ML20128F118
| ML20128F118 | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 02/03/1993 |
| From: | Hannon J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 9302110250 | |
| Download: ML20128F118 (3) | |
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7590-01 MNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10LEDO EDIS0N COMPANY CENTER 10R SERVICE COMPANY AND THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC lllUMINATING COMPANY DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-346 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SJGNIFICANT IMPAt1 The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-3 in response to a request filed by the Toledo Edison Company, Centerior Service Company and the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (the licensee), for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1, located in Ottawa County, Ohio.
U[VIRONMENTAL ASSESSME!!T Identification of Proposed Actiqn The proposed amendment would revise Technical Specification (TS) 3/4.1.3.1, " Group Height - Safety and Regulating Rod Groups," and TS 3/4.1.3.3, Position Indicator Channels." The revision would make administrative changes to the TS 3/4.1.3.1 Action statement to clarify the proper progression of the Action statemen.. TS 3/4.1.3.3 would be revised to clarify the applicability of the Action statement, and to allow startup or power operation to continue provided the absolute position indicator channels are operable for the affected control rods.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's application for amendment dated April 30, 1992.
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The Need for the Proposed Action The proposed amendment is needed because the current TS 3.1.3.3-prevents plant Mode changes with one or more relative position indicator channels inoperable, although alternate means of rod position-indication remain-operable. ibis can result in delays in starting-up the plant.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The NRC staff has reviewed the potentiti environmental impact of the -
proposed amendment. The NRC staff finds.that a control rod position indication system subject to TS controls will still be available for each control rod. Accordingly, the NRC staff concludes that this proposed action would result in no significant radiological environmental: impact. -
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed use of an alternate TS control rod position indication system will not cause significant increase in the nonradiological impacts and will not change any conclusions reached by the staff in the " Final Environmental Statement for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station,-Unit 1" dated March-1973 and its supplement dated October 1975.
Therefore, the staff concludes that there are no significant -
nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the-proposed amendment.-
Alternative to the Proposed Action-Because the Commission's staff has concluded that there'are no-significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action,.any alternatives would have either no significantly different' environmental. impact-or greater environmental impact.
The principal alternative would be to deny the requested amendment.
This would not reduce environmental impacts as a result of plant operations.-
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Alternalive Use of Resources This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously considered in the final Environmental Statements for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, dated March 1973 and its supplement dated October 1975.
Agencies and Persons Consultfd The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's reovest and did not consult other agencies or persons.
FINDING 0F NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed amendment.
Based upon the foregoing environmental assessment, we conclude 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 application for l
amendment dated April 30, 1992, which is available f or cubic inspection at the.
l Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington D.C. and at the University of Toledo Library, Documents Department, 2801 Bancroft Avenue, Toledo Ohio 43606, i
l Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of February 1993.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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' John N. Ilannon, Director l
Project Directorate III !
Division of Reactor Projects - Ill/IV/V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l