ML081360402
| ML081360402 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 05/30/2008 |
| From: | James Kim NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1 |
| To: | Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| kim J, NRR/ADRO/DORL, 415-4125 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD8205, FOIA/PA-2013-0151 | |
| Download: ML081360402 (8) | |
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May 30, 2008 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508
SUBJECT:
PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REGARDING THE EXEMPTION FROM THE SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR 50.75(f)(3) (TAC NO. MD8205)
Dear Sir or Madam:
Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for an exemption dated February 28, 2008, Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) accession number ML081000176. This application requested an exemption to the schedule requirement of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50, Section 50.75(f)(3) that requires a preliminary decommissioning cost estimate to be submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) at or about 5 years prior to the projected end of operations.
The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/ra/
James Kim, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-293
Enclosure:
Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page
May 30, 2008 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508
SUBJECT:
PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REGARDING THE EXEMPTION FROM THE SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR 50.75(f)(3) (TAC NO. MD8205)
Dear Sir or Madam:
Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for an exemption dated February 28, 2008, Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) accession number ML081000176. This application requested an exemption to the schedule requirement of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50, Section 50.75(f)(3) that requires a preliminary decommissioning cost estimate to be submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) at or about 5 years prior to the projected end of operations.
The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/ra/
James Kim, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-293
Enclosure:
Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 867 Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Board of Selectmen 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman Nuclear Matters Committee Town Hall 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Chairman, Duxbury Board of Selectmen Town Hall 878 Tremont Street Duxbury, MA 02332 Office of the Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 MA Department of Public Health Radiation Control Program Schrafft Center, Suite 1M2A 529 Main Street Charlestown, MA 02129 Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Attn: John Giarrusso, Nuclear Preparedness Manager 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Mr. William D. Meinert Nuclear Engineer Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056-0426 Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-550
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station cc:
Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31955 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Vice President, Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Vice President and COO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Mr. Michael Kansler President & CEO/CNO Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31955 Jackson, MS 39268-1995 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety &
Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31955 Jackson, MS 39268-1995 Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations 440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Ms. Stacey Lousteau Treasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Mr. James Sniezek 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801-2490 Mr. Michael D. Lyster 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306 Mr. Garrett D. Edwards 814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Mr. John Doering P.O. Box 189 Parker Ford, PA 19457
7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC DOCKET NO. 50-293 PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION 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 50, Section 50.75(f)(3), for Facility Operating License No. DPR-35, issued to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the licensee), for operation of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim), located in Plymouth County, MA. 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 allow Entergy to submit the Pilgrim site-specific preliminary decommissioning cost estimate by August 1, 2008, which is less than 4 years from the date of the expiration of the operating license. This is an exemption to the schedule requirement of 10 CFR 50.75(f)(3) which requires that a preliminary decommissioning cost estimate be submitted to the NRC at or about 5 years prior to the projected end of operations. The current expiration date of Pilgrim operating license is June 8, 2012.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee=s application dated February 28, 2008.
The Need for the Proposed Action:
The proposed exemption to the schedule requirement of 10 CFR 50.75(f)(3) is needed to allow Entergy to submit the Pilgrim site-specific preliminary cost estimate, including an up-to-date assessment of major factors that have the potential to impact the cost of decommissioning by August 1, 2008, which is less than 4 years from the date of the expiration of the operating license. The exemption request applies to the timing of the submission of the preliminary cost estimate and did not request an exemption from any of the information requirements of the regulation.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action:
The NRC has completed its safety evaluation (SE) of the proposed action and concludes that the preliminary decommissioning cost estimate for Pilgrim is not likely to be higher than the current minimum formula amount to such a degree that a problematic underfunding situation will exist that would require a full 5-year period to rectify. The details of the staff=s SE will be provided in the exemption that will be issued as part of the letter to the licensee approving the exemption.
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.
There is no significant increase in the amount of any effluent released off site. 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 NRC staff considered denial of the proposed action (i.e., the Ano-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 Pilgrim, dated January 1972.
Agencies and Persons Consulted:
In accordance with its stated policy, on May 16, 2008, the NRC staff consulted with the Massachusetts State official of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 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 licensee=s letter dated February 28, 2008, Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) accession number ML081000176. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC=s Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the 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 send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of May 2008.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/ra/
James Kim, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation