ML20206L948
| ML20206L948 | |
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| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 06/20/1986 |
| From: | Muller D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML20206L948 (5) | |
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, ET AL DOCKET NOS. 50-321 and 50-366 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIOR HEARING The United States Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) is considering issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-57 and NPF-5 issued to Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, City of Dalton, Georgia (the licensees), for operation of the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos.1 and 2, respectively, located in Appling County, Georgia.
In accordance with the licensees' application for amendment dated March 27, 1986, the amendments would modify the Technical Specifications for Hatch Units 1 and 2 to:
(1) Change the Hatch Unit 1 Reactor Protection System (RPS) and Control Rod Block Calibration frequencies to provide for consistency with the Hatch Unit 2 Technical Specifications. This change decreases the calibration frequency for some items, increases it for others and removes the calibration frequency requirement from still others.
(2) Change the RFS instrument functional test frequencies and equipment outage times for both units based on General Electric Company Topical Report NEDC-30851P which provides a probabilistic basis for RPS instrument functional test 86063004s9 e60620 PDR ADOCK0500g1 P
7590-01 frequencies and equipment outage times. The change decreases the instrument functional test frequencies for some items and increases it for others. For Hatch Unit 2 only, it also increases the time allowed to place an inoperable channel in the tripped condition.
Prior to issuance of the proposed license amendments, the Comission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and Comission's regulations.
By July 3C, 1986 , the licensees 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 petition for leave to intervene. Request for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Comission'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 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 52.714, a petition for leave to intervene shall i 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
7590-01 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 prehearing 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 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 amendments under consideration. A petitioner who fails 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 bec~ome 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 shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, United States Nuclear
7590-01 Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, NW, 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 inform the Commission by a toll-free telephone call ta 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 Mr. Daniel R. Muller: 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 Executive Legal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555 and to Bruce W. Churchill, Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge, 1800 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., attorney for the licensees.
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 factors specified in 10 CFR 2.714(a)(1)(1)-(v) and 2.714(d).
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendments dated March 27, 1986, which is available for public inspection at the Connission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, NW, Washington, D. C. 20555 and at the Appling County Public Library, 301 City Hall Drive, Baxley, Georgia. ,
7590-01 Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 20th day of June,1986.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COPNISSION Daniel R. Muller, Director BWR Project Directorate #2 Division of BWR Licensing i
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