ML20216A798
| ML20216A798 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| 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 |
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| CON-#298-19041 ISFSI, NUDOCS 9805140258 | |
| Download: ML20216A798 (3) | |
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- g e4 %, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION j i [ o WASHINGTON, D.C. 20666-0001 00C08 5 ! USNRC p May 7,1998 OFF CE o HE -8 All :15 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:
As stated cc w/ enc.: Service List 9805140258 980507 PDR ADOCK 07200022 J 507 C PDR
FedIr:1 Regist:r /Vol. 63, No. 84 / Friday,' May 1',1998 / Notices 24197 l
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Environmentof knpoets of th's Proposed consulted with b Pennsylvania State NUCI' EAR REQULATORY official, S.Maingi of the Bureau of COMMISSION Action .
Radiation Protection, regarding the j The Commission has coropleted its environmentalimpact of the proposed - {
evaluation of the proposed action and lDeeket Nos. 50-487 and 50-348) concludes that the RBM wu initially action.The State official had no considered as a system that would comments.
Penneytysnia Power and Light 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 range in a normalmode of o ration. . assessment, the Commission concludes j Environmental Assessmentand However, the licensee's resu of their FindN of No Significantimpact 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 Prepare nwd anforenvironmentalhnpact Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-44 statement 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 ible man-to, with supplemented by letter dated February (SSES), Units 1 and 2 located in the system (reducing 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, Jd:ntification of the Proposed Action accidents, no changes are being made in and at b localpublic document room the types of any effluents that may be locatodat the Osterhout Free Library, mleased offsite, and there is no The proposed action would amend Refwence Department,71 South b Technical Speclilcations (TSs)to significant increase in the allowable Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, l individual or cumulative occupational increase the Rod Block Monitor (RBM) radiationexposum. Accordingly,the Pennsylvania 18701. j fisw biased trip setpoints and also Deted at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day change the RBM channel calibration Commission concludes that them are no j significant radiol cal environmental of April 1998. '
frequency and allowed outage times. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
impacts associate with the proposed The posed action is in accordance acdon. yges., y,,,,,,
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.
Februey 12,1997* entirely within b restricted area as IFR Doc. 96-H621 Filed 4-2-48; 8:a5 aml l
defined in to CFR part 20. It does not . , , , ,
Ths Needfor the Proposed Aetion affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no other environmentalimpact. l The RBM was originally designed to prevent fuel damage during a Rod Accordingly, b Qommission concludes ' NUCLEAR REGULdORY ~
Withdrawal Error (RWE) event while that there are no significant COMMISSION epwating in the power range in a nonradiological environmental impacts -
n:rmal mode of operation.The RWE associated with the proposed action. {Dee m e.73- M ) f analyses originally assumed that the Ahematives to the Proposed Action Private Fuel Storage, L.LC., j RBM automatically actuated to stop independent Spent FuelStorage i control rod motion.This automatic stop Since b Commission has concluded instalisuon, SkullValley Indian l 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 b v mentallmpact tatementand As a result of rod drift events at SSES' tw environmentalimpact need not ,
the RWE it currently analyzed without Pi ng i
{ evaluated. As an alternative to the 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
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limits that J an: lyses are operatinfrom an RWE the application would resultin no prevent fuel damage without the need for an RBM system to change in current environmental 0 M9L mN !
cts Pa construct and' operate an independent matically actuate to stop control rod g jn al erna*iv spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) at action we similu' the SkullValleyIndian Reserve 9nin The licensa considered that the RBM Tooele County, Utah. The 11ctase, under system was no longu needed and could Ahernative Use offlesources ~ the rovisions of Part 72 to Yitle 11 of t 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 considestion oflasuance of a matwials on February 18,1998,the staff setpoints.
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24198 - Federal Register /Vol. 63, No. 84 / Friday', May 1,1998/ Notices 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 ES will be prepared, incl any ~of the ES. Persons may asister to (62 FR 41099). -
contractor assistance to be .
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- The NRCinvites the following .. bresent oral comments by writing to Dr. w 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 l
1969.The Environinental Report is admitted as a to the praa-ling on be p, considered in the ES ocoping ,
y-available for public inspection at the thelicecas a tion - .
(3) Any Federal' agency which Samanary 1 Commission's Public Document Room in the Gelman Building,2120 L Street, has jurisdiction by law or special At the cohclusion 'of the scoping
, NW, Washington,DC, and the local expertise with mopect to any . process, NRC will prepare a concise environmentalimpact involved or. summary of the determinations and.
l Public Document Roore at the 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 e
EnvironmentalIrnpact Statement in ose th op P gin 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 (5) Any affected Indian tribe; and b aforementioned addmes or by I has determined that the proposed action
. 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. of Apru tees * '
construction and o ration of the Participants should submit written comments on the ES scoping promes to For tbs Nuclear Regulatory (waalon.
pr ed ISFSL Dr. Edward Y. Shum, Environmental marim J.Issuchusy, will first conduct a scooing process and, as soon as practic'able Project Manager, Spent Fuel Licensing Acting Direesor,S true/ Pro / set pee, ,
Section, Spent Fuel Project OfBce, CMcer/Nuc38er ~ Sof'Oran thermaner, repare a draft US for SeAguards comment the public and ohr OfBce of Nuclear MatwialSafety and l IFR Doc. 96-11620 Filed 4-St>08: 8:45 aml agencies. e draft US will be the Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 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 will prepare a final EIS. June 19,1998. ,
. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE '
Participation in the scoping promes COMMISSION l Public Scoping Process dow not entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the The scoping pmcess for the ES will 34 be used to: ES relates. Participation in the r
(1) Define h scope of the proposed adjudicatory proceeding is governed by TCW/SQA Enhanoer.1 aso Almited 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.
anal ud in depth. .
AGENCY: Securities arid Exchange (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
~assessments and ohr EIS which are signiScant issues related to a proposed "Act") for an exemptiac from section L 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 (5) Identify ohr environmental applicant's pro action NRCwill APPlicants seek an order to permit 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 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 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 I 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 l w
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