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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 No Significant Impact

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is 
considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. 
DPR-40, issued to Omaha Public Power District (OPPD/the licensee), for 
operation of Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1, located in Washington 
County, Nebraska.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of Proposed Action

    The proposed amendment would consist of revisions to 10 CFR part 20 
references to recognize the new section numbers, revise definitions to 
ensure consistency with 10 CFR part 20, and change administrative 
controls for reporting and recordkeeping to maintain compliance with 
the new part 20. The changes would revise the limitations on 
concentrations of radioactive material released in liquid effluents and 
the limitations on the dose rate resulting from radioactive material 
released in gaseous effluents and reflect the relocation of the prior 
10 CFR 10.106 requirements to the new 10 CFR 20.1302. These changes are 
in response to the licensee's application for amendment dated May 21, 
1993, as supplemented September 10, 1993, implementing the new 10 CFR 
part 20.

The Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action is needed in order to retain operational 
flexibility consistent with 10 CFR part 50, appendix I, concurrent with 
the implementation of the revised 10 CFR part 20.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The proposed revision, in regards to the actual release rates as 
referenced in the Technical Specifications (TSs) as a dose rate to the 
maximally exposed member of the public, will not increase the types or 
amounts of effluents that may be released offsite, nor increase 
individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposures. Therefore, 
the Commission concludes that there are no significant radiological 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed amendment.
    With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed 
changes do not affect nonradiological effluents and have no other 
environmental impact. Therefore, the Commission concludes that there 
are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated 
with the proposed amendment.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    Since the Commission concluded that there are no significant 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed amendment to the 
TSs, any alternative to the amendment will have either no significantly 
different environmental impact or will have greater environmental 
impact. The principal alternative would be to deny the requested 
amendment. This would not reduce environmental impacts as a result of 
plant operation.

Alternative Use of Resources

    This action does not involve the use of resources not previously 
considered in the Final Environmental Statement (FES) related to the 
operation of the Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1, dated August 1972.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    The Commission's staff reviewed the licensee's request and did not 
consult other agencies or persons.

Finding of No Significant Impact

    Based upon the foregoing environmental assessment, we conclude 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 
license amendment.
    For further details with respect to this action, see the 
application for amendment dated May 21, 1993, as supplemented September 
10, 1993, 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 5th day of January 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Paul W. O'Connor,
Acting Director, Project Directorate IV-1, Division of Reactor Projects 
III/IV/V, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-576 Filed 1-10-94; 8:45 am]
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