ML20073C725
| ML20073C725 | |
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| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 09/20/1994 |
| From: | Thadani M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 9409260123 | |
| Download: ML20073C725 (5) | |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY DOCKET N05. 50-352 AND 50-353 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. NFP-39 and NPF-85, issued to Philadelphia Electric Company (the licensee), f or operation of the Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The proposed amendment would revise the Technical Specifications to permit an increase in the allowable leak rate for the main steam isolation valves (MSIVs), and delete the MSIV Leakage Control System (LCS).
The main steam drain lines and the main condenser would be utilized as an alternate MSIV leakage treatment system.
Before 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 October 26, 1994
, the licensee 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 proceeding 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 for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed in 9409260123 940915 PIMT AIK)CK O!KhDO352 P
- 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 Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555 and at the local public document room located at the Pottstown Public Library, 500 High Street, Pottstown, Pennsylvania 19464.
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 tiie 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.
A:: 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) 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 15 days
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prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, but such an amended petition must satisfy the specificity requirements described above.
Not later than 15 days prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled i
in the proceeding, a petitioner shall file a supplement to the petition to
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l 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 i
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 i
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 i
contention at the hearing.
1he 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.
1 Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendment under consideration. The contention must be one which, if proven, would
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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.
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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A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene must be.
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1 filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory l
Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Docketing and Services Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555, by the above date. Where petitions are filed during the last 10 days of the notice period, it is requested that the petitioner promptly so inform the Commission by a toll-free i
telephone call to Western Union at 1-(800) 248-5100 (in Missouri 1-(800) 342-t 6700). The Western Union operator should be given Datagram Identification Number N1023 and the following message addressed to Mohan C. Thadani, Acting project Director:
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 Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and to J. W. Durham, Sr., Esquire, Sr. V.P. and General Counsel, Philadelphia Electric Company, 2301 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101, attorney for the licensee.
Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, l
supplemental petitions and/or requests for hearing will not be entertained I
absent a determination by the Commission, the presiding officer or the presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that the petition and/or request should be granted based upon a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR l
2.714(a)(1)(1)-(v) and 2.714(d).
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. 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 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 January 14,1994,.:hich is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555, and at the local public document room located at the Pottstown Public Library, 500 High Street, Pottstown, Pennsylvania 19464.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of Sectember 1994.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION O
Mohan C. Thadani, Acting Director Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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