ML20045D854
| ML20045D854 | |
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| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 06/25/1993 |
| From: | Weiss S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISS10fi SOUTHERN CAI.IFORNIA EDIS0N COMPANY SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION. UNIT-1 DOCKET NO. 50-206 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT' The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an exemption from the' requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(y)'for Facility' Operating License No. OPR-13, a possession-only license.(POL) held by the Southern California Edison Company (the licensee)..The exemption _would. apply to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating-Station,. Unit 13(SONGS 1), a permanently shutdown plant located in San Diego County, California.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT-Identification of ProDosed Action:
The proposed action would' allow exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(y) in response to the licensee request dated February'8, 1993.
This exemption would allow certified fuel handlers, rather than senior reactor operators, to.take emergency actions as necessary to protect the.public health and safety.
Permanent shut down of SONGS 1 occurred.on November 30, 1992, and defueling of the SONGS 1 reactor was completed by the licensee in March 1993.
The license amendment converting the SONGS 1. license to POL status was issusd '
on October 23, 1992, and the' POL became effective on March 9,;1993. On May 27, 1993, the NRC issued a license amendment which eliminated
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Technical Specification (TS) requirements to use 10 CFR Part 55 licensed
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b reactor operators and senior operators.: As authorized:by the May 27, 1993 amendment, the licensee has established ~the Certified Fuel. Handler; position as.
the highest level of defueled plant operator, analogous to' a < licensed senior operator at an operational facility.
l Need for the Proposed Action:
The underlying purpose of 10 CFR 50.54(x) is.to permit plant = personnel to take emergency actions. in response to abnormal conditions which may notl have been considered when the License Conditions and Technical Specifications were formulated. However,'for SONGS 1, these emergency (actions would.not be permitted by 10 CFR 50.54(y) due;to the. absence of Llicensed senior; operators-following implementation of the approved LCertified Fuel. Handler ~ Technical Specification change.
Thus, the licensee.has ~ requested =an exemption from -
10 CFR 50.54(y) to allow these potential emergency; actions lto be authorized by Certified Fuel Handlers at SONGS-1.
Environmental-Imoact of the Proposed Action:
There are no environmental impacts of the; proposed action..Th'e. proposed exemption is an administrative change by which the licensee wil1~ assure that the underlying purpose of 10.CFR 50.54(y) is fulfilled by establishing.
I administrative controls requiring that any emergency ~ action permitted by 10-CFR 50.54(x) be ' approved, as a minimum, ~ by a Certified. Fuel. Handler prior _ to taking~the action. Since the proposed exemption does not otherwise affect radiological plant effluents or cause any significant occupational exposures,-
the Commission concludes that there are no radiological. environmental' impacts associated with.the proposed exemption..
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. With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed exemption involves systems located entirely within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20. The proposed exemption 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 e)emption.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action:
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action. Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources:
This action does not involve the use of resources not previously considered in the Environmental Assessment related to the conversion of the Provisional Operating License to a Full Term Operating License issued to Southern California Edison Company for SONGS 1 on September 16, 1991.
Aaencies and Persons Consulted:
The NRC staff consulted with the State of California regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State representative had no comments.
FINDING 0F NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT:
The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed exemption.
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. Based upon the foregoing environmental assessment, the Commission.
concludes that the proposed action will' not have 'a significant:effection the?
. quality of.the human environment.
For further details with respect to this' action, see the licensee:
application for. exemption dated' February 8,r-1993, which is available1for-public. inspection at the Commission Public Document Room,1 elman Building, G
2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555,. and at the Local Public Documenti Room at the Main Library,: University of California, Fost Office Box 19557, Irvine, California.92713.
Dated at Rockville,~ Maryland, thisL 25th day. of June 1993.
I FOR-THE. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'
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.Seymour_H. Weiss,: Director Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning-
. Project > Directorate Division:of Operating. Reactor Support.
Office of Nuclear Reactor: Regulation.
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