ML19347F954
| ML19347F954 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/14/1981 |
| From: | Clark R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Withers B PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
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| TAC-43455, NUDOCS 8105260703 | |
| Download: ML19347F954 (4) | |
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Docket No. 50-344 T
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Portland, Oregon 97?04
Dear Mr. Withers:
The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 62 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-1 for Trojan Nuclear Plant. The amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications in response to your application dated July 22, 1980, as supplemented January 13 and 30, 1981, and October 23, 1979.
The amendment pertains to the Environmental Technical Specifications (Appendix B to the Facility Operating License). The amendment (1) deletes all water quality requirements, (2) allows discontinuation of and cancels the cooling tower plume monitoring program, (3) deletes most of the terrestrial monitoring program, and (4) makes minor revisions to locations of sample collection sites for the radiological monitoring program. The amendment also divides Appendix B Technical Specifications into two parts: Part I - Radiological Environmental Technical Specifi-cations, and Part II - Environmental Protection Plan (Non-radiological) l Technical Specifications.
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Your basis for the requested deletion of water quality limits and monitoring programs is that these aquatic requirements are now under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and applicable state agencies as established by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board's ruling on December 27,1978 (Yellow Creek, ALAB-515). We agree. The NRC has taken the position that water quality conditions in existing reactor operating licenses should be removed as a matter of law where the licensee holds, as you do, an effective National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. In place of such requirements, an Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) has been adopted in a standard format for all new plants, and existing plants on a case-by-case basis. The EPP is designed to keep the NRC aware of the environmental effects of plant operation, while recognizing that the regulation of non-radiological aspects of aquatic matters lies with the appropriate NPr.ES permitting agency. The EPP also contai s the remaining terrestrial monitoring requirements. The acceptability of the revisions you have requested to these terrestrial monitoring requirements is addressed in the enclosed Environmental l
Impact Appraisal (EIA). Our acceptance of your proposal to cancel the cooling tower plume study is also addressed in the EIA.
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We concur in the deletion of the aquatic requirements and will rely on the NPDES permit system which is administered by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for regulation and protection of the aquatic environment. We have informed the Oregon DEQ of our action and it has voiced no objections to the deletion of these water quality requirements.
We have detennined that the delettor of these water quality requirements is a ministerial action required as a matter of law and that therefore no environmental impact statement or environmental impact appraisal and negative declaration need be prepared in connection with this action.
We have also reviewed your proposed changes to locations of sample collection sites for the radiological monitoring program and find them acceptable as presented. We have determined that these changes do not authorize a change in effluent types or total amounts nor an increase in power level and will not result in any significant environ-mental impact. Having made this determination, we have further cone'"ied that these changes involve an action which is insignificant from the standpoint of environmer. a1 impact and, pursuant to 10 CFR $51.5(d)(4),
that an environmental impact statement or negative decisration and environmenti.1 impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection witn the approval of these changes.
Since the amendment applies only to aquatic, terrestrial and radiological monitoring programs, it does not involve significant new safety infonnation of a type not considered by a previous Commission safety review of the facili ty.
It does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident, does not involve a significant decrea'se in a safety margin, and therefore does not involve a significant hazards consideration. We have also concluded that there is a reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by this action.
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. A copy of the Notice of Issuance and Negative Declaration is also enclosed.
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Robert A. Clark, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #3 Division of Licensing
Enclosures:
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Amendment No. 62 to NPF-1 2.
EIA 3.
Notice of Issuance and Negative Declaration cc: w/ enclosures See next page i
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Portland General Electric Company ec: Mr. J. W. Durham, Esquire Vice President and Corporate Counsel Portland General Electric Company 121 S. W. Salmon Street Portland, Oregon 97204 Multnomah County Library Social Science and Science Department 801 S.W. 10th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97205 Michael Malmros, Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regu1. tory,, Commission 4
Trojan Nuclear Plant
- P. O. Box 0 Rainier, Oregon 97048 Robert M. Hunt, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Columbia County St. Helens, Oregon 97501 Director, Criteria and Standards Division Office of Radiation Programs ( ANR-460)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D. C.
20460 cc w/ enclosure (s) and incoming dated: 7/22/80, 1/13/81, 1/30/81, 10/23/79 Donald W. Godard, Supervisor Siting and Regulation Oregon Department of Energy Labor and Industries Building Room 111 Salem, Oegon 97310 9
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