December 16, 2015

FitzPatrick Requests Firearm Rule Changes

By ExchangeMonitor

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined that a proposed license amendment at the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, which would allow security personnel to use higher-capacity firearms and magazines, poses no environmental threat.

Plant operator Entergy has requested the amendment for the Oswego County, N.Y., power plant, which will cease operations in late 2016 or early 2017.

In a Federal Register announcement, NRC staff said the proposed amendment would not cause any significant impact on environment or human quality of life. “The proposed action would not significantly increase the probability of consequences or accidents,” the announcement states.

The agency began accepting public comment concerning draft documents for the request on Oct. 29, and has not received any comments.

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