ML20206S355
| ML20206S355 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 09/02/1986 |
| From: | Muller D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Power Authority of the State of New York |
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| ML20206S340 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8609220185 | |
| Download: ML20206S355 (3) | |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK DOCKET NO. 50-333 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING 0F e
NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC/the Commission) is considering issuance of an exemption from the requirements of Appendix R of 10 CFR 50 to the Power Authority of the State of New York (PASNY/the licensee), for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant located in Oswego County, New York.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of Proposed Action:
The licensee would be exempted from the requirements of Sections III.L.1.b s
and III.L.2.b of Appendix R to 10 CFR 50 to the extent that the reactor coolant level would be permitted to drop below the top of the core during use of alternate safe shutdown procedures following a postulated fire which renders the control room uninhabitable.
The Need for the Proposed Action:
I The licensee has performed revised analyses to determine the time required for an operator to regain control functions for reactor shutdown at the remote alternate shutdown panels after manual scram of the reactor following a control room fire. The required time has been revised from 10 minutes to 30 minutes.
This increase in operator action time would result in a temporary uncovery of the core (i.e., at 10 minutes, no core uncovery occurs).
Environmental Impact of the Proposed Action:
The proposed action would not impact the ability to effect safe shutdown of the plant in the event of a fire in the control room, would not pose a threat to the fuel cladding integrity, and would provide an acceptable level 8609220185 860915 PDR ADOCK 05000333 F
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Appendix R to 10 CFR 50. On this basis, the Commission concludes there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with this proposed exemption.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed exemption involves features located entirely within the restricted areas as defined in 10 CFR Part 20.
It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed exemption.
Alternative Use of Resources:
This action involves no use of resources not previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement (construction permit and operating license) for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant.
Agencies and Persons Consulted:
The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's request and did not consult other agencies or persons.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed exemption.
Based upon the foregoing environmental assessment, we conclude that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
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. For further details with respect to this action, see the request for exemption dated June 14, 1985, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and at the Penfield Library, State University College of Oswego, Oswego, New York.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 2nd of September 1986.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION f kAt s
Daniel R. Muller, Director BWR Project Directorate #2 Division of BWR Licensing
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