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[FR Doc No: 94-28401]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-219]

 

GPU Nuclear Corporation; Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station 
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-16, issued to GPU Nuclear Corporation, et al. (the licensee), for 
operation of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, located in 
Ocean County, New Jersey.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

    The proposed amendment would revise the Technical Specification 
Section 2.3.P(2) to raise the degraded voltage setpoints from 3671 
volts to 3840 volts, and to revise the allowable setpoint range from 
1% to +20V, -40V. The revised setpoint tolerance values in 
volts represents a range of +0.5%, -1.0% compared to the existing 
setpoint tolerance range of 1%.
    The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's 
application for amendment dated July 8, 1994.

The Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action is needed to provide improved protection to 
safety related electrical equipment from loss of capability in the 
event of a sustained degraded voltage condition of the offsite 
electrical grid system.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed action 
and concludes that the proposed change provides improved protection to 
safety related equipment from loss of capability in the event of a 
sustained degraded voltage condition on the offsite electrical grid 
system.
    The change will not increase the probability or consequences of 
accidents, no changes are being made in the types of any effluents that 
may be released offsite, and there is no significant increase in the 
allowable individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. 
Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there are no significant 
radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
    With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed 
action does involve features located entirely within the restricted 
area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20. It does not affect nonradiological 
plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Accordingly, the 
Commission concludes that there are no significant nonradiological 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    Since the Commission has concluded there is no measurable 
environmental impact associated with the proposed action, any 
alternatives with equal or greater environmental impact need not be 
evacuated. The principal alternative to the action would be to deny the 
request. Such action would not provide the improved protection to 
safety related equipment from loss of capability in the event of a 
sustained degraded voltage condition on the offsite electrical grid 
system.

Alternative Use of Resources

    This action does not involve the use of any resources not 
previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the 
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station dated December 1974.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    The NRC staff consulted with the New Jersey State official 
regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State 
official had no comments.

Finding of no Significant Impact

    Based upon the environmental assessment, the Commission concludes 
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 action.
    For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the 
licensee's letter dated July 8, 1994, as supplemented October 10, 1994, 
which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public 
Document Room, The Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20555, and at the local public document room located at the Ocean 
County Library, Reference Department, 101 Washington Street, Toms 
River, NJ 08753.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of November 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Phillip F. McKee,
Director, Project Directorate I-4, Division of Reactor Projects--I/II 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-28401 Filed 11-16-94; 8:45 am]
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