ML20205M667

Notice of Hearing on Issuance of Amends to License DPR-50. Written Order Setting Forth Time,Place & Date of Hearing Forthcoming.Served on 860411

ML20205M667
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Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	04/10/1986
From:	Paris O, Shon F, Wolfe S Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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CON-#286-739 OLA, OLA-2, NUDOCS 8604150342
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,. 3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DOLMETED NE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD 86 APR 11 P2:38 Before Administrative Judges:

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Frederick J. Shon 00CXETIg. '

Dr. Oscar H. Paris SERVED FR 11 '"

) Docket No. 50-289-0LA S In the Matter of ) 50-289-0LA-2

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GPU NUCLEAR CORPORATION, et al. ) (Steam Generator Plugging

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(Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, )

Unit No. 1) )

) April 10, 1986 NOTICE OF HEARING ON ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE l

4 On February 28,1986, at 51 Federal Register 7157, the Nuclear Regulatory Comission published a notice captioned " Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License and Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination and Opportunity for Hearing".I This notice stated that the Comission was considering issuance of an amendment to Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1 (TMI-1) Facility Operating License No. DPR-50. Among other things, the notice stated that:

I I To date, the Comission has not made a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration.

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In accordance with the licensee's application dated l

February 4,1986, the proposed amendment would modify the Once Through Steam Generator (OTSG) tube repair criteria for TMI-1. The present TMI-1 Technical Specifications (TSs) require that defects extending

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greater than 40% of the tube wall thickness shall be repaired. Defects penetrating less than 40% of the tube wall thickness are acceptable regardless of their length. The licensee proposes to change the repair criteria to allow not repairing the tube, under certain circumstances, if it has a defect up to 50% tube wall l

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l The notice also provided that, by March 31, 1986, any person whose interest might be affected by this proceeding and who wished to j participate as a party must file a written petition for leave to f intervene in accordance with the Commission's " Rules of Practice" in 10 C.F.R. Part 2. On March 14, 1986, an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board was established to rule on petitions for leave to intervene and/or requests for hearing and to preside over the proceeding in the event

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that a hearing is ordered. The Board's Administrative Judges are Frederick J. Shon, Oscar H. Paris, and Sheldon J. Wolfe, who will serve as Chairman of the Board.

Only Three Mile Island Alert, Inc. (TMIA) filed a petition for leave to intervene in this case--0LA-2. TMIA submitted five proposed 2

contentions which were identical to those submitted by it in case OLA-1 i

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In Metropolitan Edison Company, et al. (Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1), Docket No. 50-289-0LA-1, the Licensee had i applied for an amendment to the steam generator tube technical specifications which would maintain the 40% throughwall limit on the secondary side of tubes but would replace the 40% limit on the i (FootnoteContinued)

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l and moved for consolidation of both cases. During the 10 C.F.R. 2.751a special prehearing conference held on March 27, 1986, in each case, the j Board granted TMIA's petitions for leave to intervene, and admitted three of TMIA's contentions. The Board also granted the motion to l

l consolidate the two cases.

Accordingly, the instant Notice of Hearing is issued to notify all concerned that a hearing will be held and that, after certain prehearing procedures have been completed, the Board will issue a written order setting forth the time, place and date of the hearing in the consolidated cases. At the beginning of the hearing, an opportunity will be provided for any person who wishes to make an oral or written statement in this proceeding but who has not filed a petition for leave to intervene. Subject to the conditions which will be set forth in the Order scheduling the heai ing, any person may request permission to make a limited appearance in order to set forth his or her position on the

! issues pursuant to provisions of 10 C.F.R. 62.715 of the Commission's

" Rules of Practice". Persons desiring to make a limited appearance are (Footnote Continued) primary side of tubes with a sliding scale which goes from 40% to 70% throughwall depending on the size of the defect. TMIA was the sole petitioner for leave to intervene. In a Notice of Hearing, 51 Federal Register 6054 (February 19,1986), this Board provisionally granted TMIA's petition for leave to intervene and provisionally i ordered a hearing. Said Notice of Hearing was provisional in  !

l nature because, inter alia, the Board had not determined at that l l time whether TMIA had submitted at least one admissible contention. l i

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requested to inform the Secretary of the Comission, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D. C. 20555.

It is so ORDERED.

THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD N 1L_m '. . h) &

Sheldon J. N )lfe, Ch&irman ADMINISTRAT1/E JUDGE 44 O Frederick J. Shon/ '

ADMINISTRATIVE )GE O M l Dr. Oscar H. Paris ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 10th day of April, 1986.

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