[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-8180]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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

 

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company and Northeast Nuclear 
Energy Company; Haddam Neck Plant and Millstone Nuclear Power Station, 
Unit Nos. 1, 2 and 3

Exemption

I.

    The Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CYAPCO or the 
licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. DPR-61 which 
authorizes operation of the Haddam Neck Plant, and Northeast Nuclear 
Energy Company (NNECO or the licensee) is the holder of Facility 
Operating License Nos. DPR-21. DPR-65 and NPF-49 which authorize 
operation of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 
(Millstone) respectively. The license provide, among other things, that 
the Haddam Neck Plant and Millstone plants are subject to all rules, 
regulations and Orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect.
    The Haddam Neck Plant is a single-unit pressurized water reactor 
located at the licensee's site located in Middlesex County, 
Connecticut. The Millstone plants consist of a boiling water reactor 
and two pressurized water reactors located at the licensee's site in 
New London County, Connecticut.

II.

    Section 26.21(b) of title 10, of the Code of Federal Regulations 
requires that Fitness-For-Duty (FFD) refresher training be completed on 
a nominal 12-month frequency or more frequently where the need is 
indicated.
    By letter dated February 10, 1994, the licensees requested a one-
time exemption from their requirements of 10 CFR 26.21(b). The 
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 there 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.

III.

    The Commission has reviewed the licensees' rationale for a one-time 
exemption from 10 CFR 26.21(b) in order not to separate FFD refresher 
training from other annual training requirements.
    Based on its review, the Commission finds the licensees have shown 
good cause for the requested exemption from 10 CFR 26.21(b). Therefore, 
the exemption to extend the time requirement to 21 months for 
completing FFD refresher training is acceptable.

IV.

    Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 
26.6, the exemption is authorized by law and will not endanger life or 
property or the common defense and security and is otherwise in the 
public interest and hereby grants an exemption from the time 
requirements of 10 CFR 26.21(b).
    Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has determined that the 
issuance of this exemption will have no significant impact on the 
quality of human environment (59 FR 13750).
    This exemption is effective upon issuance.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, the 30th day of March 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jose A. Calvo,
Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects-I/II, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-8180 Filed 4-5-94; 8:45 am]
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