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[FR Doc No: 94-18850]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-285]
Omaha Public Power District, Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1;
Environmental Assessment and Finding of Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is
considering issuance of an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR
50.36a(a)(2) regarding submission of the report of annual radioactive
liquid and gaseous effluents released to unrestricted areas during the
previous calendar year to the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD/the
licensee), for the Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1, located in
Washington County, Nebraska.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would exempt the licensee from the filing time
requirements of 10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2) regarding the submission of the
report of annual radioactive liquid and gaseous effluents released to
unrestricted areas during the previous calendar year. By letter dated
May 25, 1994, the licensee requested an exemption from 10 CFR
50.36a(a)(2) to allow the licensee to change the date specified in the
technical specifications for submitting this report from March 1 to
before May 1, starting in 1995. These reports are required by 10 CFR
50.36a(a)(2) to be submitted at intervals no greater than 12 months.
Because of the change, the interval between the 1994 and the 1995
reports will be greater than 12 months.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed exemption is needed to allow the licensee to implement
the new requirements of the draft Generic Letter regarding the new 10
CFR part 20 into its Technical Specification (TS) 5.9.4.a. The previous
TS 5.9.4.a was based on the old requirement that the report be
submitted within 60 days after January 1 of each year (March 1).
Approval of the new TS will require this one time exemption to change
the date of submission from March 1 to any date prior to May 1. This
exemption will not affect the information required to be submitted for
the time period the report covers (the previous calendar year's data);
only the date the report is to be submitted would be changed.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
Our evaluation of the proposed exemption from 10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2)
indicates that the granting of the exemption will not affect the
information required to be submitted or the time period the report
covers. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there are no
measurable radiological or non-radiological 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 will have either no environmental impact or will have a
greater environmental impact. The principal alternative would be to
deny the requested exemption. This would not reduce the environmental
impacts attributed to this facility and would result in precluding the
licensee from changing its TS to be consistent with the new 10 CFR part
20.
Alternate Use of Resources
This action does not involve the use of any resources not
previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement (FES) for
the Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1, dated August 1972.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's request and consulted with
the Nebraska State official. The State official had no comments
regarding the NRC's proposed action.
Findings of No Significant Impact
The NRC staff has determined not to prepare an environmental impact
statement for the proposed exemption. Based upon the foregoing
environmental assessment, the staff concludes that the proposed action
will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human
environment.
For further details with respect to this action, see the request
for exemption dated May 25, 1994, which is available for public
inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20555 and at the Local Public Document Room located
at the W. Dale Clark Library, 215 South 15th Street, Omaha, Nebraska
68102.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 27th day of July 1994.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Theodore R. Quay,
Director, Project Directorate IV-2, Division of Reactor Projects III/
IV, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-18850 Filed 8-2-94; 8:45 am]
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