ML20245C975

Safety Evaluation Supporting Amend 15 to License R-95

ML20245C975
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Site:	Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission
Issue date:	10/27/1987
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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f SAFETY EVALUATION BY'THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPORTING AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO

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FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. R-95 RH0DE ISLAND ATOMIC ENERGY COPNISSION DOCKET NO. 50-193

1.0 INTRODUCTION

By letter dated June 2, 1987,.the Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission .

(licensee) requested an amendment to their Technical Specifications ~ (TS).

that would. reduce the restricted area to only encompass the reactor building and the attached office, laboratory wing. The present TS define .,

the' restricted area as encompassing the above in addition to the three.

. acre' area known as the Nuclear Science Center site.

2.0 EVALUATION The reactor operation is confined to the reactor building and adjacent i office laboratory wing. As such, redefinition ~of the restricted area to these limits ~ conforms to the intended use of the facility.. Application of 10 CFR 20 requirements to the reactor building and office laboratory-wing is more meaningful than application'to the~ three acre nuclear site.

In. fact, the present security plan treats the reactor building and adjacent laboratory wing as the restricted area. Also,'the proposed TS change would not require any changes to.the emergency plan. .However, it is noted that the licensee is proposing to construct a new building close to the reactor building, called the Center for Atmospheric ChemistryW Studies. Since it is planned to require evacuation of the new building L in case of an accident in the reactor facility, the licensee should change the emergency planning zone to include this building and revise the emergency plan when the new building is under construction.

3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION

The staff has determined that this amendment involves no significant increase in the amounts, and no significant change in the types, of any effluents that may be released offsite, and that there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure.

Accordingly, this amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusionsetforthin10CFR51.22(c)(9). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b),

no Environmental Impact Statement or Environmental Assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of this amendment.

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i 4.0 ' CONCLUSION,

.The staff has concluded, based on the considerations ' discussed above, '

.that: (1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by the operation in~the proposed manner, and-(2) .such activities will be conducted in compliance with the-Comission's regulations.and the issuance of this amendment will not be

. inimical .to the common defense and security or the health'and safety of the public.. ,

Principal Contributor: Theodore S. Michaels Dated: October 27, 1987 i i

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