ML20116J696
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 08/07/1996 |
| From: | Gundrum L NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY l
CENTERIOR SERVICE COMfAH1 THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-346 DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNIT NO. 1 3
1 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT 1
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an exemption from certain requirements of its regulations to Facility Operating License No. NPF-3, issued to the Toledo Edison Company, Centerior Service Company and The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (the i
licensees), for operation of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station (DBNPS),
1 located in Ottawa County, Ohio.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT j
Identification of the Proposed Action 1 The proposed action is in accordance with the licensees' application dated June 28, 1996, for an exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR 73.55,
" Requirements for Physical Protection of Licensed Activities in Nuclear Power Reactors Against Radiological Sabotage.' The requested exemption would allow the implementation of a hand geometry biometric system of site access control in conjunction with photograph identification badges and would allow the badges to be taken'off site.
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- The Need for the Proposed Action:
Pursuant to 10 CFR 73.55(a), the licensee is required to establish and maintain an onsite physical protection system and security organization.
In 10 CFR 73.55(d), " Access Requirements," it specifies in part that "The j
i licensee shall control all points of personnel and vehicle access into a protected area."
In 10 CFR 73.55(d)(5), it specifies in part that "A numbered picturc badge identification system shall be used for all individuals who are i
authorized access to protected areas without escort."
It further indicates that an individual not employed by the licensee (e.g., contractors) may be authorized access to protected areas without an escort provided the individual
" receives a picture badge upon entrance into the protected area which must be returned upon exit from the protected area."
Currently, unescorted access for both employee and contractor personnel into the DBNPS is controlled through the use of picture badges.
Positive identification of personne1'who are authorized and request access into the protected area is established by security personnel making a visual comparison of the individual requesting access and that individual's picture badge. The picture badges are issued, stored, and retrieved at the entrance / exit location to the protected area.
in accordance with 10 CFR 73.55(d)(5), contractor personnel are not allowed to take their picture badges off site.
In addition, in accordance with the plant's physical security plan, the licensees' employees are also not allowed to take their picture badges off site. The licensee: propose to implement an alternative unescorted access control system which would eliminate the need to issue and retrieve picture badges at the entrance / exit location to the protected area. The proposal would also allow contractors who have unescorted access to keep their picture badges in their J
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In addition, the site security
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plans will be revised to allow implementation of the hand geometry system and i
to allow employees and contractors with unescorted acce.; to keep their picture badges in their possession when leaving the D8NPS site.
Environmental Imoacts of the Proposed Action:
The Commission has coupleted its evaluation of the proposed action.
In addition to their picture badges, all individuals with authorized unescorted access will have the physical characteristics of their hand (hand geometry) registered with their picture badge number in a computerized access control system.
Therefore, all authorized individuals must have not only their picture badges to gain access into the protected area, but must also have
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their hand georatry confirmed.
All other access processes, including search function capability and access revocation, will remain the same. A security officer responsible for access control will continue to be positioned within a bullet-resistant structure.
The proposed system is only for individuals with authorized unescorted access and will not be used for individuals requiring escorts.
The underlying purpose for requiring that individuals not employed by the licensees must receive and return their picture badges at the entrance / exit is to provide reasonable assurance that the access badges could not be compromised or stolen with a resulting risk that an unauthorized individual could potentially enter the protected area. Although the proposed exemption will allow individuals to take their picture badges off site, the proposed measures require that not only the picture badge be provided for access to the i
protected area, but also that verification of the hand geometry registered with the badge be performed as discussed above. Thus, the proposed system
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provides an identity verification process that is equivalent to the existing process.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that the proposed exemption to allow individuals not employed by the licensees to take their picture badges off site will not result in an increase in the risk that an unauthorized individual could potentially enter the protected area. Consequently, the Commission concludes that granting the exemption will not increase the probability or consequences of accidents, will make no changes in the types of any effluents that may be released offsite, and will not significantly increase the allowable individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. Accordingly, the 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 and has no other environmental impact. Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Alternatives to the Proposed Act1Qni Since the Commission has concluded there is no measurable environmental impact associated with the proposed action, any alternatives with equal or greater environmental impact need not be evaluated. As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action. Denial l
j of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts.
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The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar.
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l-(' Alternative Use of Resources:
l This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously l
considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the DBNPS.
Aaencies and Persons Consulted:
In accordance with its stated policy, on July 22, 1996, the staff consulted with the Ohio State official, Carol O'Claire of the Ohio Emergency l
Management Agency, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action.
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The State official had no coments.
l FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Based upon the environmental assessment, the Comission concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the Comission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action, l
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensees' letter dated June 28, 1996, which is available for public l
inspection at the Comission's Public Document Room, The Gelman Building, 2120 l
L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located l
at the University of Toledo, William Carlson Library, Government Documents Collection, 2801 West Bancroft Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43606.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of August 1996.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Linda L. Gundrum, Project Manager Project Directorate III-3 4
Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation f
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Mr. John K. Wood Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Toledo Edison Company Unit No. 1 i
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Mary E. O'Reilly Robert E. Owen, Chief Centerior Energy Corporation Bureau of Radiological Health 300 Madison Avenue Service Toledo, Ohio 43652 Ohio Department of Health P. O. Box 118 i
Mr. James L. Freels Columbus, Ohio 43266-0118 i
Manager - Regulatory Affairs Toledo Edison Company i
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant Attorney General 5501 North State - Route 2 Department of Attorney Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449-9760 30 East Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43216 i
Gerald Charnoff, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts Mr. James W. Harris, Director and Trowbridge Division of Power Generation 2300 N Street, N.W.
Ohio Department of Industrial Washington, D.C.
20037 Regulations P. O. Box 825 Regional Administrator Columbus, Ohio 43216 U.S. NRC, Region III 801 Warrenville Road Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Lisle, Illinois 60523-4351 DERR--Compliance Unit ATTN:
Zack A. Clayton Mr. Robert B. Borsum P. O. Box 1049 Babcock & Wilcox Columbus, Ohio 43266-0149 Nuclear Power Generation Division 1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525 State of Ohio 4
Rockville, Maryland 20852 Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Resident Inspector Columbus, Ohio 43266-0573 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5503 N. State Route 2 Mr. James R. Williams Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 Chief of Staff Ohio Emergency Management Agency Mr. James H. Lash, Plant Manager 2855 West Dublin Granville Road Toledo Edison Company Columbus, Ohio 43235-2206 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5501 North State Route 2 President, Board of County Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449-9760 Commissioner of Ottawa County l
Port Clinton, Ohio 43452
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DISTRIBUTION DOCKET FILE PDIII-3 READING FILE DFOSTER-CURSEEN August 8, 1996 LGUNDRUM uunwua MEMORANDUM TO:
Rules Review and Directives Branch Division of Freedom of information and Publications Services Office of Administration FROM:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY, CENTERIOR SERVICE COMPANY AND Tile CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY DAVlS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNIT NO. 1 One signed original of the Federa/ Register Notice identified below is a,ttached for your transmittal to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. Additional conformed copies ( 5
) of the Notice are enciesed for your use.
Notice of Receipt of Application for Construction Permit (s) and Operating License (s).
Notice of Receipt of Partial Application for Construction Permit (s) and Facility License (s):
Time for submission of Views on Antitrust matters.
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Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License. (Call with 30-day insert date).
I Notice of Receipt of Application for Facility License (s); Notice of Availability of Applicant's Environmental Report; and Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Facility License (s) and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing.
Notice of Availability of NRC Draft / Final Environmental Statement.
C Notice of Limited Work Authorization.
Notice of Availability of Safety Evaluation Report.
Notice of Issuance of Construction Permit (s).
Notice of issuance of Facility Operating License (s) or Amendment (s).
Order.
Exemption.
Notice of Granting Exemption.
] Environmental Assessment.
Notice of Preparation of Environmental Assessment.
Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206.
Issuance of Final Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206.
Other:
DOCKET NO. 50-346 Attachment (s): As stated ContactDoris J. Foster-Curscen Telephone: (301) 415-1379 DOCUMENT NAME:
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