ML20202F210
| ML20202F210 | |
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| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 01/28/1999 |
| From: | Weiss S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9902030362 | |
| Download: ML20202F210 (3) | |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-29 YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Possession Only License (POL) No. DPR-3 issued to the Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC or licensee) for the Yankee Nuclear Power Station (YNPS or plant).
The plant is located in Rowe Township, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of Proposed Action The proposed action would revise the POL through the following three changes to the Technical Specifications (TS) by (1) deletion of the definition of SITE BOUNDARY, (2) moving the Site Boundary and Plant Exclusion Area map from the TS to the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) and (3) Deletion of TS 5.1.1 - EXCLUSION AREA.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's application for amendment dated August 20,1998.
The Need for the Proposed Action The proposed action would, for item (1) above, remove an obsolete and unneeded definition from the TS. For item (2), the TS that is being relocated to a licensee controlled document, the FSAR, is not required to be in the TS under 10 CFR 50.36 requirements. The licensee may revise the FSAR under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59, which provides appropriate procedural means to control such revisions. Furthermore, this change is consistent 9902030362 990128 PDR ADOCK 05000029 f-W PM
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j TS as its only function was to reference the map being moved to the FSAR.
Environmentalimpacts of the Proposed Action The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that the proposed action will not have any impact on the environment as the proposed changes are administrative in nature. The licensee does not propose any disposal nor relocation of fuel by this action. This action is considered administrative in nature.
The proposed action will not increase the probability or consequences of accidents, no changes are being made in the types of any effluents that may be released off site, and there is no significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed action does not involve any historic sites. It does not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other environmentalimpact. Therefore, there are no significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Alternative to the Proposed Action As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action. Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts.
The environmentalimpacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar.
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Attemative Use of Resources r
This action does not involve the use of any resources not evaluated in previous environmental reviews for the YNPS.
Acencies and Persons Consulted i
in accordance with its stated policy, on December 15,1998, the staff consulted with the
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State liaison officer, Jim Muckerheide of the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency, regarding the environmentalimpact of the proposed action. The j
Commonwealth official had no comments.
i FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT l
On the basis of 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 environmental impact statement for the proposed action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the YAEC's letter of August 20,1998, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document j
' Room, the Gelman Building,2120 L Street, NW., Washington, D.C., and at the Local Public Document Room located in the Library of the Greenfield Community College,1 College Drive, Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301.
. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of January 1999.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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