ML20204G488

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amend to License NPF-10 Re Natural Circulation Tests & Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination & Opportunity for Hearing

ML20204G488
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Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	05/31/1983
From:	Knighton G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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, , ?EM:-01 UNITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULETORYC0". MISSION h of OM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, ET AL $b DOCKET NO. 50-361 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND PROPOSED NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION DETERMINATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission)'is considering

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issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating 1.icense No. NPF-10, issued to

Southern California Edison Company, San Diego Gas.& Electric Company, the City of Riverside, California and the City of Anaheim, California (the licensees), for operation of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 located in San Diego County, California. ,

l The amendment would grant temporary exceptio,ns to'the facility Technical 4

Specifications (which presently require irrediate corrective action to return at least one reactor coolant loop to operation) to permit natural circulation tests to be performed during the startup test program with no reactor coolant i loops in operation in accordance with the licensees' application for amendment dated January 6,1983.

Before issuance of the prop', sed license amendment, the Commission will have nade findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended ( the Act) _ . _

and the Comission's regulations.

l The Comission has made a proposed detemination that the amendment request involves no significant bazards consideration. Under the Conmission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.97, this means that operation of the facility in accordance with j the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated,; or (2) create p.

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the possibility or a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.

The Comission's proposed detemination is based on its finding that the natural circulation tests will be c6nducted using operating procedures that provide compensatory ceasures that maintain a commensurate level of safety as the Technical Specifications that 'the proposed amendment would temporarily relax. Such compensatory measu'res incl.ude termination of the test and restoration L.

of at least ene ewicr coolant loop to operation in the event of abnomal sy s te.1 par oet le rb.

The Cc nission is seeking public comments on this proposed det 1ation.

Any conments received within 30 days af ter the date of publication of this notice will be corsidered in naking any final detemination. The Co . mission will not nomally nake a final detemination unless it receives a request for a hcaring.

Cc rents should be addressed to the Secretary of the Cenmission, U. S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20555, ATTH: Docketing and i Service Branch.

By July 7, 1933, the licensees may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility *'

operating license and any persons 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 Ccamission's '

i "R ul e t 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 Ccmission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Commission or by the Chairman of the Atomic' Safety and Licensing Board Panel,

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will rule on the request and/or petition and the Secretary of the designated  ;

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of hearing or an appro priate order.

As required by 10 CFR 52.714, 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 prorceding. The petition should specifically explain the reesens why intervention should be pemitted with particular reference to the following factors: (1) the nature of the petitioner's right bnder 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; cnd (3) the F;sible ef fect of a y 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 i

filed a petition for leave to intervene or who has been admitted as a party may amend the petition without reque.cting leave of the Board up to fif teen (15) days prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, but such an arended petition must satisfy the specificity requirements describe above.

Not later than fif teen (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 ? orth with reasonable specificity. Contentions shall be limited to matters within the 0

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least one contention will not be pe'rmitted to participate as a party.

Tnose pemitted to interve e bectne parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitiations in the order granting leave to intervene, and have the opportunity to participate fully in th'q conduct of the hearing, including the opportunity to present evidence and crcss-examine witnesses.

If a hearing is requested, the Commission will make a final determination on the issue of i,o significant hazards consideration. The final detemina-tion will serve to decide when the hearing is held.

If the final detemination is that the ame'ndment r ; es. in.olves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing held would take place af ter issuar. e of the amendment.

If the final determination is that the amendment involves a significant hazards consideration, any hearing held would take place before the issuance of any amendment. '

Romally, the Commission will not issue the arendment until the expir-ation of the 30-day notice period. However, should circumstances change during the notice period such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example, in derating or shutdown of the facility, the Commission may issue the license smendment before the expiration of the 30-day notice period, provided that its final determination is that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. The final detemination will consicer e

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all public and State comments received. Should the comission take this action, it will publish a notice of issuance and provide for oportunity for a hearing after issuance. The Comission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrequently.

A request for a hearing or a pet.ition for leave to intervene raust be filed with the Secretary of the Corrnission, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D. C. 20555, Attention: d'ocketing and Service Branch, or may be delivered to the Comission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N. W.,

I-Washington, 0.' 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 promptly so inform the Com$ission by a toll-free telephone call to b'estern Union at (800) 325-6000 (in Missouri (800) 342-6700). The '$ stern Union l

cperator should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message addressed to George W. Knighton: petitioner's name and telephone number; date petition was mailed; plant nane; and publication date and page number l of this FEDERAL REGISTER notice. A copy of the petition should also be sent to the Executive Legal Dir'ector, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20555, and to Charles R. Kocher, Esq., Southern California Edison Company, 2244 kalnut Grove Avenue, P. O. Box 800, Rosemead, California 91770 and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Attn: David R. Pigott, Esq., 600 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94111, attorneys for the licensees.

Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petiti,ot-supplemental petitions and/or requests for hearing will not be entertained absent j 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 i

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balancing of the facters specified in 10 CFR 2.714(a)(1)(i)-(v) and 2.714(d).

Fer fortler details with respect t this action, see the application.

for acent.:ent and t?e Itcensees' subsitt.nl of April 15, 1982, which are

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available far public inspection at t$e ,C:ccission's Public Docur.ent hom, 1717 H Street, N. k'., '.*ashington, D. C., a .d at the San Clemente Lib-ary, 242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente, Calif:r .f a.

Cat'ed at Bethesda, Maryland, this 3* st day of Pay.1983.

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JUN 101333 Docket No.: 50 361 Mr. Robert Dietch Mr. James C. Holcombe Vice President San Diego Gas & Electric Company Southern California Edison Company . 101 Ash Street 2244 Walnut Grose Avenue San Diego, California 92112 Post Office Box 800 .

Rosemead, California 91770 4

Gentlemen:

Subject:

Issuance of Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment l Enclosed for your information is a copy of the "Notice of Consideration of l Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License and Proposed No l Significant Hazards Consideration Detartaination and Opportunity for Hearing" i related to your submittals of April 15, 1932 and January 6, 1983, regarding '

natural circulation tests to be conducted at San Onofre Nuclear Generating ,

Station. Unit 2. This Notice has been forwarded to the Office of the l Federal Register for publication. )

Sincerely, i O ,

9;4]wk i Harry Ro'od. Project Manager Licensing Branch No. 3 Divicion of Licensing

Enclosure:

Federal Register Notice cc w/ encl.: See next page

San Onofre Mr Robert Dietch -

Vice President Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue P. O. Box 800 Rosemead, California 91770 ,

Mr. James C. Holcombe San Diego Gas & Electric Company - '

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cc: Charles R. Kocher, Esq.

Mr. Mark Medford James A. Eeoletto, Esq. Southern California Edison Ccmpany Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue 2244 Walnut Grove uenue P. O. Box 800 P. O. Box 800 Rosemead, California 91770 ,

Rosemead, California 91770 Orrick, Herrinston & Sutcliffe $ n ke97 Ga's'OEl' :tric Company ATiti: David R. Pigott, Esq. P. O. Gox 1831 600 Montgomery Street San Diego, Chlifornia 92112 l

San Francisco, California 94111

- Ms. Lyn Harris Hicks Mr. George Caravalho Advocate for GUARD l

City Manager 3908 Calle Ariana l City of San Clemente San Clemente, California 92672 l 100 Avenido Presidio l San Clemente, California 92672 Richard J. Wharton, Esq.

i University of San Diego School of Lad Alan R. Watts, Esq. Environmental Law Clinic l Courke & Woodruff San Ofego, California 92110 Suite 1020 1055 tierth Main Street Phyllis M. Gallagher, Esq.

Santa Ana, California s2701 Suite 222 1695 West Cre! cent Avenue Lawrence Q. Garcia. Esq. Anaheim, California 92701 California Public Utilities Co.; mission 5066 State Building Mr. A. S. Carstens --

San Francisco, California 94102 2071 Caminito Circub tierte Mt. La Jolla, C41tfernia 92037 Mr. Y. C. Hall Combustion Fn0 i neering, Inc. Charles E. McClung, Jr. , Esq.

1000 Prospect Hill Road Attorney at Law Windson, Connecticut 06095 24012 Ccile de la 01 ate / Suite 330 Laguna Hills, California 92653 Mr. S. McClusky Bechtel Poaer Corporation Resident inspector, San Onofre/ tips P. O. Box 60860, Terminal Annex c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Los Angeles, California 90060 P. O. Box 4329 5.n Clemente, Californis 92672 Mr. Dennis F. Kirsch -

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Co n. - Reg. Y Re9f onal Administrator-Region V/NRC 1450 2' aria Lane, Suite 210 1450 .". aria Lane / Suite 210 ainut Creek, Ca W o M a N.

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