ML20249C172
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| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 06/24/1998 |
| From: | Assa R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| Download: ML20249C172 (5) | |
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7590-01 P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGUI.ATORY COMMISSION COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50-295 AND 50 304 ZION NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNITS 1 AND 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF -
NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an exemption from certain requirements of its regulations for Facility Operating License Nos. DRP-39 and DRP-48, issued to Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed, the licensee),
for operation of the Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, located in Lake County, Illinois.
l ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT l
Identification of the Proposed Action:
l l By letter dated March 12,1998, Comed requested an exemption from certain I
requirements of 10 CFR 50.71,
- Maintenance of records, making of reports," for Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2. The proposed action would permit Comed to extend the time interval for the submittal of Zion Station's Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR). The next Zion Nuclear Power Station Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) update is due in July 1998.
The proposed exemption would allow this date to be extended to December 1998.
I The Need for the Proposed Action:
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.34(b) each application for a license to operate a facility shall l
include a FSAR. This report shallinclude information that describes the facility, presents the design bases and the limits on its operation and presents a safety analysis of the structure, systems and components of the facility. This information and description is needed to permit l
understanding of the system designs and their relationships to safety evaluations, 9806260145 900624 l PDR ADOCK 05000295 P pm I
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2-Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.71(e) all light water nuclear power reactors shall update their FSARs periodically. According to 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4), the time interval for the subsequent FSAR updates must not exceed 24 months. The last full update of the Zion UFSAR was submitted to the NRC on July 5,1996. Consequently, the next update would be required to be submitted no later than July 1998. However, Comed is requesting an exemption from this requirement to allow them to update the FSAR to refleet the present condition of the units. ,
By letters dated February,13,1998, and March 9,1998, Comed informed the NRC that Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, have permanently ceased operations and both units are completely defueled and all fuel has been placed in the spent fuel pool for long-term storage.
By letter dated May 4,1998, the NRC acknowledged Zion's permanent cessation of power operation and permanent removal of fuel from the reactor vessels.
Many of the systems and components previously required for safety are no longer needed because the Zion units are permanently shut down. Therefore, updating the current FSAR will provide a description of components and systems that are no longer relevant to safety, instead Comed has proposed and committed to prepare and submit an update to the FSAR reflecting the permanently defueled condition of Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, by December 31, I
1998. This update will become Zion's Defueled Safety Analysis Report (DSAR).
Because Comed's board decision on January 14,1998, to shut down Zion was unexpected, Comed staff did not have adequate time to develop the DSAR. Therefore, Comed
' is requesting an extension of the update interval to allow sufficient time to develop and submit the DSAR. In their letter dated March 12,1998, Comed stated that many of the technical, administrative, and management resources needed to develop a DSAR are the same as those i
that would be involved in updating the FSAR. Consequently, updating the current FSAR by July 1998, would result either in a delay in developing a DSAR or in the expenditure of significant j additional rssources to develop a DSAR while preparing an UFSAR submittal in parallel.
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3 Based on the information provided above, the extension of time interval from July 1998 to December 1998 for the submittal of the UFSAR would have no impact on the ability of systems, structures and components to perform the safety functions required whh the plant permanently shut down, nor would it affect the safety of activities conducted with the, facility in this condition.
The proposed time exemption will not affect the potential for undesirable impacts to the environment.
Environmentalimpacts of the Proposed Action:
The proposed action involves administrative activities unrelated to plant operation. l The proposed action will not result in an increase in the probability or consequences of accidents or result in a change in occupational or offsite dose. Therefore, there are no significant I
radiological impacts associated with the proposed action.
The proposed action will not result in a change in nonradiological plant effluents and will have no other nonradiological environmental impact.
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no environmental impacts associated with this action.
Altematives to the Proposed Action:
Since the Commission has concluded there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action, any altamatives with equal or greater environmental impact need not be evaluated. As an altemative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action. Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental -
impacts. The environmentalimpacts of the proposed action and the altomative action are similar.
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Altemative Use of Resources:
This action does not involve the use of any resources not previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the Zion Nuclear Power Station.
Anencies and Persons Consulted: j in accordance with its stated policy, on June 18,1998, the staff consulted with the lilinois State official, Frank Niziolek of the lilinois Department of Nuclear Safety, regarding the environmentalimpact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Based upon the environmental assessment, the Commission concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
l Accordingly, the Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement
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for the proposed action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensee's letter dated March 12,1998, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Roem, The Gelman Building,2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at the Waukegan Public Library,126 N. County Street, Waukegan, Illinois 60085.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of June, 1998.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Ramin R. Assa, Project nager Project Directorate 111-2 Division of Reactor Projects lil/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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June 24, 1998 MEMORANDUM TO: Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration FROM: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
ENVIRO @iENTAL ASSESSMENT RELATED 0 EMPTION FROM REQUIREMENTS OF JO CFR 50.71 - ZION HUCLEAR 1 STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAE N05. 315 AND MA 1316) 4 One signed original of the FederalRe Notice identified below is attached for your transmittal to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. Additional conformed copies '( 5 ) of the Notice are enclosed for your use.
Notice of Receipt of Application for Construction Permit (s) and Operating License (s).
Notice of Receipt of Partial Application for Construction Permit (s) and Facility License (s):
Time for submission of Views on Antitrust matters.
- Notice of Consideration of issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License. (Call with 30-day insert date).
Notice of Receipt of Application for Facility License (s); Notice of Availability of Applicant's Environmental Report; and Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Facility License (s) and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing.
. Notice of Availability of NRC Draft / Final Environmental Statement. - \
Notice of Limited Work Authorization. .
Notics of Availability of Safety Evaluation Report.
Notice of issuance of Construction Permit (s).
Notice of issuance of Facility Operating License (s) or Amendment (s).
Order.
Exemption.
Notice of Granting Exemption.
Environmental Assessment.
Notice of Preparation of Environmental Assessment.
Receipt of Petition for Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206.
O issuance of Finai oirector's oecision under io CFR 2.20s.
Other: Please Call Shirley or Nancy if you have any Questions on 415-1395.
DOCKET NO." 50-295, 50-304
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