⚛️Final Environmental Impact Statement for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), issued as NUREG-1437, Supplement 21, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 21, Second Renewal, Regarding Subsequent License Renewal of Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3, Final Report." This EIS evaluates the environmental impacts of license renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 for an additional 20 years of operation for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 (Browns Ferry). Browns Ferry is located on the north shore of Wheeler Reservoir at Tennessee River Mile 294, approximately 10 miles northwest of Decatur, Alabama, and 10 miles southwest of Athens, Alabama.
Learn More⚛️Final Supplement to Environmental Impact Statement for Peach Bottom Power Station
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a final supplement to a final supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS), issued as NUREG-1437, Supplement 10, Second Renewal, Supplement 1, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 and 3, Final Report." This document concerns the NRC staff's review of the environmental impacts of the proposed subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56 for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (Peach Bottom) Units 2 and 3, respectively, for an additional 20 years. Peach Bottom is located primarily in Peach Bottom Township, York County, Pennsylvania, near Delta, Pennsylvania. Possible alternatives to the proposed action of subsequent license renewal include the no-action alternative and reasonable replacement power alternatives.
Learn More⚡Pine Prairie Energy Center Regulatory Notice on Project Amendment
Pine Prairie Energy Center, LLC has filed an application for an amendment to its certificate of public convenience to construct a Phase IV Expansion Project in Louisiana. This project includes the installation of a new gas storage cavern and infrastructure modifications aimed at enhancing operational capacity and reliability at the facility. The public is invited to participate in the review process by submitting comments or motions to intervene by a specified deadline.
Learn More🛢️Special Permit Request for Pipeline Safety by Florida Gas Transmission
PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on a request for two special permit segment extensions and one new special permit segment submitted by Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC (FGT), a subsidiary of Energy Transfer and Kinder Morgan, Inc. FGT is seeking relief from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal pipeline safety regulations. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will review the comments received from this notice as part of its evaluation to grant or deny the special permit request.
Learn More⚛️NRC Approves Direct License Transfer for Palisades Nuclear Plant
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an order approving the direct transfer of operating authority for Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-20 for the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) and the general license for the Palisades Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) from the current holder, Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (HDI), to Palisades Energy, LLC (OPCO). Holtec Palisades, LLC, will remain the licensed owner of PNP and the PNP ISFSI. The NRC is also issuing a conforming amendment to the facility operating license for administrative purposes to reflect the license transfer from HDI to OPCO. This license transfer is part of the regulatory approvals necessary to reauthorize power operations at PNP.
Learn More⚛️NRC Establishes Board for Long Mott Energy Reactor Permit Review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has established an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to oversee the permit proceedings for Long Mott Energy, LLC's proposed four-unit reactor facility in Texas. This formal notice addresses a hearing request from a local environmental group and specifies the composition of the Board overseeing the case.
Learn More⚛️NRC Announces License Renewal for Point Beach Nuclear Plant
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), issued as NUREG-1437, Supplement 23, Second Renewal, to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Final Report, regarding the subsequent license renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 for an additional 20 years for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Point Beach). Point Beach is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, approximately 15 miles north-northeast of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Possible alternatives to the proposed action of subsequent license renewal include the no-action alternative and reasonable replacement power alternatives.
Learn More📄DOE Notice on FOIA Processing for Interested Requesters
The Department of Energy Headquarters (DOE HQ) is providing this notice regarding its efforts to increase efficiency, reduce the backlog of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and assist those requesters still interested in with processing FOIA requests. This notice applies to requesters that are still interested in having DOE HQ process FOIA request(s) filed prior to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (i.e., any FOIA request submitted to DOE HQ prior to October 1, 2024). This notice does not apply to FOIA requests made to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), or any DOE field site. This notice does not alter any of DOE's existing FOIA regulations.
Learn More🌫️Georgia Air Pollution Rule Updates
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted through the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) on July 18, 2024, regarding updates to the State's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) emissions trading programs. The SIP revision incorporates by reference (IBRs) certain amendments EPA has made to the regulations for the Federal CSAPR trading programs for annual emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) and sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) and the Federal CSAPR trading program for NO<INF>X</INF> emissions during the ozone season from May 1 to September 30, all three of which apply to large electric generating units (EGUs). EPA created these Federal trading programs in 2011 as market-based mechanisms for Georgia and certain other states to address their obligations to downwind states under the Clean Air Act's (CAA's) good neighbor provision with respect to the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) and ground-level ozone. The SIP revision also updates the definition for "Volatile Organic Compound." EPA is proposing to approve Georgia's July 18, 2024, SIP revision because it is consistent with EPA's good neighbor CSAPR trading programs and the CAA.
Learn More💧FERC Notice
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-542: Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Tracking. No comments were received on the 60-day notice that was published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2025.
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