ML20236C942

Forwards Environ Assessment & Finding of No Significant Impact Supporting Proposed Exemption from Requirement of 10CFR50,App J to Conduct Type C Leak Tests,In Response to Util 870310,0609 & 0708 Ltrs

ML20236C942
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	07/21/1987
From:	Calvo J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Deddens J GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
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ML20236C944	List: ML20236C942 ML20236C959
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TAC-65129, NUDOCS 8707300246
Download: ML20236C942 (2)

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l p Docket No 50-458'

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Mr.' James ' C. Deddens Senior Vice President, (Rba)

' Gulf. States Utilities P. 0. Box 220-St. Francisvil.le, Louisiana 70775 ATTN: Nuclear Licensing

SUBJECT:

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT - RIVER BEND STATION, UNIT 1 In response- to your letter dated March 10, 1987, as supplemented June 9,1987.'-

and July 8,1987, the' Commission is considering issuance of an exemption for River Bend Station, Unit 1, regarding a requirement in Paragraph III.D.3 of Appendix J to-10 CFR Part 50. The proposed exemption would_ relieve Gulf States Utilities- from the requirement to conduct Type C leak tests on 5 reactor coolant pressure and primary containment isolation valves at intervals no greater than 24 months, on a one-time-basis, until the first refueling outage.

s This refueling outage.is scheduled to begin on September 15, 1987.

We have enclosed a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of.No Significant Impact for this proposed exemption which. is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Sincerely, 5

Jose A. Calvo, Director Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosure:

Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact cc w/ enclosure:

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Troy B; Conner,' Jr., Esq.- Mr. J.'E. Booker Conner and Wetterhahn Manager-River Bend Oversight 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW P. O. Box 2951 Washington, D.C. 20006 Beaumont, TX 77704 Mr. Eddie Grant Mr. William H. Spell, Administrator'r  !

Director - Nuclear Licensing Nuclear Energy Division Gulf States Utilities Company Office of Environmental Affairs P. Oc Box 220 P. O. Box 14690

. St. Francisville, LA 70775- Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898

< Richard M. Troy, Jr. , Esq. . j

. Assistant Attorney General in Charge Mr. J. David McNeill, III' j State of Louisiana Department of Justice William G. Davis, Esq. 1 234 Loyola Avenue . Department of Justice i New Orleans, Louisiana _70112 Attorney General's Office 7434 Perkins Road Resident Inspector Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 P. O. Box 1051 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 H. Anne Plettinger 3456 Villa Rose Drive Gretchen R. Rothschild Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 Louisianians for Safe' Energy, Inc.

1659 Glenmore Avenue Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70775 President of West Feliciana Police Jury Regional Administrator, Region IV P. 0.~ Box 1921 ,

U.S. . Nuclear Regulatory Commission St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Office of Executive Director

-for Operations Mr. Frank J. Uddo 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Uddo & Porter

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Philip G. Harris New Orleans, Louisiana 70122 Cajun Electric Power Coop. Inc.

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