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Crow Butte Resources, Inc.; Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

Mon, Dec 17 2007 11:00:00 GMT

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 10 CFR 2.104, 2.300, 2.303, 2.309, 2.311, 2.318, and 2.321, notice is hereby given that an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board is being established to preside over the following proceeding:
Crow Butte Resources, Inc., InSitu Leach Uranium Recovery Facility, Crawford, Nebraska, License Amendment for the North Trend Expansion Area)

This Board is being established in response to requests for hearing that were filed pursuant to a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing posted on NRC's Public Web site on September 13, 2007 regarding a Request for License Amendment submitted by Crow Butte Resources, Inc. (``CBR'') on May 30, 2007 that would allow CBR to develop a satellite facility near its existing insitu leach uranium recovery facility in Crawford, Nebraska. This proceeding concerns the requests for hearing and petitions for intervention sub

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Inc.; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1; Environmental Assessment and

Mon, Dec 17 2007 11:00:00 GMT

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 50.46 and Appendix K to Part 50 for Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR53, issued to Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1 (Calvert Cliffs 1), located in Calvert County, Maryland. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact. Environmental Assessment

Identification of Proposed Action

The proposed exemption would allow the licensee to reinsert up to four lead fuel assemblies (LFAs), two of which contain cladding with advanced zirconiumbased alloys manufactured by Westinghouse Electric Company (Westinghouse), and two of which contain cladding with M5\TM\ alloy manufactured by AREVA, into the Unit 1 core during Cycle 19. The four LFAs were previously inserted into the Unit 2 core in April of 2003. The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee

PPL Susquehanna, LLC; Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of

Mon, Dec 17 2007 11:00:00 GMT

This document corrects an Environmental Assessment appearing in the Federal Register on December 5, 2007 (72 FR 68598). This action is necessary to correctly declare the Environmental Assessment as a final document (in lieu of a draft) with no action for noticing for public comment. The corrected Environmental Assessment is provided as follows:

The NRC has prepared a final Environmental Assessment as part of its evaluation of a request by PPL Susquehanna, LLC for a license amendment to increase the maximum thermal power at Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 (SSES 1 and 2), from 3,489 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 3,952 MWt at each unit. This represents a power increase of approximately 13 percent thermal power. As stated in the NRC staff's position paper dated February 8, 1996, on the BoilingWater Reactor Extended Power Uprate (EPU) Program, the NRC staff (the staff) will prepare an environmental impact statement if it believes a power uprate would have a significant impact on th

Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the University of Illinois

Mon, Dec 17 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the Subcommittee on ESBWR Design Certification; Notice of

Mon, Dec 17 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The ACRS Subcommittee on ESBWR Design Certification will hold a meeting on January 1617, 2008, Room T2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception of a portion that may be closed to discuss unclassified safeguards and proprietary information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(3) and (4).

The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:

Wednesday, January 16, 20088:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Thursday, January 17, 20088:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The Subcommittee will review and discuss the Safety Evaluation with Open Items for several chapters of the ESBWR Design Certification and make a recommendation to the full Committee. The Subcommittee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, GEHitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, and other interested persons regarding this matter. The Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate propo

Sunshine Federal Register Notice

Mon, Dec 17 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Date: Weeks of December 17, 24, 31, 2007; January 7, 14, 21, 2008. Place: Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
Status: Public and Closed.
Matters to be Considered:

Week of December 17, 2007Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of December 17, 2007. Week of December 24, 2007Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of December 24, 2007. Week of December 31, 2007Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of December 31, 2007. Week of January 7, 2008Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of January 7, 2008. Week of January 14, 2008Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of January 14, 2008. Week of January 21, 2008Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of January 21, 2008. * * * * *
* The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. To verify the status of meetings, call (recording)(301) 4151292. Contact person for more inform