ML20206P028
| ML20206P028 | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 08/20/1986 |
| From: | Novak T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Harrison R PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
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| NUDOCS 8608270064 | |
| Download: ML20206P028 (23) | |
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50-443 Mr. Robert J. Harrison President and Chief Executive Officer Public Service Company of New Hampshire Post Office Box 330 Manchester, New Hampshire 03105
Dear Mr. Harrison:
SUBJECT:
DRAFT LICENSE FOR SEABROOK STATION, UttIT 1 is a revised draft low power license for Seabrook-Station, Unit 1.
You will note that this revised draft license includes the draft environmental protection plan for the Seabrook Station which was not ava'ilable at the time the first draft license was sent to you on June 20, 1986. Please review these documents and provide your written comments by August 29, 1986.
Sincerely, Thomas M(/Novak, Acting Director Division of PWR Licensing-A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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50-443 Mr. Robert J. Harrison President and Chief Executive Officer
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Dear Mr. Harrison:
SUBJECT:
DRAFT LICENSE FOR SEABROOK STATION, UNIT I is a revised draft low power license for Seabrook Station, Unit 1.
You will note that this revised draft license includes the draft environmental protection plan for the Seabrook Station which was not available at the time the first draft licer,se was sent to you on June 20, 1986. Please review the:e documents and provide your written comments by August 29, 1986.
Sincerely,
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M homas M. Novak, Acting Director Division of PWR Licensing-A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
As stated cc: See next page
9 Mr. Robert J. Harrison Public Service Company of New Hampshire Seabrook Nuclear Power Station cc:
Thomas Dignan, Esq.
E. Tupper Kinder, Esq.
John A. Ritscher, Esq.
G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.
Ropes and Gray Assistant Attorney General 225 Franklin Street Office of Attorney General Boston, Massachusetts 02110 208 State Hosue A.nnex Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Mr. Bruce B. Beckley, Project Manager Public Service Company of New Hampshire Resident Inspector Post Office Box 330 Seabrook Nuclear Power Station Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 c/o US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 700 Dr. Mauray Tye, President Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Sun Valley Association 209 Sumer Street Mr. John DeVincentis, Director Haverhill, Massachusetts 01839 Engineering and Licensing Yankee Atomic Electric Company Robert A. Backus, Esq.
1671 Worchester Road O'Neil, Backus and Spielman Framingham, Mcssachusetts 01701 116 Lowell Street Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 Mr. A. M. Ebner, Project Manager United Engineers & Constructors William S. Jordan, III 30 South 17th Street Diane Curran Post Office Box 8223 Harmon, Weiss & Jordan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 20001 S Street, NW Suite 430 Washington, D.C.
20009 Mr. Philip Ahrens, Esq.
Assistant Attorney General State House, Station #6 Augusta, Maine 04333 Jo Ann ShoLwell, Esq.
Office of the Assistant Attorney General Environmental Protection Division Mr. Warren Hall One Ashburton Place Public Service Company of Boston, Massachusetts 02108 New Hampshire Post Office Box 330 D. Pierre G. Cameron, Jr., Esq.
Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 General Counsel Public Service Company of New Hampshire Scacoast Anti-Pollution League Post Office Box 330 l
Ms. Jane Doughty Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 j
5 Market Street Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Regional Administrator, Region I l
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Diana P. Randall 631 Park Avenue 70 Collins Street King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Richard Hampe, Esq.
New Hampshire Civil Defense Agency 107 Pleasant Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301
a Public Service Company of Seabrook Nuclear Power Station New Hampshire cc:
Mr. Calvin A. Canney, City Manager inr. Alfred V. Sargent, City Hall Chairman 126 Daniel Street Board of Selectmen Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Town of Salisbury, MA 01950 Ms. Letty Hett Senator Gordon J. Humphrey Town of Brentwood ATTN: Tom Burack RFD Dalton Road U.S. Senate Brentwood, New Hampshire 03833 Washington, D.C.
20510 Ms. Roberta C. Pevear Mr. Owen B. Durgin, Chairman Town of Hampton Falls, New Hampshire Durham Board of Selectmen Drinkwater Road Town of Durham Hampton Falls, New Hampshire 03844 Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Ms. Sandra Gavutis Charles Cross, Esq.
Town of Kensington, New Hampshire -
Shaines, Mardrigan and RDF 1 McEaschern~
East Kingston, New Hampshire 03827 25 Maplewood Avenue Post Office Box 366 Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Chairman, Board of Selectmen RFD 2 South Hampton, New Hampshire 03827 Mr. Guy Chichester, Chaiman Rye Nuclear Intervention Mr. Angie Machiros, Chairman Committee Board of Selectmen c/o Rye Town Hall for the Town of Newbury 10 Central Road Newbury, Massachusetts 01950 Rye, New Hampshire 03870 Ms. Cashman, Chairman Jane Spector Board of Selectmen Federal Energy Regulatory Town of Amesbury Commission Town Hall 825 North Capital Street, NE Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913 Room 8105 Washington, D. C.
20426 Honorable Peter J. Matthews Mayor, City of Newburyport Mr. R. Sweeney Office of the Mayor New Hampshire Yankee Division City Hall Public Service of New Hampshire Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950 Company 7910 Woodmont Avenue Mr. Donald E. Chick, Town Manager Bethesda, Maryland 20814 l
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10 Front Street Mr. William B. Derrickson Exeter, New Hampshire 03823 Senior Vice President t
Public Service Company of New Hampshire Post Office Box 700, Route 1 Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874
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DOCKET NO. 50-443 SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO. 1 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE License No. NPF-56 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A.
The application for license filed by the Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNP), as agent and representative of the utilities listed below (and hereafter the utilities listed below including PSNH collectively referred to as licensees) complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Comission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I, and all required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; 8.
Construction of the Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 (the facility) has been substantially completed in conformity with Construction Permit No. CPPR-135 and the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Comission; C.
The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission, (except as exempted from compliance in Section 2.D below);
D.
There is reasonable assurance:
(i) that the activities authorized by this operating license can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I, (except as exempted from compliance in Section 2.0 below):
- Public Service Company of New Hep 5 hire is authorized to act as agent for the: Bacgor Hydro-Electric Company, Canal Electric Company, Central Maine Power Company, Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, Connecticut light and Power Company, Fitchburg Gas & l.ight Company, Hudson t.ight & Power Company, Maine Public Service Corporation, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, Montaup Electric Company, New England Power Company, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc., Taunton Municipal lighting Plant, the United Illuminating Company, and Vermont Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative, Inc., and has exclusive responsibility and control over the physical construction, operatio dmi enance of the facility.
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PSNH is technically qualified to engage in the activities authorized by this license in accordance with the Comission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; F.
The licensees have satisfied the applicable provisions of 10 CFR 140
" Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements" of the Comission's regulations; G.
The issuance of this license will not be inimical to the common de-fense and security or to the health and safety of the public; H.
After weighing the environmental, economic, technical and other bene-fits of the facility against environmental and other costs and considering available alternatives, the issuance of Facility Operating license No. NPF-56, subject to the conditions for protection of the environment set forth in the Environmental Protection Plan attached as Appendix 8, is in accordance with 10 CFR 51 of the Comission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied; and I.
The receipt, possession, and use of source, byproduct and special nuclear material as authorized by this license will be in accordance with the Comission's regulations in 10 CFR 30, 40 and 70.
2.
Based on the foregoing findings regarding this facility, Facility Operating license No. NPF-56 is hereby issued to Public Service Company of New Hampshire et al. (the licensees) to read as follows:
A.
This license applies to the Seabrook Station, Unit 1, (the facility) a pressurized water nuclear reactor and associated equipment owned by the licensees. The facility is located in Seabrook Township.
Rockingham County, New Hampshire on the southeastern coast of the State of New Hampshire and is described in the licensees' " Final Safety Analysis Report", as supplemented and amended, and in the licensees' Environmental Report, as supplemented and amended.
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Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the l
Comission hereby licenses; i
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PSNH pursuant to Section 103 of the Act and 10 CFR 50, to possess, use and operate the facility at the designated location l
in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; (2)
The licensees, to possess the facility at the designated location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; l
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PSNH, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR 70, to receive, possess and use at any time special nuclear material as reactor fuel, in accordance with limitations herein and in accordance with the limitations for storage and amounts required for reactor operation, as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended; (4)
- a. No more than two fuel assemblies shall be out of approved shipping containers or fuel assembly storage racks or reactor vessel at any one time,
- b. PSNH shall maintain edge-to-edge distance of 12 inches:
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Between the above two fuel assemblies, 2.
Between fuel assemblies (out of storage) and the shipping container array (or reactor vessel, and Between fuel assemblies out of storage) and the 3.
storage rack arrays.
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No more than 60 loaded shipping containers shall be allowed onsite at any one time.
(6)
No shipping container shall be outside for more than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> from time of receipt onsite.
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New fuel assemblies may be stored in the new fuel storage vault subject to the following conditions:
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The maximum U-235 enrichment shall be 3.55 w%.
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The maximum number of fuel assemblies that shall be stored in the new fuel storage area shall be 90.
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The fuel assemblies shall be stored dry in a checkerboard pattern.
d.
The Reactor Engineering Department Supervisor or equivalent qualified designee shall verify correct fuel assembly location after insertion into the assigned storage location in accordance with a prepared written procedure approved by the Station Manager.
(8)
PSNH is hereby exempted from the provisions of 10 CFR Section 70.24 insofar as this section applies to materials held under this license.
(9)
PSNH, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR 30, 40 and 70, to re-ceive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; DRAFT
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, (10) PSNH, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR 30, 40 and 70, to re-ceive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical fonn, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (11) PSNH, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR 30, 40 and 70, to pos-sess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operations of the facility.
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This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations, and orders of the Ccemission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:
(1)
Maximum Power level PSNH is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3411 megawatts thermal (100% rated power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein.
Pending Comission approval of issuance of 100% rated power license, this license is restricted to power levels not to exceed 5 percent of rated power (170 megawatts thermal). The items identified in Attachment I to this license shall be completed as specified. Attachment 1 is hereby incorporated into this license.
(2)
Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, both of which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license.
Public Service Company of New Hampshire shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
(3)
Inservice Inspection Program (Section 5.2.4, 6.6.3, SER, SSER 3, 55ER 4 55ER 5)*
PSNH shall submit the inservice inspection prggram which conforms to the ASME code in effect 12 months prior to the date of this license, in accordance with 10 CFR Section 50.55a(g)(4), for NRC staff review and approval within six months from the date of this license.
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Radiation Data Management System (Section 7.5.2.2 SER, SSER 5) l Qualified non-fuse dependent isolation devices shall be I
installed and shall be operational before startup after the first refueling outage.
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Accident Monitoring Instrumentation, TMI Action Plan Item II.F.1 (Section 11.5.2, SSER 2 and 55ER5)
Before startup following the first refueling outage, PSNP shall demonstrate that the iodine / particulate sampling system is operable and will perform its intended function.
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Emergency Preparedness (Section 13.3, SER, SSER 4)
In the event that the NRC finds that the lack of progress in completion of the procedures in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's final rule, 44 CFR 350, is an indication that a major substantive problem exists in achieving or maintaining an adequate state of emergency preparedness, the provisions of 10 CFR Section 50.54 (s)(2) will apply.
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Initial Test Program (Section 14, SER)
Any changes to the Initial Test Program described in Section 14 of the FSAR made in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Section 50.59 shall be reported in accordance with Section 50.59(b) within one month of such change.
(8) leakage Reduction Measurement Program (Section 15.9.15, SER, 55ER 5)
Before proceeding above 5% of rated power, PSNP shall submit the results of leak rate measurements which demonstrate that its leakage reduction program has been sucessfully implemented.
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Safety Parameter Display System (Section 18, SER, SSER 4, SSER 51 Before restart following the first refueling outage, PSNH shall have operational a Safety Parameter Display System (as described in PSNH's submittals dated January 6,1986 and April 2,1986, and as modified by the staff's audit findings) that is acceptable to the NRC.
Before proceeding above 5% of rated power, PSNP shall have installed staff approved qualified isolation devices between the RVLIS and SPDS.
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PSNH is exempted from the Section III.D.2(b)(ii) containment airlock testing requirements of Appendix J to 10 CFR 50, due to the special circumstance described in Section 6.2.6 of SER Supplement 5 authorized by 10 CFR Section 50.12(a)(2)(iii). This exemption authorized by law, will not present an undue risk to the public health and safety and will not be inimical to the common defense and security of the public. The exemption is hereby granted pursuant to 10 CFR Section 50.12 (51 FR 25279 July 11, 1986).
With the granting of this exemption, the facility will operate, to the extent authorized herein, in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission.
A partial exemption from those portions of General Design Criteria 4 of Appendix A to 10 CFR 50 (which require protection of structures, systems and components important to safety against dynamic effects associated with postulated primary coolant system pipe breaks) was granted on November 22, 1985, for a period ending with the completion of the second refueling outage for Seabrook Station, Urit 1 or the adoption of the proposed rulemaking for modification of GDC-4 whichever occurs first. Effective May 12, 1986, GDC-4 has been modified to exclude from the design basis the protection of structures, systems and components against dynamic effects associated with postulated pipe ruptures of primary coolant system loop piping in pressurized water reactors (51 FR 12502 April 11, 1986).
E.
PSNP shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the physical security, guard training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans, previously approved by'the Commission and all amendments and revisions to such plans made pursuant to the authority of 10 CFR Section 50.90 and 10 CFR Section 50.54(p). The plans, which contain Safeguards Information protected under 10 CFR Section 73.21, are entitled:
"Seabrook Station Physical Security Plan", with revisions submitted through June 16, 1986, "Seabrook Station Security Trainir:g and Qualification Plan", with revisions submitted through August 31, 1982; and "Seabrook Station Safeguards Contingency Plan", with revision submitted through November 30, 1981.
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PSNH shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, the Fire Protection Program report, and the Fire Protection of Safe Shutdown Capability report for the i
facility, as supplemented and amended, and as approved in.the Safety Evaluation Report, dated March 1983 and Supplement 4, dated May 1986 and Supplement 5, dated June 1986, subject to the following provision:
PSNH may make changes to the approved fire protection program without prior approval of the Commission, only if those changes would not adversely affect the ability to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire.
G.
Except as otherwise provided in the Technical Specification or Environ-mental Protection Plan, PSNP shall report any violations of the requirements contained in Section 2.C of this license in the following manner:
initial notification shall be made within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> to the NRC Operations Center via the Emergency Notification System with written followup within thirty days in accordance with the procedures described in 10 CFR Part 50.73(b), (c) and (e).
H.
The licensees shall have and maintain financial protection of such type and in such amounts as the Commission shall require in accordance with Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to cover public liability claims.
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This license is effective as of the date of issuaned and shall expire at Midnight on
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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i
Harold R. Denton, Director l
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Attachments / Appendices:
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Appendix A - Technical Specifications (NUREG-1207) i 3.
Appendix B - Environmental Protection Plan Date of Issuance:
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DRAFT APPENDIX B TO FACIt.ITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-56 SEABROOK STATION, UNIT 1 PUBLIC SERVICE COMDANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DOCKET NO. 50-443 ENVIRONMENTAL. PROTECTION PLAN (NONRADIOLOGICAL) l 1
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DRAFT SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO.1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN (NONRADIOLOGICAL)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 Objectives of the Environmental Protection Plan.............
1-1 2.0 Environmental Protection Issues............................. 2-1 3.0 Consistency Requirements.................................... 3-1 3.1 Plant Design and Operation.................................. 3-1 3.2 Reporting Related to the NPDES Permit and State Certification...................................'...... 3-3 3.3 Changes Required for Compliance with Other Environmental Regulations.............................. 3-3 i
4.0 Environmental Conditions.................................... 4-1 4.1 Unusual or Important Environmental Events................... 4-1 4.2 Environmental Monitoring.................................... 4-1 5.0 Administrative Procedures................................... 5-1 5.1 Review and Audit.......................................'......
5-1 5.2 Records Retention........................................... 5-1 5.3 Changes in Environmental Protection Plan.................... 5-2 5.4 Plant Reporting Requirements................................
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DRAFT 1.0 Objectives of the Environmental Protection Plan The Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) is to provide for protection of non-radiological environmental values during operation of the nuclear facility.
The principal objectives of the EPP are as follows:
t (1) Verify that the facility is operated in an environmentally acceptable manner, as established by the Final Environmental Statement - Operating Licensing Stage (FES-OL) and other NRC environmental impact assessments.
(2) Coordinate NRC requirements and maintain consistency with other Federal, State and local requirements for environmental protection.
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Keep NRC informed of the environmental effects of facility construction and operation of actions taken to control those effects.
l Environmental concerns identified in the FES-OL which relate to water quality matters are regulated by way of the licensee's NPDES permit.
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DRAFT 2.0 Environmental Protection Issues In the FES-OL (NUREG-0895) dated December,1982, the staff considered the environmental impacts associated with the operation of Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1.
No aquatic / water quality, terrestrial, or noise issues were identified.
Aquatic matters are addressed by the effluent limitations and monitoring requirements contained in NPDES Permit No. NH0020338 issued by the U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency (Region I) on July 26, 1985. The NRC will rely on the U.S.E.P.A and the (PDES Permit for regulation of matters involving water quality and acuatic biota.
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DMFT 3.0 Consistency Requirements 3.1 Plant Design and Operation The licensee may make changes in station design or operation or perfonn tests or' experiments affecting the environment provided such activities do not in-volve an unreviewed environmental question and do not involve a change in the EPP*.
Changes in station design or operation or perfonnance of tests or ex-s periments which do not affect the environment are not subject to the require-ments of this EPP. Activities governed by Section 3.3 are not subject to the requirements of this Section.
Before engaging in additional construction or operational ec'tivities which may significantly affect the environment, the licensee shall prepare and re-cord an environmental evaluation of such activity. Activities are excluded I
from this requirement if all measurable nonradiological environmental effects are confined to the onsite areas previously disturbed during site preparation and plant construction. When the evaluation indicates that such activity in-volves an unreviewed environmental question, the licensee shall provide a l
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i DRAFT written evaluation of such activity and obtain prior NRC approval. When such activity involves a change in the EPP, such activity and change to the EPP may be implemented only in accordance with an appropriate license amendment as set forth in Section 5.3 of this EPP.
A proposed change, test or experiment shall be deemed to involve an unreviewed environmental question it concerns:
(1) a matter which may result in a significant increase in any adverse environmental impact previously evaluated in the FES-Ot., environmental impact appraisals, or in any decisions of the Atomic Safety and t.icensing Board; cr (2) a significant change in effluents or power level; or (3) a matter, not previously reviewed and evaluated in the documents specified in (1) of this Subsection, which may have a significant adverse environmental impact.
The licensee shall maintain records of changes in facility design or operation and of tests and experiments carried out pursuant to this Subsection. These records shall include written evaluations which provide bases for the deter-mination that the change, test, or experiment does not involve an unreviewed environmental question or constitute a decrease in the effectiveness of this i
EPP to meet the objectives specified in Section 1.0.
The licensee shall in-cludeaspartoftheAnnualEnvironmentalOperatingReportlperSubsection 5.4.1) brief descriptions, analyses, interpretations, and evaluations of sue'.
changes, tests and experiments.
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DR!1FT 3.2 Reporting Related to the NPDES Pemit and State Certification Changes to, or renewals of, the NPDES Permits or the State certification shall be reported to the NRC within 30 days following the date the change or renewal is approved.
If a pemit or certification, in part or in its entirety, is ap-pealed and stayed, the NRC shall be notified within 30 days following the date the stay is granted.
The licensee shall notify the NRC of changes to the effective NPDES Pemit proposed by the licensee by prcviding NRC with a copy of the proposed change at the same time it is submitted to the permitting agency. The licensee shall provide the NRC a copy of the application for renewal of the NPDES Pemit at the saw time the application is submitted to the permitting agency.
Changes Required for Compliance with Other Environmental Regulations 3.3 Changes in plant design or operation and perfomance of tests or experiments which are required to achieve compliance with other Federal, State, and local environmental regulations are not subject to the requirements of Section 3.1.
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4.0 Environmental Conditions 4.1 Unusual or Important Environmental Events Any occurrence of an unusual or important event that indicates or could result in significant environmental impact causally related to plant operation shall be recorded and reported to the NRC within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> followed by a written report per Subsection 5.4.2.
The following are examples: excessive bird impaction events, onsite plant or animal disease outbreaks; mortality or unusual occurrence of any species protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973; fish kills; increase in nuisance organisms or conditions; and unanticipated or emergency discharge of waste water or chemical substances.
No routine monitoring programs are required to implement this condition, i
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4.2.1 Aquatic Monitoring The certifications and permits required under the Clean Water Act provide mechanisms for protecting water quality and, indirectly, aq0atic biota. The 4
NRC will rely on the decisions made by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State of New Hampshire under the authority of the Clean Water Act, for any requirements for aquatic monitoring.
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DRAFT 5.0 Administrative Procedures 5.1 Review and Audit The licensee shall provide for review and audit of compliance 911th the EPP.
The audits shall be conducted independently of the individual or groups responsible for performing the specific activity. A description of the organization structure utilized to achieve the independent review and audit function and results of the audit activities shall be maintained and made available for inspection.
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shall be made and retained in a manner convenient for review and inspection.
These records and logs shall be made available to NRC on request.
Records of modifications to station structures, systems and* components deter-mined to potentially affect the continued protection of the environment shall be retained for the life of the station. All other records, data and logs re-lating to this EPP shall be retained for five years or, where applicable, in accordance with the requirements of other agencies.
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BRAFT 5.3 Changes in Environmental Protection Plan Requests for changes in the EPP shall include an assessment of the environmental impact of the proposed change and a supporting justification.
Implementation of such changes in the EPP shall not commence prior to NRC approval of the proposed changes in the form of a license amendment incorporating the appropriate revision to the EPP.
5.4 Plant Reporting Requirements 5.4.1 Routine Reports An Annual Environmental Operating Report describing implementation of this EPP for the previous year shall be submitted to the NRC prior td May 1 of each I
year. The period of the first report shall begin with the date of issuance of the operating license, and the initial report shall be submitted prior to May 1 of the year following issuance of the operating license.
The report shall include sumaries and analyses of the results of the environ-mental protection activities required by Subsection 4.2 (if any) of this EPP for the report period, including a comparison with related preoperational studies, operational controls (as appropriate), and previous nonradiological i
environmental monitoring reports, and an assessment of the observed impacts of the plant operation on the environment.
If harmful effects or evidence of trends toward irreversible damage to the environment are observed, the 5-2
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The Annual Environmental Operating Report shall also include:
(1) A list of EPP noncompliances and the corrective actions taken to remedy them.
(2) A list of all changes in station design or operation, tests, and experi-mer,ts made in accordance with Subsection 3.1 which involved a potentially significant unreviewed environmental question.
(3) A list of nonroutine reports submitted in accordance with Subsection 5.4.2.
In the event that some results are not available by the report due date, the report shall be submitted noting and explaining the missing results. The miss-ing results shall be submitted as soon as possible in a supplementary report.
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(a) describe, analyze, and evaluate the event, including extent and magnitude of the impact, and plant operating 5-3 CRAFT
n!! cag!gCT characteristics; (b) describe the probable cause of the event, (c) indicate the action taken to correct the reported event; (d) indicate the corrective action taken to preclude repetition of the event and to prevent similar occurrences in-volving similar components or systems; and (e) indicate the agencies notified and their preliminary responses.
Events reportable under this subsection which also require reports to other Federal, State or local agencies shall be reported in accordance with those re-porting requirements in lieu of the requirements of this Subsection. The NRC shall be provided with a copy of such report at the same time it is submitted to the other agency.
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