The Federal Register

Fri, Mar 29 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Fri, Mar 29 2013 11:00:00 GMT

By letter dated January 4, 2011, Strata Energy, Inc., (Strata) submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a new source materials license for the proposed Ross InSitu Uranium Recovery (ISR) Project (Ross Project) proposed to be located in Crook County, Wyoming. The NRC is issuing for public comment a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for the Ross Project. The Draft SEIS is Supplement 5 to NUREG1910, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for InSitu Leach Uranium Milling Facilities.''

Draft Interim Staff Guidance; Availability:

Fri, Mar 29 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requests public comment on Draft Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Interim Staff Guidance No. 26A (SFSTISG26A), Revision 0, ``Shielding and Radiation Protection Review Effort and Licensing Conditions for 10 CFR Part 72 Applications.''

Meetings:

Tue, Mar 26 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Thursday, April 11, 2013, Conference Room T2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland

8:30 a.m.8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.

8:35 a.m.10:30 a.m.: WCAP17116P, ``Westinghouse BWR ECCS Evaluation Model: Supplement 5Application to the ABWR,'' Revision 0 (Open/Closed)The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, Nuclear Innovation North America (NINA), and Westinghouse Electric Company regarding the proposed Topical Report WCAP17116P, ``Westinghouse BWR Emergency Core Coolant System (ECCS) Evaluation Model: Supplement 5,'' and its application to the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) Core Design. Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).

10:45 a.m.12:15 p.m.: Update on the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Gro

Tue, Mar 26 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Applications:

Mon, Mar 25 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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Commission, Washington, DC 20555; and the Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.

A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene may be filed with the NRC electronically in accordance with NRC's EFiling rule promulgated in August 2007, 72 FR 49139 (Aug. 28, 2007). Information about filing electronically is available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/sitehelp/esubmittals.html. To ensure timely electronic filing, at least 5 (five) days prior to the filing deadline, the petitioner/requestor should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at HEARINGDOCKET@NRC.GOV, or by calling (301) 4151677, to request a digital ID certificate and allow for the creation of an electronic docket.

In addition to a request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene, written comments, in accordance with 10 CFR 110.81 should be submit

Meetings:

Mon, Mar 25 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, April 10, 201312:00 p.m. Until 1:00 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.

Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO), Antonio Dias (Telephone 3014156805 or Email: Antonio.Dias@nrc.gov) five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that arrangements can be made. Thirtyfive hard copies of each presentation or handout should be provided to the DFO thirty minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic copy of each presentation should be emailed to the DFO one day before the meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within this timeframe, presenters should provide the DFO with a CD containing each presentation at le

Mon, Mar 25 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its licensing guidance for fixed gauge licenses. The NRC is requesting public comment on draft NUREG1556, Volume 4, Revision 1,
``Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: ProgramSpecific Guidance About Fixed Gauge Licenses.'' The document has been updated from the previous revision to include safety culture, security of radioactive materials, protection of sensitive information, and changes in regulatory policies and practices. This document is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff and will also be available to Agreement States.

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Fri, Mar 22 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice that was published in the Federal Register (FR) on February 5, 2013 (78 FR 8195), regarding the applications and amendments to facility operating licenses and combined licenses involving no significant hazards considerations. This action is necessary to correct an erroneous date.

Facility Operating License Amendments; Corrections:

Thu, Mar 21 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The original ``Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing'' was published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2012 (77 FR 16274) and included Big Rock Plant. This notice corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on January 22, 2013 (78 FR 44754476), to include a missing facility operating license number and a missing amendment number. This action is necessary to include the license and amendment number for which the license amendment was issued.

Materials License Renewals:

Thu, Mar 21 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing notice of issuance of a license renewal for Materials License No. SUA 1341 to Uranium One USA, Inc. (Uranium One) for its Willow Creek Uranium In Situ Recovery (ISR) Project in Johnson and Campbell Counties, Wyoming.

Tue, Mar 19 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to establish security requirements for the use and transport of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material. The NRC considers these quantities to be risk significant and, therefore, to warrant additional protection. Category 1 and category 2 thresholds are based on the quantities established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources, which the NRC endorses. The objective of this final rule is to provide reasonable assurance of preventing the theft or diversion of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material. The regulations also include security requirements for the transportation of irradiated reactor fuel that weighs 100 grams or less in net weight of irradiated fuel. The final rule affects any licensee that possesses an aggregated category 1 or category 2 quantity of radioactive material, any licensee that

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Tue, Mar 19 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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 or combined license, as applicable, 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 February 21, 2013, to March 6, 2013. The last biweekly notice was published on March 4, 2013 (78 FR 14126).

License Amendment Request:

Tue, Mar 19 2013 11:00:00 GMT

In November 2012, URENCO USA submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) a license amendment request. The existing license (No. SNM2010) authorizes operation of a uranium enrichment facility in New Mexico. The facility produces enriched uranium up to a maximum of 5.0 percent U235, using a gas centrifuge process. If granted, the license amendment would authorize increased annual production capability from the present 3 million separative work units (SWU) to 10 million SWU.

Proposed Internal Restructuring and Indirect Transfer of License:

Tue, Mar 19 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is correcting a notice that was published in the Federal Register (FR) on March 5, 2013 (78 FR 14361), regarding the order approving the proposed internal restructuring and indirect transfer of license. This action is necessary to correct the date of a safety evaluation that was incorrectly referenced in Section II of this notice. The safety evaluation date was corrected by letter dated February 25, 2013, which is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML13056A266.

Tue, Mar 19 2013 11:00:00 GMT

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks:

Mon, Mar 18 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International, Inc. (NAC) Modular Advanced Generation Nuclear Allpurpose Storage (MAGNASTOR[supreg]) System listing within the ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks'' to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031. Amendment No. 3 revises authorized contents to include: Pressurized water reactor (PWR) damaged fuel contained in damaged fuel (DF) cans that are placed in a damaged fuel basket assembly; PWR fuel assemblies with nonfuel hardware per the expanded definition in the Amendment No. 3 application; and PWR fuel assemblies with up to five activated stainless steel fuel replacement rods at a maximum burnup/exposure of 32.5 gigawatt days per metric ton of uranium (GWd/MTU). Additionally, Amendment No. 3 revises paragraph 4.3.1(i) in appendix A of the CoC Technical Specifications (TS) to clarify that the maximum design basis earthquake accelerations of 0

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks:

Mon, Mar 18 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International, Inc., Modular Advanced Generation Nuclear Allpurpose Storage (MAGNASTOR[supreg]) Cask System listing within the ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks'' to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031. Amendment No. 3 includes changes that would revise authorized contents to include: pressurized water reactor (PWR) damaged fuel contained in damaged fuel cans that are placed in a damaged fuel basket assembly; PWR fuel assemblies with nonfuel hardware per the expanded definition in the Amendment No. 3 application; and PWR fuel assemblies with up to five activated stainless steel fuel replacement rods at a maximum burnup/exposure of 32.5 gigawatt days per metric ton of uranium (GWd/MTU). Additionally, Amendment No. 3 would revise paragraph 4.3.1(i) in appendix A of the CoC Technical Specifications (TS), to clarify that the maximum desi

Applications for Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses; Withdrawal:

Thu, Mar 14 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting the request of Florida Power Corporation (the licensee), through its owner Duke Energy, to withdraw its June 15, 2011, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML112070659), application for proposed amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR72 for the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR3), located in Florida, Citrus County. The proposed amendment would have revised the facility operating license and the technical specifications to support operation at an increased core thermal power level.

Applications for Export License Amendments:

Thu, Mar 14 2013 11:00:00 GMT

NRC Export License Amendment Application Description of Material Name of applicant Date of
application Date received Material type Total quantity End use Recipient country Application No. Docket No.
U.S. Department of Energy, HighEnriched Uranium 10 kilograms uranium To manufacture HEU targets in France The Netherlands. National Nuclear Security (93.35%). (9.3 kilograms U235). for irradiation in research reactors Administration. for fabrication of molybdenum99 (Mo February 25, 2013............... 99) medical isotopes in the Nuclear February 28, 2013............... Research and Consultancy Group in XSNM3708/01........

Tue, Mar 12 2013 11:00:00 GMT

This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on March 1, 2013 (41 FR 13911), that announced the solicitation for comments of the proposed revision in Chapter 3, ``Design of Structures, Components, Equipment, and Systems'' and is soliciting public comment on NUREG0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition.'' This action is necessary to correct the date of the document. This action also corrects an incorrect Agency Wide Document Management System Accession Number contained in the ``Supplementary Information'' section of the notice.

Tue, Mar 12 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued for public comment a document entitled: Compendium of Analyses to Investigate Select Level 1 Probabilistic Risk Assessment EndState Definition and Success Criteria Modeling IssuesDraft Report for Comment.

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Tue, Mar 12 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment Draft Regulatory Guide, DG1269 ``Maintenance, Testing, and Replacement of Vented LeadAcid Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants.'' The draft guide describes methods that the NRC staff consider acceptable for use in complying with the agency's regulations with regard to the maintenance, testing, and replacement of vented leadacid storage batteries in nuclear power plants.

Tue, Mar 12 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Mon, Mar 11 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice that was published in the Federal Register on March 4, 2013 (78 FR 14126), regarding the applications and amendments to facility operating licenses and combined licenses involving no significant hazards consideration. This action is necessary to correct a missing NRC Docket ID in the ADDRESSES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections of this document that was inadvertently omitted. In addition, this action makes minor editorial corrections to those sections.

Approvals of Direct Transfers of Licenses and Issuances of License

Mon, Mar 11 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing a notice of consent to the direct transfer of licenses and issuance of License Amendment 7 to Materials License No. SNM7003 for the American Centrifuge Lead Cascade Facility (Lead Cascade), and Amendment 3 to Materials License No. SNM2011 for the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP). This action authorized the direct transfer of these licenses from USEC Inc. (USEC) to American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO).

License Renewal Applications:

Fri, Mar 8 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an application for renewal of Facility Operating Licenses DPR77 and DPR79 for an additional 20 years of operation at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (SQN). Sequoyah Nuclear Plant is located in SoddyDaisy, Tennessee. The current operating license for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 expires on September 17, 2020, and Unit 2 expires on September 15, 2021.

Fri, Mar 8 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:

1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 5, ``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.''

2. Current OMB approval number: 31500209.

3. How often the collection is required: Part 5 follows provisions covered in 10 CFR part 4, Section 4.331 Compliance Reviews, which indicates that the NRC may conduct compliance reviews and PreAward reviews of recipients or use other similar procedures that will permit it to investigate and correct violations of the act and these regulations. The NRC may conduct these reviews even in absence of a

Fri, Mar 8 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval for a new information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:

1. The title of the information collection: Reactor Oversight Process External Survey.

2. Current OMB approval number: 3150XXXX.

3. How often the collection is required: Once every 2 years.

4. Who is required or asked to report: Members of the public, licensees, and other interested stakeholders.

5. The number of annual respondents: 13.

6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 13.

7. Abstract: The mission of the NRC is to regulate the nation's civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, to promote t

Applications for License Renewals:

Thu, Mar 7 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. The proposed amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA90), as amended, which requires the NRC to recover through fees approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, not including amounts appropriated for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing (WIR) and amounts appropriated for generic homeland security activities. The NRC is currently operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) which is set to expire on March 27, 2013. Based on the FY 2013 budget submitted to the Congress, the NRC is proposing fees in this rulemaking based on the FY 2013 budget which is estimated to be $1,053.2 million. After accounting for billing adjustments, the total amount to be billed as fees is approximately $924.8 million. These fees are subject to change pending congressional action which may include

Thu, Mar 7 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is expanding the scope of the postinvestigation Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program for a 1year pilot period. The NRC and its licensees are the parties to this form of ADR. Currently, postinvestigation ADR is used in the NRC's Enforcement Program for cases involving discrimination and other wrongdoing after the NRC's Office of Investigations has completed an investigation substantiating the allegation. The pilot ADR Program will expand postinvestigation ADR to include all escalated nonwillful (traditional) enforcement cases with proposed civil penalties (this will not include violations associated with findings assessed through the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) \1\).
\1\ Reference to the ROP includes the construction ROP.

Meetings:

Wed, Mar 6 2013 11:00:00 GMT

NRC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on April 1516, 2013. A sample of agenda items to be discussed during the public session includes: (1) An update on the status of the Commission Paper on data collection for Patient Release; (2) an update on the proposed interim enforcement policy for Permanent Implant Brachytherapy programs; (3) medical related events from fiscal year 2012; (4) an update on the 10 CFR Part 35 Rulemaking; (5) a discussion on the draft guidance for the 10 CFR Part 35 Rulemaking; (6) an overview of the NNSA's efforts to minimize the use of highly enriched uranium in molybdenum99 production; (7) an overview of the 2013 reimbursement policy for nonHEU produced medical isotopes and (8) the Abnormal Occurrence Subcommittee Report. The agenda is subject to change. The current agenda and any updates will be available at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doccollections/a

Tue, Mar 5 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Internal Restructuring and Indirect Transfers of Licenses; Approvals:

Tue, Mar 5 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Luminant Generation Company LLC (Luminant, the licensee), is the holder of the Facility Operating License Nos. NPF87 and NPF89, which authorizes the possession, use, and operation of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (CPNPP), and its Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Facility. CPNPP is located in Somervell County, Texas.

II

By application dated October 11, 2012, as supplemented by letters dated October 24, November 26, December 5,
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and December 17, 2012, the licensee, acting on behalf of Energy Future Holdings Corporation (EFH), Energy Future Competitive Holdings Company (EFCH), Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company LLC, and Luminant Holding Company LLC, the applicants, seek approval pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 of the indirect transfer of control of CPNPP, Units 1 and 2, Facility Operating License Nos. NPF87 and NPF89, respectively. The transfer also involves the general license for CPNPP Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Facility.

License Renewal Applications:

Tue, Mar 5 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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current licenses. SQN Units 1 and 2 are located in SoddyDaisy, TN; the current operating license for Unit 1 expires on September 17, 2020, and Unit 2 expires on September 15, 2021.

TVA submitted the application dated January 7, 2013, pursuant to part 54 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), to renew operating licenses DPR77 and DPR79. A notice of receipt and availability of the license renewal application (LRA) was published in the Federal Register on February 22, 2013 (78 FR 12365).

The Commission's staff has determined that TVA has submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c), to enable the staff to undertake a review of the application, and that the application is therefore acceptable for docketing. The current Docket Numbers, 50327 and 50328, for operating license numbers DPR77, DPR79, respectively, will be retained. The determination to accept the LRA for docketing does not constitute a d

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Mon, Mar 4 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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 or combined license, as applicable, 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 February 7, 2013, to February 20, 2013. The last biweekly notice was published on February 19, 2013 (78 FR 11688).

Standard Review Plans; Revisions:

Fri, Mar 1 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising the following sections in Chapter 3, ``Design of Structures, Components, Equipment, and Systems'' and is soliciting public comment on NUREG 0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition,'' Section 3.7.1, ``Seismic Design Parameters,'' Section 3.7.2, ``Seismic System Analysis,'' Section 3.7.3, ``Seismic Subsystem Analysis,'' Section 3.8.1, ``Concrete Containment,'' Section 3.8.3, ``Concrete And Steel Internal Structures of Steel Or Concrete Containments, ``Section 3.8.4, ``Other Seismic Category I Structures,'' and Section 3.8.5, ``Foundations.''

Planned Monitoring Activities:

Thu, Feb 28 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of ``U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Plan for Monitoring Disposal Actions Taken by the U.S. Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site FArea Tank Farm Facility in Accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, (NDAA)'' Revision 0, dated January 2013.

Confirmatory Orders Modifying Licenses:

Wed, Feb 27 2013 11:00:00 GMT

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC, the licensee) is the holder of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR66 and NPF73 issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) pursuant to part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,'' on November 5, 2009. The licenses authorize the operation of the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (Beaver Valley, facility), in accordance with conditions specified therein. The facility is located on the licensee's site in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.

II

On December 22, 2005, FENOC notified the NRC of its intent to transition the facility to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805 fire protection program in accordance with 10 CFR 50.48(c). Under this initiative, the NRC has exercised enforcement discretion for most fire protection noncompliances that are identified during the licensee's transition to NFPA 805, and for certain existin

Tue, Feb 26 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an endorsement letter with clarifications of Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)1025287, ``Seismic Evaluation Guidance: Screening, Prioritization and Implementation Details (SPID) for the Resolution of Fukushima NearTerm Task Force Recommendation 2.1: Seismic,'' Revision 0, hereafter referred to as the SPID report. This SPID report provides guidance and clarification of an acceptable approach to assist nuclear power reactor licensees when responding to the NRC staff's request for information dated March 12, 2012, Enclosure 1, ``Recommendation 2.1: Seismic.'' The NRC staff's endorsement
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letter includes additional clarifications on the: (1) Use of the Individual Plant Examination of External Events (IPEEE) submittals for screening purposes; (2) development of foundation input response spectra (FIRS) consistent with the site response used in the development of the sitespecific ground motion response spectrum (GMRS); (3) up

Tue, Feb 26 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Technical Specifications Task Force Travelers:

Tue, Feb 26 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of Technical Specifications (TSs) Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF535, Revision 0, ``Revise Shutdown Margin Definition to Address Advanced Fuel Designs,'' for plantspecific adoption using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process (CLIIP). Additionally, the NRC staff finds the proposed TS (Volume 1) and TS Bases (Volume 2) changes in Traveler TSTF535 acceptable for inclusion in the following Standard Technical Specifications (STS): NUREG1433, ``Standard Technical Specifications General Electric Plants BWR/4,'' and NUREG 1434, ``Standard Technical Specifications General Electric Plants, BWR/ 6.''

Meetings:

Mon, Feb 25 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, March 6, 20138:30 a.m. Until 12:00 p.m.

The Subcommittee will review and discuss the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1, License Renewal Application (LRA). The Subcommittee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with the NRC staff, Entergy Operations Inc., 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.

Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO), Kent Howard (Telephone 3014152989 or Email: Kent.Howard@nrc.gov) five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Thirtyfive hard copies of each presentation or handout should be provided to the DFO thirty minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic copy of each pr

Applications:

Fri, Feb 22 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of February, 2013.

For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. Lubinski,
Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 201304113 Filed 22113; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 759001P

License Amendment Requests:

Fri, Feb 22 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Acceptability of Corrective Action Programs:

Wed, Feb 20 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft NUREG2154 ``Acceptability of Corrective Action Programs for Fuel Cycle Facilities.'' The draft NUREG provides guidance to the NRC staff on how to determine whether a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) submitted by the licensee of a fuel cycle facility is acceptable.

Considerations of Indirect Transfers:

Wed, Feb 20 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Tue, Feb 19 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a Federal Register notice with a 60day comment period on this information collection on November 14, 2012 (77 FR 69664).

1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: New.

2. The title of the information collection: Voluntary Reporting of Planned Topical Report Submissions.

3. Current OMB approval number: 3150XXXX.

4. The form number if applicable: N/A.

5. How often the collection is required: Annually.

6. Who will be required or asked to report: Organizations submitting topical reports for review by the NRC st

Tue, Feb 19 2013 11:00:00 GMT

1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension.

2. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 664, General Licensee Registration.

3. Current OMB approval number: 31500198.

4. The form number if applicable: NRC Form 664.

5. How often the collection is required: Annually.

6. Who will be required or asked to report: General Licensees of the NRC who possess certain generally licen

Facility License Amendments:

Tue, Feb 19 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) decommissioning plan (DP) by amendment to the Facility License R77 for the Buffalo Materials Research Center (BMRC) reactor.

Tue, Feb 19 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:

1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension.

2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 32 ``Specific Domestic Licenses to Manufacture or Transfer Certain Items Containing Byproduct Material.''

3. Current OMB approval number: 31500001.

4. The form number if applicable: NRC Form 653, NRC Form 653A, and NRC Form 653

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Tue, Feb 19 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to Section 189a. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 or combined license, as applicable, 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 January 24, 2013, to February 6, 2013. The last biweekly notice was published on February 5, 2013 (78 FR 8195).

Thu, Feb 14 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing for public information its Inventory of Contracts for Services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012. The inventory includes service contract actions over $25,000 that were awarded in FY 2012.

Wed, Feb 13 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a Federal Register Notice with a 60day comment period on this information collection on October 17, 2012 (77 FR 63893).

1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension.

2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 71, ``Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material''.

3. Current OMB approval number: 31500008.

4. The form number if applicable: N/A.

5. How often the collection is required: On occasion. Application for package certification may be made at any time. Required reports are colle

Tue, Feb 12 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board:

Tue, Feb 12 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Crow Butte Resources, Inc.

(Marsland Expansion Area)

This proceeding involves a request from Crow Butte Resources, Inc. to amend its Source Material License, SUA1534, to obtain authority to construct and operate an in situ uranium recovery satellite facility at its Marsland site in Dawes County, Nebraska. In response to a ``Notice of Opportunity for a Hearing'' published in the Federal Register, see 77 Fed. Reg. 71,454 (Nov. 30, 2012), hearing requests were filed on January 29, 2013 by (1) the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and (2) a consolidated group of petitioners comprised of Antonia Loretta Afraid of Bear Cook, Bruce McIntosh, Debra White Plume, Western Nebraska Resources Council, and Aligning for Responsible Mining.

The Board is comprised of the following administrative judges:

G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Chair, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 205550001; Dr. Richard E. Wardwell, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Reg

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Tue, Feb 12 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Mon, Feb 11 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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NRC Import License Amendment Application [Description of material] Name of applicant; date of
application; date received; Material type Total quantity End use Country from application no.; docket no.
Diversified Scientific Class A radioactive Up to 378,000 Volume reduction...... Canada Services, Inc.; January 10, mixed waste kilograms. Amend to: (1) add four 2013; January 16, 2013; IW012/ consisting of solids, Total Activity Canadian suppliers to 05; 11005322. semisolids, and Level: Up to 278 ``Points of Origin''; liquids contaminated TBq (7,500 Ci). and (2) include with various authorization for the materials including use of containers

Facility Operating Licenses:

Mon, Feb 11 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued NUREG- 1022, Revision 3, ``Event Reporting Guidelines: 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73.''
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The NUREG1022 contains guidelines that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use in meeting the event reporting requirements for operating nuclear power reactors. Revision 3 to NUREG1022 incorporates clarifying revisions to the guidelines.

Mon, Feb 11 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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NRC Export License Amendment Application [Description of material] Name of applicant; date of
application; date received; Material type Total quantity End use Recipient application No.; docket No. country Diversified Scientific Class A radioactive Up to a maximum Return of non Canada. Services, Inc., Janurary 10, mixed waste total of 420 conforming waste and/ 2013, January 16, 2013, XW008/ consisting of kilograms or waste resulting 04, 11005323. material contaminated (estimated from processing with various quantity of materials for radionuclides in Class A appropriate varying com

Fri, Feb 8 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC (MOX Services) holds Construction [[Page 9432]]
Authorization (CA) CAMOX001 for construction of a Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina.

II

By letter dated August 30, 2012, as supplemented by letters dated October 1, 2012, December 20, 2012, and January 16, 2013, and a purchase transaction agreement dated July 30, 2012 (together, the Transfer Application), MOX Services requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent to the proposed indirect transfer of Construction Authorization (``CA'') CAMOX001 that would be effected by the indirect transfer of control of Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.'s (``Shaw E&I'') 30% interest, and Shaw Project Services Group, LLC's (``SPSG'') 40% interest in MOX Services. The transfer will occur as a result of the purchase of Shaw E&I and SPSG's ultimate parent company, The Shaw Group Inc. (``Shaw''), by Chica

Wed, Feb 6 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its export and import regulations by adding South Sudan to the list of restricted destinations. This amendment is necessary to conform the NRC's regulations with U.S. Government foreign policy.

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Tue, Feb 5 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Background

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
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to an operating license or combined license, as applicable, 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 January 10 to January 23, 2013. The last biweekly notice was published on January 22, 2013 (78 FR 4469).

Tue, Feb 5 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing for public comment a notice of receipt for a petition for rulemaking (PRM), dated October 3, 2012, which was filed with the NRC by Anthony R. Pietrangelo on behalf of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI or the petitioner). The petition was docketed by the NRC on October 18, 2012, and assigned Docket No. PRM727. The petitioner requests that the NRC add a new rule that governs the format and content of spent fuel storage cask Certificates of Compliance (CoCs), extend the backfit rule to CoCs, and make other improvements that result in ``more efficient and effective NRC oversight of dry cask storage activities as well as improved implementation of dry cask storage requirements by industry.''

Meetings:

Tue, Feb 5 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The Joint ACRS Subcommittees on Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena and Materials, Metallurgy and Reactor Fuels will hold a meeting on February 20, 2013, Room T2B1, 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 propriety pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(c)(4). The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:

Wednesday, February 20, 20138:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

The Subcommittees will review and discuss the thermal conductivity degradation (TCD) issue, how TCD impacts legacy fuel mechanical design codes, and how TCD affects plant safety analysis. The Subcommittees will hear presentations by and hold discussions with the NRC staff and other interested persons regarding this matter.

Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO), Weidong Wang (Telephone 3014156279 or Email:

Early Site Permits and Conforming Amendments; Approvals:

Tue, Feb 5 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Virginia Electric and Power Company, doing business as Dominion Virginia Power (DVP), and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), hold Early Site Permit 003 (ESP003) for North Anna Site issued on November 27, 2007, pursuant to section 52.24 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) ``Issuance of Early Site Permit.'' The permit expires on November 27, 2027.

II

By application dated March 1, 2012, DVP requested, on its own behalf and behalf of ODEC, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) consent to the transfer of ODEC's undivided ownership interest in ESP003 from ODEC to DVP, with DVP becoming the sole permit holder. As a result of this transfer, DVP will assume all of ODEC's rights and obligations, including all rights and obligations under the ESP.

A notice entitled, Approval of Transfer of Early Site Permit (ESP) and Conforming Amendment, Virginia Electric and Power Company, North Anna ESP Site, was published in the Federal Regist

Exemption of Material for Proposed Disposal Procedures:

Tue, Feb 5 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Mon, Feb 4 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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NRC Import License Amendment Application [Description of material] Name of applicant; date of
application; date received; Material type Total quantity End use Country; from application no.; docket No.
Eastern Technologies, Inc.; Class A radioactive Up to a maximum Amend to: 1) Revise Mexico. December 28, 2012; January waste including total of (5) ``End Use'' to 2, 2013; IW016/02; 11005602. various materials curies over the remove Impact (e.g., polyvinyl duration of the Services as the U.S. alcohol (PVA) based license. third party waste protective clothing processing company; and related and 2) extend the products, inc

Facility Operating Licenses:

Mon, Feb 4 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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NRC Export License Amendment Application [Description of material] Name of applicant; date of
application; date received; Material type Total quantity End use Recipient country application no.; docket No.
Eastern Technologies, Inc.; Class A radioactive The total Amend to: 1) Remove Mexico. December 28, 2012; January waste as slightly quantity ``Other U.S. 2, 2013; XW016/01; 11005825. contaminated authorized for Party(ies) to secondary waste export will not Export,'' 2) revise resulting from the exceed ``Description of dissolving and quantities Materials or decontamination of imported in Facilities'' to polyvinyl alcohol a

Fri, Feb 1 2013 11:00:00 GMT

1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension.

2. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 55, Operators' Licenses.

3. Current OMB approval number: 31500018.

4. The form number if applicable: N/A.

5. How often the collection is required: As necessary for NRC to meet its responsibilities to determine the eligibility for applicants and operators.

6. Who will be required o

Meetings:

Fri, Feb 1 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene a teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on March 5, 2013, to discuss the draft report of the ACMUI Rulemaking Subcommittee that was formed to provide comments to the NRC staff on the proposed changes to 10 CFR Part 35. Contingent upon the outcome of the March 5, 2013, the NRC will also convene a second teleconference of the ACMUI on March 12, 2013, to further discuss the ACMUI Rulemaking Subcommittee Report. A copy of the agenda for each meeting will be available at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doccollections/acmui/agenda. Handouts for each of the meetings will be available at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doccollections/acmui/meetingslides/. The agenda(s) and handouts may also by obtained by contacting Ms. Sophie Holiday using the information b

Facility Operating Licenses:

Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Applications for Approval:

Wed, Jan 30 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice that was published in the Federal Register on October 25, 2012 (77 FR 65208), regarding NRC consideration of an application for approval of an indirect transfer of control regarding Construction Authorization CAMOX001. This action is necessary to correct the corporate name of the proposed transferee.

Interim Staff Guidance:

Tue, Jan 29 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is issuing Final Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DC/COLISG013 and DC/COLISG014. ISG013 supplements NUREG0800 Standard Review Plan (SRP) Section 11.2 and Branch Technical Position 116 and ISG014 supplements SRP Sections 2.4.12 and 2.4.13. The purpose of these ISGs is to provide staff guidance for assessing combined license (COL) applicant compliance with acceptance criteria.

Tue, Jan 29 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Combined Licenses; Applications and Amendments:

Tue, Jan 29 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Mon, Jan 28 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision to its Enforcement Policy (Enforcement Policy or Policy) to incorporate changes directed by the Commission, to make other changes proposed and evaluated by the staff, and to make minor edits.

License Terminations:

Mon, Jan 28 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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2012, the licensee conducted a Final Status Survey (FSS) in the soils of the building footprint per the NRC reviewed FSS Plan. The Class 1 survey unit consisted of the exposed soils in the building footprint and the Class 2 survey unit was the immediate area surrounding the excavation area.

The U of IL submitted the FSS report with the request for license termination for the ATR on October 9, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12345A245). The NRC reviewed the FSS report and determined that the survey data was in accordance with the Decommissioning Plan and the FSS Plan. The report documented that compliance with the criteria in the NRCapproved decommissioning plan for both reactors had been demonstrated.

Additionally, a confirmatory survey including soil samples and a gamma walkover survey was completed by the NRC Region III staff. Their conclusions, as noted in the NRC's Inspection Report 05000151/12005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12307A330), were that ``the results of the confirmato

Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses:

Fri, Jan 25 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Combined Licenses; Applications and Amendments:

Fri, Jan 25 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Fri, Jan 25 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Wed, Jan 23 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a Federal
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Register notice with a 60day comment period on this information collection on September 24, 2012 (77 FR 58871).

1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: New.

2. The title of the information collection: NRC Reactor Vendor Registration.

3. Current OMB approval number: 3150XXXX.

4. The form number if applicable: N/A.

5. How often the collection is required: Annually.

6. Who will be required or asked to report: Power reactor licensee and applicants, and vendors are asked to report volun

Combined License Exemption Applications:

Wed, Jan 23 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Nine Mile Point 3 Nuclear Project, LLC, and UniStar Nuclear Operating Services, LLC (UniStar), submitted a Combined License (COL) Application for a single unit of AREVA NP's U.S. EPR to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in accordance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), subpart C of part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.'' This reactor is to be identified as Nine Mile Point 3 Nuclear Power Plant (NMP3NPP), and located adjacent to the current Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1 and Unit 2, in Oswego County, New York. The NMP3NPP COL application incorporates by reference AREVA NP's application for a Standard Design Certification for the U.S. EPR. Additionally, the NMP3NPP COL application is based upon the U.S. EPR reference COL (RCOL) application for UniStar's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3 (CCNPP3). The NRC docketed the NMP3NPP COL application on December 12, 2008. On March 31, 2009, UN

Tue, Jan 22 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting public comment on the addition of a new subsection to NUREG0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition.'' The new subsection is the Standard Review Plan (SRP), ``IntroductionPart 2, Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: Integral Pressurized Water Reactor (iPWR) Edition.''

Tue, Jan 22 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Facility Operating Licenses:

Tue, Jan 22 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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 or combined license, as applicable, 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 27, 2012 to January 9, 2013. The last biweekly notice was published on January 8, 2013 (78 FR 1267).

Combined License Applications:

Tue, Jan 22 2013 11:00:00 GMT

PPL Bell Bend, LLC, submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) a combined license application (COL) for a single unit of AREVA NP's U.S. EPR in accordance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Subpart C of Part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.'' This reactor is to be identified as Bell Bend Nuclear Power Plant (BBNPP), in Salem County, Pennsylvania. The NRC docketed the BBNPP COL application on October 10, 2008. The BBNPP COL application incorporates by reference AREVA NP's application for a standard design certification for the U.S. EPR. Additionally, the BBNPP COL application is based upon the U.S. EPR reference COL (RCOL) application for UniStar's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3 (CCNPP3). The NRC is currently performing the detailed reviews of the CCNPP3 RCOL application, and AREVA NP's application for design certification of the U.S. EPR. PPL Bell Bend, LLC previously requested an e

License Amendment Requests:

Fri, Jan 18 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Thu, Jan 17 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The regulations for packaging and transport of spent nuclear fuel are separate from requirements for storage of spent nuclear fuel. Because these regulatory schemes are separate, there is no requirement that loaded storage casks also meet transportation requirements. Integration of storage and transport regulations could enable a more predictable transition from storage to transport by potentially minimizing future handling of spent fuel and uncertainty as to whether loaded storage casks may be transported from the storage location. As part of its evaluation of integration and compatibility between storage and transportation regulations, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing its policies, regulations, guidance, and technical needs in several key areas, such as: retrievability, cladding integrity, and safe handling of spent fuel; criticality safety features and requirements for spent fuel transportation; and aging management and qualification of dualpurpose canisters an

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Wed, Jan 16 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Docketing of Amendment Requests to Special Nuclear Materials:

Wed, Jan 16 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Meetings:

Wed, Jan 16 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 7, 2013, Conference Room T2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland

8:30 a.m.8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.

8:35 a.m.10:30 a.m.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with the License Renewal Application for the Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Open)The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Exelon Corporation regarding the final safety evaluation report associated with the license renewal application for the Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2.

10:45 a.m.12:15 p.m.: Component Fabrication and Inspection of a Large Nuclear Steam Supply System (Open)The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff's approach for component fabrication and inspection of a large Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS).

1:15 p.m.

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Wed, Jan 16 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Hearings and to Petitions for Leave to Intervene:

Wed, Jan 16 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Tue, Jan 15 2013 11:00:00 GMT

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request a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene; order.

Japan Lessons-Learned Project Directorate Interim Staff Guidance:

Tue, Jan 15 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing the Final Japan LessonsLearned Project Directorate Interim Staff Guidance (JLDISG), JLDISG201206, ``Performing a Tsunami, Surge, or Seiche Hazard Assessment'' (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12314A412). This JLDISG provides guidance and clarification to assist nuclear power reactors applicants and licensees with the flooding hazard reassessment in response to Enclosure 2 of the NRC staff's request for information, ``Request for Information Pursuant to section 50.54(f) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3 of the NearTerm Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident,'' dated March 12, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12053A340).

Tue, Jan 15 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Meetings:

Mon, Jan 14 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Dated: January 8, 2013.
Antonio Dias,
Technical Advisor, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. [FR Doc. 201300545 Filed 11113; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 759001P

Meetings:

Mon, Jan 14 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures will hold a meeting on February 6, 2013, 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 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 6, 201312:00 p.m. Until 1:00 p.m.

Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written comments should notify the Designated Fe

Applications for Proposed Creation of Holding Company, etc.:

Fri, Jan 11 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Applications Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards

Thu, Jan 10 2013 11:00:00 GMT

This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register on January 2, 2013 (78 FR 119). This action is necessary to correct an incorrect Docket ID.

Thu, Jan 10 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is proposing regulations that would implement its authority under Section 161A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), and revise existing regulations governing security event notifications. The NRC proposed new regulations on February 3, 2011, that would implement its authority under Section 161A. The NRC is now proposing to further revise its regulations that address the voluntary application for enhanced weapons authority, preemption authority, and the mandatory firearms background checks under Section 161A to include as a class of designated facilities atreactor, independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs).

Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board:

Thu, Jan 10 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Charlissa C. Smith, (Denial of Senior Reactor Operator License).

This proceeding concerns a hearing request from Charlissa C. Smith, dated December 5, 2012, challenging a denial letter from the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated November 15, 2012 notifying her that, following an administrative review, the NRC is in agreement with Region II's decision of May 11, 2012 not to issue her a Senior Reactor Operator License for the Vogtle Power Station.

The Board is comprised of the following administrative judges: Alan S. Rosenthal, Chair, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 205550001.
Ronald M. Spritzer, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 205550001.
Brian K. Hajek, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 205550001.

As provided in 10 CFR 2.302, all correspondence, documents, and other ma

Tue, Jan 8 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is issuing a draft regulatory basis document to support the potential amendment of its regulations concerning nuclear power plant licensees' onsite emergency response capabilities. The NRC is seeking public comments on this document. The issuance of this draft regulatory basis document is one of the actions stemming from the NRC's lessonslearned efforts associated with the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in Japan.

Tue, Jan 8 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a document appearing in the Federal Register on December 7, 2012 entitled, ``LowLevel Waste Disposal'' that announced the availability of a regulatory basis document and requested comment on preliminary rule language. This action is necessary to correct the title and number used to access the regulatory basis document in the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).

Tue, Jan 8 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing its semiannual regulatory agenda in accordance with Public Law 96354, ``The Regulatory Flexibility Act,'' and Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' The agenda is a compilation of all rules on which the NRC has recently completed action or has proposed or is considering action. This issuance updates any action occurring on rules since publication of the last semiannual agenda on February 13, 2012 (77 FR 8078).

Tue, Jan 8 2013 11:00:00 GMT

This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or proposed to be issued from December 13, 2012 to December 26, 2012. The last biweekly notice was published on December 11, 2012 (77 FR 73684).

Mon, Jan 7 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Exemptions:

Fri, Jan 4 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Energy Northwest (the licensee) is the holder of Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF21, which authorizes operation of the Columbia Generating Station. The license provides, among other things, that the facility is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect.

The facility consists of a boilingwater reactor located in Benton County in the state of Washington.

2.0 Request/Action

The regulations in paragraph 50.36a(a)(2) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), require a radioactive effluent release report for each commercial nuclear power plant to be submitted annually such that the time between submission of any two reports is not longer than 12 months.

The licensee's Technical Specification (TS) 5.6.2, ``Radioactive Effluent Release Report,'' requires the Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report (ARERR) to be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.36a as specified

Regulatory Guides:

Fri, Jan 4 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a new regulatory guide (RG) 4.22, ``Decommissioning Planning During Operations.'' The guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use by holders of licenses in complying with the NRC's Decommissioning Planning Rule (DPR) (76 FR 35512; June 17, 2011). The DPR went into effect on December 17, 2012, and is intended to minimize the likelihood of new ``legacy sites,'' which are NRClicensed facilities with insufficient resources to complete decommissioning activities and termination of a license at the end of operations.

Applications:

Thu, Jan 3 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a Federal Register Notice with a 60day comment period on this information collection on September 21, 2012 (77 FR 58586).

1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension.

2. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 790, Classification Record.

3. Current OMB approval number: 31500052.

4. The form number if applicable: NRC Form 790.

5. How often the collection is required: On occasion.

6. Who will be required or asked to report: NRC licensees, contractors, and certificate holders who classify and

Thu, Jan 3 2013 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a Federal Register Notice with a 60day comment period on this information collection on September 21, 2012 (77 FR 58585).

1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Extension.

2. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 531, ``Request for Taxpayer Identification Number.''

3. Current OMB approval number: 31500188.

4. The form number if applicable: NRC Form 531.

5. How often the collection is required: One time from each applicant or individual to enable the Department of the Treasury to process electron

License Amendment Requests, etc.:

Wed, Jan 2 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Applications Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards

Wed, Jan 2 2013 11:00:00 GMT