ML20245H711
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 04/27/1989 |
| From: | Capra R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK DOCKET NO. 50-333 NOTICE OF ISSUANCE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering l
issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. OPR-59, issued.to the Power Authority of the State of New York (PASNY or the licensee) for l
operation of the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, located in Oswego County, l
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of Proposed Action:
f The proposed amendment would consist of a change to the operating ifcense to extend the expiration date of the operating license from May 20, 2010 to October 17, 2014 for the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, and is in response to the licensee's application dated August 19, 1987. These dates represent 40 years from the dates of the Construction Permit and the Operating License, i
respectively. The Commission's staff has prepared an Environment Assessment of the proposed action, " Environmental Assessment by the Office of Nuclear I
Reactor Regulation Relating to the Change in the Expiration Date of Facility l
L Operating License DPR-59, Power Authority of the State of New York, Oswego County, New York, FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, Docket Number 50-333, dated April 27, 1989 8905030491 890427 PDR ADOCK 05000333 P
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. Summary of Environmental Assessment:
The Commission's staff has reviewed the potential environmental impact of the proposed change in the expiration date of the Operating License for the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. This evaluation considered the previous environmental studies, including the " Final Environmental Statement for the FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant" dated March 1973, and more recent NRC policy related to evaluations of license extensions for similar nuclear power plants.
Radiological Impacts:
The staff concludes that the Exclusion Area, the Low Population Zone and the nearest population center distances will likely be unchanged from those described in the March 1973 Final Environmental Statement (FES). The population living within 10 miles of the plant in 1988 is only slightly higher than the number of people which the 1970 census estimated would be living within the 10-mile zone. This slow, small increase in the number of people living within the 10-mile zone and the continuing rural nature of the area indicate that the number of people living around the plant should pose no problem to the proposed extension of the operating license.
The additional period of plant operation would not significantly affect the probability or consequences of any reactor accident. Station radiological effluents to unrestricted areas during normal operation have been well within Commission regulations regarding as-low-as-reasonably-achievable (ALARA) limits, and are indicative of future releases. The proposed additional years of reactor operation do not increase the annual public risk from reactor i
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- With regard to normal plant operation, the occupational exposures for the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant personnel have been only slightly above the national average for boiling water reactors. The licensee is striving for significant dose reductions in accordance with ALARA principles and the staff expects that further reductions will be achieved using advanced technologies and equipment that are and will likely become available.
Accordingly, annual radiological impacts on man, both offsite and onsite, are not more severe than previously estimated in the FES, and our previous cost-benefit conclusions remain valid.
The environmental impacts attributable to transportation of fuel and waste to and from the FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant, with respect to normal conditions of transport and possible accidents in transport, would be bounded as set forth in Summary Table S-4 of 10 CFR Part 51.52. The values in Table S-4 would continue to represent the contribution of transportation to the environmental costs associated with plant operation.
Non-Radiological Impacts:
The Commission has concluded that the proposed extension will not cause a significant increase in the impacts to the environment and will not change any conclusions reached by the Commission in the FES.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT:
The Commission has reviewed the proposed change to the expiration date of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant facility operating license relative to the requirements set forth in 10 CFR Part 51. Based upon the environmental assessment, the staff has concluded that there are no significant radiological
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or non-radiological impacts associated with the proposed action and that the proposed license amendment will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Therefore, the Commission has determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed amendment.
For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendment dated August 19,1987,(2) the Final Environmental Statement for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant, issued March 1973, and (3) the These documents are Environmental Assessment dated April 27, 1989 available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and at the State University of New York, Penfield Library, Reference and Documents' Department, Oswego, New York 13126.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of April 1989 FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Original signed by Robert'A, Capra, Director Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects I/II j
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