ML20080G056
| ML20080G056 | |
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| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 01/27/1984 |
| From: | Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8402130254 | |
| Download: ML20080G056 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COWISSION COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-373 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO N
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FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND PROPOSED NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION DETERMINATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Commission) is considering issuance.of an amendrent to Facility Operating License No. NPF-11, issued to Conmonwealth Edison Company (the licensee), for operation of the La Salle County Station, Unit i located in La Salle County, Illinois.
The amendment would change the la Salle Unit I technical specification requirements for fast starts on the diesel generators, consistent with the provisions of the Unit 2 Technical Specifications. The changes would minimize mechanical stress and wear on the diesel generators in that the fast starts will only be required on a serai-ennual basis. Other starts required by the Technical Specifications to meet the surveillance requirements will be preceded by an engine prelube period and/or other warm-up procedures recem-mended by the manufacturer. Recent analyses by the NRC staff indicates that two fast s, tarts per year is a sufficient number to assore the required diesel generator start capability under design basis conditions.
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reliability and availability will be increased by the major reduction in the required fast starts from a nominal once-a-month basis to once every six months. The licensee by letter of December 9, 1983, as modified by letter of January 11, 1984, requested these changes be made in an amendment to the Unit 1 Technical Specifications.
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.2-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 Comission's regulations.
The Comission has made a proposed detemination that the proposed amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, as defined by the Comission's regulation in 10 CFR 50.92. This means that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a
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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 proposed changes do not affect reactor operations or accident analyses and have no radiological consequences. Therefore, operation in accordance with the proposed amendment clearly involves no significant hazards consideration because the changes will not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequence of an accident previously evaluated because the reliability of the diesel generators will be increased due to decreased wear and stress on the diesel engine while verifying the fast start only on a semi-annual basis; (2) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated because the same j
surveillances are perfomed and only the time period of the fast starts has changed; and (3) involve a significant reduction in the margin of safety s.i because the overall reliability of the diesel generators will be maintained
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and no reduction in availability of the diesel generators will be made.
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, The Comission is seeking public coments on this proposed detemination.
Any coments received witnin 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final detemination. The Comission will not nomally make a final detemination unless it receives a request for a hearing.
Coments should be addressed to the Secretary of the Comission, U. S.
Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D. C. 20555, ATTN: Docketing and Service Branch.
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, the ifcensee may file a request for a hearina 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 petition for leave to intervene. Request for a hearing and petitions for I
leave to interiene shall be filed in accordance with the Connission's
" Rules of Practice for Doraestic Licensing Proceedings" in 10 CFR Part 2.
If a request for-a' hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed by 3
g the above date, the Comission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Comission or by the Chaiman of the Atomic Safety and I
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 4
j notice of ficaring or an appropriate order.
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As required by 10 CFR 52.714, a petition for leave to intervene shall i
j set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, l
and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding. The-petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be 3
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pemitted 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 issued 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 petit, ion must satisfy the specificity requirements described above.
Not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing conference i
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 amendment under consideration. A petitioner who fa'ils to file such a supplement which satisifies these requirements with respect to at leas,t one contention will not be pemitted to participate as a party.
Those pemitted 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 j
opportunity to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses.
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[7590-01] If a hearing is requested, the Comission will make a final detemination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration. The final detemination will serve to decide when the hearing is held.
If the final detemination is that the amendment request involves no.
significant hazards consideration, the Comission may issue the amendment and make it effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing held would take place after issuance of the amendment.
If the final determination is that the amendment involves a significant hazards consideration, any hearino held would take place before the issuance of any-amendment.
Normally, the Comission will not issue the amendment until the expiration 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 in derating or shutdown of the facility, the Comission may issue the license amendment before the expiration of the 30-day notice period, provided that its final detemination is that the amendment involves no significant hazards 3
consideration. The final detemination will consider all public and state coments received. Should the Comission take this action, it will publish a notice of issuance and provide for opportunity for a hearing after issuance.
The Comission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrequently.
A request for a heari' g or a petition for leave to intervene must be i
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filed with the Secretary of the Comission, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington D. C. 20555, ATTN: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be i
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[7590-01] delivered to the Cocynission'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 Union st (800) 325-6000 (in Missouri (800) 342-6700). The Western Union operator should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the j
following message addressed to A. Schwencer: petitioner's name and telephone l-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 Executive Legal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D. C.
20555, and to Isham, Lincoln, Beale, Suite 840, 1120 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C.
20036, attorney for the licensee.
Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, supplemental petitions and/or request for hearing w,ill not be entertained l
absent e detemination by the Comission, the presiding officer or the Atomic l
Safety and Licensing Board designated to rule on the petition and/or request, that the petitioner has made a substantial showing of good cause for the granting of 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)(1)-(v) and 2.714(d).
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. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment which is available for public inspection at the Comission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., and at the Public Library of Illinois falley Comunity College, Rural Route No.1, Ogelsby, Illinois 61348.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 20th day of January 1984 FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COPt11SSION
& lAaa n 'A1_Q A. Schwencer, Chief Licensing Branch No. 2 Division of Licensing
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