ML20205N851
| ML20205N851 | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 04/12/1999 |
| From: | Dan Collins NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9904190202 | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DUQUESNE LIGHT TMPANY OHIO EDISON COMPANY PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION. UNIT NO.1 DOCKET NO. 50-334 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 No. DPR-66, issued to Duquesne Light
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Company, (the licencee), for operation of the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 (BVPS-1),
located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
GNVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT i
identification of the Proposed Action:
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The proposed action would authorize changes to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) for the facility. Specifically, the proposed action would authorize changes to the UFSAR to reflect revisions to the Control Room ra6ological dose calculations for the waste gas system line break accident analysis. The BVPO-1 UFSAR would be revised as follows: in Table 11.3-7, the reported Gamma (whole body) dose value would be revised from 0.0031 l
REM to less than 0.01 REM; the reported Beta dose value would be revised from 0.013 REM j
to less than 1.0 REM; and Table 14.2-8 would be revised to reflect the assumptions that (1) the fraction of fuel with defects is one percent, and (2) the control room radiation monitors will not initiate control room isolation, which were used in the reanalysis.
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i The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's application for amendment dated January 17,1998, as supplemented by letters dated February 10,1998, November 9.1998, February 8,1999, and February 26,1999.
The Need for the Proposed Action:
As a result of issues involving control room habitability, the licensee re-evaluated Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2, (BVPS-1 and BVPS-2) control room dose calculations for P
Design Basis Accidents (DBA) which c edited isolation of the control room during the DBA.
When analyses associated with the waste gas system rupture were reviewed, an arithmetic error was discovered in the control room dose calculation for BVPS-1 which resulted in the associated values listed in the BVPS-1 UFSAR being incorrect. Therefore, it is necessary to correct the analysis and revise the BVPS-1 UFSAR.
EnvironmentalImpacts of the Proposed Action:
The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that the assumptions and methodology used by the licensee in the reanalysis are acceptable and that there is reasonab!e assurance, in the event of a postulated Waste Gas System Line Break, that the postulated control room operator doses would continue to be less than the criteria of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criterion 19; and well within the occupational dose limits of 10 CFR Part 20.
Th9 proposed action will not increase the probability or consequences of accidents (although the conections result in a higher calculated control room operator doss). no changes are being made in the types of any effluents that may be eleased off site, and there is no f
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
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't. With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed action does not involve any historic sites. It does not aduct nonradiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Altematives to the Proposed Action:
As an altamative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action (i.e., the "no-action" attemative). Denis.1 of the application would result in no change in current environmentalimpacts. The environmentalimpacts of the proposed action and the alternative f
action are similar.
Altemative Use of Resources:
This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for BVPS-1.
Aaencies and Persons Consulted:
In accordance with its stated policy, on March 25,1999, the staff consulted with the Pennsylvania State official, Mr. M. Murphy of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Bureau, Division of Nuclear Safety, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed rc. tion. The State official had no comments.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Ca 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.
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s 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 licensee's letter dated January 17,1998, as supplemented by letters dated February 10,1998, November 9, 1998, February 8,1999, and February 26,1999, which are available for public inspection at to Commission's Public Document Room, The Gelmar. Building,2120 L Street, NW.,
Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at the B. F. Jones Memorial Library,663 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa, P A 15001.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of April 1999.
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CCC MEMORANDUM TO:
Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration FROM:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regalation
SUBJECT:
IEAVER WLLEY POWER STATION,1 NIT ND.1, EWIR&P9frN. ASSE599fT REl.ATED TO TIE REVISION OF UNTROL RO@! RADIOLMICAL [f!SE CM.0LATIONS FOR WWE GAS SYSTEM l.fME BREAK ACCIDENT (TAC ff). PY0622)
One signed original of the FederalRegister Notice identified below is attached for your transmittal to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. Additional conformed copies ( 5
) of the Notice are ericlosed for your use.
Notice of Receipt of Application for Construction Permit (s) and Operating License (s).
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 Opstating License. (Call v/ith 30-day insert date).
Notice of Receipt of Application for Facility License (s); Notice of Availability of Applicant's
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Envircamental Report; and Notice of Consideration of issuance of Facility License (s) and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing.
Notice of Availability of NRC Draft / Final Environmental Statement.
Notice of Limited Work Authorization.
Notice of Availability of Safety Evaluation Report.
O Notice of issuance of Construction Permit (s).
Notice of issuance of Facility Operating License (r) or Amendment (s).
O Order.
Exemption.
Notice of Granting Exemption.
@ Environmental Assessment.
~ Notice of Preparation of Environmental Assessment.
Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206.
l Issuance of Final Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206.
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