ML20012E677

Petition for Leave to Intervene & Request for Hearing.* Ocre Requests Hearing on Util 891219 Amend Request & Submits Petition W/Intention of Becoming Full Party.Petition Should Be Granted Since Ocre Demonstrated Right to Be Made Party

ML20012E677
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	03/08/1990
From:	Hiatt S OHIO CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
Shared Package
ML20012E670	List: ML20012E677 ML20012E683 ML20012E690
References
OLA-2, NUDOCS 9004060096
Download: ML20012E677 (5)

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, PETITION.POR_ LEAVE-TOLINTERVENE AND REQUEST POR A HEARING

-I., ' INTRODUCTION-LOnJDecemberL19, 1989 the' Cleveland Electric. Illuminating

Company filed with the Nuclear 1 Regulatory _ Commission ("NRC") a-request for an amendment to Appendix A of the operating license

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.;would remove: cycle-specific core operating limits and other- I

- cycl ~e-specific $ fuel'information from the plant Technical ,

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lSp'ecifica ions. 'Instead, this information would be placed in-1

• theLCo'reTO'perating: Limits Report, to.be part of the Plant Data

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.s admit that this amendment will have the effectiof'"el'iminating-themajokityoflicenseamendment requestsufor changes 'in values of cycle-specific parameters in Technical Specifications." l The'NRC published a " Notice of Consideration of Issuance of

' Amendment to Pacility Operating License and Proposed No '}

i Significant llazards Consideration Determination and Opportunity 1

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=representethat member's. interest,s in this proceeding,' pursuant m

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-OCRE/ intends:to raise one issue of" law: that.the! proposed i, l l, amendment (violates-Section-189a'of the. Atomic Energy.Act.cThe-Jspecifi"c7contentionj to" bellitigated: wil1J be _ filed not!1ater :

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