ML20134M669
| ML20134M669 | |
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 11/15/1996 |
| From: | Stolz J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9611250226 | |
| Download: ML20134M669 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION
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NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO h{LVUyI Y0?
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FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75, j
issued to Public Service Electric and Gas' Company (the licensee), for operation of the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, located in Salem County, New Jersey.
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The proposed amendment would revise the response time of item 2.h (Containment Fan Coolers) of Technical Specification Table 3.3-5 from 45.0 I
i; seconds to 60.0 seconds.
The proposed amendment would also add a new note (7) to Table 3.3-5 to clarify that the containment fan cooler units (CFCUs) response time includes the time to automatically align service water flow to i
the CFCUs following an accident coincident with a loss of offsite power and t
that it also includes the time delays associated with isolation of the Turbine i
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Generator Area service water header.
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Before issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the j
Act) and the Commission's regulations.
j By December 23, 1996
, the licensee may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility
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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
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i 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 j
accordance with the Commission's " Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings" in 10 CFR Part 2.
Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.714 which is available at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the I
local public document room located at the Salem Free Public Library,112 West Broadway, Salem, NJ 08079.
If a request for a hearing or petition for leave
~ to intervene is filed by the above date, the Commission or an Atomic Safety j
and Licensing Board, designated by the Commission or by the Chairman of the j
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.
l As required by 10 CFR 2.714, a petition for leave to intervene shall set i
forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and i
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how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding. The
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petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following factors:
(1) the nature j
of the petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; 1
(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 i
i be entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest. The petition j
should also identify the specific aspect (s) of the subject matter of the i
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 l
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1 may amend the petition without requesting leave of the Board up to 15 days f
prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, but such
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an amended petition must satisfy the specificity requirements described above.
t Not later than 15 days prior to the first prehearing conference 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.
Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted.
In addition, the i
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 l
the contention and on which the petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearir,g.
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 expert i
opinion.
Petitioner must provide sufficient information to show that a l
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 i
under consideration.
The contention must be one which, if proven, would
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j entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who fails to file such a j
supplement which satisfies these requirements with respect to at least one 1
contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
j Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to j
any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing, including the i
opportunity to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses.
. 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 l
l Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Docketing and Services l
Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, the i
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 John F. Stolz, Director, Project Directorate I-2: 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 Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and to Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire, Winston and Strawn, 1400 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005-3502, attorney for the licensee.
Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, supplemental petitions and/or 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).
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l If a request for a hearing is received, the Commission's staff may issue the amendment after it completes its technical review and prior to the y
completion of any required hearing if it publishes a further notice for public i
comment of its proposed finding of no significant hazards consideration in j
accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 and 50.92.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for i
j amendment dated October 25, 1996, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, j
NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at the Salem Free Public library,112 West Broadway, Salem, NJ 08079.
Dated at R'ckville, Maryland, this 15th day of November 1996.
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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COP 911SSION
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