ML20148J235

Notice of Issuance & Availability of Amend to License DPR-3

ML20148J235
Person / Time
Site:	Yankee Rowe
Issue date:	10/15/1975
From:	Purple R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION -

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o NOTICE OF PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT I' TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE N a

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering $

y the issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-3 &

icsued to Yankee Atomic Electric Company (the licensee) for operation of the Yankee Fuclear. Power Station (the facility), a pressurized- ,

h wi water reactor located in Rowe , Massachuset ts , and currently authorized 's -

m, for operation at power levels up to 600 MWt.

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In accordance with the licensee's application for a license amend- N

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t, ment dated Octcher 10, 1975, the amendment would modify operating, limits in the Technical Specifications based upon an evaluation of ECCS performance n,

calculated in accordance with ari acceptablo evaluatien model that con-

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forms to the requirements of the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 7

Section 50.46. The amendment would modify various limits established

in accordance with the Commission's Interim. Acceptance Criteria, m' c

and g would, with respect to the Yankee Nuclear Power Station, t ermina te the $h

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further restrictions imposed by the Commission's December 27, 1974 e

d4 Order for Modification of License, and would impose instead, limitations Cg

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In addition, the arocndment would revise provisions in the Technical T Specifications in accordance with the licensee's application for license  %

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atnendment dated July 14, 1975, related to the replacement of 40 of the 76

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fuel assemblics in the Yankee-Rowe core with fuel assemblies of a different g design, constituting refueling of the core for operation with Core XII.

Prior to issuance of, the proposed license amendment, the 4 Lgh; m

Commission will have made the findings required by the Atomic Energy 'f Act of1954,asamended(theAct),andtheCochission'srulesand

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$p,-i in,s ne By NOV 171975 the licensee may file a request for a W

bearing and any person whose interest may be af fected by this pro-ceeding may file a request for a hearing 11 the form of a petition Ir)${

for leave to intervene with respect to tho issuance of the amendment &

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p to the subject facility operating license. Petitions for leave to @F

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re intervene must be filed under oath or affirmation in accordance jdt with the provisions of Section 2.714 of 10 CFR Part 2 of the Commission's h t,p regulations. #

A petition for leave to intervene must set forth the r

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interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, how that interest may f#

be af fected by the results of the proceeding, and the petitioner's

, g' contentions with respect to the proposed licensing action Such 5 petitions must be filed ia accor, dance with the provisions of this $

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FEDERAL RL'GISTER "ot ice anc Section 2.714, and must be filed with ,.e

?.js the Secretary of the Commiss'.on, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comnission, y

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. ~E Vashington, D.Q. 20555, /.ttention: Docheting and Service Section, l by the above dato. A copy of the petition and/or request for a fe e

hearing should be sent to the Exocutivo Legal Director, U.S. Nuclear I n

Regulstory Cerraission, Uc. s h in g t o n , D.C. 20555 and to Frederic r

Greencond, Esquire, New England Electric System, 20 Turnpike Road, ,

7 Uc s t boro , Mastachusetts 01581, the' at terney for the licensee. 4

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supporting nffadavit which id e n t i fie s the specific cspect or aspects It u-il of the proceedin;: cs to which in tervent ion is desired and specifies j uith part icularity the f act s on which the pe t it ionet relics 'as to bcth hit. intere;t and his contentions v:i ch rc gard to each u pe c t on O uhich inicrvention is r e q u e r. t e c, .

FetiLions statlug contrrilens relating only to matters outside the Cer. .:i s sion's j urisdiction vil) be denied. k.

/11 petitions vill be c:ted upon by the Co-:icr, ion or licensing bc s rd A signa t ed by the Cer .is e.icn or by the Chairnan of t he /.tomic Sa f et y and Licensing roard Ptnel. Tinely pe t i]. ior _ vill be considered to determine rhether a hearir.;; should ba noticed er another appropriate i

o r c'c r issued regarding the disposition of the petitions.

In the event that a hearing is held and a person is petnit ted to j 1

intetvene, he becomes a party to the proceeding and has a right to 1

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l For further details with respect to this action,. ,see (1) the appli- h i k.

4 cation for amendment dated July 14 and October 10,1975, and (2) the f Commission's Order for l'odification of License and the documents referred h to in the Order dated December 27, 1974(published in the FEDERAL REGISTER

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es on January 9,1975 (40 FR 1782)], which are available for public inspection j at the Connission's Public Document Doom, 1717 H Strcot, hM. , ifashington, l D.C. , and at the Greenfield Public Library, 402 Main Street, Greenfield, '

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Massachusetts. The license amendment and the Safety Evaluation, when '

t issued, may bo inspected at the above locations, and a copy may be obtained E

upon request addressed to the U.S. Nuc1 car Regulatory Comission, liashington, J. -

D.C. 20555, Attention: Director, Division of Reactor Licensing.

Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this DCT l 61975

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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COWtISSION Original signed by:  %

Eobert A. Purple fi nobert A. Purple, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #1 .#l Division of Reactor Licensing Il 5.

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