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alternate full compliance
implementation date of August 31,
2010, approximately 5 months beyond
the date required by 10 CFR part 73. The
proposed action, an extension of the
schedule for completion of certain
actions required by the revised 10 CFR
part 73, does not involve any physical
changes to the reactor, fuel, plant
structures, support structures, water, or
land at the Surry site.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
December 7, 2009.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is needed to
provide the licensee with additional
time due to the large scope of work
required to meet the requirements of the
new 10 CFR 73.55.
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Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its
environmental assessment of the
proposed exemption. The staff has
concluded that the proposed action to
extend the implementation deadline
would not significantly affect plant
safety and would not have a significant
adverse effect on the probability of an
accident occurring.
The proposed action would not result
in an increased radiological hazard
beyond those previously analyzed in the
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact made by the
Commission in promulgating its
revisions to 10 CFR part 73 as discussed
in a Federal Register notice dated
March 29, 2009 (74 FR 13967). There
will be no change to radioactive
effluents that effect radiation exposures
to plant workers and members of the
public. Therefore, no changes or
different types of radiological impacts
are expected as a result of the proposed
exemption.
The proposed action does not result
in changes to land use or water use, or
result in changes to the quality or
quantity of non-radiological effluents.
No changes to the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System permit
are needed. No effects on the aquatic or
terrestrial habitat in the vicinity of the
plant, or to threatened, endangered, or
protected species under the Endangered
Species Act, or impacts to essential fish
habitat covered by the MagnusonSteven’s Act are expected. There are no
impacts to the air or ambient air quality.
There are no impacts to historical and
cultural resources. There would be no
impact to socioeconomic resources.
Therefore, no changes to or different
types of non-radiological environmental
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impacts are expected as a result of the
proposed exemption.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action. In addition, in promulgating its
revisions to 10 CFR part 73, the
Commission proposed an environmental
assessment and published a finding of
no significant impact (Part 73, Power
Reactor Security Requirements (74 FR
13926), March 27, 2009).
If this exemption is granted, the NRC
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.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
actions, the NRC staff considered denial
of the proposed actions (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). Denial of the
exemption request would result in no
change in current environmental
impacts. If the proposed action was
denied, the licensee would have to
comply with the March 31, 2010,
implementation deadline. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
exemption and the ‘‘no action’’
alternative are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
considered in the ‘‘Final Environmental
Statement Related to the Continuation
of Construction and the Operation of
Units 1 and 2, Surry Power Station,’’
dated May 1972 and June 1972,
respectively, as supplemented through
the ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants: Supplement 6 Regarding
Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2—
Final Report (NUREG–1437,
Supplement 6),’’ dated November 2002.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on February 3, 2010, the NRC staff
consulted with the Virginia State
official, Mr. Leslie Foldesi, Division of
Radiological Health of the Virginia
Department of Health, 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
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environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s letter
dated December 7, 2009. The
attachments to the licensee’s December
7, 2009, letter requesting this
exemption, contain safeguards
information and, accordingly, are not
available to the public. Publicly
available parts of these 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 O–1F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland 20852. Publicly available
records will be accessible electronically
from the Agencywide Document Access
and Management System (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 800–
397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or send an
e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
of February 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Karen Cotton,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II–
1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear
Station; Environmental Assessment
and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering the
issuance of an exemption from Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations, (10
CFR), Section 50.46, ‘‘Acceptance
criteria for emergency core cooling
systems for light-water nuclear power
reactors,’’ and 10 CFR 50, Appendix K,
AECCS Evaluation Models, for the
Renewed Facility Operating License No.
NPF–12, issued to South Carolina
Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G, the
licensee), for operation of the Virgil C.
Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS),
located in Fairfield County, South
Carolina. In accordance with the
requirements of 10 CFR part 51, the
NRC has prepared an Environmental
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Assessment (EA) in support of this
exemption. Based on the EA, the NRC
has concluded that a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) is
appropriate.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow
SCE&G to use Optimized ZIRLOTM, an
advanced alloy fuel cladding material
for pressurized-water reactors. The
proposed action is in accordance with
the licensee’s application dated June 9,
2009 (Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML091620072).
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is needed so that
SCE&G can use Optimized ZIRLOTM, an
advanced alloy for fuel rod cladding and
other assembly structural components at
the VCSNS.
Section 50.46 of 10 CFR and 10 CFR
part 50, appendix K, make no provisions
for use of fuel rods clad in a material
other than zircaloy or ZIRLOTM. Since
the chemical composition of the
Optimized ZIRLOTM alloy differs from
the specifications for zircaloy or ZIRLO,
a plant-specific exemption is required to
allow the use of the Optimized
ZIRLOTM alloy as a cladding material or
in other assembly structural
components at the VCSNS.
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Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its
environmental assessment of the
proposed exemption. The staff has
concluded that the proposed action to
approve the use of an additional fuel
rod cladding material would not
significantly affect plant safety and
would not have a significant adverse
effect on the probability of an accident
occurring.
The proposed action would not result
in an increased radiological hazard
beyond those previously analyzed in the
Final Environmental Statement for the
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit
No. 1, NUREG–0719, dated May 1981
(ADAMS Accession No. ML072750234)
and the Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants, NUREG–1437,
Supplement 15, dated February 2004
(ADAMS Accession No. ML040540718).
There will be no change to radioactive
effluents that affect radiation exposures
to plant workers and members of the
public. Therefore, no changes or
different types of radiological impacts
are expected as a result of the proposed
exemption.
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The proposed action does not result
in changes to land use or water use, or
result in changes to the quality or
quantity of non-radiological effluents.
No changes to the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System permit
are needed. No effects on the aquatic or
terrestrial habitat in the vicinity of the
plant, or to threatened, endangered, or
protected species under the Endangered
Species Act, or impacts to essential fish
habitat covered by the MagnusonSteven’s Act are expected. There are no
impacts to the air or ambient air quality.
There are no impacts to historical and
cultural resources. There would be no
impact to socioeconomic resources.
Therefore, no changes to or different
types of non-radiological environmental
impacts are expected as a result of the
proposed exemption.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action. The NRC 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, if granted.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the staff considered denial of the
proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’
alternative). Denial of the application
request 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
considered in the Final Environmental
Statement for the Virgil C. Summer
Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1, NUREG–
0719, dated May 1981 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML072750234) and the
Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants, NUREG–1437,
Supplement 15, dated February 2004
(ADAMS Accession No. ML040540718).
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on January 11, 2010, the staff consulted
with the South Carolina State official,
Susan Jenkins of the South Carolina
Department of Health and
Environmental Control, regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed
action. The State official had no
comments.
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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.
Further Information
Documents related to this action,
including the application for an
exemption and license amendment and
supporting documentation, are available
electronically at the NRC’s Electronic
Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. From this site,
you can access the NRC’s Agencywide
Document Access and Management
System (ADAMS), which provides text
and image files of NRC’s public
documents. The ADAMS accession
number for the document related to this
notice, ‘‘License Amendment Request
for Use of Optimized ZirloTM Fuel Rod
Cladding,’’ dated June 9, 2009, is
ML091620072. If you do not have access
to ADAMS or if there are problems in
accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, contact the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR) Reference staff
at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737 or
by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
The document may also be viewed
electronically on the public computers
located at the NRC’s Public Document
Room (PDR), O 1 F21, One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
MD 20852. The PDR reproduction
contractor will copy documents for a
fee.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
of February 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert E. Martin,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing
Branch II–1, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Units 1 and 2; Exemption
1.0 Background
Southern Nuclear Operating
Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee), is
the holder of Renewed Facility
Operating License Nos. DPR–57 and
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[Docket No. 50-395; NRC-2010-0077]
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear
Station; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the
issuance of an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, (10 CFR), Section 50.46, ``Acceptance criteria for
emergency core cooling systems for light-water nuclear power
reactors,'' and 10 CFR 50, Appendix K, AECCS Evaluation Models, for the
Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-12, issued to South Carolina
Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G, the licensee), for operation of the
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS), located in Fairfield County,
South Carolina. In accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR part 51,
the NRC has prepared an Environmental
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Assessment (EA) in support of this exemption. Based on the EA, the NRC
has concluded that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is
appropriate.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow SCE&G to use Optimized ZIRLO\TM\,
an advanced alloy fuel cladding material for pressurized-water
reactors. The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated June 9, 2009 (Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML091620072).
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action is needed so that SCE&G can use Optimized
ZIRLO\TM\, an advanced alloy for fuel rod cladding and other assembly
structural components at the VCSNS.
Section 50.46 of 10 CFR and 10 CFR part 50, appendix K, make no
provisions for use of fuel rods clad in a material other than zircaloy
or ZIRLO\TM\. Since the chemical composition of the Optimized ZIRLO\TM\
alloy differs from the specifications for zircaloy or ZIRLO, a plant-
specific exemption is required to allow the use of the Optimized
ZIRLO\TM\ alloy as a cladding material or in other assembly structural
components at the VCSNS.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its environmental assessment of the proposed
exemption. The staff has concluded that the proposed action to approve
the use of an additional fuel rod cladding material would not
significantly affect plant safety and would not have a significant
adverse effect on the probability of an accident occurring.
The proposed action would not result in an increased radiological
hazard beyond those previously analyzed in the Final Environmental
Statement for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1, NUREG-
0719, dated May 1981 (ADAMS Accession No. ML072750234) and the Generic
Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,
NUREG-1437, Supplement 15, dated February 2004 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML040540718). There will be no change to radioactive effluents that
affect radiation exposures to plant workers and members of the public.
Therefore, no changes or different types of radiological impacts are
expected as a result of the proposed exemption.
The proposed action does not result in changes to land use or water
use, or result in changes to the quality or quantity of non-
radiological effluents. No changes to the National Pollution Discharge
Elimination System permit are needed. No effects on the aquatic or
terrestrial habitat in the vicinity of the plant, or to threatened,
endangered, or protected species under the Endangered Species Act, or
impacts to essential fish habitat covered by the Magnuson-Steven's Act
are expected. There are no impacts to the air or ambient air quality.
There are no impacts to historical and cultural resources. There
would be no impact to socioeconomic resources. Therefore, no changes to
or different types of non-radiological environmental impacts are
expected as a result of the proposed exemption.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action. The NRC
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, if granted.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the application request 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 considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the Virgil C.
Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1, NUREG-0719, dated May 1981 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML072750234) and the Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, Supplement
15, dated February 2004 (ADAMS Accession No. ML040540718).
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy, on January 11, 2010, the
staff consulted with the South Carolina State official, Susan Jenkins
of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control,
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.
Further Information
Documents related to this action, including the application for an
exemption and license amendment and supporting documentation, are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, you can access the
NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), which
provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS
accession number for the document related to this notice, ``License
Amendment Request for Use of Optimized Zirlo\TM\ Fuel Rod Cladding,''
dated June 9, 2009, is ML091620072. If you do not have access to ADAMS
or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS,
contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-
397-4209, 301-415-4737 or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
The document may also be viewed electronically on the public
computers located at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), O 1 F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR
reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of February 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert E. Martin,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II-1, Division of
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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