ML20148S581

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amend to License DPR-42 & DPR-60.Amend Changes Surveillance Test Frequency of Turbine Stop Valves in Tech Specs

ML20148S581
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Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	04/05/1988
From:	Virgilio M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY DOCKETS NOS. 50-282 AND 50-306 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Nos.

DPR-42 and DPR-60, issued to the Northern States Power Company (the licensee),

for operation of the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units Nos. 1 and 2, located in Goodhue, Minnesota.

In accordance with the licensee's application for amendments dated September 28, 1987, theamendmentswouldchangethesurvhillancetest frequency in the Technical Specifications of the turbine stop valves, governor valves and the intercept valve associated with turbine overspeed protection.

Surveillance testing of these valves is necessary to assure the performance of their safety function in protecting against the consequences of a turbine missile ejection accident.

Specifically, the surveillance test frequency would be changed from monthly to a test interval consistent with the methodology for evaluating the reduction in turbine valve test frequency set forth in Westinghouse Topical Report WCAP-11525, that meets the establish d NRC acceptance criteria for the probability of a missile ejection incident of 1.0 x 10-5 per year.

The turbine valve test interval will not exceed one year.

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L Prior to issuance of the proposed license amendments, the Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Commission's regulations.

By May 13, 1988, the licensee may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendments to the subject facility operating licenses 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 request for hearing or a petition for leave to intervene.

Requests for a hearing and petitions 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 the above date, the Commission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Commission or by the Chairman 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 2.714, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding and how 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 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 be entered 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 filed a petition for leave to intervene or who has been admitted as a party may amend the petition without requesting leave of the Board up to fifteen (15) days prior to the first pre-hearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, but such an amended petition must satisfy the specificity requirements described above.

Not later than fifteen (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 that are sought to be litigated in the matter and the bases for each contention set forth with reason-

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able specificity.

Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendments under consideration. A petitioner who fails to file such a supple-ment which satisfies these requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.

Those pormitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the order granting 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.

A request for a hearing or a petition for le ve to intervene must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.

20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be I

. delivered to the Comission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C., by the above date.

Where petitions are filed during the 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 1-800-325-6000 (in Missouri 1-800-342-6700).

The Western Union operator should be given Oatagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message addressed to Martin J. Virgilio:

(petitioner's name and telephone number);

(date petition was mailed); (plant name); and (publication date and page number

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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, D.C.

20555, and to Jay Silberg', Esq., Shaw, Pittman, Potts and j

Trowbridge, 2300 N Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20037.

t 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)(1)-(v) and 2.714(d).

If a request for hearing is received, the Commission's staff may issue the amendment after it completes its technical review and prior to the completion of any required hearing if it publishes a further notice for public i

l comment of its proposed finding of no significant hazards consideration in accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 and 50.92.

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, l For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated September 28, 1988, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20555, and at the Technology and Science Department, Minneapolis Public Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of April 1988.

F01 THE NV LEAR REGULATORY CO MISSION 3-Mart'n. Virgilio, Director Proje t Directorate III-1 Division of Reactor Projects III, IV, V

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