ML20151L987
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 07/27/1988 |
| From: | Boyle M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY COMPANY, ET AL.
MILLSTONE NUCl. EAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 50-245 NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission(theCommission)isconsidering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-21, issued to Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, et al., (the licensee), for operation of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, located in New London County, Connecticut.
Identification of Proposed Action:
The amendment would consist of a change to the operating license to extend the expiration date of the operating license for Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, from May 19, 2006 to October 6, 2010. The proposed license amendment is in response to the licensee's application dated December 22, 1986.
The Commission's staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment of the proposed action, "Environmental Assessment by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Relating to the Change in Expiration Date of Facility Operating License No.
DPR-?1, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, et al., Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No.1, Docket No. 50-245, dated July 27th 1988 Summary of Environmental Assessment:
The Conmission's staff has reviewed the potential environmental impact of the proposed change in the expiration date of the Operating License for Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1.
This evaluation considered the previous environ-mental studies, including the "Final Environmental Statenent Related to Continua-tion of Construction of Unit 2 and Operation of Units 1 and 2 Millstone Nuclear peoco40204 880727 DR ADOCK 05000 45
Pvwer Station," dated June 1973, the Final Environmental Statement (FES) related to the operation of Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 3, NUREG-1064, dated December 1984, the Environmental Assessment in support of the Provisional Operating License conversion to a Full Term Operating License, dated December 17, 1984 and mere recent NRC policy.
Radiolooical Impacts:
The staff concludes that the Exclusion Area, the Low Population Zone and the nearest population center distances will likely be unchanged frnn those described in NUREG-1064. Since the 40-year operating license for Millstone Unit 3 will go beyond the proposed operating life of Millstone Unit 1 the analysis in the FES, dated December 1984, would also bound the 40-year license for Millstone Unit I with regard to the low population zone, and distance to population centers.
Station radiological effluents to unrestricted areas during rormt1 operation have been well within Commission regulation regarding as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA) limits, and are indicative of future releases.
In addition, the proposed additional years of reactor operation do not increase the annual public risk from reactor operation.
With regard to normal plant operation, the occupational exposures since 1966 for Millstone Unit I have been higher than the average in the nucle.ar industry. The licenser
- addressing the problem of high occupational exposures via a number of short-and long-term dose reduction initiatives.
The NPC staff has reviewed the licensee's initiatives and believes that these initiatives will result in a substantial reduction in occupational exposures at Millstone Unit 1.
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The NRC staff concludes that radiological 1"m ets on man, both nnsite and offsite, are not significantly more severe than previously estimated in the FES and the staff's previous cost-benefit conclusions remain valid.
The environmental impacts attributable to transportation of fuel and waste to and from the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, with respect to normal conditions of transport and possible accidents in transport, would be bounded as set forth in Sumary Table S-4 of 10 CFR Part 51.52, and the values in Table S-4 would continue to represent the contribution of transportation to the environmental costs associated with the reactor.
Non-Radiological Impacts:
The Corrnission has concluded that the proposed extension does not cause a sianificant increase in the impacts to the environment and will not change any conclusions reached by the Commission in the FES.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Commission's staff has reviewed the proposed change to the expiration date of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1. Facility Operating License relative to the requirements set forth in 10 CFR Part 51.
Based upon the environmental assessment, the staff concluded that there are no significant radiological or non-radiological impacts associated with the proposed action and that the proposed license amendment will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Therefore, the Comission has determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, not to prepare an environmental impact staterent for the proposed amendment.
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For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendment dated December 26,1986,(2) the Final Environmental Statement Related to Continuation of Construction of Unit 2 and Operation of Units 1 and
- 2. Millstone Nuclear Power Station, June 1973, and Environmental Assessment dated December 1/, 1984, and (3) the Environmental Assessment dated Juiv 27th 1988 These documents are available for public inspection at the Conmission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. and at the Waterford Publi
, 49 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, Connecticut 06385.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of July 1988.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION lb
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