Department of Energy Oak Ridge Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM-90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 241-3315; Fax (865) 576-0956 or email: noemp@oro.doe.gov or check the Web site at www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities. Tentative Agenda: The main meeting presentation will focus on the Fiscal Year 2014 budget request for the DOE Oak Ridge Environmental Management Program.
January 19, 2012 - 77 FR 2713-2714 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford - This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, February 9, 2012; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2012; 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hanford House, 802 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99356. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, P.O. Box 550, A7-75, Richland, WA 99352; Phone: (509) 376-2048; or Email: Paula.Call@rl.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.
January 18, 2012 - 77 FR 2572 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting - The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures will hold a meeting on February 8, 2012, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception of a portion that may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows: Wednesday, February 8, 2012--1 p.m. until 2 p.m. The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. The Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the Full Committee.
January 18, 2012 - 77 FR 2571-2572 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Regulatory Policies and Practices; Notice of Meeting - The ACRS Subcommittee on Regulatory Policies and Practices will hold a meeting on February 8, 2012, Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance. The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows: Wednesday, February 8, 2012--8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Subcommittee will review a Draft Final Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.127, ``Inspection of Water-Control Structures Associated with Nuclear Power Plants.'' The Subcommittee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with the NRC staff and other interested persons regarding this matter. The Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the Full Committee.
January 17, 2012 - 77 FR 2327-2328 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) has granted the request of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee) to withdraw its January 13, 2011 (Agencywide Documents and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML110130436), application for the proposed amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License (FOL) No. DPR-59 for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, located in Oswego County, New York. The proposed amendment would have modified the Renewed FOL by deleting references to specific Safety Evaluation Reports, Technical Specification Amendments, and Exemptions from License Condition 2.C(3), Fire Protection, and replacing them with the words ``as supplemented.'' The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the Federal Register on February 22, 2011 (76 FR 9823). However, by letter dated January 4, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML120050483), the licensee withdrew the proposed change.
January 17, 2012 - 77 FR 2283 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth - This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 6 p.m. ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Bradburne, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Department of Energy Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, (740) 897-3822, Joel.Bradburne@lex.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management and related activities.
January 17, 2012 - 77 FR 2283 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico - On December 20, 2011, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of open meeting announcing a meeting on January 25, 2012 of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico (76 FR 78909). This document makes a correction to that notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Menice Santistevan, Northern New Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board (NNMCAB), 1660 Old Pecos Trail, Suite B, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Phone (505) 995-0393; Fax (505) 989-1752 or Email: msantistevan@doeal.gov. Corrections - In the Federal Register of December 20, 2011, in FR Doc. 2011-32535, on page 78909, please make the following correction: In that notice under ADDRESSES, first column, third paragraph, the meeting address has been changed. The original address was NNMCAB Offices, 96 Cities of Gold Road, Suite 3, Pojoaque, New Mexico 87506. The new address is Cities of Gold Conference Center, 10-A Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506. The reason for this change is the renovations at the original location will not be completed by the meeting date.
January 17, 2012 - 77 FR 2282-2283 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah - On December 23, 2011, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of open meeting announcing a meeting on January 19, 2012, of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah. This notice announces the cancellation of this meeting. The meeting is being cancelled because the board will not have a quorum due to scheduling conflicts by members. The next regular meeting will be held on February 16, 2012. DATES: The meeting scheduled for January 19, 2012, announced in the December 23, 2011, issue of the Federal Register (FR Doc. 2011-32913, 76 FR 80355), is cancelled. The next regular meeting will be held on February 16, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reinhard Knerr, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Department of Energy Paducah Site Office, Post Office Box 1410, MS-103, Paducah, Kentucky 42001; Phone: (270) 441-6825.
January 16, 2012 - Holiday. No entries.
January 15, 2012 - Weekend. No entries.
January 14, 2012 - Weekend. No entries.
January 13, 2012 - 77 FR 2098 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene a teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on February 7, 2012, to discuss the ACMUI Permanent Implant Brachytherapy Subcommittee Report. A copy of the agenda for the meeting will be available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acmui/agenda. Handouts for the meeting will be available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acmui/meeting-slides/. The agenda and handouts may also by obtained by contacting Ms. Ashley Cockerham using the information below. DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Public Participation: Any member of the public who wishes to participate in the teleconference discussions should contact Ms. Cockerham using the contact information below. Contact Information: Ashley M. Cockerham, email: ashley.cockerham@nrc.gov, telephone: (240) 888-7129.
January 13, 2012 - 77 FR 2096-2098 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed International Isotopes Fluorine Extraction Process and Depleted Uranium Deconversion Plant in Lea County, NM - Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed Fluorine Extraction Process and Depleted Uranium Deconversion Plant. By letter dated December 30, 2009, International Isotopes Fluorine Products, Inc. (IIFP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Isotopes, Inc., submitted a license application, which included an Environmental Report that proposes the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a fluoride extraction and depleted uranium deconversion facility to be located in Lea County, New Mexico (the ``proposed action'').
January 12, 2012 - 77 FR 1920-1923 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Second Amended Notice of Intent To Modify the Scope of the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Additional Public Scoping - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces its intent to modify the scope of the Surplus Plutonium Disposition Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SPD Supplemental EIS, DOE/EIS-0283-S2) and to conduct additional public scoping. DOE issued its Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare the SPD Supplemental EIS on March 28, 2007, and issued an Amended NOI on July 19, 2010. DOE now intends to further revise the scope of the SPD Supplemental EIS primarily to add additional alternatives for the disassembly of pits (a nuclear weapons component) and the conversion of plutonium metal originating from pits to feed material for the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF), which DOE is constructing at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina. Under the proposed new alternatives, DOE would expand or install the essential elements required to provide a pit disassembly and/or conversion capability at one or more of the following locations: Technical Area 55 (TA-55) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory LANL) in New Mexico, H-Canyon/HB-Line at SRS, K-Area at SRS, and the MFFF at SRS. In addition, DOE has decided not to analyze an alternative, described in the 2010 Amended NOI, to construct a separate Plutonium Preparation (PuP) capability for non-pit plutonium because the necessary preparation activities are adequately encompassed within the other alternatives.
January 12, 2012 - 77 FR 1956-1957 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Application for a License To Export High-Enriched Uranium - Pursuant to 10 CFR 110.70(b) ``Public Notice of Receipt of an Application,'' please take notice that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received the following request for an export license. Copies of the request are available electronically through ADAMS and can be accessed through the Public Electronic Reading Room (PERR) link http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html at the NRC Homepage.
January 11, 2012 - 77 FR 1749-1750 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Preliminary Amendment Request Review Process - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is issuing for use of, and to solicit public comment on, draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) COL-ISG-025 ``Interim Staff Guidance on Changes During Construction Under 10 CFR Part 52.'' This ISG provides guidance to the NRC staff on the Preliminary Amendment Request (PAR) review process available to the initial combined license (COL) holders for use as an elective precursor to the license amendment process.
January 11, 2012 - 77 FR 1748-1749 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear Project, LLC, and UniStar Nuclear Operating Services, LLC; Combined License Application for Calvert Cliffs Unit 3 - The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hereby gives notice that it will convene an evidentiary session to receive testimony and exhibits in the contested portion of this proceeding regarding the application (COLA) by Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear Project, L.L.C., and UniStar Nuclear Operating Services, L.L.C. (Applicants) for a combined license (COL) to construct and operate one U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor (U.S. EPR) to be located adjacent to the existing Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP), Units 1 and 2, near Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland. In addition, the Board gives notice that, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.315(a), it will entertain oral and written limited appearance statements from members of the public in connection with this proceeding.
January 11, 2012 - 77 FR 1743-1748 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Facility Operating License Amendment From Florida Power Corporation, Crystal River Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 3 - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-72 issued to Florida Power Corporation for operation of the Crystal River Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 3. The proposed amendment would increase the licensed core power level for Crystal River Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 3 from 2609 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 3014 MWt. The increase in core thermal power will be approximately 15.5 percent over the current licensed core thermal power level and is categorized as an extended power uprate. The proposed amendment would modify the renewed facility operating license and the technical specifications to support operation at the increased core thermal power level.
January 10, 2012 - 77 FR 1514-1521 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations - Pursuant to Section 189a. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person. This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or proposed to be issued from December 15, 2011 to December 28, 2011. The last biweekly notice was published on December 27, 2011 (76 FR 80972).
January 9, 2012 - 77 FR 1089 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Sunshine Act Meetings - Week of January 9, 2012. Place: Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Status: Public and Closed. Additional Items To Be Considered: Week of January 9, 2012 Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10 a.m. Discussion of Management and Personnel Issues (Closed--Ex. 2 and 6). * * * * * * The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. To verify the status of meetings, call (recording)--(301) 415-1292. Contact person for more information: Rochelle Bavol, (301) 415-1651. * * * * * The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet at: www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/policy-making/schedule.html. * * * * * The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another format (e.g. braille, large print), please notify Bill Dosch, Chief, Work Life and Benefits Branch, at (301) 415-6200, TDD: (301) 415-2100, or by email at william.dosch@nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
January 8, 2012 - Weekend. No entries.
January 7, 2012 - Weekend. No entries.
January 6, 2012 - 77 FR 823 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Guidance for Fuel Cycle Facility Change Processes - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is issuing a new regulatory guide (RG) 3.74, ``Guidance for Fuel Cycle Facility Change Processes.'' This regulatory guide describes the types of changes for which fuel cycle facility licensees should seek prior approval from the NRC and discusses how licensees can evaluate potential changes to determine whether NRC approval is required before implementing a change. This regulatory guide also describes the level of information that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use in documenting and reporting changes made without prior NRC approval.
January 6, 2012 - 77 FR 813-822 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact Related to the Proposed License Amendment To Increase the Maximum Reactor Power Level: Florida Power & Light Company, St. Lucie Plant, Units 1 and 2 - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment for Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-67 and NPF-16, issued to Florida Power & Light Company (FPL, the licensee) for operation of St. Lucie Plant, Units 1 and 2 (St. Lucie 1 and 2), for a license amendment to increase the maximum thermal power from 2,700 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 3,020 MWt for each unit. In accordance with 10 CFR Section 51.21, the NRC has prepared this draft Environment Assessment (EA) and draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed action. This represents a power increase of 11.85 percent over the current licensed thermal power. In 1981, FPL received approval from the NRC to increase its power by 5.47 percent to the current power level of 2,700 MWt. The NRC staff did not identify any significant environmental impact associated with the proposed action based on its evaluation of the information provided in the licensee's application and other available information. The draft EA and draft FONSI are being published in the Federal Register with a 30-day public comment period ending February 6, 2012.
January 5, 2012 - 77 FR 485 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee - This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 9 a.m.-5:45 p.m. and Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. ADDRESSES: Doubletree Bethesda Hotel and Executive Meeting Center, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edmund J. Synakowski, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: (301) 903-4941. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Meeting: To complete the charge given to the Committee in the letter from the Director, Office of Science, dated July 22, 2011, to respond to the following questions: 1. What areas of research on new international facilities provide compelling scientific opportunities for US researchers over the next 10-20 years? 2. What research modes would best facilitate international research collaborations in plasma and fusion sciences? 3. What areas of research in materials science and technology provide compelling opportunities for US researchers in the near term and in the ITER era?
January 5, 2012 - 77 FR 441-442 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Measurement and Control of Combustible Gas Generation and Dispersal - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) has received a petition for rulemaking (PRM), dated October 14, 2011, from the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC or the petitioner). The petitioner requests that the NRC amend its regulations regarding the measurement and control of combustible gas generation and dispersal within a power reactor system. The NRC is not instituting a public comment period for this PRM at this time.
January 4, 2012 - 77 FR 304 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Sunshine Federal Register Notice - PLACE: Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. Week of January 2, 2012 There are no meetings scheduled for the week of January 2, 2012. Week of January 9, 2012--Tentative Wednesday, January 11, 2012 1 p.m. Briefing on Proposed Rule To Revise the Environmental Review for Renewal of Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses (Part 51) (Public Meeting) (Contact: Jeremy Susco, (301) 415-2927). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address--http://www.nrc.gov. Week of January 16, 2012--Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of January 16, 2012. Week of January 23, 2012--Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of January 23, 2012. Week of January 30, 2012--Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of January 30, 2012.
January 3, 2012 - 77 FR 143 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Receipt of Request for Action - Notice is hereby given that by petition dated April 13, 2011, Paul Gunter and Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) take action to immediately suspend the operating licenses of General Electric boiling water reactors with Mark I containments. More than 8,000 copetitioners submitted emails stating that they shared the concerns raised by Beyond Nuclear. Beyond Nuclear and the copetitioners will be referred to collectively as the ``petitioners.'' In their petition, the petitioners request: enforcement action to ensure that the public health and safety is not unduly being jeopardized by the unsafe operations at twenty one (21) General Electric [GE] Boiling Water Reactors [BWRs] Mark I units that rely upon a fundamentally flawed combination of free standing steel primary containments for their pressure suppression containment system, the installation of the ``hardened vent system,'' or not, and an additional three (3) Mark I units for a total of twenty four (24) units which rely upon used radioactive fuel storage pools (also known as ``spent fuel pools'' elevated to the top [of] the reactor building outside and above the rated containment structure without safety-related back-up electric power (Class 1 E) systems to cool high-density storage of thermally hot and highly radioactive nuclear waste in the event of loss of grid power.
January 3, 2012 - 77 FR 142-143 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Union Electric Company; Notice of Receipt and Availability of Application for Renewal of Callaway Plant, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-30 for an Additional 20-Year Period - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) has received an application, dated December 19, 2011, from Union Electric Company, filed pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR part 54), to renew the operating license for Callaway Plant, Unit 1 (Callaway). Callaway is a pressurized water reactor designed by Westinghouse. Renewal of the license would authorize the applicant to operate the facility for an additional 20-year period beyond the period specified in the current operating license. The current operating license for Callaway (NPF-30) expires on October 18, 2024. The acceptability of the tendered application for docketing, and other matters including an opportunity to request a hearing, will be the subject of subsequent Federal Register notices.
January 3, 2012 - 77 FR 135-137 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station; Exemption - In a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) dated August 29, 2011, (ADAMS Accession No. ML112800560), the New Jersey State OEM requested that FEMA postpone the exercise until 2012, citing the ongoing response to the Hurricane Irene aftermath. By letter dated August 31, 2011 (Attachment 3 to ADAMS Accession No. ML112730283), FEMA responded favorably to the New Jersey OEM request by agreeing to postpone the offsite portions of the biennial exercise until 2012. The onsite portion and some aspects of the offsite portions of the exercise were conducted on September 27, 2011. These portions were inspected by the NRC and evaluated by FEMA. The NRC's inspection of the September 27, 2011, exercise, documented in Inspection Report 05000219/2011502 dated November 9, 2011 (ADAMS Accession No. ML113130149), identified no findings.
January 3, 2012 - 77 fr - 134-135 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - In the Matter of Yankee Atomic Electric Company; Northeast Utilities; NSTAR (Yankee Nuclear Power Station); Order Approving Application Regarding Proposed Merger - Yankee Atomic Electric Company (Yankee Atomic or the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. DPR-3, which authorizes possession, use, and operation of the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at the Yankee Nuclear Power Station. The facility is located at the licensee's site in Rowe, Massachusetts. By application dated December 6, 2010, as supplemented on March 16, May 16, June 8, August 16, August 24, and August 25, 2011 (together, the ``application''), Yankee Atomic notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) of the pending merger of Northeast Utilities and NSTAR (each current indirect minority co-owners of 38.5 percent and 14 percent, respectively, of Yankee Atomic) and requested that, pursuant to Section 184 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), and Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.80, the NRC consent to the indirect transfer of control of License No. DPR-3 for the Yankee Nuclear Power Station, to the extent effected by the pending merger of Northeast Utilities and NSTAR.
January 3, 2012 - 77 FR 133-134 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - In the Matter of Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company; Northeast Utilities; NSTAR (Haddam Neck Plant); Order Approving Application Regarding Proposed Merger - Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (Connecticut Yankee or the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. DPR-61, which authorizes possession, use, and operation of the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at the Haddam Neck Plant. The facility is located at the licensee's site in Haddam, Connecticut. By application dated December 6, 2010, as supplemented on March 16, May 16, June 8, August 16, August 24, and August 25, 2011 (together, the ``application''), Connecticut Yankee notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) of the pending merger of Northeast Utilities and NSTAR (each current indirect minority co-owners of 49 percent and 14 percent, respectively, of Connecticut Yankee) and requested that, pursuant to Section 184 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), and Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.80, the NRC consent to the indirect transfer of control of License No. DPR-61 for the Haddam Neck Plant, to the extent effected by the pending merger of Northeast Utilities and NSTAR.
December 24, 2011 - January 2, 2012 - IEM Closed for the Holidays.
December 23, 2011 - 76 FR 80409-80410 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Draft Supplement 2 to Final Environmental Statement Related to the Operation of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2; Tennessee Valley Authority - On November 10, 2011, the NRC published in the Federal Register (76 FR 70169) an opportunity for public comment on NUREG-0498, ``Final Environmental Statement, Supplement 2, Related to the Operation of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant [WBN], Unit 2--Draft Report for Comment'' (draft SFES). The draft SFES related to the review of the operating license application for WBN Unit 2 had been prepared in accordance with Section 51.92 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. In response to requests from several members of the public, the NRC is extending the public comment period until January 24, 2012.
December 23, 2011 - 76 FR 80410 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials; Notice of Meeting - The ACRS Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials will hold a meeting on January 18, 2012, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
December 23, 2011 - 76 FR 80355-80356 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah - This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 5:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: Barkley Centre, 111 Memorial Drive, Paducah, Kentucky 42001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reinhard Knerr, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Department of Energy Paducah Site Office, Post Office Box 1410, MS-103, Paducah, Kentucky 42001. Phone (270) 441-6825. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.
December 23, 2011 - 76 FR 80354-80355 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada - This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Wednesday, January 18, 2012; 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: Atomic Testing Museum, 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Rupp, Board Administrator, 232 Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 657-9088; Fax (702) 295-5300 or email: nssab@nv.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.
December 22, 2011 - 76 FR 80138 - NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD - Representation; case procedures - On June 22, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing various amendments of its rules and regulations governing the filing and processing of petitions relating to the representation of employees for purposes of collective bargaining with their employer. This document explains which of the proposed amendments the Board is adopting at this time in the final rule and sets forth the Board’s responses to comments concerning those proposals.
December 21, 2011 - 76 FR 79229 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board - Pursuant to delegation by the Commission dated December 29, 1972, published in the Federal Register, 37 FR 28,710 (1972), and the Commission's regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.104, 2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, and 2.321, notice is hereby given that an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is being established to preside over the following proceeding: Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2). This proceeding involves an application by Exelon Generation Company, LLC to renew for twenty years its operating licenses for Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, which are located In Limerick, Pennsylvania. The current Unit 1 and Unit 2 operating licenses expire on October 26, 2024, and June 22, 2029, respectively. In response to a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2011 (76 FR 52,992), a request for hearing was filed on November 22, 2011 by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
December 21, 2011 - 76 FR 79228-79229 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Combined Licenses at William States Lee III Nuclear Station Site, Units 1 and 2; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC - Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Charleston District, have published NUREG-2111, ``Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Combined Licenses (COL) for William States Lee III Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 [Lee Nuclear Station].'' The NRC plans to hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and accept public comments.
December 21, 2011 - 76 FR 79229-79230 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting - In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on January 19-20, 2012, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Thursday, January 19, 2012, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
December 21, 2011 - 76 FR 79227-79228 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Exemption Request Submitted by Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station; Exelon Generation Company, LLC - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.c, ``Training,'' for Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-16, to delay the requirement to perform the biennial Emergency Preparedness (EP) exercise to June 2012, as requested by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (the licensee), for operation of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Oyster Creek), located in Ocean County, New Jersey. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC performed an environmental assessment (EA). Based on the results of the EA, the NRC is issuing a finding of no significant impact.
December 20, 2011 - 76 FR 78805 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Regulatory Changes To Implement the United States/Australian Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation; Corrections - On November 8, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) published in the Federal Register a final rule (76 FR 69120) that amended the NRC's regulations to implement the 2010 ``Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.'' The present NRC action is necessary to relocate a new section added by the final rule, and to make a related conforming change to the final rule.
December 20, 2011 - 76 FR 78951-78952 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting - The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures will hold a meeting on January 18, 2012, Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception of a portion that may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
December 20, 2011 - 76 FR 78909-78910 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth - This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, January 5, 2012, 6 p.m. ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Bradburne, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Department of Energy Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661. Phone (740) 897-3822. email: Joel.Bradburne@lex.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.
December 20, 2011 - 76 FR 78909 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico - This notice announces a meeting of the Environme tal Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 1 p.m.-7 p.m. ADDRESSES: NNMCAB Offices, 96 Cities of Gold Road, Suite 3, Pojoaque, New Mexico 87506. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Menice Santistevan, Northern New Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board (NNMCAB), 1660 Old Pecos Trail, Suite B, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Phone (505) 995-0393; Fax (505) 989-1752 or Email: msantistevan@doeal.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.
December 20, 2011 - 76 FR 78908-78909 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation - This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Wednesday, January 11, 2012; 6 p.m. ADDRESSES: DOE Information Center, 475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melyssa P. Noe, Federal Coordinator, Department of Energy Oak Ridge Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM-90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 241-3315; Fax (865) 576-0956 or email: noemp@oro.doe.gov or check the Web site at: www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.
December 20, 2011 - 76 FR 78908 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee - Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), and in accordance with Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 102-3.65(a), and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee will be renewed for a two-year period beginning December 14, 2011. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Department of Energy on matters related to the Biological and Environmental Research programs.
December 19, 2011 - 76 FR 78661-78662 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Correction for Draft Vieques Report: An Evaluation of Environmental, Biological, and Health Data From the Island of Vieques, PR - On December 12, 2011 the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Register published a 30-day public comment period notice in the Federal Register (76 FR 77234) for the Draft Vieques Report: An Evaluation of Environmental, Biological, and Health Data From the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.'' This comment period was published as closing on January 11, 2012 in error. The comment period will be open for 90 days and will close March 11, 2012.
December 19, 2011 - 76 FR 78702 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (Combined License Application for Levy County Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2); Notice of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Reconstitution - Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.313(c) and 2.321(b), the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) in the above-captioned Progress Energy Florida, Inc. proceeding is hereby reconstituted by appointing Administrative Judge (Technical) Randall J. Charbeneau to serve on the Board in place of Administrative Judge (Technical) William M. Murphy. All correspondence, documents, and other materials shall continue to be filed in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule.
December 18, 2011 - Weekend. No entries.
December 17, 2011 - Weekend. No entries.
December 16, 2011 - 76 FR 78096-78121 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Aircraft Impact Design Certification Amendment - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending its regulations to certify an amendment to the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (U.S. ABWR) standard plant design to comply with the NRC's aircraft impact assessment (AIA) regulations. This action allows applicants or licensees intending to construct and operate a U.S. ABWR to comply with the NRC's AIA regulations by referencing the amended design certification rule (DCR). The applicant for certification of the amendment to the U.S. ABWR design is STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC).
December 16, 2011 - 76 FR 78173-78174 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Options for Developing the Regulatory Basis for Streamlining Non-Power Reactor License Renewal and Non-Power Reactor Emergency Preparedness - The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) will conduct a public meeting with affected stakeholders to discuss the proposed options for developing the regulatory basis for streamlining non-power reactor license renewal and non-power reactor emergency preparedness. This meeting is a follow-up to the NRC's public meeting held September 13, 2011 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to discuss establishing the technical basis for proposing rulemaking to streamline the non-power reactor license renewal process, options for reorganizing the structure of regulations that pertain to non-power reactors, and potential enhancements to emergency preparedness requirements. This meeting is open to the public.
December 16, 2011 - 76 FR 78252 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee - Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, App. 2, and Section 102-3.65(a), Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee will be renewed for a two-year period. The Committee will provide advice to the Department of Energy on complex science and technical issues that arise in the planning, managing, and implementation of DOE's nuclear energy program.
December 15, 2011 - No relevant citations.
December 14, 2011 - 76 FR 77855-77856 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Detroit Edison Company; Notice of Availability of Errata Sheet for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Combined License for Unit 3 at the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant Site - Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is providing an errata sheet for NUREG-2105, ``Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Combined License (COL) for Enrico Fermi Unit 3.'' The site is located in Monroe County, Michigan. An NRC notice of availability (NOA) of the DEIS was published in the Federal Register on October 28, 2011 (76 FR 66998). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's NOA was also published on October 28, 2011 (76 FR 66925). The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the contents of the errata sheet for NUREG-2105, Volume 1.
December 14, 2011 - 76 FR 77855 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Criteria for Identifying Material Licensees for the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Agency Action Review Meeting - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the completion and availability of the new criteria for identifying nuclear material licensees for discussion at the Agency Action Review Meeting (AARM). The criteria may be found in SECY-11-0132 (NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number: ML112280111) or in the supplementary information below. The AARM is an agency meeting that allows senior NRC managers (1) to review the appropriateness of agency actions that have been taken for those nuclear power plants with significant performance problems as determined by the reactor oversight process (ROP) action matrix, (2) to review the appropriateness of agency actions for those nuclear material licensees, including fuel cycle facilities, with significant safety or security issues, (3) to ensure that coordinated courses of action have been developed and implemented for licensees of concern, (4) to review results of the staff's assessment of ROP effectiveness, including a review of approved deviations from the action matrix, and (5) to ensure that trends in industry and licensee performance are recognized and appropriately addressed.
December 13, 2011 - 76 FR 77431-77432 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Decommissioning Planning During Operations - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG) DG-4014, ``Decommissioning Planning During Operations.'' This guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use in complying with the NRC's Decommissioning Planning Rule.
December 13, 2011 - 76 FR 77563-77565 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Florida Power & Light Company; St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 1; Exemption - By letter dated March 3, 2011 (ADAMS Accession No. ML110660300), the licensee submitted a request for exemption from 10 CFR part 50, Appendix G, regarding the P-T limits calculation. The licensee requested an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix G, to use the methodology of CE NPSD-683-A, Revision 6 as the basis for the developing the P-T limits. Specifically, the licensee requested an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix G, Section IV.A.2, because the P-T limits developed for St. Lucie, Unit 1, use a finite element method to determine the KIm factors.
December 13, 2011 - 76 FR 77561-77563 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; In the Matter of Progress Energy Florida, Inc.; (Levy County Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2) - Before Administrative Judges: Alex S. Karlin, Chairman, Dr. Anthony J. Baratta, Dr. William M. Murphy. Notice (Opportunity To Make Oral or Written Limited Appearance Statements). This Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hereby gives notice that it will accept oral or written limited appearance statements from members of the public regarding the application of Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (PEF) to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a license to construct and operate two nuclear power plants in Levy County, Florida. Two sessions to hear oral limited appearance statements will be held on January 12, 2012, in Crystal River, Florida.
December 9-11, 2011 - Webmuenster on off-site assignment.
December 8, 2011 - 76 FR 76625-76628 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying a petition for rulemaking (PRM-32-6) submitted by the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO or the petitioner). The ASTSWMO requested that the NRC amend its regulations to improve the labeling and accountability of tritium exit signs. The ASTSWMO believes the majority of unaccounted tritium exit signs are disposed of in solid waste landfills where they become potential sources of groundwater and surface water contamination. The ASTSWMO requested that the NRC revise its regulations or guidance to require that: the labeling be in several locations on the sign and printed with larger font; an expiration date should be distinctly legible to a fire or building inspector without taking down the sign; and the radiation trefoil should be displayed on the front and back of advertisements. Although not a specific request for rulemaking, the petitioner recommended that a national collection effort with distinct milestones and goals be undertaken to consolidate all expired and disused tritium exit signs. The petitioner requested that the NRC organize a meeting with ASTSWMO and all interested stakeholders to set a new path forward on this issue. The NRC is denying PRM-32-6 for the reasons stated in this document.
December 7, 2011 - 76 FR 76327-76328 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Installation of Radiation Alarms for Rooms Housing Neutron Sources - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) has received a petition for rulemaking (PRM) dated September 15, 2011, from George Hamawy (the petitioner). The petitioner requests that the NRC require installation of radiation alarms in rooms housing neutron sources.
December 7, 2011 - 76 FR 76322-76327 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Petition for Rulemaking Submitted by Sherwood Martinelli - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is denying a petition for rulemaking (PRM) submitted by Mr. Sherwood Martinelli (the petitioner) (PRM-50-94). The petitioner requests that the NRC amend its regulations as they relate to decommissioning and decommissioning funding. Specifically, the petitioner requests that the NRC revise its reporting requirements, restrict funding mechanisms, require deposits within 90 days to cover shortfalls regardless of cause, amend the definition of the safe storage (SAFSTOR) decommissioning option, and eliminate the ENTOMB decommissioning option.
December 7, 2011 - 76 FR 76442 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Advisory Committee On Reactor Safeguards Meeting of The ACRS Subcommittee on Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels; Revision to December 15, 2011, ACRS Meeting Federal Register Notice - The Federal Register Notice for the ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels scheduled to be held on December 15, 2011, is being revised to notify the following: The meeting will be open to public attendance with exception of portions that may be closed to protect information that is proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4). The notice of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register on November 23, 2011 [76 FR 72451-72452]. All other items remain the same as previously published.
December 7, 2011 - 76 FR 76404-76405 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical and Radionuclides (Renewal) - In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
December 6, 2011 - 76 FR 76192-76193 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - NRC Enforcement Policy - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting comments from interested parties, including public interest groups, States, members of the public, and the regulated industry (i.e., reactor, fuel cycle, and materials licensees, vendors, and contractors), on proposed revisions to the NRC's Enforcement Policy (the Policy) and the effectiveness of the September 30, 2010 (75 FR 60485), revisions to the Policy. The intent of this request for comment is to assist the NRC in revising its Enforcement Policy.
December 5, 2011 - 76 FR 75771-75772 - NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - Emergency Planning Guidance for Nuclear Power Plants - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Supplement 3, ``Guidance for Protective Action Strategies,'' to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1, ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants;'' NSIR/DPR-ISG-01, ``Interim Staff Guidance Emergency Planning for Nuclear Power Plants;'' and NUREG/CR-7002, ``Criteria for Development of Evacuation Time Estimate Studies;'' all dated November, 2011. These documents update implementation guidance regarding, and support recent changes to, the NRC's emergency preparedness regulations.