[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39555-39556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19321]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 51
RIN 3150-AD63
Environmental Review for Renewal of Nuclear Power Plant Operating
Licenses; Correction
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule: Correction.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects a final rule appearing in the Federal
Register on June 5, 1996 (61 FR 28467), that establishes new
requirements for the environmental review of applications to renew the
operating licenses of nuclear power plants. This action is necessary to
restore text that was inadvertently omitted in the printing process and
to provide a specific publication date for a related issuance.
DATES: Absent a determination by the NRC that the rule should be
modified, based on comments received, the final rule should be
effective on September 5, 1996. The new comment period expires August
5, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: The Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Docketing and Service Branch, or hand deliver comments to the Office of
the Secretary, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland, between 7:30 am and 4:15 pm on Federal workdays. Copies of
comments received and all documents cited in the supplementary
information section of 61 FR 28467 may be examined at the NRC Public
Document Room, 2120 L Street NW, (Lower Level) Washington, DC, between
the hours of 2:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald P. Cleary, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-6263; e-mail [email protected]
1. On page 28483, second paragraph, line 9, the text in parentheses
(xxxx 1996) should read (May 1996).
2. On page 28484, in (B)(2), second paragraph, last line, the text
in parentheses (xxxx 1996) should read (May 1996).
Sec. 51.95 [Corrected]
3. On page 28489, in Sec. 51.95(c), last line, the text in
parentheses (xxxx 1996) should read (May 1996).
Appendix B [Corrected]
4. On page 28492, in Table B-1 under the heading ``Ground-water Use
and Quality,'' insert the following text beneath the fourth and last
issue.
Ground-Water Use and Quality
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Issue Category Findings \3\
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Ground-water use conflicts (Ranney wells).. 2 SMALL, MODERATE, OR LARGE. Ranney wells can result in
potential ground-water depression beyond the site
boundary. Impacts of large ground-water withdrawal
for cooling tower makeup at nuclear power plants
using Ranney wells must be evaluated at the time of
application for license renewal. See Sec.
51.53(c)(3)(ii)(C).
Ground-water quality degradation (Ranney 1 SMALL. Ground-water quality at river sites may be
wells). degraded by induced infiltration of poor-quality
river water into an aquifer that supplies large
quantities of reactor cooling water. However, the
lower quality infiltrating water would not preclude
the current uses of ground water and is not expected
to be a problem during the license renewal term.
Ground-water quality degradation (saltwater 1 SMALL. Nuclear power plants do not contribute
intrusion). significantly to saltwater intrusion) intrusion.
Ground-water quality degradation (cooling 1 SMALL. Sites with closed-cycle cooling ponds may
ponds in salt marshes). degrade ground-water quality.Because water in salt
marshes is brackish, this is not a concern for plants
located in salt marshes.
Ground-water quality degradation (cooling 2 SMALL, MODERATE, OR LARGE. Sites with closed-cycle
ponds at inland sites). cooling ponds may degrade ground-water quality. For
plants located inland, the quality of the ground
water in the vicinity of the ponds must be shown to
be adequate to allow continuation of current uses.
See Sec. 51.53(c)(3)(ii)(D).
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Note: Footnote at end of table.
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5. On page 28496, in Footnote 1, the text in parentheses (xxxx
1996) should read May 1996.
Dated at Rockville, MD, this 3rd day of July, 1996.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael T. Lesar,
Chief, Rules Review Section, Rules Review and Directives Branch.
[FR Doc. 96-19321 Filed 7-29-96; 8:45 am]
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