[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66568-66569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31156]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Docket No. 50-344
Portland General Electric Company; Trojan Nuclear Plant; Notice
of Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Final Finding of no
Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
approving a Portland General Electric (PGE) proposed decommissioning
plan for the Trojan Nuclear Plant (TNP) and issuing an order
authorizing decommissioning of the facility.
Description of the Proposed Action
On January 27, 1993, PGE notified the NRC of their decision to
permanently cease power operations after approximately 17 years of
operation. The fuel was transferred to the spent fuel pool, and on May
5, 1993, the NRC amended the TNP Facility Operating License (NFP-1) to
a Possession Only License, which allows the licensee to maintain but
not operate the facility. On January 26, 1995, the licensee submitted
an application to terminate the TNP Possession Only License. The
application for termination of the TNP license included a proposed
decommissioning plan and an supplement to the environmental report. The
licensee proposes to decommission the TNP using a dismantlement (DECON)
approach as defined in the ``Final Generic Environmental Impact
Statement on Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities'' NUREG-0586, dated
August 1988 (GEIS).
The licensee plans to precede the DECON radiological
decontamination and dismantlement period with a five-year transition
period. Transition period activities include the removal and disposal
of selected large components, licensing and construction of an
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), and transfer of
the fuel to the ISFSI. Assessment of the environmental impact
associated with the construction and operation of the Trojan ISFSI will
be conducted during the licensing of the ISFSI. Radioactive structures,
systems, and components that are removed from the facility during
decommissioning will be shipped to a licensed burial site for permanent
disposal.
Summary of the Environmental Assessment
The purpose of decommissioning a nuclear facility is to remove the
facility safely from service, and to reduce residual radioactivity at
the site to levels that permit the release of the property for
unrestricted use. Once this state is reached the license granted by the
NRC may be terminated.
The NRC staff has reviewed the PGE decommissioning plan, and
supplemental environmental report prepared in accordance with 10 CFR
51.53(b). To document its review, the staff has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) consistent with 10 CFR 51.95(b), which
examined decommissioning alternatives, non-radiological and
radiological impacts of decommissioning, and effects of postulated
radiological accidents during decommissioning. The alternatives
available for decommissioning--DECON, ENTOMB, SAFSTOR, and No Action--
are evaluated and discussed in the GEIS. Based on its review of the
proposed PGE decommissioning plan, the staff has determined that the
environmental impacts associated with the decommissioning of TNP in
accordance with the plan are either bounded by the impacts evaluated by
the GEIS or in the NRC Final Environmental Statement related to
Operation of Trojan Nuclear Plant dated August 1973. The staff also
finds that the proposed decommissioning of TNP is in compliance with 10
CFR Part 50, Appendix I annual design objectives for offsite releases
or 10 CFR Part 20.
Final Finding of No Significant Impact
The staff has reviewed the proposed decommissioning plan and
supplement to the environmental report in accordance with the
requirements of 10 CFR Part 51. The staff has concluded that there are
no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed
action and that the proposed action will not have a significant effect
on the quality of the human environment. Therefore, the NRC has
determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, not to prepare an environmental
impact statement.
For further details with respect to this action, see the licensee
application for termination of license, dated January 26, 1995 and
updated November 13, 1995, and the NRC staff Environmental Assessment
and Safety Evaluation Report. These documents are available for public
inspection at the NRC Public Document Room, Gelman Building, 2120 L
Street, NW, Washington, DC. 20555, and at the Local Public Document
Room for TNP at the Branford Price Millar Library, Portland State
University, Portland, Oregon 97207. Single copies of the NRC staff
Environmental Assessment and Safety Evaluation may be obtained from Dr.
Michael T. Masnik, Senior Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Reactor
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Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this December 18, 1995.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Singh S. Bajwa,
Acting Director, Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project
Directorate, Division of Reactor Program Management, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 95-31156 Filed 12-21-95; 8:45 am]
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