ML18044A573
| ML18044A573 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 01/17/1980 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
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| NUDOCS 8002280389 | |
| Download: ML18044A573 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES.OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COi*iMISSION In the Matter of
- CONSUMERS POWER COMP ANY (Palisades tluc.lear Power Facility)
NOTICE OF HEAR I HG Consumers Pm*1er Company, Jackson, Michigan is the holder of License No.
DPRP20, which authorizes the company to* operate the Palisades Nuclear Power Facility.
The Fac1lity consists of a pressurized light water moderated and cooled reactor (PWR), located at the Licensee 1s site in Co~ent Township, Van Buren
. County, Michigan.
On Nove~ber 9, 1979, the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, pursuant to section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C.
2282) and 10 CFR 2.205* of the Commission 1s regulations, served on the Licensee a Notice of Violation together w.ith a Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties. The Notice.9f Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties, incorporating by reference the Notice of Violation, alleg.ed that the Licensee was responsible.
for 426 separate items of noncompliance which were violations of the ~ommission 1
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.license conditions and set forth the civil penalty to be assessed for each viola-tion.* The alleged violations related to the operation of the facility for an
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extended period of time with containment violated.
The Licensee sent an answer dated November 29, 1979 to the Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties. After consideration of the Licensee 1s response, the Director.issued an Order Imposing Civil Penalties on December 20, 1979, in the 8002280
.e total amount of $450,000.00.
By: letter dated.January 8, 1980 the Licensee
- requested a hearin~.
Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the regulations in Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2, notice is hereby given that a hearin9 will be held 6efore Honorable Ivan W. Smith.
, Administrative Law Judge, a~ a time and place to be set by the Administrati*ve Law Judge.
The issues b~fore the Administrative Law Judge to be considered and decided I
sha 11 *be:
.(a) Whether the Licensee committed the violations of the technical spetifi-cations of License No.
D~R-20 set forth in the November 9, 1979 Notice of Violation issued to Litensee; and
{b)
Whether the December 20, l.979 Order Imposing Civil Penalties should.
be
- sustained.
A preheari ng conference wi 11 be held by the Administrative Law Judge, at a date and.place to be set by the Administrative Law Judge, to consider pertinent matters in accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice. The date and place of hearing will be set at or after the prehearing conference and noticed iri the Federal Registef.
p*ursuant to 10 CFR 2.705, an answer to this Notice may be fi~ed by the Licensee not later than. twenty (20) days from the date of publication of this Notice in the Federal Reaister.
Required papers may be filed by mail or telegram a.ddressed to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555,
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.e Attention:* Chief, D~cketing and Service Branch, or by delivery to the Commission 1s
.Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555.
A copy of papers filed should also be sent to the Director and Chief Counsel, Rul~making and Enforcement Division, Office of the Executive Legal Director, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Wash.ington, D.. C. 20555.
Pending further order of the Administrative Lav.: Judge, parties are required*
to fil,e, pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.708, an original and tv1enty (20) copies. of each such paper with the Commission.
Pursuant to.10 CFR 2.785, the Commission authorizes an Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board to exercise the authority and perform the review functions \\*Jhich would otherwise be exercised and performed by the Commission.
The Appeal Board will be designated pursuant to. 10 CFR 2.787, and notice as to membership will be published in the Federal Register.
LATORY COMMISSION Dated i~4ashingtorl D.C.
this J1..!!_ day of~,,,.~, 1980.