ML20128Q580
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| Site: | 05000000, Susquehanna |
| Issue date: | 11/21/1983 |
| From: | Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| FOIA-84-794 NUDOCS 8506040245 | |
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I UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY CORMISSION PE';NSYLVA'41A POWER & LIGHT CCMPANY ALLECHENY ELECTRIC CCCPERATIVE, INC.
-DOCKET NO. 50-387 NOTICE OF CONS'OEF.ATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMEt;DMENT TO FACILITY CPERATING LICENSE AND PROPOSED NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS g:
C0" SIDERATION DETERMINATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING The U. S'.-Nuclear Regulatory Commissio.n (the Conrtission)'.is considering issuance:of an arendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-14,. issued to
. Pennsylvania Power & Light Cocpany and Allegheny Electric Cooperative,-Inc.
(the licensees'), for operation of the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit 1. located-in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
The are'ndment would codify Technical Specification Tables 3.3.2-1 and 3.6.3-l'in accordance with the licensee's application -for an amendment dated November'4,'1983. The modifications include:
1) reinstating isolation signal "X" on Trip Function 1.b., Drpell
-Pressure-High in Table 3.3.2-1.
Isolation signal "X" on Trip Function 1.b. was apprcved by the NRC staff in Acend,ent 4 to License NPF-14 and was ir. advertently dropped frcm the table on issuance of Amendment 6 to License NPF-14.
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- deleting RHR-Shutdown'Ccoling Return /LPCI Injection Valves HV-151F122 A and B.from the Automatic Isolation se'ction of Table '3.6.3-1 and adding them to the Manual Isolation section of the same table.
To clarify the functional' description of
-these valves,.the proposed change would also add " - Pressure Equalizing Valve" to 'the valve title in Table 3.6.3-1.
-3) correcting typographical errors in the isolation signals of the Suppression Pool Cooling / Spray Valves HV-151F011 A and B frcm
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signals "B" and "C" to signal."G".
In addition, the. description for these valves wculd be' changed from "RHR" - Suppressicn Pooling Cooling / Spray" to. "RHR - Suppression Pool Cooling / Spray".
- c Before. issuance of the proposed license amerd. Tent, the Commission will-have nade. findings required by. the Atomic' Energy Act of 1954', as arended (the Act)'and.the Conmission's regulations.
The Commission has nade a proposed determination that the amendment e-9
+ecuest: involves no sigr.ificant hazards consideration ~.
Under the Conmission's regulations in 10'CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facility in
.c accordance with the proposed amendnent would not (1) involve a significant
. increase 11n the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; a
,o (2)icrea'te the possibility of a new or different k.ind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involv'e a significant reduction in a
.c amargin of safety.
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The Cennission has provided guidance concerning the' application of standards of no significant hazards determinations by providing certain examples (48 FR laS70).
One of the exarples of actions likely to involve no signif.icant hazards censiderations relates to.a' purely administrative
-change to Technical Specifications:
for example, a change to achieve consistency throughout'the Technical Specifications. correction of an. error, or a change in ncnenclature.
A review of the licensee's submittal, dated qg i November 4,1983, in accordance with the Standard of _10 CFR 50.92, indicates that all the propcsed changes are adninistrative in nature to correct errors or change nemenclature.
The proposed amand. Tent, therefore, falls within' the category of the cited example and clearly does not' involve-a'significant hazards consideration.
The Commission-is seeking public comments on this proposed determination.
- Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publi. cation of this retite will be_censidered in'naking any final determination.
The Commission
-will not normally make.- a final determination unless -it receives a request
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for a hearing.
Ccmments 'should be addressed to the ' Secretary of the Ccamission, U. S.
Nuclear Reg'ulatory Commission,' Washington, D. C. 20555, ATTN: Docketing and Service Branch:
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, the licensee cay ~ file a recuest for a hearing with raspect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility crerating 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 petiticns for
. leave-to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission'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 j !
the above date, the Conmission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Commission or by the Chaircan of the Atomic Safety 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 92.714, a petition for leave to intervene shal.1 set.forth with -particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and hcw 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 to be made a party to the proceeding; (2) the nat'ure and extent of the petitioner's property, financial, or other iaterest in the proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of any order which
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nay.be intended 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 4
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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 specific'ity
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requirements described above.
Not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearinc conference scheduled in the. proceeding, a. petitioner shall file a supplement to the j'
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-petition to intervene which r.ust include a list of the contentions which are sought to be litigated in the catter, and the bases for each centention set forth with reasonable specificity.
Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendment under consideratien.
A petitioner who fails
. to file.such a supplement which satisifies these recuirements with respect-
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to at'least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject s
- to any limitations in' the ' order cranting 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~ Comission will make a final determination on the issu'e of no significant hazards consideration.
The final' determination s
will serve-to decide when the hearing is held.
If' the final determination is that the amendment request involves no
-significant. hazards consideration, the_ Commission cay issue the amendrent
.and make it effective, notwithstanding the request 'for a hearing.
Any hearing held would-take place after issuance.of the amendment.
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If the final determination is that'the amendmant involves a significant hazards consideration, any hearing held would take place before the issuance-s.
Lof any amendment.
.Ncrmally, the, Commission will not issue the amendment until the expiration E
of the. 30-day n'otice, period.
However, should circumstances change during' the
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s netice-period such that failure to act in a timely way would result in-derating or shutdcwn of the facility, the Commission may issue the license amendment before the expiration of the_30-day notice period, provided that j
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its final' determination' is that the amendment involves.no significant hazards -
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The final determir.ation will consider all public.and state
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.commentssreceived.. Should the Commission take this action, it will publish a notice of: issuance and provide for opportunity for a hearing after issuance.
.The Cc : mission expects that the need to take this~ action will occur very infrequently.
A; request for a hearing or-a-petition for leave to intervene must be e
Yiled with the Secretary of the Commission, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm'ssion, Washington D. C. 20555, ATTN:
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 i
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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 at (800). 325-6000 (in Missouri (800) 342-6700).
The Western Union operator should _be given Catagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message ' addressed to. A. Schwencer:
petitioner's name and telephone e
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.e number of-this. FEDERAL REGISTER notice.
A copy of the petition should also be.sen't to the. Executive Legal Director, U. S. Nuclear Re'gulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
20555, and to Jay Silberg, Esquire, Shaw, Pittman, Potts &
Trewbridge,1800 M Street, N.W., Washington, D. C.
20036, attorney. for the licensee.
Nantimely filings of petitions for leave to interver.e, amended petitions, supplerental petitions and/or request for hearing will not be entertained I
absent a determination by the' Commission, the presiding officer or the Atomic 4
Safety and Licensing Board designated to rule on the petition and/or request,
-that the petiticrer has cade 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)(i)-(v) and
-2.714(d).
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment which,is available for public inspection at the Commission.'s Public Docum$nt Room,1717 H Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., and at the.
Osterhout Free Library, Reference Department, 71' South Franklin Street,
-kilke's-Barre, Pennsylvania 18701.
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Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 2ist day of November 1983.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATGRY COMMISSION hMf(d(_ /
.,X A. Schwencer, Chief Licensing Branch No. 2 Division of Licensing b.
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