⚛️Constellation Energy's Regulatory Exemption on Spent Fuel Storage
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
Summary
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for an exemption request submitted by Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (Constellation) that would permit Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (NMP) to maintain nine loaded and to load six new 89 multi-purpose canisters (MPC) with continuous basket shims (CBS) in the HI-STORM Flood/Wind (FW) MPC Storage System at its NMP Units 1 and 2 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) in a storage condition where the terms, conditions, and specifications in the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1032, Amendment No. 3, Revision No. 0 are not met.
Agencies
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Business Impact
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The content discusses an exemption request by Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, allowing for regulatory non-compliance in storing nuclear fuel. This impacts compliance and regulatory requirements for similar businesses, and if approved, could set a precedent for future exemptions.