ML20042E843
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| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 04/27/1990 |
| From: | Hannon J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i
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THE CLEVELA!10 ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY. ET AL.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF f
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i The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering l
issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-58, issued to the Cleveland Electrit illuminating Company, Duquesne Light Company, l
l Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, and Toledo Edison Company l
(the licensees), for operation of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1, l
l located in Lake County, Ohio, j
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of Proposed Action j
The proposed amendment would revise the provisions in the Technical l
Specifications (TS) relating to the Setpoint and Allowable Value for Turbine
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FirstStagePressurebypassinnotes(h)and(b)ofTables3.3.1-1and 3.3.4.2-1, respectively, of the TS.
j The propused action is in accordance with the licensees' application for amendment dated May 20, 1988, as supplemented by a letter dated November 27, 1989.
l-The Need for the Proposed Action The proposed change to the TS is required in order to establish more 1
accurate setpoints and allowable values based upon startup testing data
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rather than pre-operational calculations. This would provide for additional margin to protect against inadvertent scrams at low power while still providing for initiation of anticipatory turbine trip reactor scrams and end-of-cycle recirculation pump trip functions prior to exceeding 40 percent of rated thermal power.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed revision to TS and concludes that the proposed change more accurately represents the Sttpoint and Allowable Value for turbine first stage pressure and, therefore, is acceptable.
Further, since the basis for the setpoint remains unchanged, there is no sigrhficant safety impact associated with the proposed change.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that this proposed action would result in no significant radiological environmental impact.
The Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment and Opportunity for Hearing in connection with this action was published in the Federal Register i
on March 30,1990(55FR12075). No request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene was filed following this notice.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed change to the is involves a change to the trip setpoints and allowable values for equipment located within the protected area of the plant.
It does not.
affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed amendment.
I C O Alternative to the Proposed Action Since the Commission concluded that there are no significant environmental effects that would result from the proposed action, any alternatives with equal or greater environmental impacts need not be evaluated.
The principal alternative would be to deny the requested amendment. This would not reduce environmental impacts of plant operation and would result in reduced operational flexibility.
Alternative Use of Resources This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1, dated August 1982.
Agencies and Persons Consulted The NRC staff reviewed the licensees' request and did not consult other agencies or persons.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed license amendment.
Based upon the foregoing environmental assessment, we conclude that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the Quality of the human environment.
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-4 For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated May 20, 1988 and a supplement dated November 27, 1989, which are available for public inspection at the Comission's Public Document Room 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. and at the Perry Public Library, 3753 Main Street, Perry, Ohio 44081.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of April 1990.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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W John N. Hannon, Director Project Directorate 111-3 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 0
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