ML20247C864
| ML20247C864 | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 04/27/1989 |
| From: | NRC |
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| NUDOCS 8905250067 | |
| Download: ML20247C864 (4) | |
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a ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATING TO THE CHANGE IN THE EXPIRATION DATE OF FACILITY 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 4
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. period covering 1984 through 1988 has been 832 person-rem per year, which is only slightly higher than the industry average of approximately 800 person-rems dose per unit per year for operating boiling water reactors in the United States. This period included two years (1985 and 1987) when outages required unusually high dose comitments for inspections and repair of plant systems.
The licensee does not expect any increases in station dose during the years 2010 to 2014 and has, in fact, comitted to a goal of less than 300 person-rem, each nonrefueling year starting in 1989.
It is expected that this can be accomplished with a strong ALARA program which is being developed and by using state-of-the-art technologies, including zine injection, enhanced chemistry control and modern decontamination methods. The staff expects that increased doses from maintenance and corrosion product buildup will be offset by a continually improving ALARA program, dose-saving plant modifications, and fewer major modifications. Continuing improvements in fuel integrity and increased effort to prevent leaks from contaminated systems are expected to result in further decreases in personnel contaminations. Overall, occupational radiation exposures can be expected to remain about as estimated in the FES and lower than has been experienced during recent years.
Additional occupational exposures will result from decommissioning of the FitzPatrick plant, although these doses will be incurred with or without the license extension periods. Any increases in corrosion product buildup during i
the period of extension will be compensated for by improved chemistry controls and other ALARA measures. Consequently, the extended operating time should have no measurable adverse effect on decommission dose requirements.
The combined storage capacity of the spent fuel pool is 2244 bundles. Current projections indicate that the pool will be unable to accommodate a full core off-lead by the year 1991 and will not be able to accomodate a refueling off-load (approximately) one-third of the core) by the year 1995. Present plans call for submittal of a license amendment in mid-1989 to install new fuel racks which will accomodate an additional 553 fuel bundles. This will extend the full core off-load capability year to 1997 and the refueling off-load year to 2001. During this time other plans can be formulated for additional storage capability either on-site or in conjunction with plans being developed by the State of New York.
The staff concludes that the licensee's dose assessment is ace.eptable and that the radiation protection program at FitzPatrick is adequate to ensure that occupational radiation exposures will be maintained ALARA and in continued compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20.
Therefore, the staff concludes that the environmental impact associated with a 40-year operating license duration is not significantly different from that associated with the approximately 35-year operating term authorized by the existing license which was previously assessed in the FitzPatrick FES.
4.1.3 Environmental Impacts-Transportation of Fuel and Waste The staff has reviewed the environmental impact attributable to the
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATING TO THE CHANGE IN THE EXPIRATION DATE OF FACILITY 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 I
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- period cuvering 1984 through 1988 has been 832 person-rem per year, which is only slightly higher than the industry average of approximately 800 person-rems dose per unit per year for operating boiling water reactors in the United States. This period included two years (1985 and 1987) when outages required unusually high dose comitments for inspections and repair of plant systems.
The licensee does not expect any increases in station dosa during the years 2010 to 2014 and has, in fact, committed to a goal of less than 300 person-rem, each nonrefueling year starting in 1989.
It is expected that this can be accomplished with a strong ALARA program which is being developed and by using state-of-the-art technologies, including zine injection, enhanced chemistry control and modern decontamination methods. The staff expects that increased doses froir : maintenance and corrosion product buildup will be offset by a continually improving ALARA program, dose-saving plant modifications, and fewer major modifications. Continuing improvements in fuel integrity and increased effort to prevent leaks frnm contaminated systems are expected to result in further decreases in personnel contaminations. Overall, occupational radiation exposures can be expected to reinain about as estimated in the FES and lower than has been experienced during recent years.
Additional occupational exposurer will result from decommissioning of the FitzPatrick plant, although these doses will be incurred with or without the license extension periods. Any increases in corrosion product buildup during the period of extension will be compensated for by improved chemistry controls and other ALARA measures. Consequently, the extended operating time should have no measurable adverse effect on decommission dose requirements.
The combined storage capacity of the spent fuel pool is 2244 bundles. Current projections indicate that the pool will be unable to accommodate a full core off-load by the year 1991 and will not be able to accommodate a refueling off-load (approximately) one-third of the core) by the year 1995.
Present plans call for submittal of a license amendment in mid-1989 to install new fuel racks which will accominodate an additional 553 fuel bundles. This will extend the full core off-load capability year to 1997 and the refueling off-load year to 2001. During this timt other plans can be formulated for additional storage o pability either on wite or in conjunction with plans being developed by the State of New York.
The staff concludes that the licensee's dose assessment is acceptable and that the radiation protection program at FitzPatrick is adequate to ensure thtt occupational radiation exposures will be maintained ALARA and in continued compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20.
Therefore, the staff concludes that the environmental impact associated with a 40-year operating license duration is not significantly different from that associated with the approximately 35-year operating term authorized by the existing license which was previously assessed in the FitzPatrick FES.
4.1.3 Envir'onmental Impacts-Transportation of Fuel a'd Waste The staff has reviewed the environmental impact attributable to the transportation of fuel and waste to and from the FitzPatrick site. With respect to the normal conditions of transport and possible accidents in
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