ML19332F953

Applicant Answer to Intervenors Motion to Reopen Record & Admit late-filed Contention Re Proposed Amend of Seabrook OL Amend.* Intervenors 891117 Motion Suggested as Moot.W/ Supporting Info & Certificate of Svc

ML19332F953
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	11/29/1989
From:	Dignan T PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, ROPES & GRAY
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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CON-#489-9559 OL, NUDOCS 8912190368
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 89 DEC -4 P4 :56 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of l

PUBLIC SERVICE CCMPANY Docket Nos. 50-443-OL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, g1 A1 30-444-OL i

(Seabrook Station, Units 1 (Offsite Emergency and 2)

Planning Issues)

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t APPLICANT 8' AN8WER TO INTERVENOR8' MOTION TO REOPEN THE RECORD AND ADMIT LATE-FILED CONTENTION REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SEABROOK OPERATING. LICENSE AMENDMENT Under date of November 17, 1989, counsel for the Intervenor New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution (NECNP) has filed on behalf of NECNP and Seacoast Anti-Pollution League (SAPL) and the Attorney General of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (MAG) a document styled, "Intervenors' Motion to Reopen the Record and Admit Late-Filed Contention Regarding Proposed Amendment of Seabrook Operating License Application" ("the Motion").

The contention which the Intervenors wish to have admitted for litigation is the following:

" Applicants' proposal to cross-connect the plant's Instrument Air System to the containment Building Compressed Air System should be rejected because it is neither logical nor supported by an adequate safety analysis."

Motion at 2.

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-Thel gravamen of the Motion and the contention is a Federal Register Notice (a.so-called "Sholly Amendment" no significant hazard consideration and opportunity for hearing notice) published on October 26, 1989, which is Attachment 1 to the Motibn.'

The Notice was issued in response to an Application.for

.x a License Amendment filed by the Applicants on September 21, 1989; a portion of the application is attached to the Motion as thereto.2 Attached hereto and marked "A" is Applicants' withdrawal of the application in question which is this day being filed with the Commission.

WHEREFORE, Applicants suggest that the Motion is moot.

Respectfully submitted, d'

Thom(s C DigW Jr.

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Lewald Jeffrey P. Trout Jay Bradford Smith Geoffrey C. Cook William L.

Parker Ropes & Gray One International Place Boston, MA 02110-2624 (617) 951-7000 counsel for Applicants

'Public Service Company of New Hampshire, Seabrook Station; consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License and Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination and Opportunity for Hearing, 54 Fed. Reg. 43634 (Oct.'26, 1989) 2Letter NYN-89116 (Sept. 21, 1989) from New Hampshire Yankee to NRC... -.

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Attention Document Control Desk References (a) Facility Operating License NPF.67. Docket No. 50-443

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(b) Request for License Amendments Plant Instrument Air Cross-connect to containment Building Air system-l Subjects Vithdrawal of Request for License Amendment: Plant Instrument Air Cross-Connect to Containment Air System i

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On September'21,.1989 New Hampshire Yankee-submitted a request Q

[ Reference-(b)):t.o anend the'seabrook station Operating License (Facility Operating License NPF-67).

The change proposed the addition of cross-q h,

connect piping from the Plant-Instrument Air System, outside Containment, to the Containment Building Compressed Air: System, inside Containment.

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purpose of the proposed change was to enhance plant reliability and operational flexibility by providing a back-up air supply to the Containment J

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' Building Compressed Air System..

w In light o'f the Intervonors apparent attempt to litigate this issue and the' heavy workload anticipated for our legal and licensing staff over the next 60-days, we have decided not to pursue this amendment at this time.

New Hampshire Yankee hereby withdraws the Request for License Amendment set b

'forth in Reference _(b) above. The: State of New Hampshire has been notified ll, of-the withdrawal. pursuant to 100FR50.91.

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p If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Mr.

o Terry L..Harpeter, Director of Licensing Services, at (605) 474-9521, extension 2765..

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i yL United States Nuclear Regulatory commission November 29, 1989

-Attention: Document Control Desk Page 2

.cci Mr. William T. Russell Regional Administrator United. States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I.

475 Allendale Road King of Prussia PA 19406 H. Victor Noroes. Project Manager Project Directorate I-3 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Divielen of Reactor Projects Washington. DC 20555 Mr. George L. Iverson. Director office of tmergency Management State office Park South 107 Pleasant Street Concord. NH 03301 L

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NRC Senior Resident Inspector P.O. Box 1149 Seabrook. NH 03874 l-l l

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 1, Thomas G. Dignan, Jr., one of the attorneys for the

. Applicants herein, hereby certify that on November 29, 1989, I 9

-made service of the within document-by depositing copies thereof

'with Federal Express, prepaid, for delivery to (or, where

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indicated, by depositing in the United States mail, first class 3.

postage paid, addressed to):

Administrative Judge Ivan W. Smith Adjudicatory. File

~ Chairman, Atomic Safety and Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Docket (2 copies)

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