ML17157C451
| ML17157C451 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 08/05/1993 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 9309010198 | |
| Download: ML17157C451 (2) | |
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~O 0 st.*dc 9c UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGUI ATOQY COMMISSION WASHINGTON,.D.C. 20555-0003 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO.
TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO.
NPF-14 MENDMENT NO. 97 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-22 PENNSYLVANIA POWER 5 LIGHT COMPANY ALLEGHENY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.
SUS UEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION UNITS 1
AND 2 DOCKET NOS.
50-387 AND 388
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letter dated June 1,
- 1993, the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company (the licensee) submitted a request for changes to the Susquehanna Steam Electric
- Station, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specifications (TS).
The requested changes would revise the reporting frequency of the Semiannual Radioactive Effluent Release Report from semiannual to annual pursuant to the revised 10 CFR 50.36a, which the Commission published in the Federal
~Re ister on August 31, 1992.
2.0 BACKGROUND
On August 31, 1992, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) placed a notice in the Federal Receister (57 FR 39353) regarding several amendments to their regulations.
Specifically, 10 CFR 50.36a was one of the regulations revised whereby the frequency of reporting the quantity of each of the principal radionuclides released to unrestricted areas in liquid and in gaseous effluents was changed from semiannual to annual.
3.0 EVALUATION The proposed changes to the TSs will allow for the implementation of the new 10 CFR 50.36a reporting requirement.
The proposed changes are administrative in nature and will not reduce the level of radiological control at SSES.
Compliance with applicable regulatory requirements governing radioactive effluents, radiological environmental monitoring, and solid wastes, including 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix I to 10 CFR Part 50, 10 CFR Part 61, 10 CFR Part 71, and 40 CFR Part 190, will continue to be maintained.
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P PDQ The reporting of the quantity of effluent releases is currently performed at SSES on a semiannual basis in accordance with the Semiannual Radioactive Effluent Release Report requirement contained in the Susquehanna Unit 1 and Unit 2 TSs.
To satisfy the new 10 CFR 50.36a reporting requirement, an Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report will replace the current semiannual report.
The annual report will include the quantity of solid wastes released as well as the data on liquid and gaseous effluents.
The annual report will also describe any exceptions to the Effluent Monitoring Program and any changes to the Offsite Dose Calculations Manual (ODCM) and Process Control Program.
The licensee has proposed to submit the Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report within 90 days after January 1 of each year.
The staff had advised licensees that submission of the annual report anytime before May 1 of each year would be acceptable.
The proposed changes to the TSs are in accordance with the NRC's revised regulations and staff guidance and are acceptable.
Subsequent to the June 1,
1993 submittal, the licensee advised us that in the marked-up TSs submitted with the application, the word "semiannual" in
- 13. 12.2, Action a.
on Page 3/4 12-13 for both units should have been changed to "annual" as was done on all the other pages which the licensee proposed to revise.
The correction has no safety significance and was necessary to be consistent with the rest of the revised TSs and the objective of the amendments.
The correction does not affect the staff's "No Significant Hazards Consideration" determination.
4.0 STATE CONSULTATION
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Pennsylvania State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendments.
The State official had no comments.
5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
The amendments change a requirement with respect to recordkeeping, reporting, or administrative procedures or requirements.
Accordingly, the amendments meet the eligibilitycriteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10).
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b),
no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendments.
6.0 CONCLUSION
The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed
- above, that:
(1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed
- manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Principal Contributor:
R. Clark Date.
August 5
1993