ML17331A106

Environ Assessment & Finding of No Significant Impact Re Util 930115 Schedular Exemption Request from 10CFR50,App E, W/Regard to 1993 Emergency Planning Exercise

ML17331A106
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Issue date:	03/16/1993
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COO NUCLEAR LAN UNITS AND OCKET NOS. 50-315 AND 50-316 NVI ONMEN ASSESSMEN ND FINDING OF NO S GN FICANT IMP CT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, to Indiana Michigan Power Company (the licensee),

for the operation of the Donald C.

Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, located in Berrien County, Michigan.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMEN Identification of Pro osed Aetio The proposed action would grant an exemption from the schedular requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50.

On May 24, 1991, the licensee requested an exemption from Section IV.F.3, which requires that each licensee at each site shall exercise emergency plans with offsite authorities such that the State and local government emergency plans for each operating reactor site are exercised biennially, with full or partial participation by State and local governments, within the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ).

On September 4,

1991, the Commission granted an exemption from this requirement, with the stipulation that such an exercise be completed by June 1,

1993.

On January 15, 1993, the licensee requested an extension of this requirement until June 30, 1993.

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The Need for the Pro osed Act o The proposed exemption is needed because the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEHA) has requested that the State of Michigan and the licensee schedule the offsite participation portion of the annual emergency exercise for D.

C.

Cook Nuclear Plant on June 30, 1993.

This date was necessitated by constraints established by FEHA, the State of Michigan, and the other utilities in FEHA Region V.

The date was agreed upon by all parties during a

scheduling conference on November 12-13, 1992, in order to balance the workload on the FEHA Region V office and the State of Michigan.

nvironmental Im acts of the o osed Aetio The proposed exemption will move the date of the emergency plan exercise involving the State and Berrien County from May l993 until June 30, 1993.

The previous full participation emergency preparedness exercise was conducted on April 3, 1990.

The next biennial full participation exercise was to have been in November 1992.

This is the exercise that moved to May 1993 as a result of the licensee's exemption request of May 24, 1991.

This is a minor schedule adjustment that is supported by the State of Michigan.

The NRC's rating of licensee performance during previous emergency exercises at D. C.

Cook have generally been good and there is reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures can and will be taken in the event of a radiological emergency.

Accordingly, the exemption does not appear to adversely affect either the probability or the consequences of an accident, no changes are being made in the types of any effluents that may be released offsite, and there is no significant increase in the allowable individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure.

Therefore, the Commission concludes that there are no

significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed exemption.

With regard to potential non-radiological

impacts, the proposed exemption does not affect a change in the installation or use of a facility component located within the restricted area as defined by 10 CFR Part 20. It does not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact.

Therefore, the Commission concludes that there are no significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed exemption.

lternative to the Pro osed Action:

Since the Commission concluded that there are no significant environmental effects that would result from the proposed action, any alternatives with equal or greater environmental impacts need not be evaluated.

The principal alternative would be to deny the requested schedular change.

This would not reduce environmental impacts. of plant operation and would result in increased operational burden on FEMA Region V.

Alternative Use of Resources:

This action does not involve the use of resources not previously considered in connection with the Commission's Final Environmental Statement for the Donald C.

Cook Nuclear Plant, Units I and 2, dated August 1973.

A encies and Persons Consulted:

By letter dated April 15, 1991, the State of Michigan documented the need of FEMA Region V Office and the support of FEMA headquarters for the exemption that resulted in the original date of the exercise being moved to May 1993.

At that time, the State of Michigan further indicated that neither they nor the affected local jurisdiction, Berrien County, objected to the proposed schedule change.

Also, all the principal parties involved in the conduct of

the exercise agreed to a June 30, 1993, date during the scheduling conference held November 12-13, 1992.

This information was considered by the NRC in the evaluation of the proposed exemption.

IN NG OF NO SIGNIFICANT I The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed exemption.

Based upon the foregoing environmental assessment, the staff concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.

For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the licensee's letter dated Hay 24, 1991, with the State of Michigan letter dated April 15, 1991, attached, (2) the exemption granted by the Commission dated September 4,

1991, and (3) the licensee's letter dated January 15,

1993, requesting an extension of the previous exemption.

These documents are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document

Room, 2121 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20555 and at the local public document room located at the Maude Preston Palenske Memorial Library, 500 Market Street, St.

Joseph, Michigan 49085.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of March 1993.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Ledyard B. Harsh, Director Project Directorate III-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV/V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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• Mr. E.

E. Fitzpatrick Indiana Michigan Power Company CC:

Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

. 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Attorney General Department of Attorney General 525 West Ottawa Street Lansing, Michigan 48913 Township Supervisor Lake Township Hall post Office Box 818 Bridgman, Michigan 49106 Al Blind, Plant Manager Donald C.

Cook Nuclear Plant Post Office Box 458 Bridgman, Michigan 49106 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office 7700 Red Arrow Highway Stevensville, Michigan 49127 Gerald Charnoff, Esquire

Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge 2300 N Street, N.

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Washington DC 20037 Mayor, City of Bridgman Post Office Box 366 Bridgman, Michigan 49106 Special Assistant to the Governor Room 1

State Capitol

Lansing, Michigan 48909 Nuclear Facili,ties and Environmental Monitoring Section Office Division of Radiological Health Department of Public Health 3423 N.

Logan Street P. 0.

Box 30195

Lansing, Michigan 48909 Donald C.

Cook Nuclear Plant Mr. S. Brewer American Electric Power Service Corporation 1 Riverside Plaza

Columbus, Ohio 43216

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