ML19326C021
| ML19326C021 | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 03/24/1978 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8004180708 | |
| Download: ML19326C021 (3) | |
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<r 7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NO. 50-313 ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF AMEN 0 MENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Commission) has issued Amendment No. 32 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-51, issued to Arkansas Power & Light Company (AP&L or the licensee), which revised the Technical Specifications for operation of Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No.1 (ANO-1 or the facility) located in Pope County, Arkansas. The amendment is effective as of its date of issuance.
The amendment revised the Technical Specifications for the facility to incorporate the requirement for a ten second closure time for the dampers of the AN0-1 control room ventilation system and to include surveillance requirements for the isolation system. The ten second isolation time is a slight relaxation of the AP&L comitment in the ANO-1 Final Safety Analysis Report, but represents a significant improvement over the system as installed.'
A separate but rel,ated issue, that of toxic gas intrusion at ANO-1, is being addressed by separate correspondence.
The application for the amendment complies with the standards and re-quirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Comission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I_, which' are set forth in the license amendment. Prior public notice of this amendment 5:s not required since the amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration.
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s 7590-01 2-The Commission has determined that the issuance of this amendment 4 will not result in any significant environmental inpact and that pursuant to 10 CFR 151.5(d)(4) an environmental impact statement or negative declaration and environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with issuance of this amendment.
For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the licensee's letter dated December 8,1977, and the application for amendment dated February 27, 1978, (2) Amendment No. 32 to License No.
DPR-51, and (3) the Comission's related Safety Evaluation. All of these items are available for public inspection at the Comission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and at the Arkansas Polytechnic College, Russellville, Arkansas. A copy of items (2) and (3) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear
. Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
20555, Attention:
- Director, Division of Operating Reactors.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 24th day of March 1978.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Robert W. Reid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch //4 Division of Operating Reactors e
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Environmental Consideration We have determined that the amendment does not authorize a change in effluent types or total amounts nor an increase in power level having and will not result in any significant environmental impact.
made this determination, we have further concluded that the amendment involves an action which is insignificant from the standpoint of environmentalimpactand,pursuantto10CFR551.5(d)(4),thatan environmental impact statement, or negative declaration and environ-mental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with the issuance of this amendment.
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Conclusion We have concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) because the amendment does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of accidents previously considered and does not involve a significant decrease in a safety margin, the amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration, (2) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, and (3) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations and the issuance of this amendment will not be inimical
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to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
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