ML20212K744
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| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/1987 |
| From: | Rubenstein L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8703090407 | |
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t 7500-01 UNITED STATES NIfCLEAR REGULATODY COMMISSION DENTAL OF AMENDVENT TO FACILTTY ODERATING LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50-338 AND 50-339 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) has denied a request by Virginia Electric and Power Company (the licensee) for an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF a and NPF-7, issued to the licensee for operation of the North Anna Power Station, Units No. I and 2 (the facilities) located in Louisa County, Virginia.
The proposed amendments would have reduced the minimum number of thimbles required for taking flux maps with the incore movable detector system from 75%
to,50%. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of these amendments was published in the FEDERAL REGISTER on August 14, 1985 (50 FR 3?A03). The licensee's application for the amendments was dated April 1, 1985.
The reouest was found unacceptable due to the fact that the ability to detect anomalous conditions in the core would be seriously degraded.
Technical Specification changes to reduce the number of thimbles required for j
taking flux maps with the incore movable detector system to 50% might result in a lack of incentive to keep the system operating as close to 1007 as possible, and could result in an acceptably degraded ability to detect l
anomalous conditions in the core. Therefore, the proposed change to the Technical Specifications is denied.
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The licensee was notified of the Commission's denial of this reauest by l
letters dated January 9,1987, and March 2,1987 8703090407 870303 l
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t By April 6,1987, the licensee may demand a hearing with respect to the denial described above and any person khose interest may be affected by this proceeding may file a written petition for leave to intervene.
A request for a hearina or for leave to intervene must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Services Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
by the above date.
A copy of any petition should also be sent to the Office of the General Counsel - Rethesda, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
20555, and to Mr. Michael W, Maupin, Esq., Hunton and Williams, Post Office Box 1535, Richmond, Virginia 23213.
For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendments dated April 1,1985, and (2) the Commission's letters to Virginia Electric and Power Companv dated January 9,1987, and March 2,1987, which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. and at the Board of Supervisors Office, Louisa County Courthouse, Louisa Virginia 23093, and the Aldervan Library, Manuscripts Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia ??901. Copies of item (2) may be obtained upon request addressed to i
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention:
Director, Division of PWR Licensing-A.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 2nd day of Mn ch,1987.
FOR TFE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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Dear Mr. Stewart:
Sub.iect: Correction to January 9,1987 Letter on Proposed Amendment for Reducing the Required Number of Thimbles for Flux Mapping -
North Anna Power Station, Units No. I and 2 (NA-1 and 2)
By letter dated January 9,1987, the NRC Staff transmitted to you a Safety Evaluation Report, which denied your April 1,1985 request to reduce the minimum number of thimbles required for taking flux maps with the incore movable detector system for NA-1A2.
Due to an administrative error, a Notice of Denial of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Opportunity for Hearing was not included as an enclosure to the January 9,1987 letter. Enclosed with this letter you will find the subject notice, which has been filed with the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Please accept our apolooies for any inconvenience our error may have caused.
Sincerely, Leon B. Engle, Project Manager PWR Pro,iect Directorate No.?
Division of PWR Licensing-A
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Cockrell, Quinn & Creighton Roard Panel 516 Cherry Tower U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 970 South Cherry Street Washington, DC 20555 Denver, Colorado 8022?.
Recional Administrator, Region II Michael W. Maupin, Esq.
11.S. Nuclear Regulatory Consnission Hunton, Williams, Gay and Gibson Office of Executive Director P. O. Pox 1535 for Operations Richmond, Virginia 23212 101 Marietta Street N.W., Suite 3100 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. W. T. Lough Virginia Corporation Commission Mr. E. W. Harrell Division of Energy Regulation P. O. Box 402 P. O. Box 1197 Mineral, Virginia 73117 Richmond, Virginia 23200 Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Ellyn R. Weiss, Esq.
c/o Executive Vice President Harmon, Weiss and Jordan Innsbrook Corporate Center 2001 S Street NP 4?22 Cox Road, Suite 102 Washington, DC 70009 Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Mr. J. T. Rhodes Mr. William C. Porter, Jr.
Senior Vice President - Power Ops.
County Administrator Virginia Electric and Power Co.
Louisa County Post Office Box 26666 P. O. Box 160 Richmond, Virginia 23261 Louisa, Virginia 73043 Mr. Patrick A. O' Hare Office of the Attorney General Sunreme Court Ruilding 101 North 8th Street j
Richmond, Virginia 23?l9 Resident Inspector / North Anna clo ll.S. NRC Senior Resident inspector Route ?, Box 78 Mineral, Virginia 23117 l
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aD 7500-01 UNITED STATES NitCLEAR REGULATODY COMMTSSION DENIAL OF AMFNDMENT TO FACILTTY OPERATING LICENSE AND GPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50-338 AND 50-339 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Conr%sion) has denied a request by Virginia Electric and Power Company (the licensee) for an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF d and NPF 7, issued to the licensee for operation of the North Anna Power Station, Units No. I and 2 (the facilities) located in Louisa County, Virginia.
The proposed amendments would have reduced the min; mum number of thinbles required for takino flux maps with the incore movable detector system from 75%
to.50%. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of these amendments was published in the FEDERAL REGISTER on August 14, 1985 (50 FR 3?A03). The licensee's application for the amendments was dated April 1, 1985.
The reouest was found unacceptable due to the fact that the ability to detect anomalous conditions in the core would be seriously degraded.
Technical Specification changes to reduce the number of thimbles required for takino flux maps with the incore movable detector system to 50% might resuit in a lack of incentive to keep the system operating as close to 100% as possible, and could result in an acceptably degraded ability to detect anomalous conditions in the core. Th'erefore, the proposed chance to the Technical Specifications is denied.
The licensee was notified of the Commission's denial of this reouest by letters dated January 9,1987, and March 2,1987 i
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By April 6,1987, the licensee may demand a hearing with respect to the denial described above and any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding may file a written petition for leave to intervene.
A request for a hearino or for leave to intervene must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Services Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
by the above date.
A copy of any petition should also be sent to the Office of the General Counsel - Rethesda, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C.
20555, and to Mr. Michael W, Maupin, Esq., Hunton and Williams, Post Office Box 1535, Richmond, Virginia 23213.
For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendments dated April 1,1985, and (2) the Comission's letters to Virginia Electric and Power Company dated January 9,1987, and March 2,1987.
which are available for public inspection at the Comission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. and at the Board of Supervisors Office, Louisa County Courthouse, Louisa Virginia 23093, and the Alderman Library, Manuscripts Department, University of Vircinia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901. Copies of item (2) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention:
Director, Division of PWR Licensing-A.
l Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 2nd day of March,1987 FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION fC(['6.0A
'j o o u-Lester S.' Rubenstein, Director t
Pro.iect Directorate #2 Division of PWR Licensing-A
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