ML19291B924
| ML19291B924 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 12/06/1979 |
| From: | Fay C WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. |
| To: | Gammill W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7912140369 | |
| Download: ML19291B924 (2) | |
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Wisconsin Elecinc mmcoumr 231 W. MICHIGAN, P.O. BOX 2046. MILWAUKEE, WI 53201 December 6, 1979 Mr. William P. Gammill Acting Assistant Director for Operating Reactors Projects U.
S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Washington, D.
C.
20555
Dear Mr. Gammill:
CONFORMANCE WITH 40 CFR 190 POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT DOCKET NOS. 50-266 AND 50-301 Your letter of September 17, 1979, to all power reactor licensees requested that each licensee provide a written commit-ment to conform to the EPA Uranium Fuel Cycle Standard, 40 CFR 190.
In the Federal Register notice of January 13, 1977, in which the final form of 40 CFR 190 was published, EPA judged that, since most sites have only one or two units, compliance with Appendix I to 10 CFR 50 was sufficient demonstration of compati-bility with 40 CFR 190.
EPA further observed that reasonable assurance of compliance with these standards exists for up to five units on a site.
The NRC appears to follow the same reasoning in Standard Technical Specifications, in which conformance with 40 CFR 190 is ultimately referenced to the design objectives set forth in Appendix I to 10 CFR 50.
We agree that compliance with the provisions of Appendix I to 10 CFR 50 is adequate demonstration of conformance to the standards set forth in 40 CFR 190 for our two-unit' Point Beach Nuclear Plant.
Based on the applicability of Appendix I to 10 CFR 50 and on our submittals of January 4, 1976, October 7, 1976, and October 14, 1977, we consider that our commitment to Appendix I has already been provided and that, pursuant to the foregoing paragraph, implicit conformance with 40 CFR 190 already exists for Point Beach Nuclear Plant.
Consistent with the requirements of Appendix I to 10 CFR 50, it has been our practice to compare the actual quantities of radioactive materials released in liquid and gaseous effluents at Point Beach Nuclear Plant with those quantities which correspond to the dose design objectives setO09 1582 216 5 t/D 191211 a 34 7
Mr. William P. Gammill December 6, 1979 forth in Appendix I. In response to your letter of September 17, 1979, it is our intent to continue this surveillance. In the event that actual quantitles of radioactive materials released in liquid and gaseous effluents exceed twice the quantities corresponding to the dose design objectives of Appendix I to 10 CFR 50, a special report will be prepared and submitted to the NRC. ~ Very truly yours, / ./ C. W. Fay, Director Nuclear Power Department 9 \\su}}