ML19319E173

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Notice of Consideration of OL Issuance & Notice of Opportunity for Hearing
ML19319E173
Person / Time
Site: Rancho Seco
Issue date: 10/06/1972
From: Anthony Giambusso
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION In the Matter of~

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Docket No. 50-312 (Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating

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- NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF FACILITY LICENSE AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING

- The Atomic Energy Commission (the Connaission) will consider the issuance of a facility operating license to the Sacramento Municipal I

- Utility District.(the applicant) which would authorize the applicant to possess, use, and operate the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station, Unit -1, a pressurized water nuclear reactor (the fKeility), located on the applicant's site in Southeast Sacramento County, California, at steady-state pcwer levels not to exceed 2772 megawatts thennal in accord-ance with the provisions of the license and the technical specifications appended thereto, upon the receipt of a report on the applicant's appli-cation for a facility operating license by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, the submission of a f avorable safety evaluation on the application by the Commission's Directorate of Licensing, the comple-tion of the environmental review required by the Commission's regulations

-in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix D, and a finding by the Commission that the application for the facility license, as amended, complies with the requirements -of[the ' tomic Energy Act of 1954, as ~ amended ~ (Act), and the A

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  • _ Commission's. regulations in 10 CFR Chapter 1.

Construction of the facility was auth'orized by Construction Permit No. CPPR-56, issued by the Commission on October 11, 1968.

Prior to issuance of any operating ~ license, the Commission will inspect the facility to determine whether it has been constructed in

' accordance with the application, as amended, and the provisions of Construction Permit No. CPPR-56. In addition..the license will not be issued until the Commission has made the findings, reflecting its review of the application under the Act which will be set forth in the proposed license, and has concluded that the issuance of the license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public. Cpon issuance of the license, the applicant will be required to execute an indemnity agreement as required by Section 170 of the Act and 10 CFR Part 140 of the Commission's regulations.

The f acility is subject to the provisions of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix D, Section C.3, which sets forth procedures applicable to review of environmental considerations for production and utilization facilities for which construction permits were issued prior to January 1,1970.

Within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the FEDERAL REGISTER, the applicant may file a request for a hearing and any person whose interes? may be affected by this pro-

-ceeding may file a petition for leave to intervene with respect to the E

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issuance of the facility operating license. Requests for a hearing and petitions for 1 cave to intervene shal3. be filed in accordance with the Commission's " Rules of Practice" in -10 CFR Part 2.

If a request for a

' hearing or petition for. leave to intervene is filed within the time prescribed in this notice, the Commission will issue a notice of hearing or an appropriate order.

A petition for leave to intervene must be filed under oath or affirmation in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 5 2.714.

As required by 10 CFR S 2.714, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding, and any other. contentions of the petitioner including the facts and reasons why he should be permitted to intervene, 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. Any such petition shall be accompanied by a supporting affidavit identifying the specific aspect or aspects of the subject matter of the proceeding as to which the petitioner wishes to intervene and setting forth with particularity both the _ facts pertaining to his interest and the basis for his contentions with ' regard to each aspect on which he desires to

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' ntervene. A petition that sets forth contentions relating only to i

matters outsica the jurisdiction of the Comunission'will be denied.

-A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene must be file'd with the ' Office of the Secretary of the Commission, United

- States Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C. - 20545, Attention:

' Chief, Public Proceedings Staff, or the Commission's Public Document

. Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., not later than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the FEDERAL REGISTER. ' A petition for leave to intervene which is not timely will not be granted unless the Connaission determines that the petitioner has made a substantial showing of good cause for failure to file on

' time and af ter the Commission has considered those factors sp.ecified in 10 CFR 5 2. 714 (a).

For further details pertinent to the matters under consideration, see the. application for the facility operating license, dated April 14, 1971, as amended, and the _ Applicant's Environmental Report, dated May 18, 1971, and supplements _thereto, which are available for public inspection at the -

' Consnission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.,

and at the Sacramento' City County Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, California-95814. - As they become available, the following documents also will-be available at the above locations: (1) the report of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards on the application for facility

- operating license (2) the Commission's-draf t detailed statement on environ-mental considerations pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix D; (3) the y

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  • - Connaission's final detailed statement on environmental considerations; (4) the safety evaluation prepared by the Directorate of Licensing;

- (5) the proposed f acility operating license; and (6) the technical

' specifications, which will be attached to. the proposed facility operating license.

Copies of items (1), (3), (4), and (5) may be obtained by request i

to the Deputy Director for Reactor Projects, Directorate of Licensing, U.' S. Atomic Energy Consnission, Washington, D.C. 20545.

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FOR THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Y

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A. Giambusso, Deputy Director for Reactor Projects Directorate of Licensing Dated at. Bethesda, Maryland this 6th day of October 1972.

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