[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 2003)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311]


PSEG Nuclear, LLC, Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 
and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 55, Section 55.59(c) for Facility Operating 
License Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75, issued to PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG or the 
licensee), for operation of the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 
Nos. 1 and 2 (Salem), located in Salem County, New Jersey. Therefore, 
as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this environmental 
assessment and finding of no significant impact.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would exempt the facility licensee on a one-
time basis from the 24 month schedule requirement of 10 CFR 55.59(c) 
for completing the licensed operator requalification training program 
at Salem.
    The proposed action is in accordance with the facility licensee's 
application for exemption docketed October 28, 2002.

The Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would extend the date for the facility licensee 
to complete the licensed operator requalification training program at 
Salem. The proposed action would extend the date for completing the 
training program from October 3, 2002, to January 9, 2003, therefore 
extending the training program by approximately 3 months over the 
schedule required by 10 CFR 55.59(c). This proposed action is needed to 
allow Salem to align their requalification training program with the 
training program at the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating station.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and 
concludes, as set forth below, that there are no significant 
environmental impacts associated with the extension of the licensed 
operator requalification program at Salem from October 3, 2002, to 
January 9, 2003.
    The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability 
or consequences of accidents, no changes are being made in the types of 
effluents that may be released off site, 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 non-radiological impacts, the proposed 
action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does 
not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other 
environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant non-
radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
    Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

Environmental Impacts of the 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

    The action does not involve the use of any different resource than 
those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for 
Salem.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    In accordance with its stated policy, the staff consulted with the 
New Jersey State official, Mr. D. Zannoni, on November 14, 2002, 
regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State 
official had no comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

    On the basis of this environmental assessment, the NRC concludes 
that the proposed action 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 PSEG's 
letter dated October 28, 2002. Documents may be examined, and/or copied 
for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One 
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, 
Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically 
from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) 
Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, 
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have 
access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents 
located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by 
telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to 
[email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of January 2003.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Victor Nerses,
Acting Chief, Section 2, Project Directorate I, Division of Licensing 
Project Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 03-374 Filed 1-8-03; 8:45 am]
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