ML20086H813
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 06/27/1995 |
| From: | Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 9507180288 | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION Eg(IC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS DOCKET N0.50-272 ENVIR0 MENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an exemption from Facility Operating License No. DPR-70, issued to the Public Service and Gas Company, (the licensee) for the Sales Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1.
The plant is located at the licensee's site in Salem County, New Jersey.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of Prooosed Action The proposed action would grant an exemption from a requirement of Section III.D.1.(a) of Appendix J to 10 CFR Part 50, which requires a set of three Type A tests (Containment Integrated Leakage Rate Test or CILRT) be
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performed at approximately equal intervals during each 10-year service period.
The licensee's request for an exemption would defer the next scheduled CILRT for one outage, from Refuel 12 to Refuel 13.
j The proposed action is in'accordance with the licensee's request for exemption datedlpril 4,1995.
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. The Need for the Proposed Action The proposed action is needed because the licensee's current schedule would require a CILRT to be performed during Refuel 12 (September 1995).
Minimal safety benefit would be realized by performing the scheduled CILRT, since the majority of primary containment leakage has previously been identified through the performance of the Local Leak Rate Tests (LLRT).
Without the exemption, the licensee would incur additional cost and downtime of the unit.
Environmental Imoacts of the Prooosed Action The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that the proposed exemption would not significantly increase the probability or amount of expected containment leakage, and that containment integrity would thus be maintained.
The change will not increase the probability or consequences of accidents, no changes are being made in the types of any effluents that may be released offsite, and there is no significant increase in the allowable individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. Accordingly, the l
Commission concludes that there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed action does involve-features located entirely within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20.
It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents
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. and has no other environmental impact. Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Alternative to the Proposed Action Since the Commission has concluded there is no measurable environmental l
impacts associated with the proposed action, any alternatives with equal or greater environmental impact need not be evaluated. As an alternative to the proposed action, tha 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 any resources not previously considered in the " Final Environmental Statement related to the operation of Salem Nuclear Generating Station," dated April 1973.
Aaencies and Persons Consulted In accordance with its stated policy, on May 31, 1995, the NRC staff consulted with the New Jersey State official, Mr. Dennis Zannoni of the Department of Environmental Protection regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.
FINDING OF NO STCNIFICANT IMPACT Based'upon the environmental assessment, the Commission concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
Accordingly, the Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.
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. i For further details with respect to this proposed action, see the licensee's letter dated April 4,1995, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, The Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington DC and at the local public document room located at j
the Salem Free Public Library,112 West Broadway, Salem, NJ 08079.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of June 1995.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION r
h F. Stolz, Direct r ject Directorate I-2 vision of Reactor Projects - 1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i
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