ML20086B953
| ML20086B953 | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 11/07/1991 |
| From: | Hoffman S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COP 9115$10N ALABAMA POWER COMPANY JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-348 AND 50-364 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Connission) is considering issuance of amendments to facility Operating License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8 issued to Alabama ~ Power Company (the licensee) for operation of Joseph M.
Farley Nuclear. Plant, Units.1 and 2 (FNP), located in Houston County, Alabama.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT i
identification of Proposed Action By letter dated May 6,-1991, as supplemented by letters dated June 18,
. June 20, September 27, October 14, and October 22, 1991, Alabama Power Company proposed amendments that-wo'uld authorire Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.(SouthernNuclear),tobecometheoperatorof'FNP. Southern Nuclear would Le the exclusive _ operating licensee, to' possess, manage, use, operate, and j
maintain FNP. Alabama Power Company would continue to be the owner of the j
facility.
Southern Nuclear would have no entitlement to power output from FNP or. authority; to dispatch, broker, or market the energy generated.
This authority would be' retained by Alabama Power Company, f
As described in~ the application Alabama Power Conipany and Southern
- Nuclear are wholly _ owned subsidiaries of the Southern Company.
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Nuclear was'forned in December 1990 for the purpose of consolidating into a
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-2 single organization personnel within the Southern Electric System engaged in nuclear operations. Alabama Power Company stated that there would be no significant change in nuclear power or support organizations for FNP. The onsite nuclear generation organization currently responsible for the physical operation of FNP would be transferred intact to Southern Nuclear.
Need for the proposed Action The proposed changes are needed to reflect the addition of Southern Nuclear as the licensed operator for FNP.
Southern Nuclear would have exclusive responsibility and control over the physical construction, operation and maintenance of the facility. The purpose of incorporating Southern Nuclear was to establish an organization which would consolidate personnel within the Southern Electric System engaged in nuclear operations into a single, integrated organization to pursue a higher degree of performance in multiple-unit nuclear operations.
Environmental Impacts of the proposed Action No changes resulting from the proposed amendments are anticipated in the on-site nuclear generation organization, except that all FNP employees of Alabama Power Company would become employees of Southern Nuclear and, where i
appropriate, titles would be changed to reflect the exclusive operating status l
l of Southern Nuclear. The off-site corporate organizations will continue to l
provide support and quality assurance organizations for FNP. - Functional areas for the off-site FNP support group will include administrative, emergency planning, licensing, engineerina, maintenance and outage support services. There will be no significant changes in the FNP nuclear organization.
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Also, there will te no changes to the facility or to the operating, maintenance, engineering or other nuclear-related personnel as a result of the proposed license amendments. Accordingly, the Conrnission concluded that this proposed action would result in no radiological or nonradiological enyirontreMal impact.
Alterna the to di."rgosed Action Sinc.c t!e fr mission concluded that there are no significant environmortal.!ffects that would result trom the proposed action, any alternative with equal or greater environinental impacts need not be evaluated.
The principal alternative would be to deny the requested amendnents.
This would not reduce the environmental impact of plant operations and would result in the Facility Operating Licenses and Technical Specifications not properly reflecting the organizational relationships between Alabama Power Conpany, Southern Nuclear and the FNP.
Alternative Use of Resources This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously considered in the final Environmental Statement related to the Operation of the Joseph H. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, dated December 1974.
Agencies and Persons Consulted The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's request and did not consult other agencies or persons.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Conunission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed license amendments.
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Based upon the foregoing environmental assessment, we conclude that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environtrent.
for further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendronts dated llay 6,1991, as supplemented by letters dated June 18, June 20, Septer.ber 27, October 14, and October 22, 1991, which are availabic for public inspection at the Couniscion's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street,
- 11. W., Washington, D. C. and at the Houston. Love Memorial Library, 212 W.
Burdeshaw Street, P.O. Box 1369, Dothan, Alabama 36302.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of November 1991.
TOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Orignal signed by:
Stephen T. Hoffman, Acting Director Project Directorate 11 1 Division of Reactor Projects 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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