Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, Related to the Proposed License Amendment To Increase the Maximum Reactor Power Level

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The NRC has prepared a final environmental assessment as its evaluation of a request by Entergy Operations, Inc., Entergy, the licensee) for a license amendment to increase the maximum thermal power at the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 (Waterford 3) from 3441 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 3716 MWt. This represents a power increase of approximately 8 percent for Waterford 3. The NRC staff has the option of preparing an environmental impact statement if it believes a power uprate will have a significant impact on the human environment. The NRC staff did not identify any significant impact from the information provided in the licensee's extended power uprate (EPU) application for Waterford 3 or the NRC staff's independent review; therefore, the NRC staff is documenting its environmental assessment. The final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact is being published in the Federal Register.