ML20196C574
| ML20196C574 | |
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| Site: | Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 02/03/1988 |
| From: | Butler W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8802160178 | |
| Download: ML20196C574 (5) | |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGilLATORY COWISSION PilPLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A GAS COMDANY ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-354 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMEN 0 MENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND i
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIOR HEARING The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 issued to Public Service Electric & Gas Company and Atlantic City Electric Company (the licensees) for operation of the Hope Creek Generating Station, located in Salem County, New Jersey.
The proposed amendment would:
(1) Administrative 1y divide the current Technical Specification (TS) 3.6.5.3, which is applicable to both the Filtration, Recirculation and l
Ventilation System (FRVS) recirculation units and the FRVS ventilation units into separate subsections, 3.5.6.3.1 for the ventilation units and 3.5.6.3.2 for the recirculation units.
(2) Relax the current TS 4.6.5.3.c requirement that the FRVS recirculation and ventilation units be demonstrated to be operable a) after any structural maintenance on the HEPA filter or charcoal adsorber housings or b) following painting, fire or chemical release in any ventilation zone communicating with the subsystem.
The revision would require that the units be demonstrated to be operable only if it is determined following the activities 8802160178 800203 ADOCK 0 % y4 DR
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. described in a) and b) above that the HEPA filters or charcoal adsorbent could have been adversely affected bv any resulting fumes, chemicals, or foreign materials.
This detennination would consider the type, quantity, length of contact tine, known effects and orevious accumulation history for all contaminants that could reduce the system efficiency to less than that verified by the acceptance criteria.
(3) Relax, for the FRVS recirculation unit only, the acceptance criterion 4.6.5.3.c.? that the methyl iodide penetration of a representative carbon sample is less than 1.0% to require that the penetration is less than 7.5%.
(4) Change the current TS 4.7.2.c requirement for demonstrating the Control Room Emergency Filtration System subsystems to be operable to make it-consistent with the revision of TS 4.6.5.3.c as discussed above for change item 2.
Prior to issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the i
Act), and the Corsnission's regulations.
By March 11, 1988, the licensees 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 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 Comission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Comission or by the Chairman of the Atomic Safety and
. Licensing Roard Panel, will rule on the request and/or oetition and the Secretary or the designated Atomic Safetv and Licensing Board will issue a notice of hearing or an appropriate order.
As required by 10 CFR %?.714, a Detition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that interast 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) c' 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 prehearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, l
l but such an amended petition must satisfy the specificity requirements described above.
Not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing ennference scheduled in the proceeding, a petitioner shall file a supplement to the peti-tion to intervene which must include a list of the enntentions which are sought to be litigated in the matter, and the bases for each contention set forth with reasonable specificity.
Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendment under consideration.
A cetitioner who fails to j
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file such a supplement which satisfian these recuirements with respect to at least one contention will not be pemitted to participate as a party.
These permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, sub,iect to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, and have the oppor-tunit.y to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing, including the oppor-tunity to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses.
A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed with the Secretarv of the Comission, United States Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C.
20555, Attention:
Docketing and Service Branth, 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 representative for the petitioner promptly so infom the Comission 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 Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message addressed to Walter R. Butler:
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 General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C.
- 20555, and to Conner and Wetterhahn, 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20006, attorney for the licensee.
Nontinely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, supplemental petitions and/or reouests for hearing will not be entertained absent a detemination by the Comission, the presiding officer or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Roard designated to rule on the petition
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. and/or request, that the petitioner has made 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)(li lii-(v) and 2.714(d).
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated November 25, 1987, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, NW., Washington, D.C.
20555, and at the Pennsyfile Public Library,190 S. Broadway, Pennsville, New Jersey 08070.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 3rd day of February 1988.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/WWW Walter R. Butler, Director Proiect Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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