ML20155B008

Forwards Environ Assessment & Finding of No Significant Impact Re Exemption from 10CFR50.54(w)(5)(i) Re Onsite Property Damage Insurance Pending Completion of Rulemaking But No Later than 890401

ML20155B008
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Site:	Rancho Seco
Issue date:	09/26/1988
From:	Kalman G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Firlit J SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
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September 26, 1988 Docket No. 50-5538%

Mr. Joseph Firlit Chief. Executive Officer, Nuclear Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station 14440 Twin Cities Road Herald, California 95638-9799

SUBJECT:

RANCHO SECO NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT - TEHFORARY EXEMPTION FROM THE SCHEDULAR REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROPERTY INSURANCE RULE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 4, 1988 (10CFR50.54(w)(5)(i))

On August 5, 1987, the NRC published in the Federal Re ister a final rule 3

arending10CFR50.54(w). The rule increased the amountTon-site property damage insurance required to be carried by NRC's power reactor licensees. The rule also required these licensees to obtain by October 4, 1988 insurance policies that prioritized insurance proceeds for stabilization and decontamina-tion af ter an accident and provided for payment of proceeds to an independent trustee who would disburse funds for decontamination and cleanup before any other purpose.

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Subsequent to publication of the rule, the NRC has been inferined by insurers who offer nuchar property insurance that, despite a good faith effort to obtain trustees required oy the rule, the decontamination priority and trusteeship provisions will not be able to be incorporated into policies by the time l

required in the rule.

In response to tiese coerents and related petitions for rulemaking, the Comission has sroposed a revision of 10 CFR 50.54(w)(5)(1) i I

extending the implementation sciedule for 18 months (53 FR 36338 September 19, i

1988). However, because it is unlikely that this nriemaking action will be completed by October 4,1988, the Comission is issuing a temporary exemption from the requirerents of 10 CFR 50.54(w)(5)(1) until completion of the pendin ruler 4 king extending the implementation date specified in 10 CFR 50.54(w)(5)(g),

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'l but not later than April 1, 1989. Upon completion of such rulemaking, the licensee shall coeply with the provisions of such rule.

EnclosedisanEnvironmentalAssessmentandfinding(ofNoSignificantIrpact relating to a temporary exemption from 10 CFR 50.54 w)(5)(1) for the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station.

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2 This assessment is being forwarded to the Office of Federal Register for publication.

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Mr. Joe Firlit Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Chief Executive Officer. Nuclear Station Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station 14440 Twin Cities Road Herald, California 95638-9799 CC:

Mr. David S. Kaplan, Secretary Mr. John Bartus and General Counsel Ms. JoAnne Scott Sacramento Municipal Utility Federal Energy Regulatory Comission District 825 North Capitol Street N. E.

6201 S Street Washington,D.C. 20426 P. O. Box 15830 Sacramento, California 95813 Thomes A. Baxter, Esq.

Ms. Helen Hubbard Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge P. O. Box 63 2300 N Street, N.W.

Sunol, California 94586 Washington, D.C.

20037 Mr. Steven Crunk Manager, Nuclear Licensing Sav. wento Municipal Utility District Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station i

14440 Twin Cities Road i

Herald, California 95638-9799 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Licensing Representative Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Division 1700 Rockville Pike - Suite 525 Rockville, Maryland 20852 l

Resident Inspect.or/ Rancho Seco c/o U. S. N. R. C.

i 14440 Twin Cities Road Herald, California 95638 i

Regional Administrator, Region V U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210 Walnut Creek, Califomia 94596 Mr. Jsck McGurk Acting Chief Radiological Health Branch State Department of Health Services j

714 P Street. Office Building #8 Sacramento, California 95814 i

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors 700 H Street, Suite 2450 Sacramento, California 95814 l

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