ML20043E673
| ML20043E673 | |
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| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 06/07/1990 |
| From: | Dudley R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 9006130267 | |
| Download: ML20043E673 (5) | |
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j 7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMM15510N COMMONWEALTH EDIS0N COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50 254 AND 50-265 OUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNITS 1 AND 2 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. OPR-29 and DPR-30, issued to Comonwealth Edison Company (the licensee), for operation of the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, located in Rock Island County, Illinois. The request for amendment was submitted by letter dated November 30, 1989.
The proposed amendment would extend the expiration date of these licenses to December 14, 2012, which is forty years from the date of issuance. These licenses currently expire February 15, 2007, which is forty years from issuance of the construction permits, Prior to issuance of the proposed license aret.dment, the Commi.ston j
l will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Comission's regulations, f
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, the licensee may file a request for a i
hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license and any person whose interest may be affected by this proceed-ing and who wishes to pa 'ticipau as a party in the proceeding must file a ONObN $O0
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written request for a hearing and 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 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, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555 and at the Local Public Document Room located at the Dixon Public Library, 221 Hennepin Avenue Dixon, Illinois 61021, if a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed by the above date, the Commission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Comission or by the Chairman of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, will rule on the request and/or petition; and the Secretary or the designated Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will 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 rightundertheActtobemadeapartytotheproceedingt(2)thenatureand extent of the petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceed-ing;and(3)thepossibleeffectofanyorderwhichmaybeenteredinthe proceeding on the petitioner's interest. The petition should also identify thespecificaspect(s)ofthesubjectmatteroftheproceedingastowhich
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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 requestingleaveoftheBoarduptofifteen(15)dayspriortothefirstpre-hearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, but such an amended petition 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 contentions which are sought to 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 str.tement of the alleged facts or expert opinion which support the contertion 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 amendment under consideratica. The contention must be one which, if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who fails to file such a supplement which satisfies these requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
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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 exan.ine witnesses.
A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene must be filed I
with the Secretary of the Comission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Services Branch, or may be j
delivered to the Comission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Build %1, 2120 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20555, 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 so inform the Comission by a toll-free telephone call to Western Union at 1-(800)325-6000(inMissouri 1-(800)3426700).
The Western Union operator should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message addressed to Richard F. Dudley, Jr.: petitioner's name and telephone number; date petition was mailed; plant name; and publication date and page number of this FEDERAL REGISTER notice.
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should also be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C. 20555, and to Michael 1. Miller, i
l Esquire, Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60603, attorney for the licensee.
l Montimely 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
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5 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 Commission's staff may issue the amendment after it completes its technical review and prior to the completion of any required hearing if it publishes a further notice for public coment 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 November 30, 1989 which is available for public inspection at the Comission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555, and at the Dixon Public Library, 221 Hennepin Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this day of FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Richard F. Dudley, Acting Director Project Directorate 111-2 l
Division of Reactor Projects - 111, IV, Y and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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