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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-213, 50-245, 50-336 and 50-423]

 

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co.; Northeast Nuclear Energy Co. 
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is 
considering issuance of an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 
26.21(b) regarding fitness-for-duty (FFD) refresher training to 
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company and Northeast Nuclear Energy 
Company (the licensees), for the Haddam Neck Plant, located in 
Middlesex County, Connecticut, and Millstone Nuclear Power Station, 
Unit Nos. 1, 2 and 3, located in New London County, Connecticut.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of Proposed Action

    The proposed action would exempt the licensees from the 
requirements of 10 CFR 26.21(b) regarding FFD refresher training on a 
nominal 12-month frequency. By letter dated February 10, 1994, the 
licensees requested a one-time exemption from 10 CFR 26.21(b) to allow 
the licensees to consolidate their response to several training 
requirements by extending the time requirement for providing FFD 
refresher training to approximately 21 months.

The Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed exemption is needed because the licensees perform FFD 
refresher training as part of a consolidation of various annual 
training requirements. While the consolidation of annual training 
requirements results in substantial gains in efficiency, it also 
results in the potential for individuals who would have been scheduled 
to receive FFD refresher training during January 1994, to go until 
October 1994, before receiving this training. In addition, there will 
be individuals whose scheduled training interval is extended for 
shorter durations. However, the 9-month delay is the most bounding, so 
an overall extension from 12 to 21 months has been requested by the 
licensees.
    The licensees state in their February 10, 1994, application that 
they are confident that affected personnel understand the FFD program 
and requirements, and that no adverse impact will result from this 
requested change. Between the four units, approximately 15 percent of 
the on-shift personnel will fall outside of the nominal 12-month 
window. All of the individuals have received FFD training in the past, 
and will read and sign a synopsis of the FFD requirements prior to 
exceeding the nominal 12-month window. In addition, within each shift, 
the supervisory personnel will be trained within the nominal 12-month 
frequency pursuant to 10 CFR 26.22.

 Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC staff evaluation of the proposed exemption from 10 CFR 
26.21(b) indicates that the granting of the exemption will not impair 
the level of knowledge of personnel involved in the FFD program. 
Moreover, there will be no changes in plant operating conditions or 
associated routine or accidental effluents. Therefore, the Commission 
concludes that there are no measurable radiological or nonradiological 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed exemption.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    Since the Commission has concluded that there is no measurable 
environmental impact associated with the proposed exemption, any 
alternatives will either have no environmental impact or 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 forcing the licensees 
to separate the FFD refresher training from other annual training.

Alternative Use of Resources

    This action does not involve the use of any resources not 
previously considered in the Final Environmental Statements for the 
Haddam Neck Plant (October 1973), Millstone, Units 1 and 2 (June 1973) 
and Millstone, Unit 3 (December 1984).

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    The Commission's staff consulted with the Connecticut State 
official regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The 
State official had no comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

    The Commission has determined not to prepare an environmental 
impact statement for the proposed exemption. Based upon the foregoing 
environmental assessment, the Commission 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 February 10, 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 Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457 
for the Haddam Neck Plant, and the Learning Resource Center, Three 
Rivers Community-Technical College, Thames Valley Campus, 574 New 
London Turnpike, Norwich, Connecticut 06360 for the Millstone Nuclear 
Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 17th day of March 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ronald W. Hernan,
Acting Director, Project Directorate I-4, Division of Reactor 
Projects--I/II, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-6762 Filed 3-22-94; 8:45 am]
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