[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 33533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2917]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No 72-13]
Entergy Operations, Incorporated; Notice of Docketing of Request
for Exemption for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 and Unit 2
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of request for exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR
72.212(a)(2) and 10 CFR 72.214.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Regan, Senior Project
Manager, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety
and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555. Telephone: (301) 415-1179; fax number: (301) 415-1179; e-mail:
cmr1@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is
considering a request dated May 23, 2005, from Entergy Operations, Inc.
(applicant or Entergy Operations) for exemption from the requirements
of 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2) and 10 CFR 72.214 pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, for
the Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 (ANO-1) and Unit 2 (ANO-2), facility
located 6 miles west-northwest of Russellville, Arkansas. If granted,
the exemption will authorize the applicant to load spent nuclear fuel
in accordance with proposed Amendment 2 to Certificate of Compliance
(CoC) 1014 granted to Holtec International (Holtec) for the HI-STORM
100 system. This request was docketed under 10 CFR Part 72; the
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. is 72-13.
An NRC administrative review, documented in a letter to Entergy
Operations dated June 2, 2005, found that the application contains
sufficient information for the NRC staff to begin its technical review.
Prior to issuance of the requested exemption, the Commission will have
made the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and the Commission's regulations. These findings will be
documented in a Safety Evaluation Report. The issuance of the exemption
will not be approved until the NRC has reviewed the application and has
concluded that granting of the request will not be inimical to the
common defense and security and will not constitute an unreasonable
risk to the health and safety of the public. The NRC will complete an
environmental assessment, in accordance with 10 CFR part 51. This
action will be the subject of a subsequent notice in the Federal
Register.
II. Further Information
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of NRC's ``Rules of Practice,''
final NRC records and documents regarding this proposed action,
including the exemption request dated May 23, 2005, are publically
available in the records component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS). These documents may be inspected at
NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. These documents may also be viewed electronically on the
public computers located at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR),
O1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee.
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR
Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or (301) 415-4737, or by
e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of June 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher M. Regan,
Senior Project Manager, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. E5-2917 Filed 6-7-05; 8:45 am]
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