ML20134K618
| ML20134K618 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 08/20/1985 |
| From: | Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20134K616 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-59334, NUDOCS 8508300295 | |
| Download: ML20134K618 (4) | |
Text
..
7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0FMISSION GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, ET AL DOCKET NO. 50-321 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDPENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIOR HEARING The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License Nc.
DPR-57 issued to Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, City of Dalton, Georgia (the licensees), for operation of the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit No.1, located in Appling County, Georgia.
In accordance with the licensees' application for amendment dated August 1,1985, the amendment would modify the Technical Specifications for Hatch Unit I to: 1) delete _the current requirements that certain Emergency Core Cooling Systems (ECCS) be demonstrated to be operable when a redundant or associated safety-related component is declared inoperable; 2) modify the Pe current requirements for inservice inspection of the reactor coolant system pressure boundary; 3) decrease the number of plant service water pumps required to be operable prior to startup; 4) delete monthly operability tests for ECCS pumps and valves; 5) provide requirements to test Class 1, 2, and 3 components in accordance with Section TI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code; and 6) make miscellaneous editorial changes.
Prior to issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Conmission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations.
8509300295 850820 PDR ADOCK 05000321 P
~
, 7590-01 By September 25, 1985 the licensees may file a request for a hearing with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license and any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written petition for leave to intervene.
Request for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's " Rules of practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings" in 10 CFR Part 2.
If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed by the above date, the Commission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Commission or by the Chairman of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, will rule on the reuuest and/or petition and the Secretary or the designated Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of hearing or an appropriate order.
As required by 10 CFR 52.714, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding. The petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following factors:
(1) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of the petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of any order which may be entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest. The petition should also identify the specific aspect (s) of the subject matter of the proceeding as to which petitioner wishes to intervene. Any person who has filed a petition for leave to intervene or who has been admitted as a party
i
\\
. 7590-01 nay amend the petition without requesting leave of the Board up to fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceed-ing, but such an amended petition must satisfy the specificity requirements described above.
Not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, a petitioner shall file a supplement to the petition to intervene which must include a list of the contentions which are sought to be litigatt; in the matter, and the bases for each contention set forth with reasonable specificity.
Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendment under consideration. A petitioner who fails to file such a supplement which satisfies these requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be pemitted to participate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the or_ der granting leave to intervene, and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing, including the opportunity to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses.
A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene shall be filed with the Secretary of the Comission, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., by the above date. Where petitions are filed during the last ten (10) days of the notice period, it is requested that the petitioner promptly so inform the Comission by a toll-free telephone call to Western Union at (800) 325-6000 (in Missouri (800) 342-6700). The Western
~
~
_4 7590-01 Union operator should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the following message addressed to John F. Stolz:
(petitioner's name and telephone number; date petition was mailed; plant name; and publication date and page number of this FEDERAL REGISTER notice. A copy of the petition should also be sent to the Executive Legal Director, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C. 20555, and to G. F. Trowbridge, Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge,1800 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, attorney for the licensees.
Nontimely filings of petitions for leave to intervene, amended petitions, supplemental petitions ard/or requests for hearing will not be entertained absent a determination by the Comission, the presiding officer or the Atomic Safety-and Licensing Board designated to rule on the petition and/or reauest, that the petitioner has made a substantial showing of good cause for the granting of a late petition and/or request. That determination will be based upon a talancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.714(a)(1)(i)-(v) and E.714(d).
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated August 1,1985, which is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.,
and at the Appling County Public Library, 301 City Hall Drive, Baxley, Georgia.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 20th day of August,1985.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
~
oh F. Stolz, Chief p ating Reactors Branch #4 vision of Licensing
.