[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51506-51507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24403]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446]
Texas Utilities Electric Company, Comanche Peak Steam Electric
Station, Units 1 and 2; Exemption
I
The Texas Utilities Electric Company (the licensee) is the holder
of Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89, which authorize
operation of the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (CPSES), Units 1
and 2. The licenses provide, among other things, that the licensee is
subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or
hereafter in effect.
These facilities, consist of two pressurized water reactors located
at the licensee's site in Somervell County, Texas.
II
Title 10 CFR 50.71 ``Maintenance of records, making of reports,''
paragraph (e)(4) states, in part, that ``Subsequent revisions [to the
Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR)] must be filed annually or 6 months
after each refueling outage provided the interval between successive
updates to the FSAR does not exceed 24 months.'' The two CPSES units
share a common FSAR; therefore, this rule requires the licensee to
update the same document within 6 months after a refueling outage for
either unit.
III
10 CFR 50.12(a), ``Specific exemptions,'' states that * * *
The Commission may, upon application by any interested person,
or upon its own
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initiative, grant exemption from the requirements of the regulations of
this part, which are--(1) Authorized by law, will not present an
undue risk to the public health and safety, and are consistent with
the common defense and security. (2) The Commission will not
consider granting an exemption unless special circumstances are
present.
10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(ii) states that special circumstances are
present when * * *
Application of the regulation in the particular circumstances
would not serve the underlying purpose of the rule or is not
necessary to achieve the underlying purpose of the rule * * *
IV
As noted in the staff's safety evaluation the licensee's proposed
schedule for FSAR updates will ensure that the CPSES FSAR will be
maintained current within 24 months of the last revision and will not
exceed a 24 month interval for submission of the 10 CFR 50.59 design
change report. The Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
50.12, an exemption is authorized by law, will not present an undue
risk to the public health and safety and is consistent with common
defense or security, and is otherwise in the public interest. The
Commission has also determined that special circumstances as defined in
10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(ii). The Commission hereby grants the licensee an
exemption from the requirement of 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) to submit updates
to the CPSES FSAR within six months of each outage. The licensee will
be required to submit updates to the CPSES FSAR once per fuel cycle
(based on the unit with the shortest interval between scheduled
refueling outages), but not to exceed 24 months from the last
submittal.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has determined that
granting of this exemption will have no significant effect on the
quality of the human environment (60 FR 49293). This exemption is
effective upon issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 25th day of September 1995.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jack W. Roe,
Director, Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 95-24403 Filed 9-29-95; 8:45 am]
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