ML20127L090
| ML20127L090 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 02/09/1976 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9211230420 | |
| Download: ML20127L090 (1) | |
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Dear Sir:
Enclosed for publication in the Federal Register are an original and two certified copico of a document entitled:
110RTiltiC1 STATE" COMPA11Y Docket !!o. 50-23
!!OTICE OF ISSUANCE OF K4DUXIE!!T TO PROVISIO iAL OFE,ATI11G LICC;SE Publication of the above document at the earliest possible date would be appreciated.
Sincerely, Samuel J. Chilk Secretary of the Commission
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UNITED STATLS NUCLEAR RECULATORY COMMISSION DOCKET No. 50-263 r,
NORTHERN STATES PO'n'ER COMPANY NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissjon (the Commission) has issued Amendment No.16 to Provisional Operating License No. DPR-22, issued to the Northern States Power Company (the licensee), whleh revised Technical Specifications for operation of the Montiecllo Nuclear Generating Plant (the f acility) located in Wright County, Minnesota.
The amendment is effective as of its date of issuance.
The amendment revises the Technical Specifications to (1) add requirements that would limit the period of time operation can be con-tinued with immovable control rods that could have control rod drive mechanism collet housing f ailures and (2) require increased control rod surveillance when the possibility of a control rod drive mechanism collet
, housing failure exists.
The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, whleh are set forth in the license amendment.
Notice of the Proposed Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License in connection with this act.f on was published in the FEDEkAL REGISTER on December 11, 1975 (40 FR 57724). No request for a hearing or petition for leave to to intervene was filed following notice of the proposed action.
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The Commission has determined that the issuance of this amendment will not result in any significant environmental impact and that pursuant to 10 CFR 551.5(d)(4) an environmental statement, negative declaration or environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with issuance of this amendment.
For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the Commission's letters to Northern States Power Company dated September 24, 1975, and December 4, 1975, (2) Amendment No. 16 to License No. DPR-22, and (3) the Commission's related Safety Evaluation issued on September 24, 1975. All of these items are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 11 Street, N. W., Washington, D.C, and at The Environmental Conservation Library, Minneapolis Public Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401.
A single copy of items (1) through (3) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
20555, Attention:
Director, Division of Operating Reactors.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this third day of February, 1976.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WM 1
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Dennis L. Ziema6n, Chief Operat.ing Reactors Branch #2 Division of Operating Reactors l
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