ML20216A798
| ML20216A798 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07200022 |
| Issue date: | 05/07/1998 |
| From: | Sherwin Turk NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC) |
| To: | Bollwerk G, Kline J, Lam P Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| CON-#298-19041 ISFSI, NUDOCS 9805140258 | |
| Download: ML20216A798 (3) | |
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May 7,1998
-8 All :15 OFF CE o HE GE NERAL COUNSEL OFFICE OF SFrmu opy RULUU;K p-V 9 G. Paul Bollwerk, Ill, Chairman Dr. Peter S. Lam ADJUDCM,dN ' [bfp Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Dr. Jerry Kline Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 in the Matter of Private Fuel Storage L.L.C.
(Independent Spent Fuel Storage installation)
Docket No. 72-22-lSFSI
Dear Administrative Judges:
Enclosed please find a copy of a " Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental impact Statement [EIS) and Conduct Scoping Process," which was published in the Federa/ Register on May 1,1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 24197). In accordance with this Notice, I wish to inform all parties that an EIS scoping meeting will be held on June 2,1998, at 6:30 p.m., in the Ballroom of the Little America Inn,500 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. All parties and 1
petitioners for leave to intervene in this proceeding are invited to attend and participate in the scoping meeting, in accordance with the enclosed Notice.
Sincersly, I
L Sherwin E. Turk Counsel for NRC Staff
Enclosure:
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FedIr:1 Regist:r /Vol. 63, No. 84 / Friday,' May 1',1998 / Notices 24197 l
NUCI' EAR REQULATORY Environmentof knpoets of th's Proposed consulted with b Pennsylvania State official, S.Maingi of the Bureau of Action COMMISSION Radiation Protection, regarding the j
The Commission has coropleted its lDeeket Nos. 50-487 and 50-348) evaluation of the proposed action and environmentalimpact of the proposed -
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action.The State official had no concludes that the RBM wu initially comments.
Penneytysnia Power and Light considered as a system that would Company; susquehanna Steam prevent fuel damage during an RWE Finding of No SigniScantImpact i
Electric Station, Unita 1 and 2; event while opwating in 6 pown Based upon the environmental i
Environmental Assessmentand range in a normalmode of o ration..
assessment, the Commission concludes j
FindN of No Significantimpact However, the licensee's resu of their that the proposed action will not have i
analyses show that the RBM is not a signiBcant effect on the quahty of the Thz U.S. Nuclear Regulatory requimd to prevent fuel damage and the. human environment. Accordingly, the Commission (the Commission)is staff agrees with this.
Comadesion has determined not to Furtner,it is noted that with thisTS considering issuance of amendments to change, the licensee will find the nwd Prepare an environmentalhnpact Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-44 statement for the proposed action.
j and NPF-22, issued to Pennsylvania to do fewer control rod pattom For further details with respect to the P:wer and Light Company (PP&L the adjustments and a reduction in nuisance PMPond action, em the licensee's letter l
licensee), for operation of the alarms. In addition to this, the change dated November 27,1996, as Susquehanna Steam Electric Station should reduce operator interection with supplemented by letter dated February (SSES), Units 1 and 2 located in the system (reducing ible man-to, 12,1997,which are available for public Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
machine intwface p lems).
inspection at the Commission's Public The TS changes willnot increase the Document Room,The Gelman Building, Eastrommental Assessment probability or consequences of 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, accidents, no changes are being made in and at b localpublic document room Jd:ntification of the Proposed Action the types of any effluents that may be locatodat the Osterhout Free Library, The proposed action would amend mleased offsite, and there is no b Technical Speclilcations (TSs)to significant increase in the allowable Refwence Department,71 South increase the Rod Block Monitor (RBM) individual or cumulative occupational Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, l
fisw biased trip setpoints and also radiationexposum. Accordingly,the Pennsylvania 18701.
j change the RBM channel calibration Commission concludes that them are no Deted at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day frequency and allowed outage times.
significant radiol cal environmental of April 1998.
j impacts associate with the proposed For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The posed action is in accordance acdon.
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with the icensee's application for With regard to potential 3,j,,p, p p,p, g amendment dated November 27,1996, nonradiological impacts, the proposed J-2, DMslon ofReactor Profecto-FU, Office as supplemented by letter dated action does involve features located ofNucisarReactor Regulation.
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entirely within b restricted area as IFR Doc. 96-H621 Filed 4-2-48; 8:a5 aml Ths Needfor the Proposed Aetion defined in to CFR part 20. It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents l
The RBM was originally designed to and has no other environmentalimpact.
prevent fuel damage during a Rod Accordingly, b Qommission concludes ' NUCLEAR REGULdORY
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Withdrawal Error (RWE) event while that there are no significant COMMISSION epwating in the power range in a nonradiological environmental impacts
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n:rmal mode of operation.The RWE associated with the proposed action.
f analyses originally assumed that the Ahematives to the Proposed Action Private Fuel Storage, L.LC.,
j RBM automatically actuated to stop Since b Commission has concluded independent Spent FuelStorage i
control rod motion.This automatic stop instalisuon, SkullValley Indian cf control rod motion is the sole design there is no measurable environmental j Roewvetion,Tooele Coung, UT, I
basis of b RBM.
impact associated with the proposed Notloe ofintentTo Propero en acuen, any altwnstives with equal or mentallmpact tatementand As a result of rod drift events at SSES' tw environmentalimpact need not,
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the RWE it currently analyzed without
{ evaluated. As an alternative to the i
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taking credit for the RBM to stop control Proposed action,the staff consided Description of 7._': d Action i
rod motion.The results of these denial of b proposed action. Denial of an: lyses are operatinfrom an RWE the application would resultin no p g, p g 3 Of [*
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, mN prevent fuel damage change in current environmental 0 M9L without the need for an RBM system to cts Pa construct and' operate an independent matically actuate to stop control rod jn al erna*iv spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) at g
action we similu' the SkullValleyIndian Reserve 9nin The licensa considered that the RBM system was no longu needed and could Ahernative Use offlesources Tooele County, Utah. The 11ctase, under
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be removed from the TSs and in 1996 This action does notinvolve b use the e of Federal Regu'ations O ) CFR requested approval from b NRC to of any resources not previously Part 72), would authorf'.e the appicant remove it.The NRC decided that an consided in the FinalEnvironmental to rowive, possoas, stste, and transfw
.l acceptable alternative was a proposal to Statement for SSES, Units 1 and 2.
spent nuclear fuel from licensed raise b RBM setpoints to reduce its Agencies and Persons Consuhed commweial U.S. nuclear power rectors I
cperationalimpacts. This proposed In accordance with its stated policy, in dry storage systems. A notice of.
f amendment is about raising the RBM on February 18,1998,the staff considestion oflasuance of a matwials setpoints.
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Federal Register /Vol. 63, No. 84 / Friday', May 1,1998/ Notices 24198 license for the proposed Private Fuel completion of the EIS to the NRCand organisations, and individuals to submit Storage Facility (Pl'SF) was published any cooperating agencies.
comments or suggestions on the in b Federal Register on July 31,1997 (8) Describe b means which the ' environmental issues or proposed scope
~ f the ES. Persons may asister to (62 FR 41099).
ES will be prepared, incl any o
bresent oral comments by writing to Dr. w contractor assistance to be Endroomental Repat The NRCinvites the following..
In connection with this proposed persons to participate in the scoping address, or may register at the meeting.
action, the applicant submitted an process:
Individualoralcomments may be Environmental Report in accordance (1)h applicant, Private Fuel
. limited in time, depending on b with the requirements speci6ed in to Storage, LL.C.;
number of persons who register.
CFR part 51 and pursuant to the (2) Any person who has petitioned for Comments presented at the meeting will NationalEnvironmentalPolicy Act of leave tointervene or who has ban to the praa-ling on be considered in the ES ocoping 1969.The Environinental Report is admitted as a l
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p, y-available for public inspection at the thelicecas a Commission's Public Document Room (3) Any Federal' agency which Samanary 1
in the Gelman Building,2120 L Street, has jurisdiction by law or special At the cohclusion 'of the scoping l
Public Document Roore at the environmentalimpact involved or.
process, NRC will prepare a concise NW, Washington,DC, and the local expertise with mopect to any.
summary of the determinations and.
Univesity of Utah, Marriott Library.
.which is authorised to develop and conclusions reached, including the Documents Division,295 S.1500 East, enforce relevant environmental signiScant issues identined, and will l
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0660.
etandards; eend a copy of the summary to es;.h gin e
EnvironmentalIrnpact Statement in ose th op
P in or tion u'tthe in accordance with NRC regulations and enforce relevant environmental
- proposed action, the ES, or the scoping specified in 10 CFR 51.20(b)(9), NRC standards:
process, contact Dr. Edward Y. Shum at has determined that the proposed action (5) Any affected Indian tribe; and b aforementioned addmes or by I
Is a major federal action that warrants (6) Any person who has requested an telephone at (301) 415-4545.
p the preparation of an Environmental opportunity to participate in the scoping Impact Statement (EIS) on the Process.
construction and o ration of the Participants should submit written of Apru tees
- pr ed ISFSL comments on the ES scoping promes to For tbs Nuclear Regulatory (waalon.
will first conduct a scooing Dr. Edward Y. Shum, Environmental marim J.Issuchusy, process and, as soon as practic'able Project Manager, Spent Fuel Licensing Acting Direesor,S true/ Pro / set pee, thermaner, repare a draft US for Section, Spent Fuel Project OfBce, CMcer/Nuc38er
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comment the public and ohr OfBce of Nuclear MatwialSafety and SeAguards agencies. e draft US will be the Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory IFR Doc. 96-11620 Filed 4-St>08: 8:45 aml subject of a separate notice in b Commission, Washington, DC 20555. To saame esos seen eoe FederalRegister. After receipt and be considered in the scoping process considwation of comments, the NRC comments should be postmarked by SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE will prepare a final EIS.
June 19,1998.
Participation in the scoping promes COMMISSION l
Public Scoping Process dow not entitle participants to become The scoping pmcess for the ES will parties to the proceeding to which the 34 be used to:
ES relates. Participation in the (1) Define h scope of the proposed adjudicatory proceeding is governed by TCW/SQA Enhanoer.1 aso Almited r
action which is to be the subject of the the procedures speciSed in to CFR Partnerehlp, et al.1 Nodor of ES.
2.714 and 2.715, and in the Appiloation (2) Determine the scope of the ES and aforementioned Federal Regleter Notice identify the signi6 cant issues to be (62 FR 41099).
April 24.1998.
AGENCY: Securities arid Exchange anal ud in depth.
(3fidentify and eliminate from PuWe Scoplag Madag th-lanton ("SEC"L detailed study issues which are In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26,the Acmose: Notice of apph stion for an peripheal or are not sign 15 cant.
ecoping process mayinclude a public order under section 17(b) of the l
(4) Identify any environmental scopingmeetingtohelpidentify Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
~ ssessments and ohr EIS which are signiScant issues related to a proposed "Act") for an exemptiac from section L
a being or will be prepared that are activity and to determine the scope of 17(a) of b Act.
related to but are not part of the scope issues to be addressed in an EIS. As part of the EIS under considwation.
of the EIS acoping process related to the SueAAARY OF THE APPUCATION: '
r APP cants seek an order to permit li (5) Identify ohr environmental applicant's pro action NRCwill review and consultation requirements conduct a pub ping meeting at m certain limited partnerships to transfer related to b proposed action.
Ballroom of the Little AmericaInn,500 their assets to corresponding series of a l
(6) Indicate the relationship between South Main Street, Salt take City, Utah registered open end management j
l the timing of the preparation of the 84101, on June 2,1998, at 6:30.m.The investment company in exchange for the j
l environmental analyses and the meeting willinclude a brie 8ag series' shares
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l Commission's tentative planning and Private Fuel Storage L.L.C. on e AppuCaprfs:TCW/BQA Kahanced 500 decision making schedule, proposed ISFSI, a briefing by the NRC Limited Partnership,TCW Emerging (7) !dentify any cooperating agencies, on the environmental review process Markets Fixed Income Total Return 11 and as appropriate, allocate assignments and the proposed a: ope of & EIS, and Limited Partnership,TCW Cap j
for preparation and schedules for the opportunity for interested agencies, Growth Limited Partnership, Large w
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