ML023370271
| ML023370271 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 12/02/2002 |
| From: | Howe A NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Moyer J Carolina Power & Light Co |
| Subbaratnam R, NRR/DLPM, 415-1478 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB5677 | |
| Download: ML023370271 (7) | |
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December 2, 2002 Mr. J. W. Moyer, Vice President Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550
SUBJECT:
H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR EXEMPTION FROM 10 CFR 55.59(c) (TAC NO. MB5677)
Dear Mr. Moyer:
Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for exemption dated October 11, 2002. The proposed exemption would allow the licensed operator requalification examinations for the H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 (HBRSEP2) to be rescheduled and extend the allowed date for completing the licensed operator requalification annual operating test and biennial comprehensive written examination at HBRSEP2 from December 31, 2002, to March 31, 2003.
The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Allen G. Howe, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-261
Enclosure:
Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page
December 2, 2002 Mr. J. W. Moyer, Vice President Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550
SUBJECT:
H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR EXEMPTION FROM 10 CFR 55.59(c) (TAC NO. MB5677)
Dear Mr. Moyer:
Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for exemption dated October 11, 2002. The proposed exemption would allow the licensed operator requalification examinations for the H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 (HBRSEP2) to be rescheduled and extend the allowed date for completing the licensed operator requalification annual operating test and biennial comprehensive written examination at HBRSEP2 from December 31, 2002, to March 31, 2003.
The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Allen G. Howe, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-261
Enclosure:
Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page Distribution:
PUBLIC OGC PDII-2 r/f ACRS H. Berkow D. Trimble, DIPM E. Dunnington A. Howe R. Subbaratnam S. Cahill, RII JMunroe DMuller J. Tappert ADAMS Accession Number: ML023370271 OFFICE IEHB/IOHS SC:IEHB/IOHS LA:PDII-2 NAME DMULLER DTRIMBLE EDUNNINGTON DATE 11/26/2002 11/27/2002 11/26/2002 OFFICE PM:PDII2 SC:PDII2 OGC NAME RSUBBARTNAM AHOWE RHOEFLING DATE 11/26/02 12/02/2002 12/02/2002 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 DOCKET NO. 50-261 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 55, Section 55.59(c) for Facility Operating License No. DPR-23, issued to Carolina Power & Light Company (the licensee), for operation of the H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 (HBRSEP2),
located in Darlington County, South Carolina. 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 exempt the licensee on a one-time basis from the schedular requirements of 10 CFR 55.59(c) for conducting the licensed operator requalification annual operating test and biennial comprehensive written examination at HBRSEP2.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensees application for exemption dated October 11, 2002.
The Need for the Proposed Action:
The proposed action would extend the date for the licensee to complete the licensed operator requalification annual operating test and biennial comprehensive written examinations at HBRSEP2. The proposed action would extend the date for completing the examinations from December 31, 2002, to March 31, 2003, therefore extending the examination schedules by 3 months over the schedules required by 10 CFR 55.59(c). This proposed action is needed to allow HBRSEP2 to complete an unusually heavy workload associated with a plant refueling outage and a power uprate, including conducting associated additional training and modifying
the plant-specific simulator, in a timely and safe fashion without undue hardship to plant personnel and licensed plant operators.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action:
The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and concludes, as set forth below, that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the extension of the operator requalification examinations from December 31, 2002, to March 31, 2003.
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 resources than those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for HBRSEP2.
Agencies and Persons Consulted:
On November 26, 2002, the staff consulted with the South Carolina State official, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT On the basis of this 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 October 11, 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 December 2002.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Allen G. Howe, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Mr. J. W. Moyer H. B. Robinson Steam Electric, Carolina Power & Light Company Plant, Unit No. 2 cc:
Mr. William D. Johnson Mr. C. T. Baucom Vice President and Corporate Secretary Supervisor, Licensing/Regulatory Programs Carolina Power & Light Company Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Ms. Karen E. Long Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Ms. Beverly Hall, Acting Director Post Office Box 629 N.C. Department of Environment Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 and Natural Resources Division of Radiation Protection U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 3825 Barrett Dr.
Resident Inspectors Office Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant 2112 Old Camden Road Mr. Robert P. Gruber Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC Mr. P. T. Cleary 4326 Mail Service Center Plant General Manager Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Mr. Virgil R. Autry, Director Unit No. 2 South Carolina Department of Health 3581 West Entrance Road Bureau of Land & Waste Management Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Mr. Chris L. Burton Director of Site Operations Mr. Terry C. Morton Carolina Power & Light Company Manager H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Performance Evaluation and Unit No. 2 Regulatory Affairs CPB 7 3581 West Entrance Road Carolina Power & Light Company Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr.
Post Office Drawer 11649 Shaw, Pittman, Potts, & Trowbridge Columbia, South Carolina 29211 2300 N Street NW.
Washington, DC 20037-1128 Mr. B. L. Fletcher III Manager - Regulatory Affairs Mr. Heinz Mueller (5 copies)
Carolina Power & Light Company Environmental Review Coordinator H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, US EPA Region 4 Unit No. 2 61 Forsyth Street, SW 3581 West Entrance Road Atlanta, GA 30303-3104 Hartsville, South Carolina 29550-0790