PROPOSED RULES: Categorical Exclusions from Environmental Review,
Published: 2008-10-09
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to
amend its regulations describing the categories of actions which do not
require an environmental review under the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) because they have no
significant effect on the human environment. The proposed revisions
would eliminate
PROPOSED RULES: Consideration of Environmental Impacts of Temporary Storage of Spent Fuel After Cessation of Reactor Operation,
Published: 2008-10-09
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to revise
its generic determination on the environmental impacts of storage of
spent fuel at, or away from, reactor sites after the expiration of
reactor operating licenses. The proposed revision reflects findings
that the Commission has reached in the ``Waste Confidence'' decision
update
PROPOSED RULES: Waste Confidence Decision Update,
Published: 2008-10-09
On September 18, 1990, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC
or Commission) issued a decision reaffirming and revising, in part, the
five Waste Confidence findings reached in its 1984 Waste Confidence
Decision. The 1984 decision and the 1990 review were products of
rulemaking proceedings designed to assess the degree of assurance that
radioactive
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2008-10-07
Agency Holding the Meetings: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
PROPOSED RULES: Amendments/Medical Event Definitions; Extension of Comment Period,
Published: 2008-10-06
On August 6, 2008 (73 FR 45635), the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) published for public comment a proposed rule that
would amend its regulations in 10 CFR Part 35, ``Medical Use of
Byproduct Material'' to change medical event definitions. The public
comment period for this proposed rule was to have expired on October 20, 2008.
By letter
NOTICES: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Procedures for Meetings,
Published: 2008-10-06
Background
This notice describes procedures to be followed with respect to
meetings conducted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's)
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA). These procedures are set forth so that
they may be incorporated by reference in future notices
NOTICES: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Subcommittee on US-APWR,
Published: 2008-10-06
The ACRS Subcommittee on the USAPWR will hold a meeting on October
2324, 2008, Room T2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception
of a portion that may be closed to protect information that is
proprietary to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., and its contractors
pursuant
NOTICES: In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities,
Published: 2008-10-03
This notice revises a notice published on September 19, 2008,
in the Federal Register (73 FR 54435), which announced, in part, that
the public comment period for the NRC's draft Generic Environmental
Impact Statement for InSitu Leach Uranium Milling Facilities (Draft
GEIS) closes on October 7, 2008. The purpose of this notice is to
extend the
NOTICES: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Subcommittee on Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor,
Published: 2008-10-03
The ACRS Subcommittee on Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels will
hold a meeting on Friday, October 24, 2008, at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, Room T2B3.
The meeting will be open to public attendance.
The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows: Friday, October 24, 2008,8:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
The Subcommittee
NOTICES: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Subcommittee on Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor,
Published: 2008-10-03
The ACRS Subcommittee on the ESBWR will hold a meeting on October
2122, 2008, Room T2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception
of a portion that may be closed to protect information that is
proprietary to General ElectricHitachi (GEH) Nuclear Energy and its
contractors
RULES: Industry Codes and Standards; Amended Requirements; Correction,
Published: 2008-10-02
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a final
rule that appeared in the Federal Register on September 10, 2008 (73 FR
52729). The final rule amended NRC's regulations to incorporate by
reference the 2004 Edition of Section III, Division 1, and Section XI,
Division 1, of the American Society of mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Boiler and
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-10-02
The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following
proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby
informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection
of
NOTICES: Arizona Public Service Co.; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1, Maricopa County, AZ,
Published: 2008-10-02
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of a temporary exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Section 50.46 and 10 CFR 50, Appendix K,
for Facility Operating License No. NPF41, issued to Arizona Public
Service Company (APS, the licensee), for operation of the Palo Verde
Nuclear
NOTICES: Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc., Kewaunee Power Station; Kewaunee, WI,
Published: 2008-10-01
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is
considering an application for the renewal of operating license DPR43,
which authorizes Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. (DEK), to operate the
Kewaunee Power Station (KPS), at 1772 megawatts thermal. The renewed
license would authorize the applicant to operate KPS for an additional
NOTICES: Honeywell International, Inc.,
Published: 2008-10-01
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption from 10 CFR 30, Appendix C, for Materials
License No. SUB456, issued to Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell
or the licensee), for operation of the Honeywell Metropolis Works,
located in Metropolis, Illinois. As required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC
has
NOTICES: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, et al.,
Published: 2008-10-01
I.
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (the licensee), the North Carolina
Electric Membership Corporation (NCEMC/the licensee), and the Saluda
River Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SREC), are the owners of Catawba
Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (Catawba 1). With respect to their ownerships,
they are coholders of Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF35.
NOTICES: Carolina Power & Light Co., Brunswick County, NC,
Published: 2008-10-01
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) has
granted the request of Carolina Power & Light Company (the licensee) to
withdraw its August 13, 2007, application, as supplemented by letter
dated June 19, 2008, for proposed amendments to Facility Operating
License Nos. 325 and 50324 for Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1
NOTICES: Exelon Nuclear Texas Holdings, LLC,
Published: 2008-09-30
On September 2, 2008, Exelon Nuclear Texas Holdings, LLC filed with
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) pursuant
to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act and Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications, and
Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,'' an application for a combined
NOTICES: Completion of Remediation at Salmon River Uranium Development Site, Near North Fork, ID,
Published: 2008-09-30
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is noticing the
completion of remediation activities at the Salmon River Uranium Development Site, near North Fork, Idaho.
Background: The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) issued Source
Material License P4001 to Salmon River Uranium Development, Inc.
(SRUD) on October 10, 1958. This license authorized
RULES: Inflation Adjustment To The Price-Anderson Act Financial Protection Regulations,
Published: 2008-09-29
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, (AEA) requires the
NRC to adjust the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums
specified in the PriceAnderson Act for inflation at least once during
each 5year period following August 20, 2003. The NRC is amending its
regulations to satisfy this requirement.