ML17298B837
| ML17298B837 | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 12/19/1984 |
| From: | Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8501250554 | |
| Download: ML17298B837 (12) | |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, ET. AL.
DOCKET NO.:
STN 50-528 NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of a partial exemption from the requirements of Appendix A and Appen-dix J to 10 CFR Part 50 to the Arizona Public Service Company, Salt River Pro-ject Agricultural Improvement and Power District, El Paso Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, Public Service Company of Mexico, Los Angeles Department of Mater and Power, and Southern California Public Power Authority (the applicants) for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 located at the applicants'ite in Maricopa County, Arizona.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
Identification of Pro osed Action:
The exemption from Appendix A would delay until initial criticality the sealing of piping penetrations that would provide flood protection for the auxiliary feedwater pumps.
The exemption from Appendix J would eliminate the full pressure test required by paragraph III.D.2(b)(ii) and substitute a seal leakage test to be conducted at a pressure specified in the Technical Specifications.
The proposed exemptions are in ac-cordance with the applicants'etters dated December 5,
1984 and December 13,
~r 1984, respectively.
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The Need fot the Pro osed Action:
The proposed Appendix A;exemption would al-low the applicant to load fuel and conduct tests on schedule.
The proposed Appendix J exemption is required to provide the applicant with great'er plant availability over the lifetime of the plant.
Environmental Im acts of the Pro osed Action:
The proposed Appendix A exemption delays until initial criticality the sealing of piping penetrations that would provide flood protection for the auxiliary feedwater pumps.
Since there is no decay heat prior to initial criticality that would require the use of the auxiliary feedwater
- system, there is no environmental impact.
The proposed exemption grants the substitution of an airlock seal test for an airlock pressure test while the reactor is in a shutdown or refueling mode.
With respect to this exemption from Appendix J, the increment of environmental impact is related solely to the potential increased probability of containment leakage during an accident.
This could lead to higher offsite and control room doses.
How-ever, this potential increase is very small, due to the added seal leakage tests and the protection against excessive leakage afforded by the other tests required by Appendix J.
Alternative to the Pro osed Action:
Hecause the staff has concluded that there is no measurable environmental impact associated with the proposed exemptions, any alternative to these exemptions will have either no environmental impact or greater environmental impact.
The principal alternative would be to deny the requested exemptions.
This would not reduce environmental impacts of plant operations and would result in reduced opera.ional flexibilityand unwarranted delays in power ascension.
7590-01 Alternative Use of Resources:
This action does not involve the use of resources not previously considered in connection with the "FES Related to the Operation of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Station, Units 1, 2 and 3," dated February 1982.
A encies and Persons Consulted:
The NRC staff reviewed the applicants'equest that supports the proposed exemptions.
The NRC staff did not consult other agencies or persons.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact state-ment for the'proposed exemptions.
Based upon the foregoing environmental assessment, we conclude that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
For further details with respect tn this action, see the letters dated December 5,
1984 and Decmeber 13, 1984, which are available for public inspec-tion at the Comnission s Public Document
- Room, 1717 K Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., and at the Phoenix Public Library, Business, Science and Technology De-
- partment, 12 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this lg day of December 1984 FOR TKE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION gg~44A~A A. Schwencer, Acting Assistant Director for Licensing Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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UNITEDSTATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 Docket No. 70-2949 AMENDMENT TO INDEMNITY AGREEMENT NO. B-95 N
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, Indemnity Agreement No. B-95 between Arizona Public Service
- Company, Southern California Edison Company, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Public Service Company of New Mexico, El Paso Electric Company and Southern California Public Power Authority and the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, dated January 26,
- 1983, as
- amended, is hereby further amended as follows:
"The following named licensee is added to the Indemnity Agreement:
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/y UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 Docket No. 50-528 AMENDMENT TO INDEMNITY AGREEMENT NO. B-95 Effective DQC 3 1 84
, Indemnity Agreement No. B-95, between Arizona Public Service
- Company, Southern California Edison Company, Salt River Project Agricultural-Improvement and Power District, Public Service Company of New Mexico, El Paso Electric Company, Southern California Public Power Authority, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, dated January 26, 1983, as
- amended, is hereby further amended as follows:
Item 2a. of the Attachment to the indemnity agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor:
Item 2 - Amount of financial protection a.
$1,000,000 (From 12:01 a.m., January 26, 1983 to 12 midnight DEC 3(} @84 inclusive)
$160,000,000*
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Item 3 of the Attachment to the indemnity agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor:
Item 3 - License number or numbers SNM-1887 SNM-1922 NPF-34 (From 12:01 a.m., January 26, 1983 to 12 midnight DEC 3 0 1984 inclusive)
(From 12:01 a.m.,
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Item 5 of the Attachment to the indemnity agreement is amended by
.adding the following:
Nuclear Energy Liability Policy (Facility Form) No.
MF-3.16 issued by Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters.
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