ML19305A145

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Notice of Proposed Issuance of Amend to Facility Operating License to Allow Operation During Cycle 5 W/Fuel Type Not Previously Used
ML19305A145
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Site: Quad Cities 
Issue date: 12/20/1978
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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 7901040188
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATCRY COPt!ISSION DOCKET NO. 50-254 COP 910NWEALTH EDISON COMPANY AND IOWA-ILLINDIS GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY NOTICE OF PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Comission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No.

OPR-29, issued to Comonwealth Edison Company and Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company (the licensee), for operation of the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Otation, Unit No.1, located in Rock Island County, Illinois.

The amendment would allow the operation of Quad Cities Unit No. I dur-ing operating Cycle 5 with a fuel type not previously used in that facility in accordance with the licensee's application for amendment dated November 20, 1978. The fuel type has been reviewed and approved by the NRC staff for use in BWR 3 reactors.

Prior to issuance of the proposed license amendmen+., the Comission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Comission's regulations.

By January 29, 1979, the licensee may file a request for a hearing with respert to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility 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 petition for leave to intervene. Requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Comission's l

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. " 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 I

by the above date, the Commission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Connission 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 52.714, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceed-l ing, 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, finan-cial, 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 specitic aspect (s) of the subject matter of the proceeding as to which 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 his petition, but such an amended petition must satisfy the specificity requirements described above.

e Not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing con-ference scheduled in the proceeding, the 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

3-contention set forth with reasonable specificity. 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 pertnitted to intervene become j'arties 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 Comission, United States Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D. C.

20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Section, or may be delivered to the Comission's public~ Docueent 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 Comission by a toll-free telephone call to Western Union at (800) 325-6000 (in Missouri (800) 342-6700). The Western Union operator should be giv:n Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message addressed to Th: mas Ippolito:

(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 Executive Legal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D. C.

20555, and to Mr. John W. Rowe, Isham, Lincoln, Beale, Counselors at Law, One First National Plaza, 42nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

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