[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12575-12576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5493]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-440]


Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. et al., Perry Nuclear Power 
Plant, 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. 
NPF-58, issued to the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, et al. 
(the licensee), for operation of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 
No. 1 (PNPP), located in Lake County, Ohio.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of Proposed Action

    The proposed action would revise the Technical Specifications (TS) 
to make them consistent with the current requirements of part 55 of 
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR part 55), to delete 
training requirements that have been superseded by 10 CFR 50.120, and 
to allow an Operations Middle manager to hold a PNPP Senior Reactor 
Operator (SRO) license in lieu of the Operations Manager.
    The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's 
applications for amendment dated September 27, 1993, and December 16, 
1994.

The Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action, in the form of TS amendments is needed because 
training and qualification requirements have evolved over the past few 
years resulting in the obsolescence of some TS requirements. In 
addition, the alternative of allowing an Operations middle manager to 
hold a PNPP SRO license would allow the Operations Manager to return to 
normal duties following classroom training to continue with efforts to 
improve the operational performance of PNPP.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC staff has completed its evaluation of the proposed action 
and concludes that there will be no changes to the facility, to the 
training requirements, or to the intent of the qualification 
requirements as a result of the proposed license amendment.
    Accoringly, the NRC staff concludes that there are no significant 
radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
    With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed 
action does not affect the [[Page 12576]] nonradiological plant 
effluents and has no other environmental impact. Accordingly, the NRC 
staff concludes that there are no significant nonradiological 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered 
denial of the proposed action. Denial of the application would result 
in no changes to current environmental impacts. The environmental 
impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar.

Alternate Use of Resources

    This action does not involve the use of any resources not 
previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the 
Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, documented in NUREG-0884.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    In accordance with its stated policy, the staff consulted with the 
State of Ohio regarding the environmental impact of the proposed 
action. The state of Ohio 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 letters dated September 27, 1993, and December 16, 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 Perry 
Public Library, 3753 Main Street, Perry, Ohio 44081.

    Dated at Rockville, MD., this 28th day of February 1995.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jon B. Hopkins, Sr.,
Project Manager, Project Directorate III-3, Division of Reactor 
Project--III/IV, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 95-5493 Filed 3-6-95; 8:45 am]
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