ML20128A864

Forwards Notice of Consideration of Conversion of Provisional OL to Ftol & Notice of Opportunity for Hearing, for Publication in Fr on 720825

ML20128A864
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	08/21/1972
From:	Mccool W US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To:	OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER
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NUDOCS 9212030481
Download: ML20128A864 (1)

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N '/, N* UWTLD ST ATES

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August 21, 1972 ,

Director Office of 1.ho 1 edern1 Her'.ioter Nationni Archiven & Hncoran nervice Vnnhity'.t on, D. c . N's0'l tent I f r Attneher1 for publiention in the Federni lleoloter are an originni nnd two certified copies of a doctanent entitled:

NO371!1RN STATES TOWD1 COMPArT fiOTICE OF C0fiSIDDIATIO!, OF CONVUtSION OF PROVISIONAL OPERATDt0 LICDiSE

'!O A FITLL-TIM 1 OPDIATDIO LICDISE AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY IVR llEARDiG Please publieb on Friday, August 25, 1972.

Pubitchtion of the nbove document at the enrlicat possible dato would be npprecint.ed.

Sincerely youro, l

W. D. McCool l

Secretnry of the Commission t

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IUTICE OP 00::SID0%TIO:J OF CO:NEPSIO10F 17DVIS10'!AL OIEPfffi3 LICDG UD A FU:le':'001 OPES.TI';G LICE'E L*D ;0TICE OF OPPORTUNITY TOR lEARI!G PURSU/J.*T *10 20 CFH PAHf 50, APPD; DIX D, SECTIO!J B

'Jhe Atomic Ihergy Co-lssion (the Cordssion) will consider the issutace of a full-tem facility operating license to the !!orthem States Power Company (th' licensee) v.hich would authorise the licensee to possess, use and operate the Ibnticello !!uclear Generating Plant Unit IJo.1 (the facility), lonated on the licensee's site in Wrirht and Sherbume Counties, Minnecota, at its presently licensed steady state power IcVel of up to 1670 .mgawatts (themal) for a period of 40 years fmm the June 19,1967

! issuance dhte of the constraction pe rdt (CPPR-31) in accordanc; with the provisiens cf the license cnd the Obchnical Specifications appended thereto, upon receipt of a report on the application fmm the Advisory Cordttee on Reactor Safetpeda (ACRS), the submission of a favorable safety evalu-ation of the application by the Com.insion's Directorate of Licensing, i

the completion of the envimrcental review requimd by the Cordssion's regulations in 10 CE Part 50, Appendix D, and a finding by the Comis-sion that the application for the full-tem facility license (as amnded) c:aplies with the reqdremnts of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

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6 0-l 2-amnded, and t'e r Comission's 2egulations in 10 CIS Chapter I. 7he facility ir presently being operated in accordance with Provisional Opezw ating License IJo. DPF.-22 icsued by the Comdssion cn Septerber 8,1970.

7he full-tem licence will not be issued until the Comicsion has unde the findiMs, reflecting its review of the application under the Atomic Fhergy Act of 1954, as n~cnded, which will be cet forth in the proposed licence, and has concluded that the issuance of the license .

will not be inimical to the co=on defense and security or to the health and co.fety of the public. 'ihe licensee has catisfied its obligation con-ceming inde::nification es required by Section 170 of the Act and ^ ; CFR Tart 140 of the Comicniin'c regalations.

7he facility ic cubject to the provicior.s of Section D of Appendix D to 10 CFR Part 50, which sets forth procedares applicable to review of i enviIon cntal considerations for production and utili::ation facilities l for which constraction per:r.its or operating licenses were issued in the l

i period of Janun"/ 1,1970 through September 9,1971. . Notice is hereby given, pursusnt to 10 C??t Part 2, " Rales of Practice, and Appendix D of 10 CFR Fart 50, " Licensing of Production and Utilitation Facilities",

that the Co=dscion is providing an opportunity for hearing with respect to whether, considering those rattera covered by Appendix D to 10 CFR l Part 50, the provicional operating licente in the captioned proceeding I

should be continued, modified, tenninated or appropriately conditioned i

to protect envircrcrental values.

Within thirty (33) days frca the date of publication of thic notice s

in the FEDERAL ICGISTER, the licensee : ray file a request for a hearing and 17' s-

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4 a ptition for leave to intervene (1) with respect to whaher, consi-dering those matters covered by Appendix D to 10 CFR Part 5L tro pro-l visional operating license should be continued, nodified, tem!nated i

or applupriately conditioned to protect environnental values, ar,1 (2) with recicct to the issuance of a full-tem facility operating lit nse.

Pequests for a hearing and ptitions to intervene shall.be filed in accordance with the Comniscion's rules of practice in 10. CFR Part 2.

If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed within the tine prescribed in this. notice, the Conmission will issue a j notice of hearing or an appropriate order. In accordance with 10 CFR .

Section 2.7111, a retition for leave to intervene thich is not tirely filed will be dismissed unless the ptitioner shows good cause for failure to file it en tine. ,

Q1 Moyen.ber 18, 1971, in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix D, Section E, the Connission's Dimotor of Ecgulation datemined tht.t the operation of the facility thould not be sucpended pending conpletion of the environ-ental review mquired under tro .';a- ,

tional Ihvironnental Policy Act of 1969'(36 F.R. 22327). . Minnesota Ehvirontrental Control Citir.en's Association (IECCA) 2vquested a hearing -

on that determination. 'Ibe' State of Minnesota t.lso indicated to the .

Comnission an intemst in participating in any hearing which might be scheduled in connection with the Director of Regulation'a@temination. -

On May 3,1972, the CD:r.ission issued a Ibnorand21 and Order that stated, l-L cmong othcr things, the following:

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"lbarings will be conducted on any issuance of a full-tenn operating licence, escumanc an appmpriate request. 'Dn State of Fdnnesota and ECCA chall be parties to any such hearing, which chall be consolidated with the hearing con-tenplated by 10 CER lurt 50, Appen:lix D, Section E. In the abcence of in cppropriate hearing request on the full-tem operating licence application, a hearing under Appendix D, Section E, shall be noticed by the Coninicsion."

Acceldingly, if on Lppropriate request for a hearing is nnde purcuant to this notice, tha State of !Unnecota and ECCA also will beco e parties to cuch hearing tnd tha nntters in contmversy will be consolidated for hearing purposes. In the absence of an appropriate request for hearing, I purausnt to this notice, a hearlng under Appendix D, Section E, will be noticed by the Cc=ission as pmvided in the above-referenced Vcnorcndun i

and 02 der.

For further details with recpect to the . natters under consideration, I

l cee the licencee'c application for conversion of Provisional Operating l License No. DFR-22 to a full-tem operating license dated June 15, 1972, the licensee's Ehvironnental Report dated Nove:r.ber 3,1971, the Supp3e-I-

Irant and Errata thereto dated April 14, 1972, and Fay 2,1972, respectively, and the Comission's Draft Envimnmental Statenant dated ray 1972, which i

are availtble for public inspection at the Co:nnission's Public Documnt Rocm,1717 H Street, N. W. , Washington, D. C. , c.nd at the Environmntc1 Fasour:;u Ccnter, Minnenpolis Nolic Library,1222 S.E. 4th Street,

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_5 IMnneapolic , FWmecota, 55414. As they are com;21cted and issued, the following docu ento alto vill be trade available for public jnspection at the noove locbtions: (1) the report of the Advisory Ccmittee on Ibactor Safeguards on the application for a full-teria operating licence for the Fcnticello Nuclear Generating Plant, (2) the Cccir.iccion't Final Dwirc:n.ntal Statercnt purcumt to 10 CFTi Part 50, Appendix D, (3) the Safety Evaluation pivpared by the Diractorate of Licencing, cnd (4) the ,

proposed full-tern operating licence. A copy of each of iterr.c (1) throu$

(4) ray be cbtained, t/nen avLiltble c.nd as car cupply lasto, by requent to the D2paty Dhrotor for Fec.ctor hojecto, Directorate of Licencing, U. S. Ator;.ic Dnrcy Comaission, k'whington, D. C. 20'45 Dated at Ectbecda, Ihryland, thic 18th day of August 1972.

1DR THE #iDMIC E??ERGY OD:EISSICN jf ,l/Ijfb h~~

Ibnald J.,Ekovholt Assictant Director fcr Operating lieectoro '

Directorate of Licensing

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