ML20101L631
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/27/1996 |
| From: | Alexion T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY. COMMISSION HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD OF SAN ANTONIO CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY CITY OF AUSTIN. TEXAS DOCKET NOS. 50-498 AND 50-499 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES. PROPOSED NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION DETERMINATION. AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80, issued to Houston Lighting & Power Company, et. al., (the licensee) for operation of the South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2, located in Matagorda County, Texas. The original application dated May 30, 1995, was previously published in the FEDERAL REGISTER on July 19, 1995 (60 FR 37092).
That application was supplemented by letter dated February 8, 1996.
The proposed amendment would increase the spent fuel pool heat load licensing basis to provide greater flexibility for normal refueling practices.
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.
The Commission has made a proposed determination that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facility in j
accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously i
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. 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. As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented below:
1.
The proposed changes do not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated because:
(a)
The Spent Fuel Pool conditions are not indicative of accident initiators.
(b)
Design and operability requirements of equipment important to safety are not affected.
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Spent Fuel Pool boiling will not occur and the Spent Fuel Pool components will remain within their design bases.
(d)
The complete loss of Spent Fuel Pool cooling event has previously been analyzed and described in Supplement 6 to the Safety Evaluation Report, Appendix BB. The dose consequences for this event have been evaluated and the safety evaluation is described in Updated Final Safety Analysis Report Section 9.1.3.3.4.
The results of the evaluation show that the Spent Fuel Pool components would remain within their design bases. Also, the dose consequences of iodine release as a result of Spent Fuel Pool boiling are significantly below the allowable dose limits of 10 CFR 100.
2.
The proposed changes do not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously because:
(a)
The operability of safety-related equipment is not impacted.
(b)
The probability of safety-related equipment malfunctioning is not increased.
(c)
The scope of the change does not establish a potential new accident precursor.
(d)
The Spent Fuel Pool design considers design basis heat loads for the modified refueling procedure which includes a full-core offload.
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For the design basis case, the integrity of the Spent Fuel Pool Boraflex is not adversely impacted.
3.
The proposed changes do not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety because:
(a)
No fuel damage would occur as a result of the proposed change.
(b)
Technical Specification operability and surveillance requirements are not reduced.
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The Spent Fuel Pool boiling doses would be significantly below the allowable dose limits of 10 CFR 100.
(d)
The modified refueling procedure (full-core offload) continues to have acceptable margins of safety.
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The integrity of the Spent Fuel Pool Boraflex is not adversely impacted.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on this I
review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied.
Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
l The Cammission is seeking public comments on this proposed 1
l determination. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination.
Normally, the Commission 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, for example, in derating or shutdown of the facility, the Commission may issue the license amendment before the expiration of the 30-day notice l
period, provided that its final determination is that the amendment involves i
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. no significant hazards consideration.
The final determination will consider f
all public and State comments received.
Should the Commission take this action, it will publish in the FEDERAL REGISTER a notice of issuance and provide for opportunity for a hearing after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrequently.
t Written comments may be submitted by mail to the Rules Review and l
Directives Branch, Division of Freedom of Information and Publications 1
Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should cite the publication date and page number of this FEDERAL REGISTER notice. Written comments may also be delivered to Room 6D22, Two White Flint North,11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays.
Copies of written comments received may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, l
2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC.
The filing of requests for hearing and petitions for leave to intervene is discussed below.
By May 3, 1996, 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 accordance with the j
Commission's " Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings" in 10 CFR j
Part 2.
Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.714 4
l which is available at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman i
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, Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at the Wharton County Junior College, J. M. Hodges Learning Center, 911 Boling Highway, Wharton, Texas 77488.
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 Safr'y 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 l
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 j
petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be i
pemitted with particular reference to the following factors:
(1) the nature l
of the petitioner's right under the Act to be made 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 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 j
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 j
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 statement of the alleged facts or expert opinion which support the contention 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 i
expert opinion.
Petitioner must provide sufficient information te 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 consideration.
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.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervent, 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 Commission 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.
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, If the final determination is that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately 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 request involves a significant hazards consideration, any hearing held would take place before the issuance of any amendment.
A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 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, 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 telephone call to Western Union at 1-(800) 248-5100 (in Missouri 1-(800) 342-6700). The Western Union operator should be given Datagram Identification Number N1023 and the following message addressed to William D. Beckner, Director, Project Directorate IV-1: 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 Connaission, Washington, DC 20555, and to Jack R. Newman, Esq.,
Newman & Holtzinger, P.C.,1615 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
- 20036, attorney for the licensee.
Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended I
petitions, supplemental petitions and/cr requests for hearing will not be entertained 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 2.714(a)(1)(i)-(v) and 2.714(d).
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated May 30, 1995, as supplemented by letter dated February 8, 1996, which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at the Wharton County Junior College, J. M. Hodges Learning Center, 911 Boling Highway, Wharton, TX 77488.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of March 1996.
i FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION c
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, n,L i u Thomas W. Alexion, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-1 i
Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l
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