ML18054A350
| ML18054A350 | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/28/1988 |
| From: | Virgilio M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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June 28,.1988.
- Rules and.. Procedures Branch
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.MVirgilio NIDTICE OF CONSIDERATION.Of :ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT. TO PROVISIONAL.
. OPERATING* LICENSE AND :OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING'
.. One signed original of the Federal Register. Notice identified below is enclosed: for your. transmittal to the ()ffit:e*of the Fede~al Register fQr publicatitiri. Additional confor~ed copie*s* (.. * *,6 ) of !he Notice are e~clo~ed for your use... *
. *.. D Notice of Receipt o~ Appli~tio~ for c6nstruction.Per~i,t(s) and Operatin~* Licen~e(s). * * *
. D Notice of: ~et:eipt of Partial Applicatio~ for eoilsfr~-~t:~~ ~ermi~(s),and F~cil~;Y.. **..
. Li~en~e(s): ~ime for Submissioh.tit.View; on Antitru~t Matters.
[!] Notice of Con.sideration *9t-1ssuance of Amendment to Facility' Operating License.* *
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.. D N~tic~ of Rece;pt ~f "Appiication for Fa~ility *L;cense(s); Notice of Availability of Applica~t's Environme~tal Report; and Notice of Consid~ration of Issuance pf Facility License'($) and Notice of o"pportunity for He~ring. :
D 'Notic~ of Avail~ility.~fNRQ Dr~fUFin~I E.nvironmental.Stateme.nt.
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NRC.FORM*318 110/801 NRCM 0240 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-255 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is 7590-01 considering issuance of an amendment to Provisional Operating License No.
DPR-20, issued to Consumers Power Company (the licensee), for operation of the Palisades Plant located in Van Buren County, Michigan.
In accordance with the licensee's application for amendment dated March 25, 1988, as modified by the licensee's submittal dated June 17, 1988, the amendment would. revise the provisions in the Technical Specifications to add additional limitations to plant operation with less than four reactor coolant pumps operating to conform to the analyses for*certain postulated accidents; modify the reactor protection system set points, limiting conditions for operation, and surveillance requirements to reflect the modifications proposed for the reactor protection system; and replace the 1530 psi transient differential limit with a steady state limit of 1380 psi for the steam generator primary to secondary.
There are also editorial changes to delete out-of-date footnotes and modify bases and references to reflect the revised licensing basis analyses.
Prior to issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Commission will hav~ ~~e findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
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(the Act) and the Commission's regulations.
7590-01 By August 4, 1988
, the licensee may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment. to the subject provisional operating license and any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written request for hearing and a petition for leave to intervene.
Requests for a hearing and pet1tions for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's "Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings in 10 CfR Part 2.
If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed by the above date, the Commission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Commission 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.
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 proceeding and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding.
The petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following 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 proceeding as to which petitioner wishes to intervene.
Any person who has filed a
7590-01 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.
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 iimited to matters within the scope of the amendment under consideration. 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.
Those 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 cross-examine witnesses.
A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
20555, Attention:
Docketing and Service Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C., by the above date.
Where petitions are filed during the last ten (10) days of the notice period, it is requested that the petitioner or representative for the petitioner promptly so inform the Commission by a
7590-01 toll-free telephone call to-Western Union at 1-800-325-6000 (in Missouri 1-800-342-6700).
The Western Union operator should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message addressed to Martin J. Virgilio:
(petitioner's name and telephone number); (date petition was mailed); (plant name);.and (publication date and page number of this FEDERAL REGISTER notice).
A copy of the petition should also be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Washington, D.C.
- 20555, and to Judd L. Bacon, Esq., Consumers Power Company, 212 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, Michigan 49201, attorney for the licensee.
Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, supplemental petitions and/or requests for hearing will not be entertained absent a determination by the Commission, the presiding officer or the presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that the petition and/or request should be granted based upon a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR
- 2. 714(a)(l)(i)-(v} and 2. 714(d).
If a request for hearing.is received, the Commission's staff may issue the amendment after it.completes its technical review and prior to the completion of any required hearing if it publishes a further notice for public comment of its proposed finding of no significant hazards consideration in accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 and 50.92.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated March 25, 1988, and the licensee's submittal dated June 17, 1988:
which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document
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- ~ Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C._, and at the Van Zoeren Library, Hope College, Holland, Michigan 49201.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of June
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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
~9r~+/-or Project Directorate III-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V & Special -Projects