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Exelon Generation Company, LLC
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit
1 Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of exemptions from Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.G,
‘‘Fire Protection of Safe Shutdown
Capability,’’ for the use of operator
manual actions in lieu of the
requirements specified in Section III.G.2
as requested by Exelon Generation
Company, LLC (the licensee, formerly
AmerGen Energy Company, LLC), for
operation of Three Mile Island Nuclear
Station, Unit 1 (TMI–1), located in
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21,
the NRC is issuing this environmental
assessment and finding of no significant
impact.
Identification of the Proposed Action
Correction.
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AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
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ACTION:
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The proposed action would grant
exemptions to 10 CFR part 50,
Appendix R, Section III.G.2 based on
two operator manual actions contained
in the licensee’s Fire Protection Program
(FPP). The licensee’s FPP requires that
the identified operator manual actions
be performed outside of the control
room to achieve shutdown following
fires in certain fire areas. The licensee
states that each of the manual actions
were subjected to a manual action
feasibility review for TMI–1 that
determined that the manual actions are
feasible and can be reliably performed.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
February 4, 2008, as supplemented on
January 28, 2009, Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) accession numbers
ML080350369 and ML090280577,
respectively. In the January 28, 2009,
supplement, the licensee withdrew one
of the three originally proposed manual
actions from the exemption request,
since they have determined that action
is no longer required.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed exemption from 10 CFR
part 50, Appendix R, was submitted in
response to the need for an exemption
as identified by NRC Regulatory
Information Summary (RIS) 2006–10,
‘‘Regulatory Expectations with
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Manual Actions.’’ The RIS noted that
NRC inspections identified that some
licensees had relied upon operator
manual actions, instead of the options
specified in Paragraph 10 CFR part 50,
Appendix R, III.G.2, as a permanent
solution to resolve issues related to
Thermo-Lag 330–1 fire barriers. The
licensee indicates that the operator
manual actions, referenced in the
February 4, 2008 application, were
previously included in correspondence
with the NRC and found acceptable in
a fire protection-related Safety
Evaluation (SE) dated September 7,
1988, ADAMS accession number
8809150224. However, RIS 2006–10
identifies that an exemption under 10
CFR 50.12 is necessary for use of the
manual actions in lieu of the
requirements of 10 CFR part 50,
Appendix R, III.G.2, even if the NRC
previously issued an SE that found the
manual actions acceptable. The
proposed exemption provides the
formal vehicle for NRC approval for the
use of the specified operator manual
actions instead of the options specified
in 10 CFR part 50, Appendix R, III.G.2.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC staff evaluated the manual
operator actions presented in the
proposed exemption in an NRC SE
dated September 7, 1988, (ADAMS
accession number 8809150224) and
found that they maintained a safe
shutdown capability that satisfies the
requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix R,
III.G. In addition, the licensee
supplemented the February 4, 2008
request for exemption on January 28,
2009, with additional information to
confirm that the operator manual
actions addressed in the 1988 SE for
which the exemptions are sought, are
feasible and that the safety basis for
these actions remains valid. Therefore,
the proposed action will not
significantly increase the probability or
consequences of accidents. No changes
are being made in the types of effluents
that may be released off site. There is no
significant increase in the amount of
any effluent released off site. There is no
significant increase in occupational or
public radiation exposure. Therefore,
there are no significant radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action. The NRC staff,
thus, concludes that granting the
proposed exemption would result in no
significant radiological environmental
impact.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have a potential to affect
any historic sites. It does not affect non-
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radiological plant effluents and has no
other environmental impact. Therefore,
there are no significant non-radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the NRC staff considered denial
of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). 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.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
previously considered in the Final
Environmental Statement Related to the
Operation of Three Mile Island Nuclear
Station, Units 1 and 2, NUREG–0552,
dated December 1972.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on January 30, 2009, the NRC staff
consulted with the Pennsylvania State
official, Michael Murphy of the
Pennsylvania State Department of
Environmental Protection, regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed
action. The State official had no
comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
NRC 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 February 4, 2008, as
supplemented on January 28, 2009,
ADAMS accession numbers
ML080350369 and ML090280577,
respectively. Documents may be
examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the
NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, Public
File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike
(first floor), Rockville, Maryland.
Publicly available records will be
accessible electronically from the
ADAMS Public Electronic Reading
Room on the Internet at the NRC Web
site, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. Persons who do not have
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access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone
at 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or
send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
of February 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Peter Bamford,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I–
2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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DFA Investment Dimensions Group
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12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act and under
sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-289; NRC-2009-0097]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC Three Mile Island Nuclear Station,
Unit 1 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of exemptions from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR) Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.G, ``Fire Protection of Safe
Shutdown Capability,'' for the use of operator manual actions in lieu
of the requirements specified in Section III.G.2 as requested by Exelon
Generation Company, LLC (the licensee, formerly AmerGen Energy Company,
LLC), for operation of Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (TMI-
1), located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Therefore, as required by
10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would grant exemptions to 10 CFR part 50,
Appendix R, Section III.G.2 based on two operator manual actions
contained in the licensee's Fire Protection Program (FPP). The
licensee's FPP requires that the identified operator manual actions be
performed outside of the control room to achieve shutdown following
fires in certain fire areas. The licensee states that each of the
manual actions were subjected to a manual action feasibility review for
TMI-1 that determined that the manual actions are feasible and can be
reliably performed.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated February 4, 2008, as supplemented on January 28,
2009, Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
accession numbers ML080350369 and ML090280577, respectively. In the
January 28, 2009, supplement, the licensee withdrew one of the three
originally proposed manual actions from the exemption request, since
they have determined that action is no longer required.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed exemption from 10 CFR part 50, Appendix R, was
submitted in response to the need for an exemption as identified by NRC
Regulatory Information Summary (RIS) 2006-10, ``Regulatory Expectations
with Appendix R Paragraph III.G.2 Operator Manual Actions.'' The RIS
noted that NRC inspections identified that some licensees had relied
upon operator manual actions, instead of the options specified in
Paragraph 10 CFR part 50, Appendix R, III.G.2, as a permanent solution
to resolve issues related to Thermo-Lag 330-1 fire barriers. The
licensee indicates that the operator manual actions, referenced in the
February 4, 2008 application, were previously included in
correspondence with the NRC and found acceptable in a fire protection-
related Safety Evaluation (SE) dated September 7, 1988, ADAMS accession
number 8809150224. However, RIS 2006-10 identifies that an exemption
under 10 CFR 50.12 is necessary for use of the manual actions in lieu
of the requirements of 10 CFR part 50, Appendix R, III.G.2, even if the
NRC previously issued an SE that found the manual actions acceptable.
The proposed exemption provides the formal vehicle for NRC approval for
the use of the specified operator manual actions instead of the options
specified in 10 CFR part 50, Appendix R, III.G.2.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC staff evaluated the manual operator actions presented in
the proposed exemption in an NRC SE dated September 7, 1988, (ADAMS
accession number 8809150224) and found that they maintained a safe
shutdown capability that satisfies the requirements of 10 CFR 50,
Appendix R, III.G. In addition, the licensee supplemented the February
4, 2008 request for exemption on January 28, 2009, with additional
information to confirm that the operator manual actions addressed in
the 1988 SE for which the exemptions are sought, are feasible and that
the safety basis for these actions remains valid. Therefore, the
proposed action will not significantly increase the probability or
consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of
effluents that may be released off site. There is no significant
increase in the amount of any effluent released off site. There is no
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure.
Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action. The NRC staff, thus, concludes
that granting the proposed exemption would result in no significant
radiological environmental impact.
With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does
not affect non-
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radiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact.
Therefore, there are no significant non-radiological environmental
impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
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.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of any different resources than
those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement
Related to the Operation of Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Units 1
and 2, NUREG-0552, dated December 1972.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy, on January 30, 2009, the NRC
staff consulted with the Pennsylvania State official, Michael Murphy of
the Pennsylvania State Department of Environmental Protection,
regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State
official had no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes
that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC 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 February 4, 2008, as supplemented on January
28, 2009, ADAMS accession numbers ML080350369 and ML090280577,
respectively. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at
the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North,
Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically
from the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the
NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do
not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff
by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or send an e-mail to
pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of February 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Peter Bamford,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I-2, Division of Operating
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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