ML20076C887
| ML20076C887 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 07/18/1991 |
| From: | Capra R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20076C892 | List: |
| References | |
| GL-88-01, GL-88-1, GL-88-10, GL-88-20, GL-89-13, NUDOCS 9107250057 | |
| Download: ML20076C887 (7) | |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK DOCKET NO. 50-333 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 50.71, " Maintenance
.of records, making of reports," subsection (e)(4), and certain requirements of 10 CFR 50.54, " Conditions of licenses," subsection (a)(3), to the Power Authority of the State of New York (PASNY/ licensee) for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, located at the licensee's site in Oswego County, New York.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of Proposed-Action:
The licensee would be exempted from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.71, subsection (e)(4), to the extent that a one-time extension for submitting the l
annual update of the FSAR would be granted from the currently required submittal date of July 22, 1991, to January 22, 1992, which is a six-month l
extension. The licensee would also be exempted from the requirements of 10 CFR I
l 50.54, subsection (a)(3), to the-extent that a one-time extension for submitting annual changes to the quality assurance program description contained in the l
FSAR would be granted from the currently required submittal date of July 22, 1991, to January 22, 1992, which is a six-month extension. All future FSAR updates and quality assurance program description changes will be submitted on an annual basis by the July 22 date.
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The licensee has made a good faith effort to comply with the regulations by initiating corrective actions, both short-term and long-term, to improve its submittals and ensure that similar exemptions will not be necessary in the future.
Therefore, the exemption would only provide temporary relief from the applicable regulations.
Based on the considerations discussed above, the staff concludes that granting the proposed exemption will not increase the probability of an accident and will not result in any post-accident radiological releases significantly in excess of those previously determined for James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant.
The proposed exemption would not otherwise affect radiological plant effluents, nor result in any significant occupational exposure.
In addition, the exemption does not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact.
Therefore, the Commission concludes that there are no significant radiological or non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed exemption.
Alterna,t,ive to the Proposed Action:
Since the Commission has concluded there are no measurab?c environmental impacts associated with the proposed exemption, any alternatives with equal or greater environmental impact need not be evaluated.
The principal alternative to the exemption would be to require rigid compliance with the schedular requirements of 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) for the FSAR update and 10 CFR 50.54(a)(3) for the QA program description changes.
Such action would not enhance the protection of the environmental and could result in an unsatisfactory submittal lacking all the required information specified in the regulations.
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Alternative Use of Resources:
This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously considered in the " Final Environmental Statement for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant," dated March 1973.
Agencies and Persons Consulted:
The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's submittal that supports the proposed exemption discussed above. The NRC staff did not consult other agencies or persons.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Connission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed exemption.
Based upon the foregoing environmental asussment, the staff concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
For further details with respect to this action, see the licensee's letters dated June 28, 1991, and July 12 1991. These letters are avail?ble for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Roor, 2120 L Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. and at the Reference and Documsynts Department, Penfield Library, State University d New York, Oswego, New York.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18tn day of July 1991.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATOP COMHISSION
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Mr. Palph E. Beedle 2-July 18,1991 The notice has been forwarded to the .* f i. e,f the federal Register for publication.
Sincerely, ORIGINAL $lCNcD bye Brian C. McCabe, Project Manager Project Directorate i.1 Division of Reactor Projects. I/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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