ML19320C671
| ML19320C671 | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 07/02/1980 |
| From: | Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8007170542 | |
| Download: ML19320C671 (10) | |
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j' UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COP. MISSION In the Matter of
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ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, ET AL
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Docket Nos.: SE: 50-328
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Sn 50-529 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Staticn
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STN 50-530 Units 1, 2 and 3
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NOTICE OF RECE!PT OF APPLICATION FOR FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES; NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF APPLICANT'S ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT; AND NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Conr.ission) has received an application, including the Final Safety Analysis Report, for facility operating licenses fron Arizona Public Service Company on behalf of itself and Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, El Paso Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, t
Public Service Company of New Mexico, and Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., (the applicants) to possess, use, and operate Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2 and 3, three pressurized water nuclear i
reactors (the facilities), located on the applicants' site in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 36 miles west of the City of Pncenix.
Each of the reactors is designed to operate at a core power level of 3800 cegawitts thermal, with an equivalent net electrical output of approximately 1304 megawatts each. The Palo Verde design incorporates by reference the Corbustion Engineering, Inc., standard " System 80" nuclear steam supply system.
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The appl'icants have also filed, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the regulations of the Comission in 10 CFR Part 51, an environmental report, which incorporates by reference the environmental report submitted as part of the application for construction permits for the facilities. The report, which discusses environmental considerations related to the proposed operation of the facilities, is being made available at the State Clearinghouse, Office of Economic Planning and Development, State of Arizona,1700 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, and at the Maricopa Association of Governments,1820 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007.
After the environmental report has been analyzed by the Commission's staff, a draft environmental statement will be prepared. Upon preparation of the draft environmental statement, the Commission will, among other things, cause to be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER, a notice of availability of the draft statement, requesting corcents from interested persons on the draft statement. The notice will also contain a statement to the effect that any coments of Federal agencies and State and local officials will be made l
available when received. The draft environmental statement will focus only on any matters which differ from those previously discussed in the final environmental stai.ement prepared in connection with the issuance of the construction permits. Upon consideration of comments :ubmitt'ed with respect to the draft environmental statement, the Cwmission's staff will prepare a 1
final environmental statement, the availability of which will be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER.
The Confission will consider the issuance of facility operating licenses to Arizona Public Service Company, et al, which would authorize the applicants to possess, use and operate the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2 and 3, in accordance with the provistor.s of the licenses and the technical specifications appended thereto, upon:
(1) the completion of a favorable safety evaluation of the application by the Commission's staff; (2) the com-pletion of the environmental review required by the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Part 51; (3) the receipt of a report on the applicants' application for facility operating licenses by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; and (4) a finding by the Commission that the application for the facility licenses, as amended, complies with the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I.
Construction of the facilities was authorized by Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-141, CPPR-142 and CPPR-143, issued by the Commission on May 25, 1976.
Construction of Unit 1.is anticipated to be completed by November 1982, Unit 2 by November 1983, and Unit 3 by November 1985.
i With regard to Executive Order 11988 Floodplain Management, the applicants have determined that the Palo Verde facilities will have no structures (or con-struction activities) located on the floodplain.
Prior to issuance of any operating licenses, the Commission will inspect the facilities to determine %hether they have been constructed in accordance with the application, as amended, and the provisions of the construction permits.
In addition, the licenses will not be issued until the Ccemission has made the findings retiecting its review of the application Under the Act, which will be
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set forth in "the proposed licenses, and has concluded that the issuance of the licenses will not be inimical to the comon defense and security or to the health and safety of the public. Upon issuance of the licenses, the applicants will be required to execute an indemnity agreement as required by Section 170 of the Act and 10 CFR Part 140 of the Conunission's regulations.
By July 31, 1980, the applicants may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the facility operating licenses and any person wnose interest may be affected by this proceeding may file a petition for leave to intervene.
Requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's " Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Pro-ceedings" in 10 CFR Part 2.
If a request for a hearing or petition for le.sve to intervene is filed by the above date, the Commission or an Atomic Safety and a
Licensing Board, designated by the Comission or by the Chaiman of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, will rule on the request and/or petition and the Secretary of the Commission, or designated Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of hearing or an appropriate order.
I As required by 10 CFR Section 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 affticted by the results of the proceeding.
The petition should specifically 2xplain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following factors:
(;) 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 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.
Not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, the petitioner shall file a supplement to the petition to intervene which must in lude 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. A petitioner who fails to file such a supplement which satisfies these requirements with respect to at least one centention will not be permitted to partic.ipate as a party.
A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene must be
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filed with the Secretary of the Commission, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be delivered to the Cocmission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., by August 1A 1980. A copy of the petition should also be sent to the Executive f.egal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Cecmission, Washington, D. C.,
20555, and to Arthur C. Gehr, Esq., Snell and Wilmer, 3100 Valley Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85073, attorney for the spplicants. Any questions or requests for additional information regarding the content of this notice should be addressed to the Chief Hearing Counsel, Office of the Executive Legal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
20555.
Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, supplemental petitions and/or requests for hearing will not be entertained absent a detennination by the Comission, 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 s,ubstantial showing of good cause for the granting of a late petition and/or request. That detemination will be based upon a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR Sections 2.714(a)(1)(i)-(v) and 2.714(d).
For further details pertinent to the matters under consideration, see the application for the facility operating licenses and the applicants' environmental report dated June 19, 1980, which are available for public inspection at the Cumission's Public Occument Room,1717 H Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C. and at the Phoenix Public Library, Science and Industry Section,12 East McDowell Rcad, Phoenix, Arizona. As they become available, the following docecints may be inspected at the above locations:
(1) the safety evaluation report prepared by the Commission's staff; (2) the draf t environmental statement; (3) the final environmental statement; (4) the repo-t of the Advisory Connittee on Reactor Safeguards on the application for facility operating licenses; (5) the proposed facility operating licenses; and (6) the technical specifications, which will be attached to the proposed facility operating licenses.
Copies of the proposed operating licenses and the ACRS report, when available, n2y be obtained by request to the Director, Division of Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Rew1ation. U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission,
Washington, D. C.
20555. Copies of the Comission's staff safety evaluation report and final environmental statement, when available, may be purchased at current rates, from t:1e National Technical Infomation Service, Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal' Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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[,Au w d& s' A. Schwencer, Acting Chief Licensing Branch No. 3 Division of Licensing Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 2nd day of July 1980
NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY F.0R PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROPOSED NRC LICENSING ACTION ON APPLICATION BY ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, ET Al FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission is giving public notice that it is considering issuance of operati,ng licenses to Arizona Public Service Company, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, El Paso Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, Public Service
' Company of New Mexico, and Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. for opera-tion of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 located in Maricopa County, Arizona, approximately 36 miles west of the City of Phoenix.
The notice provides that within 30 days after publication of notice in the FEDERAL REGISTER on J u l y 11, 1980, any member of the public whose interest may be affected by the proceeding may file a request for a public hearing in the form of a petition for leave to intervene with respect to whether operat-1 ing licenses should be issued.
Petitions for leave to intervene must set forth the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding, and the specific aspect (s) of the subject matter of the proceeding as to which petitioner wishes to intervene.
Such petitions must be filed in accordance with the above-referenced FEDERAL REGISTER Notice and must be filed with the Secretary of the Cannission, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch,
by Augus t IL190. A copy of the petition'and/or request for hearing should be sent to the Executive Legal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Wash-ington D. C.
20555, and to Arthur C. Gehr, Esq., Snell and Wilmer, 3100 Valley Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85073, attornuy for the applicants.
Any questions or requests for additional information regarding the content of this notice should be addressed to the Chief Hearing Counsel, Office of the Executive Legal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Cocmission, Washington, D. C.
20555.
Not later than fif teen (15) days prior to the first prehearing conference 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.
All petitions will be acted upon by the Commission or the Licensing Board, designated by the Commission or by the Chairman of the Atonic Safety and Licens-ing Board Panel. Timely petitions will be considered to determine whether a hearing should be noticed or another appropriate order issued regarding the disposition of the petitions.
In the event that a hearing is held and a person is permitted to intervene, that person becomes a party to the proceeding and has a right to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing. For example, that person may present evidence and cross-examine witnesses.
A copy of the FEDERAL REGISTER Notice is available for public inspection at the Phoenix Public Library, Science and Industry Section,12 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona between the hours of 10:00 A. M. and 9:00 P. M. Mondays v
3-j through-Thursdays and between 10:00 A. M. and 6:00 P. M. on Fridays and Saturdays. The Comission has arranged for other docuraents and correspondence relating to the licensing of these facilities to be kept at the same location.
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