ML20207E729
| ML20207E729 | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 12/17/1986 |
| From: | Rubenstein L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8701020281 | |
| Download: ML20207E729 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES.!!'lCLEAR REGULATORY CO* MISSION i
DUQUESNF LIGHT COMPANY REAVER val. LEY GEvrRATING STAT!0N UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 50-334 NOTTCE OF ISSUANCE OF ENVTRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT i
AND FINDING OF Nn SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating Licens3 No. DPR-66, issued to Duauesne Light Company (the licensee), for' operation of the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 (RVPS.-1), located in Shippinaport, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
identification of Proposed Action:
The amendment would consi'st of changes to the operating license authorizing an extension to the expiration date for the BVPS-1 Operating License DPR-66 from June ?5, 2010 to January 29, 2016.
The amendment to the' license'is responsive to the licensee's application dated November 7,1985. The NRC staff has prepared an environmental assessment of the proposed action, dated December 17, 1986.
Sumary of Environmental Assessdnt:
The NRC staff has reviewed the potential environmental impact of the proposed change in the expiration date of the Operating License for BVPS-1.
The staff considered previous environmental studies, including the " Final Environmental Statement" for BVPS-1 dated July 1073, and documents submitted by Duquesne Light Company, to support licensing of Reaver Valley Power Station, Unit P.
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The population in the vicinity of BVPS-1 has decreased slightly and the site requirements of 10 CFR Part 100 are still met with regard to elclusion area boundar.v. low population zone, and nearest population center distances. The proposed additional years of reactor operation do not increase the annual public risk from reactor operation.
With regard to nomal plant operation, the licensee complies with NRC guidance and requirements for keeping radiation exposures "as low as is reasonably achievable" (ALARAI for occupational exposures and for radioactivitv in effluents. The licensee will continue to comply with these requirements during any additional years of facility operation and also apply advanced technology when available and appropriate.
Non-Radioloaical Impacts:
The NRC review identified no additional degradation of the habitat surrounding BVPS-1 with regard to indigenous plant and animal species for the additional years of facility operation.
In addition, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, provides additional environmental protection.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT:
The staff has reviewed the proposed change to the expiration date of the BVPS-1 Facility Operating License relative to the requirements set forth in 10 CFR Part 51. Based upon the environmental essessment, the staff concluded that there are no significant radiological or nonradiological impacts associated with the proposed action and that the proposed license amendment will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Therefore, the i
staff has determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed amendment.
' For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendment dated November 7, 1985, (2) the Final Environmental Statement Relating to Operation of Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 1, issued' July 1973, and (3) the Environmental Assessment dated December 17, 1986 These documents are available for public inspection at the Comission's Public Document Roon, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20555 and at the P,.F. Jones Memorial Library, 663 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 15001.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 17th day of December,1986.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COWISSION Lester S. Rubenstein, Director Proiect Directorate #2 Division of PWD Licensino-A
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