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Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amend to License DPR-35 & Opportunity for Prior Hearing Re Containment Tendons
ML20072G871
Person / Time
Site: Calvert Cliffs 
Issue date: 06/07/1983
From: Clark R
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8306290202
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DOCKhTNO.50-317 BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIOR HEARING 4

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is 4

considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-53 issued to Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (the licensbe), for operation of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Pcwer Plant, Unit No. I located in Calvert County, Maryland.

The amendment would revise the Limiting Conditions for Operation and Surveillance Requirements for containinent tendons as contained in the Appendix A Technical Specifications for Calvert Cliffs Unit No.1 in accordance with the licensee's application dated March 7,1983.

The pro-posed changes in the Technical Specifications include a provision to allow normalization of tendon lift-off forces in determing continued containment j

tendon integrity.

In addition, a 90 day period would now be permitted to investigate evidence of possible abnormal degradation of the tendon system.

Prior to issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Commission's regulations.

By July 18, 1983 the licensee or a petitioner may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license and any person whose interest may be affected by this pro-ceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written petition for leave to intervene.

Requests for a hearing and petitions

" Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings" in 10 CFR Part 2.

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, 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 Commission 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 g2.714, 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) the nature,

of *the petitioner'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) 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 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 requesting leave of the Board up to fifteen l

(15) days prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, but such an amended petition must satisfy the specificity requirements de-scribed above.

No later than fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing, conference 4

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, and the bases for each contention set

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7590-01 forth with reasonable specificity.

Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendment under consideration.

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.,

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.

A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.

20555, Attention:

Docketing and Service Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room,1717

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H 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 or representative for the petitioner promptly so inform the Commission by a toll-free telephone call to Western Union at (800) 325-6000 (in Missouri (800) 342-6700).

The Western Union operator should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message addressed to Robert A. Clark:

(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 l

the Executive Legal Director, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.

20555, and to James A. Biddison, Jr., General Counsel, G and E Building, Charles Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21203, attorney for the licensee.

Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, supplemental petitions and/or requests for hearing will not be entertained

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7590-01 absent a determination by the Commission, the presiding officer or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board designated to rule on the petition and/or request.

That determination will be based upon a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR g2.714(a)(1)(i)-(v) and g2.714(d).

For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated March 7,1983, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.* C., and at the Calvert County Library, Prince Frederick, Maryland.

Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 7th day of June,1983.

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