ML18144A296

the Commission Has Issued Amendment No. 22 to Facility Operating License Issued to Florida Power & Light Co

ML18144A296
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	04/07/1978
From:	Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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14778 NOTICES Dated: April 3, 1978. The public Is invited to attend. No supplemented December 8 and 19,

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JOIIN C. HOYLE, limited appearance statements will be 1977, and February 8, 1978,(2) Amend-Ad uisory Committee invited at this prehearing conference ment No. 22 to License No. DPR-GV, Management Officer. but will bc cdled for later at the evi- (3) the Commission's related Safety

[FIL Doc. 78-9242 Ff led 4-6-78; 8:45 am]

dentiary hearing. Evaluation, and (4) the Commfsslon's It is so ordered. Environmental Impact Appraisal. All of these Items are available for public

[7590-01] Dated at Bethesda, Md., this 3d day inspection at the,Commission's Public of April, 1978; Document Room, 1V17 H Street NW.,

[Docket Nos.: 50-452; 50-453) Washington, D.Cand at the Indian, For the Atomfc Safety and Licensing DETROIT EDISON CO., GREENWOOD ENERGY Board, Junior College Library, 3209Vir- 'iver CENTER, UNITS 2 AND 3 ginia Avenue, Ft. Pierce, Fla. A copy",

of items (2), (3), and (4) may be ob-Order Rofativo to a Prohoaring Conforonco Chairrnan tained upon'request addressed to the,

[FIL Doc. 78-9244 Filed 4-6-78: 8:45 am) . U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, The Board's Order of March 28, 1977, cntftled "Supplemental Order Washington. D.C. 20555. Attention: Di- "

Concerning Motion,to Act Affirmative- f7590-Ol] rector, Division of Operating Reactors.

ly on a Petition to Intervene" and thc [Docket No. 50-335)

Dated at Bethesda, Md., this 29th ',

Board's Order of April 21, 197V, enti- day of March 1978.

tled "Memorandum Concerning Peti-tion to Intervene" set forth the'rite- FLORIDA POWER 8 LIGHT CO For thc Nuclear Regulatory Com- "

ria which had to be furnished in order issuanco of Arnondmont to Facility Oporating for the "Interest" of Citizens for Em. Liconso and Nogativo Dociaration ~ ' '

I ployment and Energy (CEE) to bc es- Chic", Operating Reactors tablished. After an exchange of corre- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com- Branch No. sf, D[trtsfon of.Op--

spondence, on January 25, 1978, CEE mission (the Commfssion) has issued erating Reactors.

submitted affidavits of four of its Amendment No. 22 to Facility Opcrat- [FIL Doc. V8-9245 Fflcd 4-6-78; 8:45 am) members who have stated that they live near the proposed plant and how Power tf: Light Co. (the licens- 'lorida their interest would be affected. The ee), which revised the Technical Speci- [7590-01]

Applfcant stated on March 22, 19V8, fications for operation of the St. Lucle Plant, Unit No. 1 (the facility) located [Docket No. 27-39) that CEE's late-flied petition should in St. Lucic County. Fla. The amend-be denied. The NRC Staff on March NUCLEAR ENGINEERING CO., INC.,

23, 1978. stated that CEE should be is cffectivc as of its date of issu-SHEFFIELD'"-'ent ILL LOW.LEVEL RADIOACfIVE WASTE DIS- -"

admitted as a party to the proceeding. ance. POSAL SITE The Hoard concurs that "interest" has The amendment authorizes replace-now been established. ment of the existing racks in the spent Ordor Sotting Prohoaring Conforonco The Board has aLso considered thc fuel storage Pool of the facility with Pursuant to 10 CFR section 2.751a a" extremely late filing of CEE and the racks of design caPable of accommo-d" ting up to 728 fuel assemblies. The prehearing conference In this matter<~

position of the other partfm. Thc ~

will be held on APril 24, and 25, J Hoard has delermlncd that thc NRC existing racks have a capacity for stor- Room 24V, U.S. Post Office 19V8,;..'t Staff's filing of September 3, 1976, cor- of 310 fuel assemblies. Federal Building, 100 Northeaster and"'gc rectly analyzed the situation .taking Thc application for the amendment Monroe Street, Peoria, Ill. 61601, corn-~,,",

into account the postponement of the complfcs with the standards and re- mencing at 9:30 a.m. each day.

facility and Lhe criteria ln 10 CFR qulrcments of the Atomic Energy Act parties to this proceeding, inc)ud-'~-.".

'll 2.V14 relative to out of-time filinF;. The

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of 1054, as amended (the Act), and the Ing a)I Intervenors previously granted Board concurs with thc SLaff that Commission's rules and regulations.

The Commission has made a pro ri- the right to intervene, are Instructedj;<

mitigating factors warrant the accep- to appear at thfs prehearing confer-'.>>

tance of the non-timely petition. By ate fhrrlings as rerluired by thc Act and the Commission's rules and regula- ence, or to be represented by counsel.,v) letter of November 30, 1977, thc Appll. The hearing will be transcribed and,',

cant arurounced the reactivation of tions in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are thc public will be permitted to attend I'I Greenwood. set forth In the license amendment.

Other than the Staff's reference to, Notice of Consideration of Modifica- this prehearing conference; however,';~

no one who is not a party to the pro-cr" one contention, the Board has not had tion to 1'aclllty Spent Fuel Storage ceeding will be permitted to partfci.t~t',

the benefits of thc other parties'osi- Pool in connection with this action pate fn the prehearing conference.

tion on the proposed contentions. In was published In the FEDErtAL REcrs TEIL This prehearing conference is order for the Board and thc petition- on September 15, 1977 (42 FR 46427). for the following purposes:

being<~'eld ers to have the position of Applicant No request for a hearing or petition and Staff on each contention (as for leave to intervene was filed follow- 1. To de[Inc with more precisfon the Lssues~>,

amended), the parties are rcqucstcd to ing notice of the proposed action. to be considered at the later evfdcntfary>

have the filings In the hands of the The Commission has prepared an In this regard all the parties and~~". 'earing.

Board and petitfoncr.not later than environmental impact appraisal for their counsel are requested to further par tfcularlze their statements of contentions so.~

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April 21, 19V8. The contentions are to this action and has concluded that an the Board may be appraised of the con 'hat be considered seriat[rrL environmental impact statement Is not of each party. An attempt should s, cnrfons Take notice, a prehearing conference warranted because there will bc no en- bc made by the parties Lo eliminate ovcrlart" will commence at 9:30 a.m. (local l,lrne) vironmental fmpact attributable to the and duplfcntfon of contentions; on April 26, 19V8, in thc 2d Floor action significantly greater than that 2. To establish a schedule for discovery of',

Courtroom, Federal Building, 526 which has already been predicted and evidence by the parries; Water Street, Port Huron, Mich. It, is described ln thc Commission's Final 3. To inquire Into the necessity to amend S',;

anticipated that the prehearing will Environmental Statcmcnt for the fa- any of the plcacffngs;

4. To provide for the obtafnfng of any stfp.

• continue on April 2V, 1978, since the cility dated June 19V3.

Board will give the petitioner and the For further details with respect to ulatfons and admlsslons of fact;

5. To provide for the production and au.'.i

';<<I parties an opportunity to comment this aclinn, see (1) the applicatfon for of any documents and requests 'hcnLfclty further on the proposed contentions. amendment dated August 31, 1977, as for depositions or interrogatories; I -+"

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