ML20154N207
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 10/15/1998 |
| From: | Hannon J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT. UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-498 AND 50-499 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND E1@ LNG OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering !ssuance of an exemption from certain requirements of its regulations to Facility Operating License Nos.
NPF-76 and NPF-80 for the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 (STP) issued to the STP Nuclear Operating Company (the licensee).
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of Procosed Action:
The proposed action is in response to the licensee's application dated June 17, K98, for exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) regarding submission of revisions to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR). Under the proposed exemption the flicensee would submit revisions to the USFAR to the NRC no later than 24 calendar months from the previous revision. In addition, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(a)(3) and 10 CFR 50.59(b)(2), revisions to the Operations Quality Assurance Plan (OQAP) and the safety evaluation summary reports for facility changes made under 10 CFR 50.59 for STP, respectively, may be submitted on the same schedule as the UFSAR revisions.
The Need for the Procosed Action.
10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) requires licensees to submit updates to their UFSAR annually or within 6 months after each refueling outage providing that the interval between successive updates does not exceed 24 months. Since Units 1 and 2 of STP share a common UFSAR, the 9810210199 981015 PDR ADOCK 05000498 P
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2 licensee must update the same document annually or within 6 months after a refueling outage for either unit. The underlying purpose of the rule was to relieve licensees of the burden of filing 1
annual FSAR revisions while assuring that such revisions are made at least every 24 months.
The Commission reduced the burden, in part, by permitting a licensee to submit its FSAR revisions 6 months after refueling outages for its facility, but did not provide for multiple unit facilities sharing a common FSAR in the rule. Rather, the Commission stated that "With respect to the concem about multiple facilities sharing a common FSAR, licensees will have maximum flexibility for scheduling updates on a case-by-case basis," 57 FR 39355 (1992). Allowing the exemption would maintain the UFSAR current within 24 months of the last revision.
Submission of the 10 CFR 50.59 design change report for either unit together with the UFSAR revision, as permitted by 10 CFR 50.59(b)(2), also would not exceed a 24-month interval.
Environmentalimoacts of the Pronosed Action:
The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that the proposed action is administrative in nature, unrelated to plant operations.
The proposed action will not result in an increase in the prcbsbility or consequences of
.I accidents or result in a change in occupational exposure or offsite dose. Therefore, there are no radiological impacts associated with the proposed action.
The proposed action will not result in a change in nonradiological plant effluents and will have no other nonradiological environmental impact.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no environmental impacts associated with this action.
Attemative to the Prooosed Action:
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need not be evaluated.
As an altemative to the proposed action, the staff considsred denial of the proposed i
action. Denial of the exemption would result in no change in current environmentalimpacts.
l The environmental impacts of the proposed exemption and this attemative are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources:
This action did not involve the use of any resources not previously considered in the
" Final Environmental Statement Related to the Operation of South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2," dated August 1986,in NUREG-1171.
Agencies and Persons Contacted:
In accordance with its stated policy, on September 18,1998, the staff consulted with the l
Texas State official regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
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Based upon the foregoing environmental assessment, the Commission concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
Accordingly, the Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed exemption.
For further details with respect to th!s action, see the licensee's request for the exemption dated June 17,1998, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, Gelman Building,2120 L Street, NW., Washington DC,20555 and at i
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland this15thday of October 1998.
1 FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I
1 John N. Hannon, Director Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 4
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' MEMORANDUM TO:
' Rules and Directives Branch
-Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration FROM:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SOUTH TEXAS PROJECTe WRITS 1 AND 2 i
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. One signed original of the Federal Register Notice identified below is attached for your transmittal j
. to the Office of the Federal Register for publication,- Additional conformed copies Five
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Notice are enclosed for your use.
j Notice of Receipt of Application for Construction Permit (s) and Operating License (s).
- : i Notice of Receipt'of Partial Application for Construction Permit (s) and Facility License (s):
Time for submission of Views on Antitrust matters.
Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License. (Call with
' 30-day insert date).-
Notice of Receipt of Application for Facility License (s); Notice of Availability of Applicant's
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Environmental Report; and Notice of Consideration of issuance of Facility License (s) und Nutice of Opportunity for Hearing.
~ Notice of' Availability of NRC Draft / Final Environmental Statement.
C ' Notice of Limited Work Authorization.
Notice of Availability of Safety Evaluation Report.
Notice of Issuance of Construction Permit (s).
Notice of issuance of Facility Operating License (s) or Amendment (s).
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- C Notice of Granting Exemption.
Q Environmental Assessment.
I Notice of Preparation of Environmental Assessment.
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' Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206.
L O ?lssuarice of Final Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206.
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l-DOCKET NA 50-498 and 50-499.
' Atta'chment(s): As stated
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