94-8182. Texas Utilities Electric Co.; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact  

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    NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
    [Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446]
    
     
    
    Texas Utilities Electric Co.; Environmental Assessment and 
    Finding of No Significant Impact
    
        The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is 
    considering issuance of an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 
    50.71(e)(3)(i) to Texas Utilities Electric Company (the licensee) for 
    the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, located in 
    Somervell County, Texas.
    
    Environmental Assessment
    
    Identification of Proposed Action
    
        Section 50.71(e)(3)(i) of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
    Regulations requires the licensees of nuclear power reactors to submit 
    an Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR). The UFSAR is defined 
    as ``a revision of the original FSAR [Final Safety Analysis Report] 
    containing those original pages that are still applicable plus new 
    replacement pages.'' By letter dated October 14, 1993, the licensee 
    requested an exemption from 10 CFR 50.71(e) that would eliminate the 
    requirement to resubmit those original pages of the FSAR that are still 
    applicable when submitting the UFSAR.
        The licensee has maintained the FSAR current since the original 
    FSAR submittal in 1978 to the present by issuing amendments to the 
    FSAR, which contain new replacement pages, approximately every three 
    months. The licensee has committed to maintain the FSAR using this 
    process until the issuance of the UFSAR. The final amendment to the 
    FSAR, containing only replacement pages, would convert the FSAR to the 
    UFSAR. The amendment to convert the FSAR to the UFSAR would be 
    submitted by February 2, 1995.
    
    The Need for the Proposed Action
    
        Section 50.71(e) requires that licensee submit, within two years of 
    receiving an operating license, a UFSAR that contains the original FSAR 
    pages that are still applicable and new replacement pages. The purpose 
    of this requirement is to assure that the Final Safety Analysis Report 
    is updated to contain the latest material developed.
        The Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station FSAR is approximately 
    7,500 to 8,000 pages of text and tables, and 1,500 to 2,000 sheets of 
    figures. As the licensee has maintained the FSAR current by frequent 
    amendments, the vast majority of this material does not require 
    revision and the number of new replacement pages associated with the 
    UFSAR submittal would be relatively small. Thus, the CPSES FSAR meets 
    the intent of 10 CFR 50.71(e) for issuance of the UFSAR because it 
    contains the latest material developed.
        Therefore, an exemption is warranted since the licensee has 
    maintained the FSAR in a manner that is consistent with the underlying 
    purpose of issuing the UFSAR in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e).
    
    Environmental Impact of the Proposed Action
    
        The proposed exemption affects only the size of the UFSAR submittal 
    and does not affect the risk of facility accidents. Thus, post-accident 
    radiological releases will not differ from those determined previously, 
    and the proposed exemption does not otherwise affect facility 
    radiological effluents, or any significant occupational exposures. With 
    regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed exemption 
    does not affect plant nonradiological effluents and has no other 
    environmental impact. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there 
    are no measurable radiological or nonradiological environmental impacts 
    associated with the proposed exemption.
    
    Alternatives to the Proposed Action
    
        Since the Commission has concluded there is no measurable 
    environmental impact associated with the proposed exemption, any 
    alternatives either will have no environmental impact or will have a 
    greater environmental impact. The principal alternative to the 
    exemption would be to require that the licensee submit the original 
    FSAR pages that are still applicable with the UFSAR replacement pages. 
    Such an action would not enhance the protection of the environment.
    
    Alternative Use of Resources
    
        This action does not involve the use of resources not considered 
    previously in the Final Environmental Statement for Comanche Peak Steam 
    Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, dated September 1981, and Supplement 
    dated October 1989.
    
    Agencies and Persons Contacted
    
        The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's request. The staff consulted 
    with the State of Texas regarding the environmental impact of the 
    proposed action.
    
    Finding of No Significant Impact
    
        The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental 
    impact statement for the proposed exemption. On the basis of the 
    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 the proposed action, see the 
    licensee's letter dated October 14, 1993, which is available for public 
    inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman 
    Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555 and at the 
    University of Texas at Arlington Library, Government Publications/Maps, 
    701 South Cooper, P.O. Box 19297, Arlington, Texas 76019.
    
        Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of March 1994.
    
        For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    Lawrence E. Kokajko,
    Acting Director, Project Directorate IV-2, Division of Reactor Projects 
    III/IV/V, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
    [FR Doc. 94-8182 Filed 4-5-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
04/06/1994
Department:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Document Number:
94-8182
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: April 6, 1994, Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446