[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45882-45883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23042]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301]
Wisconsin Electric Power Company; Point Beach Nuclear Plant,
Units 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 Licenses Nos.
DPR-24 and DPR-27, issued to Wisconsin Electric Power Company, (the
licensee), for operation of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and
2, located in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
By letter dated January 21, 1997, the licensee proposed to change
Technical Specification (TS) 15.6.11, ``Radiation Protection Program''
by revising all references to 10 CFR part 20, section 20.203 to section
20.1601, and by revising the footnote associated with this TS to
indicate dose rates are those measured at no more than 30 centimeters
from the source of radioactivity in accordance with 10 CFR
20.1601(a)(1).
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is needed for the licensee to be consistent
with 10 CFR part 50, Appendix I, in implementing the revised 10 CFR
part 20.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed
revision to the TS and concludes that the administrative changes
associated with updating the references to 10 CFR part 20 will not
increase the types or amounts of effluents that may be released
offsite, nor increase individual or cumulative occupational radiation
exposure. Accordingly, the Commission concludes that this proposed
action would result in no significant radiological environmental
impact.
The change will not increase the probability or consequences of
accidents, no changes are being made in the types of any effluents that
may be released offsite, no changes are being made to the authorized
power level, and there is no significant increase in the allowable
individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. Accordingly,
the Commission concludes that there are no significant radiological
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed
action does involve features located entirely within the restricted
area as defined in 10 CFR part 20. It does not affect nonradiological
plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Accordingly, the
Commission concludes that there are no significant nonradiological
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Since the Commission has concluded there is no measurable
environmental impact associated with the proposed action, any
alternatives with equal or greater environmental impact need not be
evaluated. As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff
considered denial of the proposed action. 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.
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Alternative Use of Resources
This action does not involve the use of any resources not
previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy, on July 29, 1997, the staff
consulted with the Wisconsin State official, Ms. Sarah Jenkins of the
Wisconsin Public Service Commission, regarding the environmental impact
of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
Based upon 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 January 21, 1997, which is 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 Lester Public Library, 1001 Adams Street,
Two Rivers, WI 54241.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of August 1997.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Linda L. Gundrum,
Project Manager, Project Directorate III-1, Division of Reactor
Projects--III/IV, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 97-23042 Filed 8-28-97; 8:45 am]
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