ML20034A940
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 04/17/1990 |
| From: | De Agazio A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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'7590-01 Ut:ITED STATES _ NUCLEAR REGULATORY _ C0fitilSS10N CONSuliERS POUER C0fiPANY DOCKET h0. 50-25,5..
NOTICE OF-CONSIDERATION _ 0F ISSUANCE OF Af1ENDMEffT T0 PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE AND
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PROPOSED NO SIGtlIFICANT HA_ZAPDS CONSIDERATION DETEPn1NAT10ri AND'OPPORTUN'"' f0R HEARING The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an arendment to Provisional Operating License No. DPR-20, issued to Consumers Power Company (the licensee) for operation of the Palisades Plant (the facility), located in Van Buren County, Mfchigan.
The proposed amendment would revise the requirement of Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.1.b by relaxing, for'a limited time, the boron concentration requirement for Safety In,iection (SI) Tank T-82A. Additionally, a temporary surveillince requirement would be added to Table 4.2.1, Item 5.
The licensee's application for amendment _is dated April _11,1990.
Specifically, the amendment would add a footnote applicable to TS Section 3.3.1.b to permit the boron concentration of SI Tank T-82A to be as low as the primary ccclant system (PCS) boron concentration'and as high as
?000 ppm. The amendment would also add a footnote to Table 4.2.1, Item 5 to require a sample to be takerE of the contents of SI Tank T-82A within one hour of a PCS boron concentration change greater than 80 ppm below the equivalent full power value. These footnotes would be effective until the sooner of September 30, 1990, or the end of Cycle 8.
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Y Before issuance of the proposed license amendment,. the Comission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Comission's regulations.
The Comission _has made a proposed determination that the amendtrent request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the Comission's regulations is 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facility in I
accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a significont increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility _of a new or different kind of accident from any l
accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
The licensee has evaluated the proposed changes against the above sterderds as required by 10 CFR 50.91(a). The tcmmission has reviewed the' lict:nsees evaluation and agrees with it.
The Comission has concluded that:
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The change aces not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated (10 CFR 50.92(c)(1))
bt cause the pretability of the accident of concern, a loss of ' coolant-accident (LOCA), is not affected by reducing the boron concentration in one SI Tank. Having one SI Tank with boren concentration as low as the PCS boron concentration will not increase the consequences of a LOCA since sufficient boron remains in the remaining SI Tanks to rnairtain the reactor suberitical. The change in boron cencentration does not alter the configuration of the plant or the manner in which it is operated, so the probability of the accident is not increased.
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Ttc thange dces not create the possibility of a nev or differert kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated (30 CFR 50.92(c)(2))
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P because the reduction in minimum boron concentration for one SI Tank does not change the function of the SI Tanks or their interface with other systems.
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The change does not involve a significant reduction in a margin of.
safety (10 CFR 50.92(c)(3))~ because even with one SI Tank having a boron concentration as low as the PCS boron concentration, K,ff would remain 1
less than 1.0 in all applicable accident' scenarios.
For a large-LOCA, the boron in the PCS would be slightly less for a short period but, the effect
-on K,ff is not significant because of the large amount.of boron being added by the high and low pressure safety injection systems.
Therefore, based on the above considerations, the ~Comission has made a L
proposed determination that the amendment request involves-no sigr.ificant hcrards consideration.
The Comission is seeking public coments on this proposed determination.
Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this i
nutice will be considered in making any final determination. The Commission will not normally make a final determinaticn unless it receives a request for a hearing.
Written coments may be submitted by mail to the Regulatory Publications Branch, Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services, Office l
of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C.
20555, and shculd cite the publication date and page number of this FEDERAL REGISTER notice. Written comments may also be delivered to Room P-223, 7920 horfolk Avenue, Bethesda, flaryland, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Copies of written contents received may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, l
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the Gelman Building, P120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
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requests for hearing and petitions for leave to intervene is discussed below.
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Ey May 23
, 1990, the licensee may file a request for a hearing t
with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject provisional operating license and' any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party-in the proceeding must file a written petition for leave to intervene. Request for a hearing and petitions for l
leave tc intervene shall te filed in accordance with the Comissior.'s " Rules of Practice for Doriestic Licensing Proceedings" in 10 CFR Part 2.
Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.714 which is available at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, fl.W., Washington, D.C.
20555 and at the local Public Document Ponn h t.W 6 at the Van Zeenn Library, Hope College, Po11and, Michigan 49423.
If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed by the above dhte, the Corrission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the j
Comnission or by the Chairman of the f.tomic Safety and Licensing. Board Panel, l
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will rule on the request and/cr petition and the Secretary or the designated Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of hearing or an
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apprcpriate order.
l 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 l
l how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding.
The petition should specifically explain the reascns why intervention should be permitted with particular referenct-to the following factors:
(1)thenature of the petitioner's right unc'cr the Act to be c.ade a party to the proceeding;-
(2) the natt.re and exttrt of the petitioner's property, finu.cial, or other
t interest in the proceedinp; 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 sub. ject matter of the proceeding as to which petitict.tr wishes to intervene. Any person who has filed a petition for 1(ave to intervene or who has been adritted as a party may acerd the Mtition without requesting Itave of the P.oard up to fifteen (15) days prior 1
tc the first prthearing cenference scheduled in the proceeding, but such an at.cr.ct.d Mtition rust satisfy the specificity rttuirements described above.
i f.ct 1tter then fiftten (15) days prior to the first prcheering conference scheduled ir, tht: proceeding, a p titioner shall filc a supplement to the petitiun to interttre which must include a list of the contentions which tre sought to bt litigated in the ma1.ter. Each contention must consist of a specific statenent of the isset cf law or fact to be raised or controverted.
i In nodition, the Utitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases of the contntion er.c. a concise statuttt of the alleged facts or expert opin'.cn which supMyt the cuaenticn and en which the petitioner intends to rely in proving tht contention at the hearing.
The petitionty must also provide ttferencts to those specific sources and documents cf which the petitioner is aware and on which the petitioner intends te rely to establish those facts or expert opin',cn, retitioner must providt $Ufficient information to show that t' i
genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material isste of In: er fact.
Cor.tentions shall be lirited to riatters within the scope of the an.endment under consideration. Thc centention r.ttt be one which, if proven, would entitle the petitioner tc reliei.
A petitioner who fails to file such a supplement which i
satisfits these requirments with rt.syct to at leest one cor.tention will r.ct bc U rnitted to participate as a party.
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,, Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any litnitations 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-exan.ine witnesses.
If a hearing is requested, the Cons.ission will rake a final determination on the issue cf no significant hazards consideretten. The final deterinination will serve to decide when the hearing is held.
If the final deterrainaticr. is that the arr.endment request involves no significant hazards considt. ration, tht Cernrission may issue the amendrent and make it effectivt, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing held would take piece after issuance of the arnendinent.
If the final determinetion is that the amendment involves a significant hazards consid(ration, any hearing held would take place before the issuance of eny amendment.
Normally, the Conarissiori will ret issue the amendment until the cyiration of the 30-day notice pericd.
However, should circur. stances change during the notice period such that thi1Lrt to act in a titely way would result, for example, in derating er shutdown of the f acility, the Corx11ssion may issue the licente amendment before the expiration cf the 30-day notice period, provided that its i
final detertriration is that the arterdrent involves no significant hazards consideration.
The final dctert.ination will consider all public and State ccssents received. Should the Cormission take this action, it will publish a notice of issuance and previde for oppcrtunity for a hearing after issuarce.
The Cermission expects that the reed to take this action will occur very infrequently.
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7 A request for a tearing or a petitier, fcr leau it intervene must be filtd with the Secretary of the Comission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Yesbington, D.C.
20555, Attention: Docketing and services Branch, or may be delivered to the Comission's Public Document Roon, the Gelman Building, 2120 L
$treet, N.W., Washington, DC, by the above date. Where petitions are filed during the last ten (10) days of the notice period, it is requested that the petitioner promptly 50 inform the Comission by a toll-free telephone call to Western Union at 1-800-325-6000(inMissouri 1-800-342-6700). The Western Union operator should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the fo11 cuing message addressed to Dominic C. Dilanni:
(petitioner's name and telephone number); (date petition was railea); (plant name); and (publication dtte and past rumber of this FEDERAL REGISTER notice). A copy of the petition should also be sent to the Office of the General Coursel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C.
205F5, and to Judd L. Bacon, Esquire, Consumers power Company, 212 West liichig6n Auriue, Jackscr, Pichigan 49201, dtt0rney for the lictnsee.
I kontititly filings of petitions fer leave to intervei.6, amended petitions, supplerental petiticos and/or rec.cests for hearing will ret Lt l
entertaired absent a deterroinatici. t0 the Comission, the presiding officer or the Itctdc Safety and Lictnsing Board that the petition and/or request should be granted based upon a belancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR
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l 2.714(a)(1)(i)-(v)and2.714(d).
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for an,tr.drent dated Ipril 11, 1990, which is evailable for public inspection at l
the Corr.issior's Public Document Room, tFr Celman Cuilding, 21?0 L Street, l'
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20555, and at the local Public Document Room located at the Van Zoeren 1.ibrary, Pope College, Holland, Michigan 49423.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 17 day of April.1990.
j FOR THE NUCLEAR REGtlLATORY COMMIS$10t!
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Agazio, Sr. Pr 'ect Manager Project Directorate 111-1
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