ML20246K410

Staff Requirements Memo on Commission 890825 Affirmation/ Discussion & Vote in Rockville,Md Re Immediate Effectiveness Review for Full Power OL

ML20246K410
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	08/31/1989
From:	Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
To:	Parler W NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC)
References
REF-10CFR9.7 M890825, NUDOCS 8909050462
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. gf . 'o UNITED S1 ATES IN RESPONSE, PLEASE p1c g Nutt, EAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REFER TO: M890825 3 ;g W ASHIN GT ON, D.C. 20555

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% , ,] , , *g August 31, 1989 OFFICE OF THE .

SECRETARY MEMORANDUM FOR: William C. Parler, General Counsel FROM. Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary

SUBJECT:

fY STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION / DISCUSSION

- P AND VOTE, 3:30 P.M., FRIDAY, AUGUST 25,

/ 1989, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYIAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE)

I. SECY-89-257 - Immediate Effective:1ess Review for Full Power Licensino of Limerick. Unit 2 The commission, by a 4-0 vote, approved an order which provided the Commission's decision on its immediate effectiveness review of Limerick, Unit 2.

The order indicated that the Commission determined that the record in the proceeding provided the necessary basis for authorizing the issuance of a license to the Philadelphia Electric Company ("PECo") to operate the Limerick Generating Station, Unit 2 (" Limerick") at full power. The Commission found that the balance of factors set forth n 10 CFR Sec.

2.764 (f) (2) (i) as well as consideration of environmental matters under the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA")

favored commencement of operation now rather than waiting for i the outcome of the proceeding currently pending before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (" Licensing Board") i concerning severe accident mitigation design alternatives (SAMDAs"). The decision was without prejudice to the Licensing Board decision, and the license is subject to amendment as result of the outcome of that proceeding. Since the Commission expects that there will be a Licensing Board decision J on the merits of the SAMDA issue before the first refueling {

outage, it did not need to consider the matter of whether full I power operation beyond the first refueling outage should be .

subject to further conditions based on the outcome of the {

Licensing Board proceeding. The Commission also noted that any further requirements on the licensec that might be reasonably foreseen to arise out of the Board's consic'eration of SAMDAs l would not be foreclosed by the present authorization. l 0

8?O9050462 870831 el , j PDR 10CFR PT9.7 FDC l0

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• Finally, the Order noted that an August 24, 1989, stay request from LEA was denied.

(Subsequently on August 25, 1989, the Secretary signed the Order.)-

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cc: Chairman Carr Commissioner Roberts Commissioner Rogers Commissioner Curtiss GPA

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