ML20127M841
| ML20127M841 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 04/30/1974 |
| From: | Lazo R Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 9211300487 | |
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BEFORE THE A10'.11C SAFETY AND LICENSING FOARD Robert M Lazo, Chairman Johr. C. Gaver, tienber Walter H. Jordan, Member In the Matter of
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MEtiORASDL*M AND ORDER RULING 0:! PETITIO'i FOR Li.AYE 10 IMTEil'~"!E On February 10, 1071, the Atomic Energy Commission (the Commission) published in the Federal Renister a Notice of Proposed Changes to Technical Specifications of Facility Operating License with respect to Northern States Powcr Company's (Applicant) Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (39 F.R. 5520).
The proposed change in the technical specifications of Provisional Operating License No. DPR-22, would permit the use of a partial laoding of S x S fuel (containing U-235), including a fuel assembly containing segmented test rods, and also would authorize changes to the limiting conditions for operations associated with fuel densification for the S x 8 and 7 x 7 fuels.
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l licensod to possess and operato its facility located in Tiright County, Minnesota, at power lovels up to i
I 1670 M17t using a full core of 7 x. 7 fuel (containing U-205).
i The Notico provided that any person whose interest might 1
4 be affected by the proceeding may filo a request for hear-ing and petition for leave to intervono.
On March 15, 1974, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MpCA), an agency of the Stato of Minnesota, filed j
a timely request that the Commission hold a public hear-ing on the proposed chan;c.to Technical Specifications i
and petitioned fox-leave to intervono as a party in such a proceeding.
Both the Applicant and Staff have urged that the petition for leave to intervene be granted.
i On March 21, 1974, Petitioner, by telegram, requested i
l the Commission to defer ruling on its request for hearing i
and petition to intervene until Petitioner had an oppor-l tunity to review the Staff's Safety evaluation relating to 8 x 8 fuel.assemblics.
Subsequently, during a conference
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telephone call on April 15, 107', counsel for MpCA, the Regulatory Staf f and the Applicant, advised the Chairman of the Ato ic Safety and Licensing Board (tho' Board) established to rule on petitions for leave-to intoivone l
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r9 ached whereby the request by MPCA for hearing on tho j
proposed change in technical specifications would be I
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withdrawn provided that the Board would permit tho contentions assertod in that petition to bo raised in the presently pending proceeding on the conversion of
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Applicant's provisional oporating license for tbc i
M'nticolio plant to a full term operating license.
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o formal motion entitled " Withdrawal of Reque'st for Hearin;; and Petition to Intervone" was filed by MPCA on i
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The Board hereby grants the motion by MPCA for 4
withdrawal of its request for hearing and petition for leave to intervono and ac c ep t s the agrooment entored into by MPCA, the Staff and the Applicant.
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agreement is furtho'r evidenced by a document dated April 1G, 1974,to which neither the Staff nor Applicant has objected, entitled " Additional Contentions with Rospect to S x 3 Fuel Assemblics," which MPCA.has filed E
in the proceeding on the application for conversion of i
the Monticello provisional operating license to a full i
term oporating license.
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WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that in accordanco witn s
the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, and the Rules of P,ractico of the Commission, the petition of tho Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for a hearing
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and for leave to intervene is withdratin and no'other petition having boon filed, the proceeding designated i
in the Conmission 's February 13, 1974 notico of proposed i
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changes to technical specifications of Provisional Operating Licenso No. DPR-22, is dismissed.
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