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B2. Categorical Exclusions Applicable to Safety and Health
Exclusion Text
B2.5 FACILITY SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS. Safety and environmental improvements of a facility (including, but not limited to, replacement and upgrade of facility components) that do not result in a significant change in the expected useful life, design capacity, or function of the facility and during which operations may be suspended and then resumed. Improvements include, but are not limited to, replacement/upgrade of control valves, in-core monitoring devices, facility air filtration systems, or substation transformers or capacitors; addition of structural bracing to meet earthquake standards and/or sustain high wind loading; and replacement of aboveground or belowground tanks and related piping, provided that there is no evidence of leakage, based on testing in accordance with applicable requirements (such as 40 CFR part 265, ‘‘Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities’’ and 40 CFR part 280, ‘‘Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks’’). These actions do not include rebuilding or modifying substantial portions of a facility (such as replacing a reactor vessel).
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