ML20023C937
| ML20023C937 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 04/28/1983 |
| From: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
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| NUDOCS 8305180577 | |
| Download: ML20023C937 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERfCA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the-Matter of
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Docket No. 50-333
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POWER AUTHORITY OF THE
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STATE OF NEW YORK
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(James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear
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Power Plant)
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s EXEMPTION I.
The Power Authority of the State of New York (the licensee) is the holder of Facili,ty Operating License No. DPR-59 (the license) which authorizes the operation of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (the facility) at steady-state reactor power levels not in excess of 2436 megawatts thermal.
The facility consists of a boiling water reactor located at the licensee's site in Oswego Country, New York. The license provider, among other things, that it is subject to all rules, regulations and Orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect.
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Section IV.F of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 requires that an emergency preparedness exeicise be conducted (at least) annually.
By letter dated January 4, 1983 the Ticensee requested a one-time exemption from the require-ments of 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F, to conduct an annual emergency preparedness exercise for the year subsequent to its first full-scale exercise (August 11,1982).
This first exercise of August 11, 1982, was scheduled in response to a January 21, 1982 letter from the NRC to G. T. Berry, which granted a deferral from an earlier mandated exercise date and required that the second l
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2 annual exercise be conducted prior to April 1,1983.
Howeve,r, as a result of coordination efforts with New York State, Oswego County and Niagara Mohawk, the licensee has tentatively scheduled the 1983 exercise for
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October 12, 1983.
Therefore the licensee requested a one-time waiver for the date of this currently scheduled exercise.
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During our review we found: that the last full-scale exercise held on August 11, 1982 demonstrated an acceptable level of preparedness;
.that a fu1T-scale exercise was conducted September 16, 1981 by Niagara Mohawk at its Nine Mile Point facility, which is adjacent to the FitzPatrick plant (on the same site), and that this has effectively resulted in an annual exercise involving state and. locaT authorities with the FitzPatrick - Nine Mile Point site; that these fu1T-scale exercises provide adequate assurance regarding the. capability of the State and local officials to respond to an emergency at either nuclear plant; that another exercise will be conducted prior to October 15', 1983; and that the training of emergency response l
personnel will continue as; connitted to in the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plan.t Emergency Plan to ensure that personnel remain familiar with emergency response duties.
Based onr our findings, we have determined that a one-time delay in per-fonning the next annual emergency preparedness exercise wilt not adversely affect the overall state of emergency preparedness at FitzPatrick.
Therefore, we conclude that the licensee's exemption request is acceptable and should be granted.
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Acco rdingly, the Commission'has determined that pursuant to 10 CFR 50.T2, an exemption is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property 4
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3 or the common defense and security and is otherwise in the public interest.
Therefore, the Commission hereby approves the following exemption. request:
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The licensee is exempt from the requirement of Section IV.F of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50 with respect to the requirement for conducting an annual emergency preparedness exercise and is required 'to conduct the next emergency preparedness exercise no later than October 15, 1983.
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Tne NRC staff has determined that the granting of this Exemption will not result in any significant environmental impact and that pursuant to 10 CFR ST.5(d)(4) an environmental impact statement or negative declaration and environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with this action.
R THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I
Darrell G. Eisenhut Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Dated'at Bethesda, MaryTand this 28th day of ApriT 1983 e
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