ML20150D938
| ML20150D938 | |
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| Site: | Yellow Creek  |
| Issue date: | 11/29/1978 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 7812110036 | |
| Download: ML20150D938 (9) | |
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY DOCKET NO. STN 50-567 YELLOW CREEK NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 CONSTRUCTION PERti!T Construction Permit No. CPPR-173 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Conunission (the Commission) having found that:
A.
The application for a construction permit complies with the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission, there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the permit will be conducted in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Connission, and all required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; B.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (the applicant) has described the proposed design of the Yellow Creek Nuclear Plant, Unit No. 2 (the facility), including, but not limited to, the principal architectural and engineering criteria for the design and has identified the major features or components incorporated therein for +.he protection of the health and safety of the public; C.
Such further technical or design information as may be required to complete the safety analysis, and which can reasonably be lef t for later consideration, will be supplied in the Final Safety Analysis Report; D.
Safety features or components, if any, which require research and development have been described by the applicant and the
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applicant has identified, and there will be conducted, a research and development program reasonably designed to resolve any safety questions associated with such features or components; E.
On the basis of the foregoing, there is reasonable assurance that (i) such safety questions will be satisfactorily resolved at or before the latest date stated in the application for completion of construction of the proposed facility and (ii) taking into consideration the site criteria contained in 10 CFR Part 100, the proposed facility can be constructed and operated at the proposed location without undue risk to the health and safety of the public;
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The applicant is technically qualified to design and construct the proposed facility; G.
The applicant is financially qualified to design and construct the proposed facility; H.
The issuance of a permit for the construction of the facility will not be inimical to the common defense and security sr to the health and safety of the public; and I.
After weighing the environmental, economic, technical and other benefits of the facility against environmental and other costs and considering availa' le alternatives, the issuance of a o
construction permit, subject to the conditions for protection of the environment set forth herein, is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Comission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
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Pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and Title 10, Chapter I, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, 1
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" Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," and pursuant to the Initial Decision of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, dated November 2h, 1978, the Nuclear Regulatory Con.nission (the Commission) hereby issues a construction permit to the applicant
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for a utilization facility designed to operate at a core power level of 3800 megawatts thermal as described in the application and amendments thereto (the application) filed in this matter by the applicant and as more fully described in the evidence received at the public hearing upon that application. The facility, known as the Yellow Creek Nuclear Plant, Unit No. 2 will be located on the applicant's site in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
3.
This permit shall be deemed to contain and be subject to the conditions specified in 10 CFR 50.54 and 50.55, of the Commission's regulations; is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act, and rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the conditions specified or incorporated below:
A.
The earliest date for the completion of the facility is February 1, 1985 and the latest date for completion is May 1,1986.
B.
The facility shall be constructed and located at the site as described in the application, in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
C.
This construction permit authorizes the applice-t to construct the facility described in the application and the hearing record, in accordance with the principal architectural and engineering criteria and commitments set forth therein.
D.
In view of the fact that the Attorney General has not recommended an antitrust hearing in this matter, that no antitrust issues have been raised by another in a manner according with the Commission's Rules of Practice, and that no finding has been made i
that an antitrust hearing is otherwise required (10 CFR, Part 2, 2.104(d)), antitrust review of the application for this construction permir, under Section 105c of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, has been completed and a hearing thereon determined to be unnecessary.
E.
This permit is subject to the following conditions for the protection of the environment:
(1) The Tennessee Valley Authority shall take the necessary mitigating. actions during construction and operation of the plant and associated transmission lines to avoid unnecessary adverse environmental impacts. These actions shall include those set forth in the Final Environmental Statement at subsections 4.5.1.1, 4.5.1.2, 4.5.1.3, 4.5.1.4, 4.5.1.5, 4.5.2.1, items 2 and 3 of 4.5.2.2, 4.5.2.3,. modified to read "All waste from dredging shall be handled and disposed of in accordance with the Corps of Engineers 5404 permit," 4.5.2.4, and 4.5.2.5.
(2) The Tennessee Valley Authority shall comply with all conditions of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
(3)
In addition to the preoperational monitoring program descr i
in section 6 of the Environmental Report, with amendments, i
the staff recommendations in section 6 of the Final Environmental Statenent document shall be followed except to the extent that i
they deal with aquatic impacts, which are within the exclusive i
jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency and are included within the terms of the NPDES permit.
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C.
This construction permit authorizes the applicant to construct the facility described in the application and the hearing record, in accordance with the principal architectural and engineering criteria and commitments set forth therein.
D.
In view of the fact that the Attorney General has not recommended an antitrust hearing in this natter, that no antitrust issues have been raised by another in a manner according with the Conmission's Rules of Practice, and that no finding has been made that an antitrust hearing is otherwise required (10 CFR, Part 2, 2.104(d)), antitrust review of the application for this construction permit under Section 105c of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, has been completed and a hearing thereon determined to be unnecessary.
E.
This permit is subject to the following conditions for the protection of the environment:
(1) The Tennessee Valley Authority shall take the necessary mitigating actions during construction and operation of the plant and associated transmission lines to avoid unnecessary adverse environmental impacts. These actions shall include those set forth in the Final Environmental Statement at subsections 4.5.1.1, 4.5.1.2, 4.5.1.3, 4.5.1.4, 4.5.1.5, 4.5.2.1, i tems 2 and 3 of 4.5.2.2, 4.5.2.3, modified to read "All waste from dredging shall be handled and disposed of in accordance with the Corps of Engineers 404 permit," 4.5.2.4, and 4.5.2.5.
(2) The Tennessee Valley Authority shall comply with all conditions of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (HPDES) permit.
(3)
In addition to the preoperational monitoring program described in section 6 of the Environmental Report, with amendments, the staff reconnendations in section 6 of the Final Environmental Statement document shall be followed except to the extent that they deal with aquatic impacts, which are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency and are included within the terms of the NPDES permit.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority shall establish a contrul-program that shall include written procedures and instructions to control all construction activities prescribed in the Final Environmental Statement and shall provide for periodic management audits to determine the adequacy of implementation of environmental conditions.
The Tennessee Valley Authority shall maintain sufficient records to furnish evidence of compliance with all the environmental conditions contained in the Final Environnental Statement.
(5) Before engaging in a construction activity not evaluated by the Commission, Tennessee Valley Authority will prepare and record an environmental evaluation of such activity.
When the evaluation indicates that such activity may result in a significant adverse environmental impact that was not evaluated, or that is significantly greater than that evaluated in the Final Enviroirental Statement, Tennessee Valley Authority shall provide a written evaluation of such activities and obtain prior approval of the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation for the activities, t
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If unexpected harmful effects or evidence of irreversible damage are detected during plant construction,- Tennessee Valley Authority shall provide to the staff an acceptable analysis of the proble.' and a plan of action to eliminate or significantly reduce the harmful effects or damage.
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This permit is subject to the limitaticithat a license authorizing operation of the facility will not be is;"ai or tha rut.nission unless (a) the applicant submits to the Commission the complete Final Safety Analysis Report, portions of which may be submitted and evaluated from time to time; (b) the Commission finds that the final design provides reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by the operation of. the facility in accordance with the procedures approved by it in connection with the issuance of said license; (c) the Commission finds that operation of the facility will be in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Comnission's regulations and all applicable requirements were satisfied; and (d) the applicant submits proof of financial protection and executes an indemnity agreement as required by Section 170 of the Act.
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