[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56523-56524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27361]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311]
Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Salem Nuclear Generating
Station, 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 License Nos.
DRP-70 and DRP-75, issued to Public Service Electric and Gas Company
(the licensee) for operation of the Salem Nuclear Generating Station,
Unit Nos. 1 and 2, located in Salem County, New Jersey.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would make administrative and editorial changes
to correct errors in the Technical Specifications (TSs) that have
either existed since initial issuance or were introduced during
subsequent changes. In addition, surveillance requirements would be
added that should have been incorporated within the TSs when the
applicable amendment to the TSs was approved by the NRC.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application for amendment dated November 14, 1997, as supplemented by
letter dated August 25, 1999.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would correct administrative and editorial
errors in the TSs. These changes can generally be described as:
a. Revisions to the index to reflect correct page numbers of
corresponding sections,
b. Revisions to the section titles used in the TS sections, Bases,
and Tables, as well as the correction and addition of subtitles to
obtain standardization between both Salem units' TSs,
c. Revision to the TS references that refer to other TS sections
and tables to either provide the correct reference or to provide more
specificity by reference to actual subsections,
d. Spelling and grammatical corrections such as elimination of
duplicate or extraneous words, proper pluralization, more standard
abbreviations,
e. Renumbering of TS Tables,
f. Capitalize terms found in TS 1.0 when used in other TS sections,
g. Add units of measure that were missing from acceptance
criterion,
h. Other administrative changes.
The proposed action would also revise various surveillance
requirements for instrumentation such as including the correct
operational mode applicability and adding channel functional tests and
channel checks that should have been incorporated when prior amendments
were issued.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed action
and concludes that the administrative and editorial changes correct
errors that currently exist in the TSs and add surveillance
requirements that should have been included in prior amendments. The
proposed action does not modify the facility or affect the manner in
which the facility is operated. Further, the addition of missing
surveillance requirements would better demonstrate the operability of
the affected plant components.
The proposed action will not increase the probability or
consequences of accidents, no changes are being made in the types of
any effluents that may be released off site, and there is no
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure.
Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed
action does not involve any historic sites. It does not affect non-
radiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact.
Therefore, there are no significant non-radiological environmental
impacts associated with the proposed action.
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Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the application would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action
and the alternative action are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
This action does not involve the use of any resources not
previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the
Salem Nuclear Generating Station dated April 1973.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy, on September 14, 1999, the
staff consulted with the New Jersey State official, Mr. Dennis Zannoni,
Chief of the Bureau of Nuclear Engineering, regarding the environmental
impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments with
respect to the environmental impact of the proposed action. However,
the State commented that certain proposed corrections were no longer
relevant due to previous amendments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental assessment, the Commission
concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect
on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the Commission
has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
licensee's letter dated November 14, 1997, as supplemented by letter
dated August 25, 1999, which are available for public inspection at the
Commission's Public Document Room, The Gelman Building, 2120 L Street,
NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at
the Salem Free Public Library, 112 West Broadway, Salem, NJ 08079.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of October, 1999.
Patrick D. Milano, Sr.,
Project Manager, Section 2, Project Directorate I, Division of
Licensing Project Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 99-27361 Filed 10-19-99; 8:45 am]
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