[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 606-607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-128]
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[Federal Register: January 5, 1994]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323]
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit
Nos. 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 Licensing Nos.
DPR-80 and DPR-82, issued to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the
licensee), for operation of Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and
2, located in San Luis Obispo, California.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed amendment would consist of revisions to the Technical
Specifications in response to the revised 10 CFR part 20. The change
would revise 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 licensee's application
for amendments dated July 7, 1993.
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 Impacts of the Proposed Action
The proposed revision, in regard to the actual release rates as
referenced in the Technical Specifications (TS) as a dose rate to the
maximally exposed member of the public, will not increase the types or
amounts of effluents that may be released offsite, nor increase
individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposures. Therefore,
the Commission concludes that there are no significant radiological
environmental impacts associated with the proposed amendments.
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 environmental impacts associated
with the proposed amendments.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Since the Commission concluded that there are no significant
envirommental impacts associated with the proposed amendments to the
TS, any alternative to the amendments will have either no significantly
different environmental impact or will have 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.
Alternatives Use of Resources
This action does not involve the use of resources not previously
considered in the Final Environmental Statement and Addendum related to
the operation of Diablo Canyon Power Plant Units 1 and 2, dated May
1973 and May 1976, respectively.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The Commission's 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 amendments.
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.
For further details with respect to this action, see the
application for amendment dated July 7, 1993, which is available for
public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L
Street NW., Washington, DC and at the California Polytechnic State
University, Robert E. Kennedy Library, Government Documents and Maps
Department, San Luis Obispo, California 93407.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Theodore R. Quay,
Director, Project Directorate V, Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-128 Filed 1-4-94; 8:45 am]
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