ML20154P226
| ML20154P226 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/05/1988 |
| From: | Chan T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Cockfield D PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| TAC-67441, NUDOCS 8806030259 | |
| Download: ML20154P226 (3) | |
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Docket No.: 50-344.
Mr. David W. Cockfield Vice President, Nuclear.
Portland General Electric Compan'y 121 S. W. Salmon Street Portland, Oregon 97204
Dear Mr. Cockfield:
SUBJECT:
APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT REGARDING REMOVAL OF FUEL ASSEMBLY ENRICHMENT LIMIT - LCA 165, (TAC N0. 67441)
Enclosed for your information is a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of j
Amendment to Facility Operating License and Opportunity for Hearing.
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notice is related to your request dated March 1,1988 (LCA 165). to remove the i
uranium (U-235) enrichitent limit on reactor fuel assemblies, and to permit the storage of fuel assemblies with a maximum enrichment of 4.5 weight percent U-235 in the new fuel storage racks.
The notice is being sent to the Office of the Federal' Register for publication.
Sincerely, original signed by Terence Chan Terence L. Chan, Project Manager Project Directorate V Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i
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50-344 Mr. David W. Cockfield Vice President, Nuclear Portland General Electric Company 121 S. W. Salmon Street Portland, Oregon 97204
Dear Mr. Cockfield:
SUBJECT:
APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT REGARDING REMOVAL OF FUEL ASSEMBLY ENRICHMENT LIMIT - LCA 165, (TAC NO. 67441)
Enclosed for your information is a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License and Opportunity for Hearing.
The notice is related to your request dated March 1, 1988 (LCA 165) to remove the uranium (U-235) enrichment limit on reactor fuel assemblies, and to permit the storage of fuel asserrblies with a maximum enrichment of 4.5 weight percent U-235 in the new fuel storage racks.
The notice is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincer 1 4W Terence L. Chan, Project Manager Project Directorate V Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, Y and Special Projects l
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l
Enclosure:
Noti".e cc w/ enclosure:
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Mr. David W. Cockfield Purtland General Electric Company Trojan Nuclear Plant cc:
Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Reculatory Comission Trojan Nuclear Plant Post Office Box 0 Rairier, Oregon 97048 Mr. Michael J. Sykes, Chairman Board of County Comissioners Columbia County St. Helens, Oregon 97501 Mr. William T. Dixon Oregon Departrnent of Energy Salem, Oregon 37310 Regional Administrator, Region V V.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210 Walnut Creek, California 94596
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIO_N PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY DOCKET N0. 50-344 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO F_ACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING The U. Si Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-1 issued to Portland General Electric Company (the licensee), for operation of the Trojan Nuclear Plant, located in Columbia County, Oregon.
The request for amendment was submitted by letter dated March 1, 1988.
The proposed amendment would eliminate the uranium (U-235) fuel enrich-ment limit on reactor fuel assemblies, and would permit the storage of fuel with a maximum enrichment of 4.5 weight percent U-235 in the new fuel storage racks. The licensee is already authorized to store fuel assemblies of up to 4.5 weight percent U-235 in the spent fuel storage racks.
Before issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Commission's regulations.
By June 17, 1988, the licensee may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility 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 file a written request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene.
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leave to intervene must be filed ir. accordance with the Comistion's "Rules and Pt actice for Comestic Licerising Proceedings" in 10 CFR Part E.
If a request for a hearing cr petition for leave to intervene is filed by the above date, the Conn.ission or an Atcnic Safety and Licensing Board Parel will rule on the request and/or petition, and the Secretary or the designated Atomic Safety and Licensing Beard will issue a notice of hearing or an appropriate order.
As required by 10 CFR 2.714, a petition for leave to intervene trust set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that interest nay be affected by the results of the proceeding.
The petition shculd specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be pern.itted with particular reference to the following factors:
(1)thenature oi the petitioner's right under the Act to be rade a party to the proceeding; (E) the nature ard extent of the petitioner's property, finarcial, or other ir.terest in the proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of any order which may be er.tered 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. A person who has filed a petition for leave to intervene or who has been admitted as a party rray anend 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 trust satisfy the specificity requirements described I
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 petitico to intervene which must include a list of the contentions which are 1
sought to be litigated in the matter, and the bases for each contention set forth witn reasonable specificity. Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendment under consideration.
A petitioner who fails to file such a supplement which satisfies these requirements with respect to i
i at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene becomes 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 leave to intervene must be filed with the Secretary of the Comission, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C., 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be 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 or i
representative 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 Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message addressed to George W. Knighton:
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 Comission, Washington, D.C. 20555, and to Leonard A. Girard, Esq., Portland General Electric Company,121 S.W. Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97204, dttorney for the licensee.
i Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, j
supplemental petitions and/or requests for hearing will not be entertained absent a determination by the Comission, 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)and2.714(r).
If a request for hearint is received, the Comission'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 comment of its proposed finding of no significant hazards consideration in accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 and 50.92.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated March 1,1988, which is available for public inspection at the Comission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and at the Portland State Univesity Library, 731 S.W. Harrison Street, Portland, Oregon 97207.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of May, 1988.
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