ML20197J121
| ML20197J121 | |
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/08/1998 |
| From: | Capra R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9812140260 | |
| Download: ML20197J121 (3) | |
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PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50 311 SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION. UNITS 1 AND 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75 issued to Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G, the licensee) for operation of the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, located in Salem County, New Jersey.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ldatification of the Proposed Action:
The proposed action would revise Technical Specification (TS) Section 4.2.1,
- Aquatic Monitoring," of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan (EPP), to require that PSE&G adhere to the incidental Take Statement issued by the National Marine Fishe' ries Service (NMFS), but
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removes the specific language of the incidental Take Statement. Removing the specific language from Section 4.2.1 enables PSE&G to use relief granted by NMFS and the Commission on a case-by-case basis without further action by the NRC staff.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's application for amendment dated August 1,1997, as supplemented by letters dated October 6,1997, February 18 and July 7,1998.
The Need for the Proposed Action:
The proposed action would provide PSE&G with the flexibility to utilize relief granted by the Commission and NMFS on a case-by-case basis without further action by the NRC staff. The l
current wording of Section 4.2.1 would require, in the event of changes to the Biological Opinion 9812140260 981208 PDR ADOCK 05000272 P
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4 2-or the incidental Take Statement, that PSE&G continue to maintain, for example, daily c!aaning of the trash racks, from June 1 through October 15,1998, even though granted relief by the l
NMFS, until an amendment request could be submitted and approved by the Commission. The revidon would anable PSE&G to have the ability to use approvals from the Commission and i
NMFS without requiring amendments to the TS. Changes to the incidental Take Statement must be proceeded by consultation between the Commission, as the authorizing agency, and NMFS.
Environmentalimoacts of the Proposed Action:
The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that l
the proposed changes do not change the requirements or intent of Section 4.2.1. PSE&G would continue to adhere to the specific requirements within the incidental Take Statement, to the Biological Opinion. The change will not increase the probability or consequences of accidents, no changes are being made in the types of any effluents that may be released offsite, and there is no significant increase in the allowable occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmentalimpacts associated with the proposed action.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed action does not affect
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nonradiological plant effluents and oss no other nonradiological environmental impact.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Attematives to the Proposed Action:
Since the Commission has concluded there is no significant environmental impact associated with the proposed action, any attematives with equal or greater environmental impact l
need not be evaluated. As an attemative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action. Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental I
impacts. The environmentalimpacts of the proposed action and the a!!emative action are j
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- e Altemative Use of Resources
This action does not involve the use of any resources not previcusly considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2.
Aaencies and Persons Consulted:
In accordance with its stated policy, on November 4,1998, the staff consulted with the New Jersey State official, Mr. R. Pinney of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Nuclear Engineering, regarding the environmentalimpact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT lMPACT Based upon the 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 environmentalimpact statement for the proposed action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensee's letter dated August 1,1997, as supplemented by letters dated October 6,1997, February 18 and July 7, 1998, which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, The l
Gelman Building,2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at the Salem Free Public Library,112 West Broadway, Salem, NJ 08079.
l Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of December 1998.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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wa.Ce Robert A. Capra, Director Project Directorate 12 Division of Re:etor Projects -I/il Office of Nudear Reactor Regulation i
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