ML20036A233
| ML20036A233 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 04/26/1993 |
| From: | Chris Miller Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20036A230 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9305100285 | |
| Download: ML20036A233 (3) | |
Text
...
4 3
a-
+
+
t
?
.]
UNITED STATED NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i
q BOSTON EDIS0N COMPANY iq DOCKET NO. 50-293
[NVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF' NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT:
g i
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is.considering~
the approval of a procedure for on site relocation of 79,000 cubic feet of l
y sand, siit, and rough stone centaining very low levels'of radioactivity at the-
.l Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS), pursuant to 10 CFR 20.302(a),'as-requested by the Boston Edison Company (the licensee).
PNPS is lpcated in.
j Plymouth, Massachusetts.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification'of Proposed Action:
The proposed action would ap' prove the on site relocation of controlled' backfill grading soil placed at its present site during' original' plant
-l construction, j
The Need for the Proposed Action:
' j The location where the material has bee'n stored:since original plant.
construction is planned for'a parking. lot to support the influx of employees i
when the' new engineering building is completed and for additional-contractor parking during maintenance outages. The licensee will relocate the material l
1 outside the fenced area to a location within. the.-licensee's: controlled' area.
Ensironmental Impacts of the Proposed Action-f The Commission'has-evaluated the environmental -impact of the. proposed; j
i action 'and has determined thatithe proposed procedures for the' relocationiof-the construction soil 'at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station will. minimize-the
[
9305100285 930504'
'i PDR. ADOCK 05000293 P=
PDR.
i i
, l risk of unexpected exposure.
The licensee proposabwas evaluated against the staff guidelines for on site disposal and found to be acceptable. The
]
potential exposure pathways to members of the general public form the radionuclides in the soil is determined to be less than Imrem/ year.
-l Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed soil relocation.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed approval would not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there is no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed soil relocation.
Alternative to the Proposed Action:
Since the Commission has concluded that the environmental effects of the proposed action are not significant, any alternative with equal or greater environmental impact need not be evaluated.
The principal alternative would be to deny the requested approval. This would not reduce the environmental impact attributable to this facility.
Alternative Use of Resources:
This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously considered id the Final Environmental Statement for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power i
Station, dated May 1972.
Acencies and Persons Consulted:
i The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's request and did not consult other agencies or persons.
i
~
.c 1 j FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Based upon the foregoing environmental assessment, the Commission concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the
. quality of the human environment.
Accordingly, the Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.
For further details with respect to this action, see the request for approval dated January 15, 1993, which is available for public inspection at' the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555, and at the local public document room located at the Plymouth Public Library,11 North Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360.
Dated at Rockville, Marylaid, this 26th
. day of April 1993.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Charles 'L. Miller, Acting Assistant Director for Region I Reactors Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1
m-f k
I r