ML18051A438
| ML18051A438 | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 05/31/1983 |
| From: | Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8306060047 | |
| Download: ML18051A438 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-255 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE AND PROPOSED NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION DETERMINATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING
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The u. s. Nuclear.Regulatory-Comnissio~\\*(the Corrmission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Provis i ona 1 *Operating License No. DPR-20, i ssu.ed to Consumers Power Co~any (the licensee), for operation of the Palisades Plant located in Van Buren County, Michigan.
The amendment would allow surveillance tests that~r~quire cold shutdown conditions to be performed on a refueling cycle frequency rather than the current 18-month cycl~, in_ accordance with the licensee's app_lica~ion for amendment dated May 5, 1983. The proposed technical specification changes are requested in order to prevent unnecessary plant shutdowns or the exten-sion of plant outages for the sole purpose of performing surveillance tests.
Before issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Conmi ssi on wi 11 have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the
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Act) and the Comnission's regulations.
The Conmission has made a proposed detennination that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the f~cility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1_) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evalu-ated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
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\\ i~-'01 T Tbe Commission's staff has determined that this proposed amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration because the proposed change would potentia11y slightly increase the interval between testing certain components and systems to verify their opera.bi 1 i ty.
The testing of these componen~s 'and sysf~ms either require a cold, shutdown condition to perform or, in a few cases, could impact on safe operation of the plant if performed during operation. The types of tests included in this request involve:
(1) isolation of transmitters of signals to the reactor protection system and engineered, safety features actuation systems for the purpose of calibrating the transmitters;*
(2) automatic initiation and operation of engineered safety feature systems; and (3) tests or calibrations of a small number of components which are inaccessible during plant operation (e.g.,
containme~t radiation or humidity monitors, contain-ment sump water level monitors, snubbers on pipes in high radiation areas, fire barriers in high radiation areas, etc.).
Based on the results of the last three tests for each of these items with successful verification of operability, this will not involve a significant reduction in equipment reliability or have any other significant effect on p 1 ant safety..
(7590-01) *The Corrmission is seeking public comments on this proposed determination.
Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination.
The Commission will not normally make a final determination unless it receives a request for a hearing.
Corrments should be addressed to the Secretary of the Corrmission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Corrmission, Washington, D.C.
20555, ATTN:
Docketing and Service Branch.
By July 6, 1983, the licensee may file a request fQr a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject provisional operating 1 i cense. and any persqn whQse interest may be affected by this_ proc_eedi ng and who wishes to participate as a**party 'in. the proceeding must file a wri"tten petition for leave to intervene. Request fo~ a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's 11Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings 11 in 10 CFR Part 2. If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed by the above date, the Corrmission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Conmission or by the Chairman of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, will rule on the request and/or petition and the Secretary or the designated Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of hearing or an appropriate order.
\\ r~-trr r As required by 10 CFR §2.714, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceed-ing, and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding.
The petition should specifically explain th.~ reasons why interventfon should be permitted with particular reference to tli'e f.ollow.ing factors:
(1) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of the petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of any order which may be entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest. The petition should also identify the specific aspect(s) of the subject matter of the proc~eding as to ~hich_ petitioner wishes to intervene.
Any. person who has filed a petition for leave.to intervene or who has been admitted as a party may amend the petition without requesting leave of the Board up to fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, but such an amended petition must satisfy the specificity requirements described above.
I Not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, a petitioner shall file a supplement to the petition to intervene.which must include a list of the contentions which are sought to be litigated in the matter, and the bases for each contention set forth with reasonable specificity. Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendment under consi'deration.
A petitioner who fails to file such a supplement which satisfies these requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
Jhose permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing, including the opportunity to present evidence and crass-examine witnesses.
If a hearing is requested, tne 'Corrmissi~n:will make a final detennination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration.
The final determination will serve to decide when the hearing is held.
If the final determination is that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Conmission may issue the amendment and make it effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing.
Any hearing held would take place after issuance of the amendment.
If the final determination is th'at the amendment involves a significant hazards consideration, any hearing held would take place before the issuance of any amendment.
Normally, the Corrmission will not issue the amendment until the expiration of the 30-day notice period.
However, should circumstances change during the notice*~eriod such that failure to act in* a timely way would result, for example, in derating or shutdown of the facility, the ColTlllission may issue the license amendment before the expiration of the 30-day notice period, provided that its final detemination is that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. The final determination will consider all public and State corrments received. Should the Corrmission take this action, it will publish a notice of issuance and provide for opportunity for*.*
a hearing after issuance. The Corrmission expects that the need to take this action wi 11 occur very infrequently.
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\\Y~r A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene must be filed with the Secretary of the Corrmission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Corrmission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be delivered to the Conmission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W *
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Washington, D.C., by the above da.te: Where::pet.ition.s are filed during the last ten (10) days of the notice period, it is requested that the petitioner promptly so inform the Conunission by a toll-free telephone call to Western Union at (800) 325-6000 (in Missouri (800) 342-6700).
The Western Union operator should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message addressed to D~nnis M.* Crutchfield: petitioner's name and.telephone number: date petition_ was _mailed; plant name; and publication d~te and page number of the FEDERAL REGISTER *notice. A copy of the petition should* also be sent to the Executive Legal Director, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
20555, and to Judd L. Bacon, Esquire, Consumers Power Company, 212 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, Michigan 49201.
Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions,
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supplemental petitions and/or requests for hearing will not be entertained absent a determination by the Conunission, the presiding officer or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board designated to rule on the petition and/or request,.
that the petitioner has made a substantial showing of good cause for the granting of a late petition and/or request. That determination will be based upon a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.714(a)(l)(i)-(v) and 2.714(d).
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- F~r further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment which is available for public inspection at the Comnission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and at the Kalamazoo Public Library, 315 South Rose Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49006
- Dated at Bethesda, Maryland,_ ~hfs 31st ~y: of May, 1983.
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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION L
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Dennis M. Crutchfie d, C Operating Reactors Bran Division of Licensing
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