ML20203J013
| ML20203J013 | |
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| Site: | Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 02/20/1998 |
| From: | John Hickman NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9803030399 | |
| Download: ML20203J013 (7) | |
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7590-01 P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION lES UTILITIFJjiQ CENT 1AL lOWA POWER COOPERATIVE CORN BELT PQWJ1LQQOPERATIVE DOCKET NO_ 50-331 NOTICE OF CONSIDEBEON OF ISSUdNCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILILY_QBEBSTING LICEMRg PROPOSED NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS l-CQBSIDERATION DETERMINATION. AND OPPORTUN[D' FOR A HEARING l
I The U.S. Nuckar Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-49 issued to IES Utilities Inc., Centra' lowa Power Cooperative, and Com Belt Power Cooperative (the licensee) for operation of the Duane Amold Energy Center, located in Linn County, Iowa.
The proposed amendment would change the operability requirement for the Standby Liquid Control system to Run/ Power Operations and Startup.
Before istuance 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.
The Commission has made a propoced determination that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the Commission's regula' ions in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a signi5 cant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any 9803030399 980220 PDR ADOCK 05000331 P
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2-accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. As sequired by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented below:
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The proposed amendment will not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated, in STARTUP and RUN/ POWER OPERATIONS, the standby liquid control (SLC) system is required to provide shutdown capability, in HOT SHUTDOWN and COLD SHUTDOWN, control rods are not able to be withdrawn since the reactor mode switch is in Shutdown and a control rod block le applied. This provides adequate controls to ensure that ths reactor remains subcritienl. In REFUELING mode, only a single control rod can be withdrawn froi.; a core cell containing fuel assemblies.
Demonstration of adequate SDM (LCO 3.1.1,
ensures that the reactor will not become critical. The SLC System is not required to be OPERABLE when only a single control rod can be withdrawn. Therefore, this change does not involve a significant ine ease in the probcbility or consequences of an accbent previously evalucted.
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The proposed amendment will rat create the possibility of a new or different kind of eccident from any aecident previously evaluated. As stated above, the SLC system is only required to provide shutdown capability to mitigate accidents in the STARTUP and RUN/ POWER OPERATIONS modes. The proposed change does not affect this requirement. This change does not crente the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated.
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The proposed change does not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. The proposed change does not affect the ability of the SLC system to achieve plant shutdown under analyzed conditions. Therefore, this change does not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safaty.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licent ee's analysis end, based on this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff propor.es to determine that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
The Commissionis seeking public comments on this proposed determination. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination.
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3-Normally, the Commission will not issue the inmendment urtil the expiration of the 30-day notice period. However, should circumstances change during the notice period such that failure to act in a tin et'y way would result, for example, in dorating or shutdown of the fadlity, the Commission may issue the license amendment before the expiration of the 30-day notice period, provided that its final determination is that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. The ' mal determination will ec,nsider all public and State comments received.
Should the Commission take this action, it will publish in the FEDERAL REGISTER a notics of issuance and provide for opportunity for a hearing after issuance. The Commission expects that.
the need to take this action wiu occur very infrequently.
Writter, comments may be submitted by mail to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory l
Commisslun, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and should cite tho publication date and page number of this FEDERAL REGISTER notice. Writter. comments may also be deiivered to Room 6D22 Two White Flint North,11545 RevWille Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 e
p.m. Federal workdays. Copies of wnnen comments received may be examined at the NRC Pub lic Document Room, the Gelman Building,2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC.
The filing of requests for hearing and petitions for loave to intervene is discussed below.
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,b ifcInsee may file a request for a hering 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 a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene.
Requeste for a hearing and a petition for leave to latervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's "Rula s of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings"in 10 CFR Part 2.
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4 Intsrested persons should consult a current copy of ';0 CFR 2.714 which is available 7+ the Commission's Public Document Roem, the Gelman Building,2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public documant room located at the Cadsr Rapids Public Libra'y, 500 First Street, SE., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401, if a request ft,r a heariccs or petition forleave to intervene is filed by the above date, the Commission or an Atom'c Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Commission or by the Chairman of the Atomic Safety and I iconWng Board Panel, will rule on the laquest and/or petition; and the Secm'ary or the designated Atomic Safety and Licemiry Board willissue a notice of hearing or an appropriate ordei.
As required by 10 CFR 2.714, a ptition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that intsiast may be affected by the results of the proceeding. The petition shotM spec 6'eally explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular refesence to the following factors: (1) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to be made party to the proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of the petitioner's property, f;nancial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (3) the pessible effect of any order which rnay 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 ada lited a:..i. party may amend the petition without requesting leave of the Boaro eo to 15 days prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, but such an amended petition must satisfy the specificity requ!rements described above.
Not later than 15 days prim to the first prehearing conference schaduled 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 1
consist of a sper.lfr statement of the issus of law or fact to be raised or controverted, in s.ddition, tho 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 the contention ad on which the petitioner intends to rely in p;oving the contention at the hecring The petitioner r$ust s'so provide references 'o those specific sources and documents of which the petitioner is l
aware and en which the petitionst intends to rely to estcblish those fac+s or expert opinion, l
Petitioner must provide sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the i
applicant on a material is*ue of law or fact, Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scopt of the amendment under consideration. The contention must bs one which,if proven, would entitle the petPloner to relief, A petitioner who falls to file such a supplement which satisfies these requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party, Those permitted 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.
If a hearing is requested, the Commission will rnake a final rietermination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration. The final detennination will serve to decide when the hearing is hold, if the final determination is that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately effective, notw*hstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing held would take place after issuance of the ames/Jment.
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6-If the fina; determination is that the amendment request involve,s a significant hazards consideration, any hearing held would take place before the issuance of any amendment.
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 Cominission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, er may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building,2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, by close of business on the above date. A copy of the petitiot, c.,iould also be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and to Jack Newman, Al Gutterman, Morgan, Lewis & Brockius,1800 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 1
20036 586g, attomey for the licensee.
Nontin ely 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 specif' d in e
10 CFR 2.714(a)(1)(i)-(v) and 2.714(d).
For further details with respect to this adion, see the application for amendment dated February 3,1998, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Documsnt Room, the Gelman Building,2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public
7 document room located at the Cedar Rapids P hiic Library,500 First Street, SE., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401.
Dated at Rockville, Mtryland, this20th day of February 1998.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION John B. Hickman, Acting Project Manager Project Directorate lll-3 Division of Reactor Projects. lil/IV ONice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation e
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