[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-8180]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-213, 50-245, 50-336, 50-423]
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company and Northeast Nuclear
Energy Company; Haddam Neck Plant and Millstone Nuclear Power Station,
Unit Nos. 1, 2 and 3
Exemption
I.
The Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CYAPCO or the
licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. DPR-61 which
authorizes operation of the Haddam Neck Plant, and Northeast Nuclear
Energy Company (NNECO or the licensee) is the holder of Facility
Operating License Nos. DPR-21. DPR-65 and NPF-49 which authorize
operation of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3
(Millstone) respectively. The license provide, among other things, that
the Haddam Neck Plant and Millstone plants are subject to all rules,
regulations and Orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect.
The Haddam Neck Plant is a single-unit pressurized water reactor
located at the licensee's site located in Middlesex County,
Connecticut. The Millstone plants consist of a boiling water reactor
and two pressurized water reactors located at the licensee's site in
New London County, Connecticut.
II.
Section 26.21(b) of title 10, of the Code of Federal Regulations
requires that Fitness-For-Duty (FFD) refresher training be completed on
a nominal 12-month frequency or more frequently where the need is
indicated.
By letter dated February 10, 1994, the licensees requested a one-
time exemption from their requirements of 10 CFR 26.21(b). The
exemption is needed because the licensees perform FFD refresher
training as part of a consolidation of various annual training
requirements. While the consolidation of annual training requirements
results in substantial gains in efficiency, it also results in the
potential for individuals who would have been scheduled to receive FFD
refresher training during January 1994, to go until October 1994,
before receiving this training. In addition, there will be individuals
whose scheduled training interval is extended for shorter durations.
However, the 9-month delay is the most bounding, so an overall
extension from 12 to 21 months has been requested by the licensees.
The licensees state in there February 10, 1994, application that
they are confident that affected personnel understand the FFD program
and requirements, and that no adverse impact will result from this
requested change. Between the four units, approximately 15 percent of
the on-shift personnel will fall outside of the nominal 12-month
window. All of the individuals have received FFD training in the past,
and will read and sign a synopsis of the FFD requirements prior to
exceeding the nominal 12-month window. In addition, within each shift,
the supervisory personnel will be trained within the nominal 12-month
frequency pursuant to 10 CFR 26.22.
III.
The Commission has reviewed the licensees' rationale for a one-time
exemption from 10 CFR 26.21(b) in order not to separate FFD refresher
training from other annual training requirements.
Based on its review, the Commission finds the licensees have shown
good cause for the requested exemption from 10 CFR 26.21(b). Therefore,
the exemption to extend the time requirement to 21 months for
completing FFD refresher training is acceptable.
IV.
Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
26.6, the exemption is authorized by law and will not endanger life or
property or the common defense and security and is otherwise in the
public interest and hereby grants an exemption from the time
requirements of 10 CFR 26.21(b).
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has determined that the
issuance of this exemption will have no significant impact on the
quality of human environment (59 FR 13750).
This exemption is effective upon issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, the 30th day of March 1994.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jose A. Calvo,
Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects-I/II, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-8180 Filed 4-5-94; 8:45 am]
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