ML20137N251

Environ Assessment & Finding of No Significant Impact, Supporting Util Request for Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10CFR50,App R

ML20137N251
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	11/22/1985
From:	Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20137N202	List: ML20137N200 ML20137N251
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NUDOCS 8512040091
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! . UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COPNISSION i O GPU NUCLEAR CORPORATION AND JERSEY CENTRAL ,

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.' f ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) is considering i issuance of an exemption from certain requirements of Appendix R to 10 CFR Part 50 to GPU Nuclear Corporation, et al. (the licensee), for the Oyster Creek Nuclear l

Generating Station, located in Ocean County, New Jersey. l l

I ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of Proposed Action: The exemption would grant relief in eight fire areas to the extent that redundant safe shutdown related cable and equipment are not separated and/or protected in accordance with Section III.G.2 of Appendix R.

The eight fire areas are as follows: Reactor Building Fire Areas RB-FZ-10,

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! RB-FZ-1E and RB-FZ-1F; Turbine Building Lube Oil Area; Turbine Building Fire Areas j

l TB-FZ-11D and TB-FZ-11H; Turbine Building Condenser Area and Office Building - 480V Switchgear Room. There were five areas for which exemptions were requested but the Comission concluded that the exemptions requested were not needed. These i fire areas were the following: Reactor Building Fire Area RB-FZ-1E, Office Building.

480V Switchgear Room, Office Building - Motor Generator Set Room and Office Building - Battery and Electrical Tray Room.

The exemptions are responsive to the licensee's application for exemptions dated April 3,1985, as supplemented by letters dated July 12 and October 9,1985.

TheNeedfortheProposedActjon: The proposed exemptions are needed because the features described ,in the licensee's requests regarding the existing and proposed fire protection at the plant for these items are the most practical s method for meeting the intent of Appendix R and literal compliance would not

significantly enhance the fire protection capability at the station.

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j Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action: The proposed exemptions will provide

,j adegheeoffireprotectionsuchthatthere'isnoincreaseintheriskoffires

at this facility. Consequently, the probability of fires has not been increased and the post-fire radiological releases will not be greater than previously 1

.j detemined nor do the proposed exemptions otherwise affect radiological plant i

( effluents. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there are no significant f radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed exemptions.

f With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed exemptions

! involve features located entirely within the restricted areas as defined in 10 CFR Part 20. They do not affect nonradiological plant effluents and have no other environmental impa6t. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there are f no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed exemptions.

l Alternative Use of Resources: This action involves no use of resources not previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement dated December 1974 l

for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generatirg Station.

Agencies and Persons Consulted: The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's request and did not consult other agencies or persons.

l FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT t

The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed exemptions.

Based upon the foregoing environmental assessment, we conclude that the

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proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human

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, for further details with respect to this action, see the applications for I

the exemptions previously listed, which are available for public inspection at the Comission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and at the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington Street, Toms River, New Jersey 08753.

Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 22nr. day of November 1985.

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