ML19354C415
| ML19354C415 | |
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/1981 |
| From: | Rooney V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8102040073 | |
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7.590-01 UNI'TED STATc_ NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET NO. 50-263 NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF A FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission (the Commission) has issued Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 to Northern States Power Company (the licensee) authorizing operation of the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit No.1, at steady state reactor core power levels not in excess l
of 1670 megawatts (thermal) in accordance with the provisions of the license and the Technical Specifications. The Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit No.1, is a boiling light water reactor located in Wright County, Minnesota.
-The Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit No.1, has operated since September 8,1970 under Provisional Operating License No. DPR-22.
Facility Operating Licnese No. DPR-22 supersedes Provisional Operating License No. DPR-22 in its entirety.
Notice of Consideration of Conversion of Provisional Operating License to a full-term operating license was published in the Federal _ Register on August 25,1972 (37 F.R.17231).
The full-term operating license was not issued previously, pending completion of proceedings before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. On October 25, 1979, subsequent to the withdrawal of all intervenors, the Licensing Board dismissed this proceeding. On November 24, 1980, subsequent to the filing of additional information by the Nuclear Regul nry Commission (NRC) staff with regard'to unresolved generic safet;
, sues it had brought to light over the years which might
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. affect safe operation of the Monticello facility, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board affimed the Order of the lic~ensing, Board dismissing this proceeding. The final Environmental Statement in connection with the conversion to a full-tem operating license was issued in November,1972 (notice of which was published in the Federal Register on November 25, 1972 (37 F.R. 25065).
The application for the full-tem operating license complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended (the Act) and the Comission's regulations. The Comission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Comission's regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license.
The Comission has detemined that the issuance of this license will not result in any environmental impacts other than those evalt..ted in the l
Final Environmental Statement since the activity authorized by the license is encompassed by the overall action evaluated in the Final Environmental i
Statement.
The license is effective as of its date of issuance and shall expire on June 19, 2007.
For further infomation concerning this action, see (1) the licensee's application for a full-term operating license dated June 15, 1972, (2) Northern States Power Company "Monticello Nuclear Generating Station Environmental Report" November 1971, (3) the Comission's Draft Environ-mental Statement, May 1972, (4) the Comission's Final Environmental Statement, November 1972, (5) Facility Operating License No. DPR-22, complete with Technical Specifications (Appendices A and B), (6) the related Safety Evaluation prepared by the Directorate of Licensing, dated February 5,1973,
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c4 7590-01 (7) Supplement No.1 to this Safety Evaluation Report dated December 1980, (8) the staff's Evaluation of Licensee's Compliar:e with Category 'A' items of NRC Recommendations Resulting from Three Mile Island, Unit No. 2 (TMI-2) Lessons Learned, dated March 21,1980, and (9) Discussion of the Environmental Effects of the Uranium Fuel Cycle dated December 1980, which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D. C., and at the Environmental Conservation Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A copy of items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 may be obtained upon request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccamission, Washington, D. C.
20555, Attention: Director of Licensing.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 9th day of January 1981.
FOR THE PLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/ ft Vernon L. Rooney,pcting Chief Operating Reactors Branch #2 Division of Licensing i
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