ML20065L458
| ML20065L458 | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 11/23/1990 |
| From: | Pierson R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES h0 CLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY PALISADES PLANT CCCKETILO._50-255 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO $1GNI,F),CA,N,T,JMFECT The U. S. Nuclear Agulatory Ccirmission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an amcodnent.from the requirerrents of Apper. dix R to 10 CFR Part 50 to Ccnsumers Pcwer Cortpany,-(the licensee), for the Palisades Plant, located in Ccvert Township, Van Buren County, Michigan.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IdentiQcatiori of_ Proposed Action: The exemption would grant relief from the requiretrents of Appendix R, Section Ill.G.(2)(d) as these requirements relate to the separation of cables and instrumentation in the Containment' Air Room. Section.III.G(2)(d)ofAppendixRwouldrequirethesubject cables and equipment to be separated by 20 feet, free of intervening combustibles, since these cables ard equipment coirprise redundant trains'of equipment required for_ post-fire, safe shutdown, of the reactor.
The den;ption is in response to the licensee's application for exemption dated October 4,-1985, as supplemented August 8, 1990.-
The Need.for the Proposed Action: The proposed exerption is needed because the features described in the licensee's request regarding the existing.and proposed fire protection at the plant for the Containment Air Roorn comprise the most practical method for meeting the intent of Appendix R; and, literal compliance would.not significantly enhance the fire protection capability.
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prcvidt a degree of fire prctectior such that thert is oc increase iri the risk-of fires at this f acility. Posed on the accent an d type of ccnbustibles, ord ' type of. ignition scurce, a fire ir. the Containner,t Air Rocn is extieriely unlibly.
If c firc were to occur it woulc nest likely be a snall scif-extinguishing fire that wculd gerierate der.se stoke.
If a much larger fire were to occur, the licensee has a,ialysed its effect on safety related irstronentatior, in the tooni and shown th6t st,fficier,t instrunents would be cperable tc safely shutdown the plant. The proposed exerption does not include any alterations to the Contairinient Air Rocn. or its existing fire prctection capatilities; consequer.tly, the prctability of fires has not been increased and the poter.tial for post-fire radiological releases will r,ct be greater than previcusly determined. Additicrally, the proposed exenption does not otherwise effect radiological plant effluer,ts. Therefore, the Conmissien
-y concludes that there are no sigt.ificant radiological nvirontent61 inpacts associated with the proposed exemption.
With regard to ~'ential nonradiological. impacts, the proposed exemption involves features located entirely wi. thin the restricted area as cefiried in 10 CFR Part 20.
It does not affect nonradiological plant effluer,ts and has no other envircorrental impact. Therefore, the Corrmission concludes that there are no significant nonra'diological environmental impacts associated with.the proposed eX(cptfor,.
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It has been concluded that there is no-measurable inipact associated with the proposed exertption and associated liter se anendment; any alter 06tives to the exen.ption will have either no
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er.virontrental irupact or greater envirortrental impact.
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k, i e A l t e r n a t,i,v,e, U,s e, p,f, R e,spu,r,c,e,s : This action involves ro use of resources not previously considered in the Fir el Environner tal Statenents for the Palit a c'( s Plar:t.
A900(ifMf.d. f.6 T.SP!'.5. f 9F 5.u,1,t t,d : The NRC staff reviewed the liter see's requests ard did not ccrsult other agencies or perscos.
F I ND I PLC, 0,F,,N,0,,5),Gp),FJ,C Ap1, J N P ACT The Connissior, has deterrained r et to prepare an envirornental io, pact stattoent foi the proposed exeoption.
Based upon the foregoing envircorrental ass (ssoent, we conclude that the proposed acticr will not have a significant effect on the quality of the hunan env ir or n ent.
For further detailt with respect to this action, see the application for aoendnent dated October 4,1985, as supplenaented August 8,1990, which is availetle for public inspection at the Conaiission's Public Docun'ent Room, Gelnan Building, P120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. and et the Van Zoeren Library, Hope College, Holland, Michigan.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of November 1990.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION r\\-
w-Robert C. Pierson, Director Project Directorate 111-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III, I'l, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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