ML19354E663
| ML19354E663 | |
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 01/24/1990 |
| From: | Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 9002010022 | |
| Download: ML19354E663 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COPEISSION l
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DOCKET N0. 50-219 NOTICE OF CON $fDERAT104 0F I$$UANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Comission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-16, issued to GPU Nuclear Corporation (GPUN, the licensee), for operation of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station located in Ocean County, New Jersey.
The amendment would revise Technical Specifications 2.3.F and 4.3.E.
Specifically, the changes would eliminate eight main steam safety valves (safety valves) by taking credit for high flux reactor scram in the safety i
analysis. Section 2.3.F and 4.3.E would be revised to delete eight safety valves with the two highest setpoints. The bases for Section 2.3 would also be revised to incorporate credit for reactor scram for safety valve sizing and cbstge the total number of safety valves from sixteen to eight.
Prior to issuance of the proposed license am< ndment, the Comission will have made findir.gs required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the I
Act) and the Comission's regulations.
By March 2, 1990
, the itcensee may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subiect facility i
i operating license and any person whose interest may be affected by this proceed--
ing and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written request for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene. Requests 9302010022 900125 0
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I for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance l
with the Comission's ' Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings" in 10 CFR Part 2.
Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.714 which is available at the Comission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, l
2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20$55 and at the Local Public Document l
Room located at Ocean County Library, Reference Department,101 Washington Street Toms River, New Jersey 08753.
If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed by the above date, the Comission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Commission or by the Chairman of j
the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, will rule on the request and/or I
Mtition; and the Secretary or the designated Atomic Safety and Licensing Board wiil issue a notice of hearing or an appropriate order.
As required by 10 CFR 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 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)thenatureofthepetitioner'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)thepossibleeffectofanyorderwhichmaybeenteredinthe l
proceeding on the petitioner's interest. The petition should also identify the y
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 the petition without i
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l requesting leave of the Board up to fifteen (15) days prior to the first pre-l hearing conference schetled in the proceeding, but such an amended petition i
must satisfy the specificity requirements described above.
Notlaterthanfifteen(15)dayspriortothefirstprehearingconference scheduled in the proceeding, a petitioner shall file a supplement to the petition to intervene which must include a list of the cortantions whic.h are sought to i
i be litigated in the matter. Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted.
In addition, the petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of.the bases of the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert opinion which support the contention and on which the petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The petitioner must also provide references to those specific sources and documents of which the petitioner is aware and on which the petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts or expert opinion. Petitioner must provide sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material issue of law or fact.
Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendments under consideration. The contention must be one which, if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who fails to ile such a supplement which satisfies these requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene become parties 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.
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4 A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L 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 pro;nptly so inform the Comission by a toll-free telephone call to Western Union at1-(800)325-6000(inMissouri 1-(800)342-6700). The Western Union operator i
should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message addressed to John F. Stolz:
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 I
Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C. 20555, and to Mr. Ernest L. Blake, Jr., Esquire, Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge, 200 N Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, attorney for the licensee.
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Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, supplemental petitions and/or requests for hearing will not be entertained absent a determination by the Comission, the presiding officer or the presiding Atomic L
Safety and Licensing Board that the petition and/or request should be granted baseduponabalancingofthefactorsspecifiedin10CFR2.714(a)(1)(1)-(v) and2.714(d).
If a request for a hearing is received, the Comission's staff may issue
. the amendment after it completes its technical review and prior to the completion
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of any required hearing if it publishes a further notice for public comment of its proposed finding of no significant hazards consideration in accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 and 50.92.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated Decewber 18, 1989, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20555, and at the Local Public Document Room. Ocean County Library, Reference Department,101 Washington Street Toms River, New Jersey 08753.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of 0anuary 1990.
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