Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

Issuing agencies

Abstract

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-90, issued on February 7, 1996, and held by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the licensee) for the operation of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Watts Bar), Unit 1. The proposed action would revise the expiration date for Facility Operating License No. NPF-90 from November 9, 2035, to February 7, 2036. Specifically, the expiration date of the Watts Bar, Unit 1, full-power operating license (FPOL) would be revised such that it would expire 40 years from the date of issuance of the FPOL, as permitted by the NRC's regulations. The NRC staff is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed amendment.