Arizona Public Service Company, et al.; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, 34803-34804 [E9-17050]
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Arizona Public Service Company, et
al.; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3;
Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption from Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) Part 55, Section 55.47, for Facility
Operating License Nos. NPF–41, NPF–
51, and NPF–74, issued to the Arizona
Public Service Company (APS, or the
licensee), for operation of the Palo
Verde Nuclear Generating Station
(PVNGS, the facility) Units 1, 2, and 3,
respectively, located in Maricopa
County, Arizona. Therefore, as required
by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact.
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Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow Mr.
Mark A. Sharp, who was licensed as a
senior reactor operator (SRO) at the
PVNGS from December 1996 to
December 2006, to be re-licensed as an
SRO at the PVNGS without having to
take and pass the NRC-required written
examination or operating test specified
in 10 CFR 55.43 or 10 CFR 55.45,
respectively. The proposed action
would exempt the SRO license
candidate from meeting one specific
criterion of 10 CFR 55.47, which allows
NRC to grant waivers of the testing
requirements.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application for
exemption dated February 6, 2009
(Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML091550607).
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed exemption would allow
Mr. Mark A. Sharp to re-obtain an SRO
license at PVNGS without the need to
take the NRC-administered written
examination and operating tests
required by 10 CFR 55.43 and 10 CFR
55.45, respectively. The NRC is
authorized to grant a waiver from these
requirements by 10 CFR 55.47; however,
the operator license candidate in this
case did not meet one specific waiver
criterion, 10 CFR 55.47(a)(1), which
requires that the candidate have
extensive actual operating experience at
PVNGS (or a comparable facility) within
2 years before the date of application.
Therefore, an exemption to this waiver
criterion was requested by APS to allow
Mr. Sharp to receive his SRO license
and resume licensed operator duties at
PVNGS more quickly than he could if
he had to take and pass the NRCadministered examinations, which are
currently scheduled for November 2009.
APS has initiated an effort to increase
the number of licensed operators at
PVNGS, in response to an NRC violation
involving the excessive use of operator
overtime, and the granting of this
exemption would further that effort.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its
environmental evaluation of the
proposed action and concludes that relicensing Mr. Sharp as a senior reactor
operator at PVNGS without his taking
and passing an NRC licensing
examination will not result in an
adverse impact on the environment. The
details of the staff’s safety evaluation
will be provided in the exemption that
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will be issued as part of the letter to the
licensee approving the exemption to the
regulation.
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 offsite. There is no
significant increase in the amount of
any effluent released offsite. There is no
significant increase in occupational or
public radiation exposure. Therefore,
there are no significant radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have a potential to affect
any historic sites. It does not affect nonradiological 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 staff considered denial of the
proposed exemption (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). Denial of the
application for exemption would result
in no change in current environmental
impacts. Thus 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 for the Palo
Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units
1, 2, and 3, NUREG–0841, dated
February 1982.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on June 3, 2009, the staff consulted with
the Arizona State official, Mr. Aubrey
Godwin of the Arizona Radiation
Regulatory Agency, 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.
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For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s letter
dated February 6, 2009. 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.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day
of July 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James R. Hall,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing
Branch IV, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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6.3, ‘‘Design, Construction, and Use of
Radioisotopic Power Generators for
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is withdrawing
Regulatory Guide (RG) 6.3, ‘‘Design,
Construction, and Use of Radioisotopic
Power Generators for Certain Land and
Sea Applications,’’ published in March
1974. RG 6.3 provides guidance on the
safe design, construction, and use of
radioisotopic power generators. The
NRC is withdrawing this regulatory
guide because it is no longer required.
RG 6.3 supported activities requiring
a license pursuant to Title 10 of the
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40, and 70. The guidance in RG 6.3
applies to types of devices that are no
longer used and have been replaced by
other technology. Therefore, no
licensing actions for these devices are
being submitted or reviewed by license
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needed.
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The withdrawal of RG 6.3 does not
alter any prior or existing licensing
commitments based on its use. The
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day
of June 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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[Docket Nos. STN 50-528, STN 50-529, and STN 50-530; NRC-2009-0316]
Arizona Public Service Company, et al.; Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 55, Section 55.47, for Facility Operating
License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74, issued to the Arizona Public
Service Company (APS, or the licensee), for operation of the Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS, the facility) Units 1, 2, and 3,
respectively, located in Maricopa County, Arizona. 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 allow Mr. Mark A. Sharp, who was licensed
as a senior reactor operator (SRO) at the PVNGS from December 1996 to
December 2006, to be re-licensed as an SRO at the PVNGS without having
to take and pass the NRC-required written examination or operating test
specified in 10 CFR 55.43 or 10 CFR 55.45, respectively. The proposed
action would exempt the SRO license candidate from meeting one specific
criterion of 10 CFR 55.47, which allows NRC to grant waivers of the
testing requirements.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application for exemption dated February 6, 2009 (Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML091550607).
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed exemption would allow Mr. Mark A. Sharp to re-obtain
an SRO license at PVNGS without the need to take the NRC-administered
written examination and operating tests required by 10 CFR 55.43 and 10
CFR 55.45, respectively. The NRC is authorized to grant a waiver from
these requirements by 10 CFR 55.47; however, the operator license
candidate in this case did not meet one specific waiver criterion, 10
CFR 55.47(a)(1), which requires that the candidate have extensive
actual operating experience at PVNGS (or a comparable facility) within
2 years before the date of application. Therefore, an exemption to this
waiver criterion was requested by APS to allow Mr. Sharp to receive his
SRO license and resume licensed operator duties at PVNGS more quickly
than he could if he had to take and pass the NRC-administered
examinations, which are currently scheduled for November 2009. APS has
initiated an effort to increase the number of licensed operators at
PVNGS, in response to an NRC violation involving the excessive use of
operator overtime, and the granting of this exemption would further
that effort.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its environmental evaluation of the proposed
action and concludes that re-licensing Mr. Sharp as a senior reactor
operator at PVNGS without his taking and passing an NRC licensing
examination will not result in an adverse impact on the environment.
The details of the staff's safety evaluation will be provided in the
exemption that will be issued as part of the letter to the licensee
approving the exemption to the regulation.
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 offsite. There is no significant
increase in the amount of any effluent released offsite. There is no
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure.
Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
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-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 staff considered
denial of the proposed exemption (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the application for exemption would result in no change in
current environmental impacts. Thus 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 for
the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, NUREG-
0841, dated February 1982.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy, on June 3, 2009, the staff
consulted with the Arizona State official, Mr. Aubrey Godwin of the
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency, 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.
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For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
licensee's letter dated February 6, 2009. 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.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of July 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James R. Hall,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, Division of
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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