ML20236M059
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| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 10/30/1987 |
| From: | Muller D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8711120028 | |
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J DOCKET NO.~: 50-254 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT 4-TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIOR HEARING United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-29 issued to Commonwealth Edison Company (the licensee),'for operation of Quad'
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1 Cities, Unit I located in Rock Island County,' Illinois.
1 Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90, Commonwealth Edison Company '(CECO,'the
.l licensee) has proposed.an amendment of Facility Operating License DPR-29 which would revise certain license conditions and Technical Specifications (TS) in order to provide for Cycle 10 operation of Guad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS), Unit 1.
The Unit 1 Reload 9/ Cycle 10 replacement reactor fuel is of the GE8x8EB extended burnup fuel design, which has some different mechanical and nuclear features than the Cycle 9 fuel.
Although this fuel type has'not been employed at QCNPS before, Reload 9 is by and large considered a normal reload with no unusual core features or characteristics.
The GE8x8E8. fuel design described in Topical Report NEl)E-24011-P-A, " General Electric. Standard: Appli-cationforReactorfuel"(GESTARII),hasbeenpreviouslyreviewedandapproved by the NRC for generic applications and extended burnup operations. - Utili-zation of GE8x8EB fuel was recently approved for other non-CECO plants (e.g., Fitzpatrick, Peach Bottom, Limerick, and Millstone).
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- In general, the proposed license amendment would delete certain license conditions and revise the TS to incorporate new Cycle 10 reload fuel operatinglimits,expandoperatingdomains(includingoperationwithequipment out of service), and change jet pump surveillance core flow evaluation l
methodology. Proposeo 15 changes specifically related to the Cycle 10 reload fuel operating limits and analyses include:
(a) revising the maximum allowable Linear Heat Generation Rate (LHGR) to be fuel type specific, and establishing a LHGR limit for the new GE8x8EB reload fuel, (b) adding Maximum Average Planar Linear Heat Generation Rate (MAPLHGR) limit curves for the 1
new reload fuel, (c) increasing the Rod Block Monitor (RBM) setpoint, and (d) revising the Minimum Critical Power Ratio (MCPR) limit and associated 20% insertion scram Mme value. Other TS and license condition changes in 1
this amendment that resulted from analyses performed by GE for Ceco to expand the unit operating region, and allow for operation with certain equipment out-of-service include the following: (e) deletion of existing License Condition requirements for Single Loop Operation (SLO) and incorporation of i
similar SLO requirements into the TS, (f) change.the analyzed operating region to include increased core flow (ICF) and feedwater temperature reduction (FTR), (g) revision of the Automatic Pressure Relief Subsystem TS to require action only when two or mere relief valves are inoperable, and (h) deletion of the license operating restriction for coastdown to 40% power and coastdown with off-normal feedwater (FW) heating.
Concurrent with the aforementioned TS changes, several administrative e
and editorial revisions were proposed for continuity.
Furthermore, applicable TS bases and references were updated to reflect new information, fuel type, analyses, computer models, operating domains, and Limiting l
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.o I l Prior to issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Comission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Comisssion's regulations.
By December' 7,1987, 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 petition for-l 1
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' 4
or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Comission 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 2.714, a petition for leave to. intervene shall 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 factors:
(1)thenature 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
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4 should alstr tdentify the specific aspect (s) of the subject matter of the proceeding as to which petitioner wishes t'o intervene. Any person who has filed a petition for. leave to intervene or who has been admitted as a party I
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 I
described above.
j 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 roasonable 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 l
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.
A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, United States Nuclear 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, N.W., Washington, D.C. by the above date. Where petitions are filed during 1
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the last ten (10) days of the notice period, it is requested-that the i'
petitioner or representative for the petitioner promptly so inform th'e.
Commissionbyatoll-freetelephonecalltoWesternUnionat(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 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 Reg'ulatory Comission, Washington, D.C.
20555, and to Michael Miller, Isham, Lincoln, and Beale, One' First National j
I Plaza, 42nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603,. attorney for the licensee.
j Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, supplemental petitions and/or requests for hearing will not be entertained l
absent a determination by the Commission, the presiding officer or the' Atomic Safety and Licensing Board designated to rule on the petition 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 uponabalancingofthefactorsspecifiedin10CFR2.714(a)(1)(1)-(v)and 2.714(d).
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated September 18, 1987, as supplemented October 13, 1987,
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which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document i
. Room, 1717 H Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.; the Dixon Public Library, 221 Hennepin Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 30th day of October' 1987.
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.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Daniel R. Muller,-Director Project ~ Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects l
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