[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7790]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388]


PPL Susquehanna, LLC; Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 
and 2 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-14, and 
NPF-22, issued to PPL Susquehanna, LLC (the licensee), for operation of 
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, located in Luzerne 
County, Pennsylvania.

EnvironmentaL Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would make administrative changes in the 
Technical Specifications (TSs), correcting the wording of the legends 
in Figure 3.4.10.1, ``Reactor Vessel Pressure vs. Minimum Vessel 
Temperature,'' for both units, and correcting administrative errors in 
Section 5.6.5.b, regarding the Core Operating Limits Report (COLR), for 
Unit 2.
    The proposed action is in accordance with the application for 
amendment submitted by PP&L, Inc. (the licensee before July 1, 2000), 
dated January 13, 2000, as supplemented by letter submitted by PPL 
Susquehanna, LLC (the licensee on and after July 1, 2000), dated 
September 6, 2000.

The Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed amendments would revise the wording of parts of the 
units' TSs, which are currently in error. The proposed amendments 
involve administrative changes to the TSs only. No actual plant 
equipment, regulatory requirements, operating practices, or analyses 
are affected by these proposed amendments.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and 
concludes that there is no significant environmental impact if the 
amendments are granted. No changes will be made to the design, 
licensing bases, and applicable procedures at the units. Other than the 
administrative changes, no other changes will be made to the TSs. 
Consequently, the action 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 occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there 
are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with 
the proposed action.
    With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed 
action does not involve any historic sites. It does not affect 
nonradiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. 
Therefore, there are no significant nonradiological environmental 
impacts associated with the proposed action. Accordingly, the NRC 
concludes that there are no significant 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 (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative). 
Denial of the application would result in no change in current 
environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action 
and the alternative action are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

    This action does not involve the use of any resources not 
previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement related to 
the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 dated June 1981.

Agencies and Persons Contacted

    In accordance with its stated policy, on February 9, 2001, the 
staff consulted with the Pennsylvania State official, Mr. Richard 
Janati, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed amendment. 
The State official had no comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

    On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes 
that the proposed amendment will not have a significant effect on the 
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined 
not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed 
action.
    For further details with respect to the proposed action, see PP&L, 
Inc.'s letter dated January 13, 2000, as supplemented by PPL 
Susquehanna, LLC's letter dated September 6, 2000. Documents may be 
examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room, 
located at One White Flint, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), 
Rockville, Maryland. Publically available documents will be accessible 
electronically from the ADAMS Public Library component on the NRC Web 
site http://www.nrc.gov (the Electronic Reading Room).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of March 2001.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert G. Schaaf,
Project Manager, Project Directorate I-1, Division of Licensing Project 
Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 01-7790 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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