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Nuclear Management Company, LLC, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Acceptance for

Tue, Jun 17 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is considering an application for the renewal of Operating License Nos. DPR42 and DPR60, which authorize Nuclear Management Company (NMC), to operate Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, respectively, at 1650 megawatts thermal for each unit. The renewed licenses would authorize the applicant to operate Units 1 and 2, for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the current licenses. The current operating licenses for Units 1 and 2, expire on August 09, 2013, and October 29, 2014, respectively.

NMC submitted the application dated April 11, 2008 and supplemented May 16, 2008, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations CFR Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), to renew Operating License Nos. DPR42 and DPR60 for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, respectively. A Notice of Receipt and Availability of the license renewal application (LRA) was published in the Federal Register on

Biweekly Notice Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards

Tue, Jun 17 2008 11:00:00 GMT

I. 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 staff) 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 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 May 22, 2008 to June 4, 2008. The last biweekly notice was published on June 3, 2008 (73 FR 31717). Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing

Office of New Reactors; Notice of Availability of the Final Interim Staff Guidance DC/COL-ISG-03 on Probabilistic Risk

Tue, Jun 17 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The NRC is issuing its Final Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DC/ COLISG03 (ADAMS Accession No. ML081430087). This ISG supplements the guidance provided to the staff in section 19.0, ``Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Severe Accident Evaluation for New Reactors,'' of NUREG 0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants,'' concerning the review of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) information and severe accident assessment submitted to support design certification (DC) and combined license (COL) applications.

The NRC staff issues DC/COLISGs to facilitate timely implementation of the current staff guidance and to facilitate activities associated with review of applications for DC and COLs by the Office of New Reactors. The NRC staff will also incorporate the approved DC/COLISGs into the next revision to the review guidance documents for new reactor applications.

Disposition: On February 12, 2008, the staff issued the proposed ISG ``Probabilist

Sunshine Federal Register Notice

Tue, Jun 17 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Correction to Notice of Hearing and Opportunity To Petition for Leave To Intervene and

Tue, Jun 17 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This document corrects a notice appearing in the Federal Register of April 28, 2008 (73 FR 22978), that incorrectly referenced the name of the applicant. This action is necessary to correct an erroneous name.

Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, Llc, Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, Llc, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Notice of

Tue, Jun 17 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted the request of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee) to withdraw its March 13, 2007, application for proposed amendments to Facility Operating License No. DPR26 for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2 and Facility Operating License No. DPR64 for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 3, located in Westchester County, New York.

The proposed amendments would have revised the fire protection license conditions by removing the listing of dated Fire Protection Safety Evaluation Reports (SERs) contained within the licenses.

The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the Federal Register on April 10, 2007 (72 FR 17947). However, by letter dated May 6, 2008, the licensee withdrew the proposed change.

For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated March 13, 2007, and the licensee's letter dated May 6, 200