ML20246P560

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amend to License DPR-61 & Opportunity for Hearing.Amend Will Change Tech Specs to Reflect Mods to Upgrade Reactor Protection Sys & Nuclear Instrumentation Sys

ML20246P560
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Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	08/29/1989
From:	Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8909110150
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY CCMMISSION CONNECTICUT YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY t

l DOCKET N0. 50-213 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO

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FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) is r.onsidering issuance of amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-61 and issued to Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CYAPCO/ licensee) for operation uf the Haddam Neck Plant located in Middlesex County, Connecticut.

During the upcoming 1989 refueling outage, CYAPCO will upgrade the reactor protection system (RPS) and the nuclear instrumentation system (NIS) by making advanced technology, hardware changes. These changes will improve RPS and NIS reliability and redundancy. The proposed amendment would change the Technical Specifications to reflect modifications to be made to upgrade the RPS and the NIS.

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 Corrnission's regulations.

By October 10, 1989 , 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 proceed-ing and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written request for hearing and a petition for leave to intervene. Requests 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 8909110150 890828 DR ADOCK 0500 3

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l 10 CFR Part 2. .If a request for a hearing or peti. tion for leave to intervene is filed by the above date, the Commission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Commission or by the Chairman of the Atomic Safety and 1

. 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) 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 pre-I hearing 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 that are sought to be litigated in the matter, and the bases for each contention set forth with reason-

h able . specificity. Contentions shall be-limited to matters within the scope of the amendments under consideration. A petitioner.who fails to file such a supple-ment 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 participte ful'y 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 must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be ,

delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW. Washington, DC, by the above date. Where petitions are filed curing the last ten (10) days of the notice period, it is requested that the petitioner promptly so inform the Commission by a toll-free telephone call to Western Union at 1-800-325-6000 (in Missouri 1-800-342-6700). The Western Union operstor should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following neessage addressed to John F. Stolz: 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 Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, DC 20555, and to Gerald Garfield, Esquire, Day, Berry

& Howard, Counselers at Law, City Place, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3499 (attorney for licensee).

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Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, anended 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 specified in 10 CFR 2.714(a)(1)(1)-(v.)

and2.714(d).

If a request for hearing is received, the Comission's staff may issue the amendments after it completes its technical review and prior to the compittion of any required hearing if it publishr.s a further notice for public comment of its proposed finding of no significant hazards consideration in accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 and 50.92.

For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated July 28, 1989, which is aveilable for public inspection at the Comission's Public Document Room, the Celnan Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, D.C. 20555, and at the Russell Library,123 Broad Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this31st day of August, 1989 FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 7

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q,F. Stolz, Director L Prgject Directorate I-A Dfvision of Reactor P ojects - I/II 1ffice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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