ML020380123

Environmental Assessment Proposed Operating License Changes to Delete Obsolete License Conditions, MB0962

ML020380123
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	02/07/2002
From:	Stephen Monarque NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2
To:	Christian D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
Monarque S, NRR/DLPM, 415-1544
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TAC MB0962
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February 7, 2002 Mr. David A. Christian Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT RE: PROPOSED OPERATING LICENSE CHANGES TO DELETE OBSOLETE LICENSE CONDITIONS (TAC NO. MB0962)

Dear Mr. Christian:

Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application to amend the North Anna Unit 2 Facility Operating License (FOL) in response to your application dated January 9, 2001. The proposed license amendment would revise the FOL to remove expired license conditions, make editorial changes to the FOL, relocate license conditions, and remove license conditions associated with completed modifications.

The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Stephen R. Monarque, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-339

Enclosure:

Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page

Mr. David A. Christian February 7, 2002 Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT RE: PROPOSED OPERATING LICENSE CHANGES TO DELETE OBSOLETE LICENSE CONDITIONS (TAC NO. MB0962)

Dear Mr. Christian:

Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application to amend the North Anna Unit 2 Facility Operating License (FOL) in response to your application dated January 9, 2001. The proposed license amendment would revise the FOL to remove expired license conditions, make editorial changes to the FOL, relocate license conditions, and remove license conditions associated with completed modifications.

The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Stephen R. Monarque, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-339

Enclosure:

Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-339 NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License (FOL) No. NPF-7, issued to Virginia Electric and Power Company (the licensee), for operation of the North Anna Power Station, Unit 2, located in Louisa County, Virginia. As required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of the Proposed Action:

The proposed action would revise the FOL to remove expired license conditions, make editorial changes, relocate license conditions, and remove license conditions associated with completed modifications.

The proposed action is in accordance with the licensees application dated January 9, 2001.

The Need for the Proposed Action:

The proposed action is needed because some requirements in the North Anna, Unit 2, FOL have become obsolete. In addition, the need for editorial changes has been identified.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action:

The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that the proposed license amendment is administrative in nature and has no effect on plant equipment or plant operation.

The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability or consequences of accidents, no changes are being made in the types of effluents that may be released off site, and there is no significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action:

As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action (i.e., the no-action alternative). Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources:

The action does not involve the use of any different resource than those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the North Anna Power Station, Unit 2, dated April 1973.

Agencies and Persons Consulted:

On January 15, 2002, the staff consulted with the Virginia State official, Mr. Les Foldesi of the Virginia Department of Health, Bureau of Radiological Health, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.

For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensees letter dated January 9, 2001. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),

Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the ADAMS Public Library component on the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of February 2002.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Stephen R. Monarque, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Mr. David A. Christian North Anna Power Station Virginia Electric and Power Company Units 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. C. Lee Lintecum Mr. David A. Heacock County Administrator Site Vice President Louisa County North Anna Power Station P.O. Box 160 P.O. Box 402 Louisa, Virginia 23093 Mineral, Virginia 23117-0402 Mr. Donald P. Irwin, Esquire Mr. Richard H. Blount, II Hunton and Williams Site Vice President Riverfront Plaza, East Tower Surry Power Station 951 E. Byrd Street Virginia Electric and Power Company Richmond, Virginia 23219 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, Virginia 23883-0315 Dr. W. T. Lough Robert B. Strobe, M.D., M.P.H.

Virginia State Corporation State Health Commissioner Commission Office of the Commissioner Division of Energy Regulation Virginia Department of Health P.O. Box 1197 P. O. Box 2448 Richmond, Virginia 23209 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Mr. William R. Matthews 4201 Dominion Blvd. Vice President - Nuclear Operations Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Mr. Stephen P. Sarver, Director Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711 Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Virginia Electric and Power Company Mr. Bill Hoffman (5 copies)

Innsbrook Technical Center Environmental Review Coordinator 5000 Dominion Blvd. US EPA Region 3 Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-2029 Office of the Attorney General Commonwealth of Virginia 900 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Senior Resident Inspector North Anna Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1024 Haley Drive Mineral, Virginia 23117