ML20058F115

Safety Evaluation Supporting Amends 170,69,169 & 86 to Licenses DPR-61,DPR-21,DPR-65 & NPF-49,respectively

ML20058F115
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Site:	Millstone, Haddam Neck  File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	11/23/1993
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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\\.s, j SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REG RELATED TO AMENDMENT NOS. 170 69. '69 AND 86 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. DPR-61. DPR-21. DPR-65 A CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY COMPANY HADDAM NECK PLANT MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNIT NOS

1. 2 AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-213. 50-245. 50-336. AND 50-423

1.0 INTRODUCTION

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16, 1993, the Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (NNEC0, By letter dated July the licensee) for Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit Nos.1, 2 and 3, and Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CYAPCO, the licensee) for the Haddam Neck Plant submitted a request for changes to the Administrative Controls-The requested changes would Section 6 of the Technical Specifications (TS).

revise Section 6 of the TS to change the submittal frequency of the Radioactive Effluent Release Report from semiannual to annual to be submitted Also, CYAPC0 and NNEC0 proposed to consolidate the by May 1 of each year. Radioactive Effluent Release Report and the Radioactive E The into a single annual report entitled Radioactive Effluent Report.

requirement to submit these reports has not previously been incorporated in The TS Section 6 of the Millstone Unit 2 TS and would become new TS 6.9.1.6.

would also be changed in the various places where this report is referenced.

r 2.0 EVALUATION The requirements of 10 CFR 50.36a had included a provision which required licensees to submit a report specifying the quantities of each of the principal radionuclides released to unrestricted areas, semiannually, within This requirement was 60 days after January 1 and July 1 of each year.

incorporated in Section 6 of the TS for Haddam Neck and Millstone Units 1 and This requirement had not previously been incorporated in Section'6 of the 3.Hillstone Unit 2 TS but was still required by 10 CFR 50.36a.

On August 31, 1992, 10 CFR 50.36a was revised. The revised 10 CFR 50.36a l

required that a report to the Commission specifying the quantity of each of the principal radionuclides released to unrestricted areas during the previous 12 monihs should be prepared and submitted. The new regulation-also required that the time interval between submissions of the reports must be no longer The licensees' proposal to extend the duration of the subject than 12 months.

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. * =c report from semiannual to annual, thus, complies with the requirements of the revised 10 CFR 50.36a.

The proposal to combine the " Radioactive Effluent Release Report" and the

" Radioactive Effluents Dose Report" into a single submittal entitled

" Radioactive Effluent Report" is acceptabic in that the content of the new The report would be equivalent to that contained in the previous two reports.

changes to the TS, required to reference the combined report in other parts of the TS, are required for consistency and are acceptable.

Based upon the above, the proposed changes to the TS for Haddam Neck and Millstone Units 1, 2 and 3 are acceptable.

3.0 STATE CONSULTATION

in accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Connecticut State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendments. The State official had no comments.

4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION

The amendments relate to changes in recordkeeping, reporting, or administrative procedures or requirements. Accordingly, the amendments meet the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10).

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b) no environmental impact statement i

or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendments.

5.0 CONCLUSION

The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, (1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the that:

public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.

i Principal Contributor:

D. Jaffe i

Date: November 23, 1993 j

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