ML17221A674

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Forwards Amend 91 to License DPR-67 & Safety Evaluation. Amend Allows Expansion of Spent Fuel Pool Storage Capacity from Current 728 Fuel Assemblies to Proposed 1,706 Fuel Assemblies.Notice of Issuance & Final Determination Encl
ML17221A674
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 03/11/1988
From: Tournigny E
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Conway W
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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ML17221A675 List:
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TAC-65589, NUDOCS 8803210473
Download: ML17221A674 (6)


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s Docket No. 50-335 Mr.

W. F.

Conway Acting Group Vice President Nuclear Energy Florida Power 8 Light Company P. 0.

Box 14000 Juno

Reach, Florida 33408

Dear Mr. Conway:

SUBJECT:

ST.

LUCIE UNIT 1 -

ISSIIANCE OF AMENDMENT RE:

SPFNT FUEL POOL EXPANSION (TAG NO. 65589)

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 9) to Facility Operating License No.

DPR-67 for the St. Lucie Plant, Unit No.

1.

This amendment consists of changes to the Technical. Specifications in response to your application dated June 12,

1987, as supplemented by letters dated September 8, 1987, October ?0, 1987 (three letters),

December

?1,

1987, December 22,
1987, December 23, 1987 (three letters),

and January 29, 1988.

This amendment allows the expansion of the spent fuel pool storage capacity from the current 728 fuel assemblies to the proposed 1706 fuel assemblies.

The expansion is to be achieved by removing the existing racks and installing new, higher density ones.

The request for the amendment was individually noticed ir the Federal Re ister on August 31, 1987 (52 FR 32852), followed by a biweekly noticeeon

.eeotem er 23, 1987 (5?

FR 38513).

A request for a public hearing was filed on September 30, 1987 by Mr. Campbell Rich.

By undated letter, Mr. Rich subsequently filed 16 contentions.

The 16 contentions are addressed in the enclosed Safety Evaluation.

The Safety Evaluation also includes a Final Determination of No Significant Hazards Consideration.

Under NRC regulations, the Commi,ssion may issue and make an amendment immediately effective, notwithstanding a request for a hearing, in advance of holding the hearing where, as here, it has been determined that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration.

Such issuance is also consistent with Section 132 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, which requires the Commission to encourage and expedite the effective use of available storage at civilian reactor sites.

The Environmental Assessment related to this action was transmitted to you on February 29, 1988.

The Notice of Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact was published in the Federal

~Re (ster on March 4, 1988 (53 FR 7065).

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Conway A copy of the Safety Evaluation is enclosed.

A copy of Notice of Issuance and Final Determination of No Significant Hazards Consideration is also enclosed.

The Notice of Issuance will also be included in the Commission s bi-weekly Federal

~Re ister notice.

Sincerely,

Enclosures:

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Amendment No.

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Safety Evaluation 3.

Notice of Issuance cc w/enclosures:

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Beach, Florida 34957 State Planninq 8 Development Clearinqhouse Office of Planning 5 Budget Executive Office of the Governor The Capitol Building Ta11ahassee, Florida 32301 Harold F. Reis, Esq.

Newman P Holtzinqer 1615 L Street, N.l'.

Washinaton, DC 20036 John T. Putler, Esq.

Steel, Hector and Davis 4000 Southeast Financial Center Miami, Florida 33131-2398 Jacob Daniel Nash Office of Pad'.ation Control Department n< Health and Rehabilitative Serv'ces 1317 Winewood Blvd.

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700 Reqinnal Admiristrator, Region II l~.S. Nuclear Requlatorv Commiss~on Executive Director for Operations 101 Marietta Street N.W., Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Administrator Department of Environmental Peaulation Power Plant Siting Section State of Florida 26('0 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Mr. Weldon B. Lewis, County Administrator St. Lucie Cnunty 2300 Virainia Avenue, Room 104 Fnrt Pierce, Florida 33450 Mr. Charles B. Brinkman, Manager Washington

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