ML20239A083
| ML20239A083 | |
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| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 09/02/1998 |
| From: | Adensam E NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY. ET AL DOCKET NO. 50-440 PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. UNIT NO.1 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an order approving, under 10 CFR 50.80, the transfer of Facility operating License No. NPF-58 issued to The Cleveland Electric illuminating Company, Centerior Service Company, Toledo Edison Company, Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, OES
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and Duquesne Light Company (the licensees) with respect to operating authority under the license, for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No.1, located in Lake County, Ohio, and considering issuance of a conforming amendment under 10 CFR 50.90.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of the Prooosed Action The proposed action would approve the transfer of operating authority under the license to a new operating company, called the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, to use and i
operate the Perry Nuclear Power Plant and to possess and use related licensed nuclear materials in accordance with the same conditions and authorizations included in the current operating license. The proposed action would also approve issuance of a license amendment 1
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reflecting the transfer of operating authority. The FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company l
l would be formed by the FirstEnergy Corporation to become the licensed operator for the Perry 9809000146 990902 PDR ADOCK 05000440 P
2 Nuclear Power Plant and would have exclusive control over the operation and maintenance of the facility. After issuance of the transfer order and conforming license amendment, the owners will be authorized only to possess the facility and Centerior Service Company will be removed entirely from the license.
Under the proposed arrangement, ownership of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant will remain unchanged with each owner retaining its current ownership interest. The FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company will not own any portion of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant.
Likewise, the owners' entitlement to capacity and energy from the Perry Nuclear Power Plant will not be affected by the proposed change in operating responsibility for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. The owners will continue to provide all funds for the operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. The responsibility of the owners will include funding for any emergency situations that might arise at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensees' application dated June 30, 1998, for approval of the transfer of the license and issuance of a conforming amendment.
Need for the Prooosed Action The proposed action is needed to enable the licensees to transfer operating authority to the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company as discussed above. The licensees have submitted that this will enable them to enhance the already high level of public safety, operational efficiency, and cost-effective operations at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant.
EnvironmentalImoacts of the Prooosed Action The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and concludes l
that there will be no physical or operational changes to the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. The l
technical qualifications of the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company to carry out its responsibilities under the operating license for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant will be equivalent i
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to the present technical qualifications of the current operators. The FirstEnergy Nuclear l
Operating Company will assume responsibility for, and control over, operation and maintenance -
i of the facility. The present plant organization, the oversight organizations, and the engineering and support organizations will be transferred essentially intact to the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company. The technical qualifications of the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, therefore, will be at least equivalent to those of the existing organization.
The Commission has evaluated the environmentalimpact of the proposed action and has determined that the probability or consequences of accidents would not be increased and that post-accident radiological releases would not be greater than previously determined.
Further, the Commission has determined that the proposed action would not affect routine radiological plant effluents and would not increase occupational radiological exposure.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no significant radiological environmental '
. impacts associated with the proposed action.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed action would not affect nonradiological plant effluents and would have no other environmental impact. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Alternative to the Prooosed Action Since the Commission concluded that there is no measurable environmental impact associated with the proposed action, any alternative with equal or greater environmental impacts need not be evaluated. As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the requested action. Denial of the application would result in no change in current i
environmentalimpacts. The environmentalimpacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are identical.
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4-l Alternative Use of Resources This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously considered in the
" Final Environmental Statement related to the operation of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2," dated August 1982.
Aaencies and Persons Contacted In accordance with its stated policy, on July 21,1998, the staff consulted with the State official of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, regarding the environmentalimpact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.
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Finding of No Significant Imoact l
Based upon the environmental assessment, the Commission concludes that the l
proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
Accordingly, the Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensees' application i
dated June 30,1998, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Golman Building,2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at the Perry Public Library,3753 Main Street, Perry, OH 44081.
l Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of September 1998 i'
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I
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i Elinor G. Adensam, Acting Director Division of Reactor Projects - lil/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation