ML20244C651
| ML20244C651 | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 03/31/1989 |
| From: | Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8904200322 | |
| Download: ML20244C651 (6) | |
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GEORGIA POWER COMPANY OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC AUTHORITY OF GEORGIA CITY OF DALTON, GEORGIA DOCKET NO. 50-425 V0GTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 2 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE License No. NPF-81 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission or the NRC) has found that:
A.
The application for license filed by the Georgia Power Company (GPC)*
acting for itself, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, and City of Dalton, Georgia, (the licensees) complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of_1954, as amended (the Act), and the Comission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; and all required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; B.
Construction of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 2 (the facility) has been substantially completed in conformity with Construction Permit No. CPPR-109 and the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act and the regulations of the Comission; C.
The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as I
amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Comission (except as exempted from compliance in Section 2.D.
below);
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There is reasonable assurance:
(i) that the activities authorized j
by this operating license can be conducted without endangering the 3
L health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Comission's regulations set Section 2.0. below)pter I (except as exempted from compliance in forth in 10 CFR Cha E.
Georgia Power Company is technically qualified to engage in the activities authorized by this license in accordance with the Comission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; 8904200322 890331 PDR ADOCK OS000425 P
- Gevrgia Power Company is authorized to act as agent for the Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia and City of Dalton, Georg{a, and has exclusive responsibility and contro[over the physical
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.The licensees have satisfied the applicable provisions of 10 CFR Part 140, " Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity e,
Agreements," 'of the Comission's regulations;-
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The issuance of this license will not'be inimical-to the common-
' defense and security or to the-health and safety of the public; j
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After weighing the environmental, economic, technical..and other
- benefits of the facility against environmental and other costs and considering available alternatives,- the issuance of this Facility.
Operating License No. NPF-81, subject to the conditions for protection of the environment set forth in the Environmental Protection-Plan attached as _ Appendix B, is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51-of the Comission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied;
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The receipt,. possession, and use of source,. byproduct and special nuclear. material as authorized by this licei.se will be in accordance
.with the-Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70,
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' Based on the foregoing findings and the Partial Initial Decision and the Concluding Partial Initial Decision issued by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board on August 27 and December 23, 1986, r respectively,
regarding. this facility 'and satisfaction of conditiona therein imposed, and pursuant to approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Comission at a
- neeting held on March 30, 1989, Facility Operating License No.'NPF-79, issued on February 9,1989 is superseded by Facility' Operating License No.
NPF-81, hereby issued to the Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, and City of Dalton, j
Georgia to read as follows:
i A.
This license applies to the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 2, a pressurized water reactor and associated equipment (the facility)' owned by GPC, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, and City of Dalton, Georgia. The facility is located on the licensees' site in Burke County, Georgia, on the west bank of the Savannah River approximately 25 miles routh I
of Augusta, Georgia, and is described'in Georgia Power Company's Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended, and in its Environmental Report, as supplemented and amended; B.
Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the k
Commission hereby licenses:
3 (1) GPC, pursuant to Section 103 of the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, to l
possess, use, and operate the facility at the designated j
location in Burke County, Georgia, in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; (2) Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, and City of Dalton, Georgia, pursuant to the Act and
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, ~10 CFR Part 50,'to possess the facility at the designated location in Burke County, Georgia, in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; (3) GPC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to receive, possess, and use at any time special nuclear material as reactor fuel, in accordance with the' limitations.for storage i
and amounts required for reactor operation, as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended;.
(4) GPC, pursuant to' the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70 to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; (5) GPC,' pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; (6) GPC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2.
C.
This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect, and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below.
(1) Saximum Power Level GPC is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3411 megawatts thermal (100 percent power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein.
(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A and the i
Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, both of which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license. GPC shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
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The facility requires exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 and 10 CFR Part 70.
These include (a) an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 70.24 for two criticality monitors around the fuel storage area (b) an exemption from the requirements of
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Paragraph III.D.2(b)(ii) of Appendix J of 10 CFR Part 50, the testing i
of containment air locks at times when containment integrity is not required, and (c) an exemption from the schedule requirements of 10 CFR 50.33(k)(1) related to availability of funds for decommissioning the facility. The special circumstances regarding exemptions b and c are identified in Sections 6.2.6 and 22.5 of SSER 8, respectively.
An rxemption was previously granted pursuant to 10 CFR 70.24. The exercption was granted with NRC materials license.No. SNM-1981, issued July 13, 1988, and relieved GPC from the requirement of having a criticality alarm system. GPC is hereby exempted from the criticality alarm system provision of 10 CFR 70.24 so far as this section applies to the storage of fuel assemblies held under this license.
l These exemptions are authorized by law, will not present an undue risk to the public health and safety, and are consistent with the common defense and security.
The exemptions in items b and c abova are granted pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12. With these exemptions, the facility will operate, to the extent authorized herein, in conformity with the application, as amended, the provicions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission.
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GPC shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, guard training and qualification, dad safeguards contingency plans including amendments made pursuant to provisions of the Miscellaneous Amendments and Search Requirements revisio s to 10 CFR 73.55 (51 FR 27817 and r
27822) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p).
The plans, which contain Safeguards Information protected under 10 CFR 73.21, are entitled: "Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant Physical Security Plan," with revisions submitted through July 11, 1988; "Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant Guard Training and Qualification Plan," with revisions submitted through January 15, 1988; and "Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant Safeguards Contingency Plan," with revisions submitted through January 6,1988.
Changes made in accordance with 10 CFR 73.55 shall be implemented in accordance with the schedule set forth therein.
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GPC shall comply with the antitrust conditions delineated in Appendix C to this license.
G.
GPC shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report for the facility, as approved in the SER (NUREG-1137) through Supplement 9 subject to the following provision:
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Reporting.to the Commission Except as otherwise provided in the Technical Specifications or Environmental Protection Plcn, GPC shall report any violations of the requirements contained in Section 2.C. of this license in the following manner: initial notification shall be made within -
twenty-four (24) hours to the NRC Operations Center via the Emergency Notification System with written follow-up within 30 days in accordance with the procedures described in 10 CFR 50.73(b), (c),
and(e).
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The licensees shall have and maintain financial protection of such type and in such amounts as the Commission shall require in accordance with Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to cover public liability claims.
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This license is effective as of the date of issuance and shall expire at midnight on February 9, 2029.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Thomas E. Murley, Director j
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
- 1. Appendix A. - Technical Specifications
- 2. Appendix B - Environmental Protection l
Plan
- 3. Appendix C - Antitrust Conditions l
Date of Issuance:
March 31, 1989 I
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GPC may make changes to the ~ approved fire protection program -
without prior approval of the Commission,'only if those changes
.would not adversely affect the. ability.to achieve 'and maintain.
safe shutdown in the event of a fire..
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Reporting to the Commission'.
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. Except as ;otherwise provided.in the Technical Specifications or
' Environmental Protection Plan, GPC shall report any violations of s
L the requirements contained. in Section 2.C. of this license in the following manner:-initial ~ notification shall be made within twenty-four (24) hours to the' NRC Operations Center via the
. Emergency Notification System with written follow-up within 30 days in accordance with the procedures described in 10 CFR 50.73(b), (c),
and(e).
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The licensees shall have and maintain financial protection.of such type and in such amounts as the Commission shall require in accordance with Section 170'of the Atomic. Energy Act of 1954, as-amended, to cover public liability claims.
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This license is effective as of the date o'f-issuance and'shall expire at midnight on February 9,.2029.
FOR THE NUCLEAR' REGULATOR COMMISSION Original signed by 2homas E. Murley ~
Thomas E. Murley, Dir.ector Office of Nuclear Reactor' Regulation
Enclosures:
- 1. Appendix A. - Technical Specifications
- 2. Appendix B - Environmental Protection Plan
- 3. Appendix C - Antitrust Conditions
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