ML20246P836
| ML20246P836 | |
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| Site: | McGuire, Mcguire  |
| Issue date: | 01/07/1987 |
| From: | Youngblood B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8905220291 | |
| Download: ML20246P836 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DUKE POWER C0f<PAfiY DOCKET NOS. 50-369 AND 50-370 -
DENIAL OF A!4Et4Dt'EllTS TO FACILITY OPEr ATING LICENSES AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING The U.S. Nuclear Regulatery Commission (the Commission) hes cenied
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a request by the licensee for amendments to Facility Operating License Nos.
NPF-9 and NPF-17, issued to the Duke Power Conpany (the licenseee) for operation of the McGuire Nuclear Station (the facility) located in Mecklenburc Cour.ty, North Carolina. 3 The amendments, as prcposea by the licensee, would raodify McGuire Technical Specification 3/4.7.7, "Auxilicry Cuilding Ventilation Exhaust (VA) System" to allow one system to be inoperable for sever deys instead of the current ?4-hour time limit. The licensee's application for the erendments was dated September 16, 1985. Notice of consideration of issuance of these amendnents was published in the Federd Pegister on October 23, 1085 (50 FR 43023).
Although the Commission initially proposed a determination of "no significar.t hazards consideration" regarding the amendment request, upon additional cer-1 l
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siderations reached based upon a full safety review, the request te allow one j VA system to be inoperable for seven days was deniec because: (1)thelicensee is appercr.tly unwilling to commit to a periodic surveillance test to demonstrate 4 that either VA system will ensure releases to the auxiliary building eneiger.cy core cooling system drea will be processed by filters prior to release to the environment;(2)thesystemsmustbeabletopreviersufficientcoolingtothe 3 i
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cescribe the inherent features which will lirait the influent relative hunidity to approximately 70% under all pcstuleted conditions or any data. which show- I that the ch6rtcal does not become saturated durirs high humidity c'onditions.
The licensee was nctified of the Comrrission's denial of this request by letter dated January 7, 1987. -
Dy Feb 12,1987, the licensee may demand a hearing with respect to the denial oescribed abcVe and any person whose interest nay be affected by the proceeding raay file a written petition for leave to intervene.
A recuest for a hearing or petition fer leave to ir,tervene must be fileo with the Secretary of the Cornission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be delivtrce to the Contrission's Public Document Roohe, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., by the above date.
A copy of any petitions should also be sent to the Office of General Counsel-Ecthesda, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cor.vission, Washington, D.C. 20555 and to Mr.
/.lbert Carr, Duke Power Company, 422 South Church Street, Charlotte, florth Carolina
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For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for anendnerr; dated September 16,1985, and (2) the Commission's letter to Duke Power Company dated Jan 7,1987, which are available for public inspection at the Ccroission's Public Document Roon ,1717 H Street, N.W. , Washington, D.C. , and l
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v at the Atkins Library, University of North Carolina, Charlotte (UNCC Station),
North Carolina 28223. A copy of itera (2) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cor.Taission, Peshington, D.C. 20555, Attention:
E Director, Division of PWR Licensing-A.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 7th day of January 1987 FOR THE NUCLEAR RECULATORY COMMISSION
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