The Federal Register

Thomas E. Magette on Behalf of EnergySolutions, LLC; Notice of Denial of Petition for Rulemaking

Mon, Oct 20 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying a petition for rulemaking submitted by Mr. Thomas E. Magette on behalf of EnergySolutions, LLC. The petitioner requested that the NRC's regulations governing domestic licensing of production and utilization facilities be amended to provide a regulatory framework that would allow funds from licensees' decommissioning trust funds to be used for the cost of disposal of ``major radioactive components'' (MRCs) that have been removed from reactors before the permanent cessation of operations.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel; In the Matter of Tennessee Valley Authority (Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant

Mon, Oct 20 2008 11:00:00 GMT

October 14, 2008.
Before the Licensing Board: G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Chairman; Dr. Anthony J. Baratta; Dr. William W. Sager.

This proceeding concerns the October 30, 2007 application of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a 10 CFR Part 52 combined operating license (COL). This TVA COL application seeks approval for the construction and operation of two new nuclear reactors on the existing Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant site near Scottsboro, Alabama. In response to a February 8, 2008 notice of hearing and opportunity to petition for leave to intervene, 73 FR 7611 (Feb. 8, 2008), as amended by Commission order on April 7, 2008, 73 id. 19,904 (Apr. 11, 2008), on June 6, 2008, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL), and BREDL's Bellefonte Efficiency and Sustainability Team (BEST) chapter (collectively Joint Petitioners) filed a request for hearing and petition to intervene contesting the TVA COL application. On June 12, 2008, the C

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1; Environmental Assessment and

Mon, Oct 20 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission, NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment for Facility Operating License No. NPF3, issued to FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (the licensee, FENOC), for operation of the DavisBesse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1 (DBNPS) located in Ottawa County, Ohio. Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Sections 51.21 and 51.32, the NRC is issuing this environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact. The Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment was published in the Federal Register (FR) on May 22, 2008 (73 FR 29787).
Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

The proposed action would be a full conversion from the current technical specifications (CTS) to the improved technical specifications (ITS) consistent with improved standard technical specifications as described in ``Standard Technical Specifications Babcock and Wilcox Plants,'' Revision 3.0 (STS) (Agencywide Do