ML20076L127
| ML20076L127 | |
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| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 07/11/1983 |
| From: | Varga S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8307190022 | |
| Download: ML20076L127 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50-280 AND 50-281 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES AND PROPOSED NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION DETERMINATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Coninission (the Commission) is considering issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-32 and DPR-37, issued to Virginia Electric and Power Company (the licensee), for operation of the Surry Power Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2 located in Surry County, Virginia.
The amendment would revise the Technical Specifications 2.1, 2.3 and 3.12 N
to change the existing FAH = 1.55 (1 + 0.3(1-P)) where a 0.3 multiplier is used instead of a 0.2 multiplier and to revise the rod insertion limits.
The changes are proposed by the licensee's application dated May 2, 1983.
N The Surry FAH fractional power limit is proposed to be modified to incor-t N
porate a 0.3 fractional power multiplier. The full power FAH limit will remain N
unchanged. The increased fractional power FAH will be compensated for by more l
restrictive fractional power core thermal limits.
The more restrictive core l
thermal limit lines will maintain the current design bases DNB criteria.
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analyses were performed'using analytical techniques consistent with the Surry l
design bases and previous NRC-approved 0.3 fractional multiplier analyses.
l The Surry Unit i rod insertion limits were raised prior to Cycle 7 operation
.N to ensure the predicted FaH radial peaking factor would remain within the Technical Specification limits.
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, N on FaH will provide substantial additional peaking factor margin at low powers, and will allow restoration of the rod insertion limits to pre-Cycle 7 values after approximately one month of Cycle 7 operation.
Before issuance of the proposed amendments, the Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy, Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Commission's regulations.
The Commission has made a proposed determination that the amendments requests involve no significant hazards consideration.
Under the Comission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facilities in accordance with the proposed amendments would not (1) involve a significant 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 accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
The Commission has provided guidance concerning the application of these standards by providing certain examples (48 FR 14870).
The change related to the fractional multiplier falls within the category of example (vi) of a no significant hazards consideration which may in some way reduce a safety margin but where the results of the change are clearly within all acceptable criteria.
The fractional multiplier was derived using previously approved techniques.
In addition, the change.in margin is compensated by more restrictive fractional power core thermal limits.
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,.. l The change related to the rod insertion limits sMlarly falls into the i
category of example (vi) of a no significant hazards consideration in that 4
previously approved techniques were used in determining the limits.
In addition, 1
the rod insertion limits change is compensated by the additional peaking factor margin at low powers.
The Comission is seeking public coments on this proposed detennination.
-Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination. The Commission will not nonnally make a final detennination unless it receives a request for a hearing.,
l Comments should be addressed to the Secretary of the Comission, U. S.
Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D. C.
20555, Attention:
Docketing and Service Branch.
ByAugust 15,1983, the licensee may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendments to the subject facilities operating licenses 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
-leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Comission's " Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings" in~10 CFR Part 2.
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
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Comission er by the Chairman of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, I
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 appro-l l
.priate order.
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. As required by 10 CFR 62.714, 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 te 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 (15) days 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 fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing conference 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 forth with reasonable specificity.
Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendments 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.
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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-examine witnesses.
If a hearing is requested, the Commis.;on will make a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration.
The final determination will serve to decide when the hearing is held.
If the final determination is that the amendments request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the amendments and make them effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any
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hearing held would take place after issuance of the amendments.
If the final determination is that the amendments involve a significant hazards consideration, any hearing held would take place before the issuance of any amendments.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until the expir-ation of the 30-day notice period.
However, should circumstances change during the notice period such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example, in derating or shutdown of the facility, the Commission may issue the license amendments before the expiration of the 30-day notice
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period, provided that its final determination is that the amendments involve no significant hazards consideration. The final determination will consider-i all public and State comments received.
Should the Commission take this l
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The Commission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrequently.
I A request for a hearing or-a petition for leave to ir.tervene must be
- filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room,1717 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 -
promptly so inform the Commission by a toll-free telephone call to Western i
Union at (800) 325-6000 (in Missouri (800) 342-6700).
The Western Union operator should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following i
message addressed to Steven A. Varga, Chief, Operating Reactors Branch No. 1, Division of Licensing:
petitioner's name and telephone number; date petition j
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 Executive Legal Director,_U.S. Huclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.'.
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and to Mr. Michael U. Maupin, Hunton and Williams, Post Office Box 1535, Richmond, Virginia 23213, 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 F
-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,.
t that the petitioner has made a substantial showing of good cause for the i
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y 7590-01 granting :f a late petition and/or request. That determination will be based upon a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.714(a)(1)(i)-(v) and 2.714(d).
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendments which is available for public inspection at the Commisison's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, H.W., Washington, D.C., and at the Swem Library, College of William and liary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this lith day of July 1983.
FOR THE IlVCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i
v%inal signed byg E. A Y.arga Steven A. Varga, Chief Operating Reactors Branch No. 1 Division of Licensing DISIRIBUTION Docket File NRC PDR Local PDR ORB 1 File D. Eisenhut-0 ELD E. Jordan D. Neighbors C. Parrish NSIC J. Taylor ACRS (10)
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