ML20248E798
| ML20248E798 | |
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| Site: | Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 03/30/1989 |
| From: | Butler W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8904120371 | |
| Download: ML20248E798 (4) | |
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o 7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-354 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission).is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No._ NPF-57, issued to Public Service Electric & Gas Company, (the licensee), for operation of the Hope Creek Generating Station, located in Salem County, New Jersey.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of Proposed Action:
The proposed amendment would revise the provisions in the Technical Specifications (TS) relating to the maximum allowed response time'for the high l
pressure coolant injection system.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's application for amendment dated August 13,.1987, as supplemented by a letter dated August 12, 1988.
The Need for the Proposed Action:
The proposed change to the TS is required in order to provide the licensee with as nry.h operational flexibility as posrible when calibrating the high pressure coolant injection system.
L Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action:
The Comission has completed its evaluation of the proposed revision to Technical Specifications. The proposed revision would revise the Technical Specifications Table 3.3.3-3, Emergency Core Cooling System Response Times, for Item No. 4 High Pressure Coolant Injection System (HPCI), from less than Q430$)
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or equal to 27 seconds to less than or equal to 35 seconds. This revision would provide Hope Creek Generating Station (HCGS) with flexibility in meeting their requirement for a HPCI cold quick start time without excessive system tuning. The proposed changes do not increase the probability or consequences of accidents since the accident scenarios which utilize the HPCI system: (1) have never been limiting events, and (2) do not pose the possibility of becoming limiting events as a result of the change.
In addition, the proposed i
change does not affect the limiting peak cladding temperature values nor reduce the reactor vessel water level below Level 1 during a feedwater transient. No l
changes are being made in the types of any effluents that may be released offsite, and there is no significant increase in the allowable individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. Accordingly, the Comission concludes that this proposed action would result in no significant radiological environmental impact.
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With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed change to the TS involves systems located within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20.
It does not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there are no significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed ameridment.
The Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Ameadment and Opportunity for Prior Hearing in connection with this action was published in the Federal Register on October 21, 1988 (53 FR 41A30). No request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene was filed following this r.otice.
Ap inative to the Proposed Action:
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Since the Consnission 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. This l
would not reduce environmental impacts of plant operation and would result in reduced operational flex bility.
Alternative Use of Resources:
1 This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously considered in the Final Environmental Statements for the Hope Creek Generating Station, dated August, 1983.
Agencies and Persons Consulted:
The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's request and did not consult other agencies or persons.
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.
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-4 For further details with respect to this action, see the application for I
amendment dated August 13, 1987 and a supplement dated August 12, 1988 which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. and at the Pennsville Public.
Library,190 S. Broadway, Pennsville, New Jersey 08070.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of March 1989.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Walter Butler, Director l
Project Directorate I-2 l
Division of Reactor Projects I/II l
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation j
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