ML20128H386
| ML20128H386 | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 06/24/1985 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8507090511 | |
| Download: ML20128H386 (3) | |
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SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 93 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-66 DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY OHIO EDISON COMPANY PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-334 Introduction By letter dated Novemben 3, 1983, supplemented by(the licensee) proposed to letters dated July 31, 1984 and March 21,* 1985, Duquesne Light Company amend Operating License DPR-66 by eliminating in its entirety Appendix B, which used to consist of two types of environmental technical specifications. The first type, which comprised most of Appendix B, has to do with limits on radiological effluents and their measurement. All of this type of specifications (RETS) have been incorporated into Appendix A
- of the license (Amendment No. 66, March 28, 1983). By Amendment No. 77, all radiological specifications have been eliminated from Appendix B.
By Amendments No. 25 (February 26, 1980) and No. 64 (March 11, 1983), some non-radiological specifications have also been eliminated from Appendix B.
The current amendment eliminates the remaining specifications from Appendix B.
l Discussion and Evaluation
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The existing specifications require that:
(a) the terrestrial ecological program shall assess the potential impact of the cooling tower drift on the
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terrestrial vegetation of the site and its vicinity by comparison and evaluation of infrared aerial photographs taken once every two years; (b) the soil chemistry program element shall provide data and assess possible changes in soil pH and conductivity resulting from the operation of the cooling tower.
In detennining the impact of removing the license requirement, the original basis for its inclusion should be recognized. As stated in Subsection 3.1.3 of Appendix B " Cooling Tower drift could lead to ecological effects that would appear as stressed vegetation on infrared aerial photographs", and " Soil characteristics should be good indicators of perturbations resulting from cooling tower operation".
This submittal was made as a result of an NRC staff request to provide raw data to justify the requested amendment, and does not contain any change.
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In evaiuating the license amendment request, the staff examined the Annual Environmental Non-Radiological Reports for the years 1976, 1978, 1983 and 1984, and their accompanying aerial photographs.
In addition a site visit was made on April 3, 1984 to obtain additional information.
An inspection of the infrared aerial photographs does show stressed vegetation. However, in all cases the. cause of. stress is attributable to causes other than the cooling tower drift, e.g., insect damage. While there are differences in soil pH and conductance, the values are within the expected values for these soil types.
The staff thus concludes that there will be no detrimental environmental impact resulting from deleting the subject requirements.
On this basis, Specifications 3.1.3.1, 3.1.3.9, 3.1.3.10 and 5.6.1 may be deleted.
" Reporting Requirements" are prescribed by 10 CFR 50.73, as well as Section 6.9 of the Technical Specifications. Therefore, Section 5.6.2 of Appendix B may be removed.
Since all environmental specifications have thus been eliminated or incorporated into Appendix A, there is no longer any need to have specifications on the administrative aspects of the environmental requirements.
Therefore, Sections 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.6.3.B and Figure 5.1-1 may be eliminated.
Section 5.6.3. A requires that " Changes or additions to permits and certificates required by Federal, State, local or regional authorities for the protection of the environment will be reported. When the required change is submitted to the concerned agency for approval, it will also be submitted to the Director of the Nuclear Reactor Regulation (cc to Regional Director to the Office of Inspection and Enforcement), for information." This specification is to be removed but the licensee should make a written commitment to continue to do what is stated in 5.6.3.A.
o Environmental Consideration Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has detennined that the issuance of this amendment will have no significant impact on the environment (50 FR 25806, dated June 21,1985).
Conclusion We have concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, and (2) such
C activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations and the issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense or security or to the health and safety of the public.
Dated: June 24, 1985 Principal Contributor:
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