ML20236D985
| ML20236D985 | |
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| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 03/15/1989 |
| From: | Colburn T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8903230395 | |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY, ET AL.
DOCKET NO. 50-440 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No.
NPF-58, issued to The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Duquesne Light Company, Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company and Toledo Edison Company (the licensees), for operation of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1, located in Lake County, Ohio.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of Proposed Action The proposed amendment would revise the provisions in the Technical Specifications (TS) relating to the definition of Primary Containment Integrity - Shutdown to provide limited flexibility during performance of 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix J Type C leak rate testing of containment isolationvalvestoallowone(1)ortwo(2)3/4-inchventanddrain lines to be open on those penetrations that would otherwise not be testable when this specification is applicable.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensees' application for amendment dated December 29, 1988.
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1 The Need for the Proposed Action The proposed change to the TS is required in order to provide the licensees flexibility to perform Type C local leak rate tests required 1
by 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix J which would otherwise not be able to be performed when Primary Containment Integrity-Shutdown must be maintained.
Performance of local leak rate testing activities when this specification is applicable has the potential to reduce outage durations by increasing i
the. time available to perform this potential critical path testing activity and to permit additional time for isolation valve repair and retesting, if required, subsequent to initial testing and surveillance.
l Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The Comission has completed its evaluation of the proposed revision to TS and concludes that the calculated offsite doses, i
1 assuming a postulated fuel handling accident while the two lines are open and using a 15-day decay time (minimum time between start of the refueling outage and conduct of Type C local leak rate testing) are well within the dose reference values of 10 CFR Part 100 and are within the acceptance criteria given in Standard Review Plan Section 15.7.4.
Accordingly, the Comission concludes that this proposed action would result in no significant radiological environmental impact during the first refueling outage. Permanent TS changes using a 24-hour decay time which would be applicable to subsequent outages, will be the subject of future correspondence.
The Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment and Opportunity for Prior Hearing in connection with this action was published in the Federal l
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l Register on January 19,1989(54FR2246). No request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene was filed following this notice.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed change to the TS involves a change to surveillance and testing require-1 ments, specifically with regard to maintaining containment integrity
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It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, the Cosnission concludes that there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed amendment.
Alternative to the Proposed Action Since the Commission concluded that there are no significant environmental effects that would result from the proposed action, any alternatives with equal or greater environmental impacts need not be evaluated.
The principal alternative would be to deny the requested amendment.
4 This would not reduce environmental impacts of plant operation and would result in reduced operational flexibility.
Alternative Use of Resources This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously considered in the Final Environmental Statements Related to Operation of Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, dated August 1987.
Agencies and Persons Consulted The NRC staff reviewed the licensees' request and did not consult other agencies or persons.
4 FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed license amendment.
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.
1 For further details with respect to this action, see the application j
for amendment dated December 29, 1988, which is available for public I
inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. and at the Perry Public Library, 3753 Main Street, Perry, Ohio 44081.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of March 1989.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION f & /7. & =
Timothy G. Colburn, Acting Director Project Directorate III-3 Division of Reactor Projects - III, i
IV, Y and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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