ML13316B067

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Notice of Denial of Portion of Util 851219 Request for Amend to License DPR-13 Allowing out-of-svc Times of 7 Days for Single Diesel Generator & Up to 800 H Per Yr for Both Diesel Generators.Remaining Portions Approved as Amend 106
ML13316B067
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Site: San Onofre Southern California Edison icon.png
Issue date: 08/17/1988
From: Trammell C
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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GL-84-15, TAC-60369, NUDOCS 8808260200
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-206 SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT NO. 1 NOTICE OF DENIAL OF AMENDMENT TO PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has denied in part a request by the licensees for amendment to Provisional Operating License No. DPR-13, issued to Southern California Edison Company and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (the licensees), for operation of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit No. 1 (the facility), located in San Diego County, California.

The application for amendment was dated December 19, 1985. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment was published in the FEDERAL REGISTER on April 23, 1986 (51 FR 15410).

The amendment, as proposed by the licensees, would consist of the following changes to the Technical Specifications (Appendix A to Provisional Operating License No. DPR-13):

1. The proposed amendment would reduce the number and frequency of diesel generator test starts consistent with NRC Generic Letter 84-15.
2. The proposed amendment would allow one diesel generator to be out of service for up to seven days and place a cumulative limit of 800 hours0.00926 days <br />0.222 hours <br />0.00132 weeks <br />3.044e-4 months <br /> per year out-of-service time for both diesel generators.

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-2 The portion of the application which would allow out-of-service times of seven days for a single diesel generator and up to 800 hours0.00926 days <br />0.222 hours <br />0.00132 weeks <br />3.044e-4 months <br /> per year for both diesel-generators has been denied. Both of these items were contained in to Generic Letter 84-15 only for the purpose of soliciting industry comments and further staff consideration in finalizing revised surveillance requirements for diesel generators. This activity is designated as generic issue B-56, "Diesel-Generator Reliability," and is scheduled for resolution in fiscal year 1989. Since the relevant generic resolution is not complete, the NRC staff is not issuing changes such as licensees have proposed at this time.

The licensees were notified of the Commission's denial of this request by letter dated August 17, 1988. The other changes requested by the application have been approved by the issuance of Amendment No. 106. Notice of issuance of this amendment will be published in the Commission regular bi-weekly FEDERAL REGISTER notice.

By September 26, 1988, the licensees may demand a hearing with respect to the denial described above and any persons whose interest may be affected by this proceeding may file a written petition for leave to intervene.

A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC, by the above date.

A copy of the petition should also be sent to the General Counsel, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., 20555, and to Charles R. Kocher, Assistant General Counsel and James Beoletto, Esq., Southern California Edison Company, P.O. Box 800, Rosemead, California 91770, attorneys for the licensees.

-3 For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendment dated December 19, 1985, and (2) the Commission's letter and Safety Evaluation issued with Amendment No. 106 to DRR-13 dated August 17, 1988.

These documents are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room 1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC, and at the General Library, University of California, P.O. Box 19557, Irvine, California 92713. Single copies of Item (2) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Division of Reactor Projects-III, IV, V and Special Projects.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this day of August, 1988.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Charles M. Trammell, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate V Division of Reactor Projects -

III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation