ML023220444
| ML023220444 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron, Quad Cities, LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 01/02/2003 |
| From: | Lyon C NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3 |
| To: | Skolds J Exelon Generation Co |
| Lyon CF, NRR/DLPM, 415-2296 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB6385, TAC MB6386, TAC MB6389, TAC MB6390, TAC MB6391, TAC MB6392 | |
| Download: ML023220444 (12) | |
Text
January 2, 2003 Mr. John L. Skolds, President Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 -
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT RELATED TO A LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO CHANGE APPENDIX B (TAC NOS. MB6385, MB6386, MB6389, MB6390, MB6391, AND MB6392)
Dear Mr. Skolds:
Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for license amendment dated September 27, 2002. The proposed amendment would remove a parenthetical reference to a superseded section of 10 CFR Part 51 from Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological), of the operating licenses for Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2, and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2.
The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Carl F. Lyon, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-454, STN 50-455, 50-373, 50-374, 50-254, and 50-265
Enclosure:
Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page
Byron Station Units 1 and 2 cc:
Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 Document Control Desk-Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Ms. C. Sue Hauser, Project Manager Westinghouse Electric Corporation Energy Systems Business Unit Post Office Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230 Joseph Gallo Gallo & Ross 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1014 Washington, DC 20036 Howard A. Learner Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest 35 East Wacker Drive Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60601-2110 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Byron Resident Inspectors Office 4448 North German Church Road Byron, IL 61010-9750 Ms. Lorraine Creek RR 1, Box 182 Manteno, IL 60950 Chairman, Ogle County Board Post Office Box 357 Oregon, IL 61061 Mrs. Phillip B. Johnson 1907 Stratford Lane Rockford, IL 61107 Attorney General 500 S. Second Street Springfield, IL 62701 Byron Station Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4450 N. German Church Road Byron, IL 61010-9794 Site Vice President - Byron Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4450 N. German Church Road Byron, IL 61010-9794 Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President Mid-West Operations Support Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
Byron Station Units 1 and 2 Director Licensing Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4450 N. German Church Road Byron, IL 61010-9794 Senior Counsel, Nuclear Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Units 1 and 2 cc:
Site Vice President - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 22710 206th Avenue N.
Cordova, IL 61242-9740 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 22710 206th Avenue N.
Cordova, IL 61242-9740 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Quad Cities Exelon Generation Company, LLC 22710 206th Avenue N.
Cordova, IL 61242-9740 Quad Cities Resident Inspectors Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 22712 206th Avenue N.
Cordova, IL 61242 William D. Leech Manager - Nuclear MidAmerican Energy Company P.O. Box 657 Des Moines, IA 50303 Vice President - Law and Regulatory Affairs MidAmerican Energy Company One River Center Place 106 E. Second Street P.O. Box 4350 Davenport, IA 52808 Chairman Rock Island County Board of Supervisors 1504 3rd Avenue Rock Island County Office Bldg.
Rock Island, IL 61201 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region III 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 Document Control Desk-Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President Mid-West Operations Support Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Director - Licensing Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Counsel, Nuclear Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Manager Licensing - Dresden and Quad Cities Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
LaSalle County Station Units 1 and 2 cc:
Site Vice President - LaSalle Exelon Generation Company, LLC 2601 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 LaSalle County Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 2601 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 Regulatory Assurance Manager - LaSalle Exelon Generation Company, LLC 2601 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LaSalle Resident Inspectors Office 2605 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9756 Phillip P. Steptoe, Esquire Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Chicago, IL 60603 Assistant Attorney General 100 W. Randolph St. Suite 12 Chicago, IL 60601 Chairman LaSalle County Board 707 Etna Road Ottawa, IL 61350 Attorney General 500 S. Second Street Springfield, IL 62701 Chairman Illinois Commerce Commission 527 E. Capitol Avenue, Leland Building Springfield, IL 62706 Robert Cushing, Chief, Public Utilities Division Illinois Attorney Generals Office 100 W. Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region III 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 Document Control Desk-Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President Mid-West Operations Support Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
LaSalle County Station Units 1 and 2 Director - Licensing Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Counsel, Nuclear Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Manager - Licensing -Clinton and LaSalle Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
January 2, 2003 Mr. John L. Skolds, President Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 -
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT RELATED TO A LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO CHANGE APPENDIX B (TAC NOS. MB6385, MB6386, MB6389, MB6390, MB6391, AND MB6392)
Dear Mr. Skolds:
Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for license amendment dated September 27, 2002. The proposed amendment would remove a parenthetical reference to a superseded section of 10 CFR Part 51 from Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological), of the operating licenses for Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2, and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2.
The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Carl F. Lyon, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-454, STN 50-455, 50-373, 50-374, 50-254, and 50-265
Enclosure:
Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page Distribution:
PUBLIC OGC, O15B18 B. Burgess, RIII PD3-2 r/f ACRS, T2E26 A. M. Stone, RIII A. Mendiola J. Tappert M. Chawla C. Rosenberg W. Macon F. Lyon M. Ring, RIII Adams Accession Number: ML023220444
- Previously concurred OFFICE PM:LPD3-2 LA:LPD3-2 SC:RLEP OGC SC:LPD3-2 NAME FLyon CRosenberg JTappert*
RWiseman JStang for AMendiola DATE 12/10/02 12/10/02 12/9/02 12/24/02 01/02/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC DOCKET NOS. STN 50-454, STN 50-455, 50-373, 50-374, 50-254, and 50-265 BYRON STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 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 Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66, issued to Exelon Generation Company, LLC (the licensee), for operation of the Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, located in Ogle County, Illinois; for Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18, issued to the licensee, for operation of LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2, located in LaSalle County, Illinois; and for Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-29 and DPR-30, issued to the licensee, for operation of the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, located in Rock Island County, Illinois. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC has prepared this environmental assessment. For the reasons set forth in this environmental assessment, the NRC is making a finding of no significant impact.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of the Proposed Action:
The proposed action would revise Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological), of the licenses to remove a parenthetical reference to a superseded section of 10 CFR Part 51.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensees application dated September 27, 2002.
The Need for the Proposed Action:
The proposed change is editorial in nature. An amendment is required because the current parenthetical reference to 10 CFR 51.5(b)(2) in Appendix B is no longer applicable, since this CFR reference was superseded in 1984 by a complete revision of 10 CFR Part 51 (49 FR 9381). The subject matter of the original referenced portion of the regulations was not carried over into the reformatted version during the revision.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action:
The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that there are no significant adverse environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. The proposed change is editorial in nature.
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 resource different from those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statements for the Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, dated April 1982; for the LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2, dated November 1978; and for the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, dated September 1972.
Agencies and Persons Consulted:
On November 13, 2002, the staff consulted with the Illinois State official, Mr. F. Niziolek of the Department of Nuclear Safety, 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 September 27, 2002. 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 Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. 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 to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of January 2003.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Carl F. Lyon, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation