Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 4, 1995 / Notices 493

Room: 315

Program: This meeting will review

applications for projects in Interpretive

Research: Humanities Studies of

Medicine, submitted to Division of

Research Programs, for projects

beginning after July 1, 1995.

2. Date: January 27, 1995

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Room: 315

Program: This meeting will review

applications for projects in Interpretive

Research: Humanities Studies of

Technology, Industry and Architecture,

submitted to the Division of Research

Programs, for projects beginning after

July 1, 1995.

3. Date: January 30, 1995

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Room: 315

Program: This meeting will review

applications for projects in Interpretive

Research: History and Philosophy of

Science, submitted to the Division of

Research Programs, for projects

beginning after July 1, 1995.

David C. Fisher,

Advisory Management Committee Officer.

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COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–261]

Carolina Power & Light Company; H.R.

Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit

No. 2; 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–

23 issued to Carolina Power & Light

Company (the licensee) for operation of

H.R. Robinson Steam Electric Plant,

Unit No. 2 (HBR), located in Darlington

County, South Carolina.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of Proposed Action

The proposed amendment would

include provisions in Technical

Specifications (TS) 5.3 and 5.4 which

allow for the storage of fuel with an

enrichment not to exceed 4.95 + 0.05 w/

o U–235 in the new and spent fuel

storage racks. The proposed action is in

accordance with the licensee’s

application for amendment dated July

28, 1994.

The Need for Proposal Action

The proposed changes are needed so

that the licensee can use higher fuel

enrichment to provide the flexibility of

extending the fuel irradiation and to

permit operation for longer fuel cycles.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed

Action

The Commission has completed its

evaluation of the proposed revisions to

the TS. The proposed revisions would

permit use of fuel enriched to a nominal

5.0 weight percent Uranium 235. The

safety considerations associated with

reactor operation with higher

enrichment and extended irradiation

have been evaluated by the NRC staff.

The staff has concluded that such

changes would not adversely affect

plant safety. The proposed changes have

no adverse effect on the probability of

any accident. The higher enrichment,

with fuel burnup to 60,000 megawatt

days per metric ton Uranium, may

slightly change the mix of fission

products that might be released in the

event of a serious accident, but such

small changes would not significantly

affect the consequences of serious

accidents. No changes are being made in

the types or amount of any radiological

effluents that may be released offsite.

There is no significant increase in the

allowable individual or cumulative

occupational radiation exposure.

With regard to potential

nonradiological impacts of reactor

operation with higher enrichment and

extended irradiation, the proposed

changes to the TS involve systems

located with the restricted area, as

defined in 10 CFR Part 20. They do not

affect nonradiological plant effluents

and have no other environmental

impact.

The environmental impact of

transportation resulting from the use of

higher enrichment fuel and extended

irradiation were published and

discussed in the staff assessment

entitled, ‘‘NRC Assessment of the

Environmental effect of Transportation

Resulting from Extended Fuel

Enrichment and Irradiation,’’ dated July

7, 1988, and published in the Federal

Register (53 FR 30355) on August 11,

1988. As indicated therein the

environmental cost contribution of the

proposed increase in the fuel

enrichment and irradiation limits are

either unchanged or may, in fact, be

reduced from those summaries in Table

S–4 as set forth in 10 CFR 51.52(c).

Accordingly, the Commission concludes

that there are no significant radiological

environmental impacts associated with

the proposed amendment.

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 non-radiological 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.

Alternative to the Proposed Action

Since the Commission concluded that

there are no significant environmental

effects that would result from the

proposed action, any other alternative

would have equal or greater

environmental impacts and need not be

evaluated.

The principal alternative would be to

deny the requested amendment. This

would not reduce the environmental

impact of plant operations and would

result in reduced operational flexibility.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the Final Environmental

Statement related to operation of HBR.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

The NRC staff reviewed the licensee’s

request and did not consult other

agencies or persons.

Finding of No Significant Impact

The Commission has determined not

to prepare an environmental impact

statement for the proposed license

amendments.

Based upon the foregoing

environmental assessment, we conclude

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 application for

amendments dated July 28, 1994, that is

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 for the H.B.

Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No.

2, at Hartsville Memorial Library, 147

West College, Hartsville, South Carolina

29550.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day

of December 1994.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Byron L. Siegel,

Acting Director Project Directorate II–1,

Division of Reactor Projects I/II, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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