ML20199L421
| ML20199L421 | |
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| Site: | NS Savannah |
| Issue date: | 07/02/1986 |
| From: | Berkow H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8607090397 | |
| Download: ML20199L421 (2) | |
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l i l 7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REGARDING PROPOSED RENEWAL OF A LICENSE ,
TO POSSESS-BUT-NOT-OPERATE l THE REACTOR ON THE N.S. SAVANNAH AT PATRIOTS POINT, SC DOCKET NO. 50-238 l The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Comission) is considering renewing the license authorizing the South Carolina Patriots Point Development Authority and the U. S. Maritime Administration (the licensees) to continue to possess-but-not-operate the reactor on the N.S. Savannah located at Patriots Point, S. C.
The renewal amendment would authorize the licensees to continue to possess-but-not-operate the shutdown, defueled, and secured reactor facility installed on the N.S. Savannah, in accordance with their application dated August 20, 1985. Opportunity for hearing was afforded by the Notice of Consideration of Application for Renewal of Possession Only l License published in the Federal Register on January 6, 1986 at 51 FR 460.
No request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene was filed i following notice of the proposed action.
I Finding of No Significant Environmental Impact j The Comission has determined not to prepare an Environmental Impact l l
Statement for the proposed action. The Commission has prepared an Environmental Assessment of this action dated June, 1986, and has concluded that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
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Summary of Environmental Impacts The environmental impacts associated with the continued possession-only status of the N.S. Savannah are discussed in the Environmental Assessment (EA)associatedwiththisaction. The EA concluded that no radioactivity is intentionally released to the environment during normal operations, and there is reasonable assurance of no undetected inadvertent release of radioactivity that would significant1v impact the environment.
For detailed information with respect to this proposed action, see (1) the application for license renewal dated August 20,1985,(2)the Environmental Assessment, and (3) the Safety Evaluation prepared by the staff. These documents and this Finding of No Significant Environmental Impact are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20555. Copies may be obtained upon request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C., 20555, Attention: Director, Division of PWR Licensing-B.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 2nd day of July 1986.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION erbert N. Berkow, Director Standardization and Special Projects Directorate Division of PWR Licensing-B l
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