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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281]
Virginia Electric and Power Company, Surry 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 amendments to Facility Operating License Nos.
DPR-32 and DPR-37 issued to the Virginia Electric and Power Company
(the licensee), for operation of the Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2
located in Surry County, Virginia.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would revise the limitations on concentrations
of radioactive material released in liquid effluents and the
limitations on the dose rate resulting from radioactive material
released in gaseous effluents, and reflect the relocation of the prior
10 CFR 20.106 requirements to the new 10 CFR 20.1302. These changes are
in response to the new 10 CFR Part 20. The review of an additional
item, to revise the definition of ``UNRESTRICTED AREA'', was not
completed and consequently is not included in the amendment. It will be
addressed by separate correspondence.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is needed in order to retain operational
flexibility consistent with 10 CFR part 50, appendix I, concurrent with
the implementation of the revised 10 CFR part 20.
Environmental Impact of the Proposed Action
The proposed revision does not change the actual release rates as
referenced in the Technical Specifications (TS) as a dose rate to the
maximally exposed number of the public. Therefore, there will be no
increase in the types or amounts of effluents that may be released
offsite, nor an increase in individual or cumulative occupational
radiation exposures. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there are
no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the
proposed changes.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed
changes do not affect nonradiological effluents and have no other
environmental impact. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there
are no significant nonradiological impacts associated with the proposed
changes.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Since the Commission's staff has concluded that there is no
significant environmental impact associated with the proposed changes
to the TS, any alternative to the amendments will have either no
significantly different environmental impact or greater environmental
impact. The principal alternative would be to deny the requested
amendments. This would not reduce environmental impacts as a result of
plant operation.
Alternative Use of Resources
This action does not involve the use of any resources not
previously considered in connection with the Final Environmental
Statement related to the operation of the Surry Power Station, Units 1
and 2, dated May and June 1972, respectively.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The staff consulted with the State of Virginia regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed action.
Finding of No Significant Impact
The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental
impact statement for the proposed amendments.
Based on the above environmental assessment, the Commission
concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect
on the quality of the human environment.
For further information with respect to this action, see the
application dated July 16, 1993, as supplemented November 15, 1993,
which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public
Document Room, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC, and at the Swem
Library, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of January 1994.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Herbert N. Berkow,
Director, Project Directorate II-2, Division of Reactor Projects--I/II,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-579 Filed 1-10-94; 8:45 am]
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