ML030020752

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Environmental Assessment & Finding of No Significant Impact Request for Exemption to 10 CFR 55.59
ML030020752
Person / Time
Site: Salem  PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 01/03/2003
From: Robert Fretz
NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1
To: Keiser H
Public Service Enterprise Group
Fretz, R, NRR/DLPM, 415-1324
References
TAC MB6609, TAC MB6610
Download: ML030020752 (8)


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January 03, 2003 Mr. Harold W. Keiser Chief Nuclear Officer & President PSEG Nuclear LLC - X04 Post Office Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08036

SUBJECT:

SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 -

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT RE: REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION TO 10 CFR 55.59 (TAC NOS. MB6609 AND MB6610)

Dear Mr. Keiser:

Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for exemption dated October 28, 2002. This exemption would allow the licensed operator requalification program for the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 to be extended from October 3, 2002, to January 9, 2003.

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

Sincerely,

/RA/

Robert J. Fretz, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311

Enclosure:

Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page

January 03, 2003 Mr. Harold W. Keiser Chief Nuclear Officer & President PSEG Nuclear LLC - X04 Post Office Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08036

SUBJECT:

SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 -

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT RE: REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION TO 10 CFR 55.59 (TAC NOS. MB6609 AND MB6610)

Dear Mr. Keiser:

Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for exemption dated October 28, 2002. This exemption would allow the licensed operator requalification program for the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 to be extended from October 3, 2002, to January 9, 2003.

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

Sincerely,

/RA/

Robert J. Fretz, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311

Enclosure:

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

PUBLIC PDI-2 R/F SRichards DTrimble JClifford LCox RFretz DMuller JTappert OGC ACRS ADAMS Accession Number: ML030020752 *See previous concurrence OFFICE PDI-2/PM PDI-2/LA RLEP/SC* IOHS/SC* OGC PDI-2/SC NAME RFretz SLittle for LCox, JTappert DTrimble SUttal VNerses for JClifford*

MOBrien-changes only DATE 1/3/03* 12/16/02, 12/19/2002 12/19/02 12/19/02 12/30/02 1/3/03*

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

PSEG Nuclear LLC Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. David F. Garchow Kennett Square, PA 19348 Vice President - Operations PSEG Nuclear - X04 Lower Alloways Creek Township P.O. Box 236 c/o Mary O. Henderson, Clerk Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. John T. Carlin Vice President - Nuclear Reliability and Dr. Jill Lipoti, Asst. Director Technical Support Radiation Protection Programs PSEG Nuclear - N10 NJ Department of Environmental P.O. Box 236 Protection and Energy Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Mr. Gabor Salamon Manager - Nuclear Safety and Licensing Brian Beam PSEG Nuclear - N21 Board of Public Utilities P.O. Box 236 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Newark, NJ 07102 Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire Regional Administrator, Region I PSEG Nuclear - N21 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 236 475 Allendale Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Ms. R. A. Kankus Senior Resident Inspector Joint Owner Affairs Salem Nuclear Generating Station PECO Energy Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Group Headquarters KSA1-E Drawer 0509 200 Exelon Way Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PSEG NUCLEAR, LLC SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 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 Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75, issued to PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG or the licensee), for operation of the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Salem), located in Salem County, New Jersey. Therefore, 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 facility licensee on a one-time basis from the 24 month schedule requirement of 10 CFR 55.59(c) for completing the licensed operator requalification training program at Salem.

The proposed action is in accordance with the facility licensees application for exemption docketed October 28, 2002.

The Need for the Proposed Action:

The proposed action would extend the date for the facility licensee to complete the licensed operator requalification training program at Salem. The proposed action would extend the date for completing the training program from October 3, 2002, to January 9, 2003,

therefore extending the training program by approximately 3 months over the schedule required by 10 CFR 55.59(c). This proposed action is needed to allow Salem to align their requalification training program with the training program at the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating station.

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 licensed operator requalification program at Salem from October 3, 2002, to January 9, 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 resource than those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for Salem.

Agencies and Persons Consulted:

In accordance with its stated policy, the staff consulted with the New Jersey State official, Mr. D. Zannoni, on November 14, 2002, 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 PSEGs letter dated October 28, 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 3rd day of January 2003.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Victor Nerses, Acting Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation