[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56518-56522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27364]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-410]
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation; Notice of Consideration of
Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License and Opportunity for
a Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or NRC)
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is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License
No. NPF-69, issued to the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC or the
licensee), for operation of the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit
No. 2 (NMP2), located in Oswego County, New York.
The proposed amendment, requested by the licensee in a letter dated
October 16, 1998, was supplemented by letters dated December 30, 1998,
May 10, June 15, July 30, August 2, 11, 16, 19, 27, September 10, and
30, 1999. The application requests a full conversion from the current
Technical Specifications (CTS) to a set of improved Technical
Specifications (ITS) based on NUREG-1433 and NUREG-1434, ``Standard
Technical Specifications (STS) for General Electric Plants, BWR/4 and
BWR/6,'' Revision 1, dated April 1995. NUREG-1433 and NUREG-1434 have
been developed by the Commission's staff through working groups
composed of both NRC staff members and industry representatives, and
have been endorsed by the NRC staff as part of an industry-wide
initiative to standardize and improve the Technical Specifications (TS)
for nuclear power plants. As part of this submittal, the licensee has
applied the criteria contained in the Commission's ``Final Policy
Statement on Technical Specification Improvements for Nuclear Power
Reactors (Final Policy Statement),'' published in the Federal Register
on July 22, 1993 (58 FR 39132), to the CTS, and, using NUREG-1433 and
NUREG-1434 as a basis, proposed an ITS for NMP2. The criteria in the
Final Policy Statement were subsequently added to 10 CFR 50.36,
``Technical Specifications,'' in a rule change that was published in
the Federal Register on July 19, 1995 (60 FR 36953) and became
effective on August 18, 1995.
The licensee has categorized the proposed changes to the CTS into
four general groupings. These groupings are characterized as
administrative changes, relocated changes, more restrictive changes,
and less restrictive changes.
Administrative changes are those that involve restructuring,
renumbering, rewording, interpretation and complex rearranging of
requirements, and other changes not affecting technical content or
substantially revising an operating requirement. The reformatting,
renumbering and rewording process reflect the attributes of NUREG-1433
and NUREG-1434 and does not involve technical changes to the existing
TS. The proposed changes include (a) providing the appropriate numbers,
etc., for NUREG-1433 and NUREG-1434 bracketed information (information
that must be supplied on a plant-specific basis, and which may change
from plant to plant), (b) identifying plant-specific wording for system
names, etc., and (c) changing NUREG-1433 and NUREG-1434 section wording
to conform to existing licensee practices. Such changes are
administrative in nature and do not impact initiators of analyzed
events or assumed mitigation of accident or transient events.
Relocated changes are those involving relocation of requirements
and surveillances for structures, systems, components, or variables
that do not meet the criteria for inclusion in TS. Relocated changes
are those current TS requirements that do not satisfy or fall within
any of the four criteria specified in 10 CFR 50.36(c)(2)(ii) and may be
relocated to appropriate licensee-controlled documents.
The licensee's application of the screening criteria is described
in Attachment 1 of the licensee's October 16, 1998, submittal, which is
entitled, ``Application of Selection Criteria to NMP2 Technical
Specifications'' (Split Report) in Volume 1 of the submittal. The
affected structures, systems, components or variables are not assumed
to be initiators of analyzed events and are not assumed to mitigate
accident or transient events. The requirements and surveillances for
these affected structures, systems, components, or variables will be
relocated from the TS to administratively controlled documents such as
the quality assurance program, the final safety analysis report (FSAR),
the ITS BASES, the Technical Requirements Manual (TRM) that is
incorporated by reference in the FSAR, the Core Operating Limits Report
(COLR), the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM), the Inservice
Testing (IST) Program, or other licensee-controlled documents. Changes
made to these documents will be made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59 or other
appropriate control mechanisms, and may be made without prior NRC
review and approval. In addition, the affected structures, systems,
components, or variables are addressed in existing surveillance
procedures that are also subject to 10 CFR 50.59. These proposed
changes will not impose or eliminate any requirements.
More restrictive changes are those involving more stringent
requirements compared to the CTS for operation of the facility. These
more stringent requirements do not result in operation that will alter
assumptions relative to the mitigation of an accident or transient
event. The more restrictive requirements will not alter the operation
of process variables, structures, systems, and components described in
the safety analyses. For each requirement in the STS that is more
restrictive than the CTS that the licensee proposes to adopt in the
ITS, the licensee has provided an explanation as to why it has
concluded that adopting the more restrictive requirement is desirable
to ensure safe operation of the facility because of specific design
features of the plant.
Less restrictive changes are those where CTS requirements are
relaxed or eliminated, or new plant operational flexibility is
provided. The more significant ``less restrictive'' requirements are
justified on a case-by-case basis. When requirements have been shown to
provide little or no safety benefit, their removal from the TS may be
appropriate. In most cases, relaxations previously granted to
individual plants on a plant-specific basis were the result of (a)
generic NRC actions, (b) new NRC staff positions that have evolved from
technological advancements and operating experience, or (c) resolution
of the Owners Groups' comments on the Improved Standard Technical
Specifications (ISTS). Generic relaxations contained in NUREG-1433 and
NUREG-1434 were reviewed by the NRC staff and found to be acceptable
because they are consistent with current licensing practices and NRC
regulations. The licensee's design is being reviewed to determine if
the specific design bases and licensing bases are consistent with the
technical bases for the model requirements in NUREG-1433 and NUREG-
1434, thus providing a basis for these revised TS, or if relaxation of
the requirements in the CTS is warranted based on the justification
provided by the licensee.
These administrative, relocated, more restrictive, and less
restrictive changes to the requirements of the CTS do not result in
operations that will alter assumptions relative to mitigation of an
analyzed accident or transient event.
In addition to the proposed changes solely involving the
conversion, there are also proposed changes that are different from the
requirements in both the CTS and the STS (NUREG-1433 and NUREG-1434).
These proposed beyond-scope issues to the ITS conversion are as
follows:
1. ITS 3.1.8, changing the Scram Discharge Volume Vent and Drain
Valve ACTIONS to allow continued operation with one valve in a line
inoperable by isolating the penetration within 7 days (ACTION A) and to
allow continued operation with two valves in a line by isolating the
penetration within 8 hours
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(ACTION B). The ISTS requires the valves(s) to be restored to Operable
status within 7 days.
2. ITS 3.3.1.1, ITS 3.3.6.1, ITS 3.5.1, and ITS 3.5.2, adding a
Note to the Reactor Protection System (RPS) (Functions 3 and 4) and
Isolation (Main Steam Line Isolation Valve (MSIV) Functions)
Instrumentation Specifications exempting the sensors from response time
testing and a Note to the Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS)--
Operating and--Shutdown Specifications exempting the instrumentation
from response time testing.
3. ITS 3.3.2.2, allowing the feedwater pump to be removed from
service in lieu of shutting down the unit to < 25%="" rated="" thermal="" power="" (rtp)="" when="" the="" feedwater="" and="" main="" turbine="" high="" water="" level="" channel="" is="" inoperable="" and="" untripped.="" 4.="" its="" 3.3.3.1,="" its="" 3.3.3.2,="" its="" 3.3.8.2,="" its="" 3.3.8.3="" and="" its="" 3.4.7,="" adding="" a="" note="" to="" allow="" 6="" hours="" to="" do="" surveillance="" testing="" of="" the="" post="" accident="" monitoring,="" remote="" shutdown="" system,="" rps="" logic="" bus="" electrical="" power="" assemblies="" (epas),="" rps="" scram="" solenoid="" bus="" epas="" and="" leak="" detection="" system,="" instrumentation="" channels="" prior="" to="" entering="" actions.="" 5.="" its="" 3.3.4.2,="" adding="" an="" allowance="" to="" only="" remove="" the="" associated="" (anticipated="" transient="" without="" scram="" atws)--recirculating="" pump="" trip="" (rpt)="" breaker="" (fast="" speed="" or="" slow="" speed,="" as="" applicable)="" from="" service,="" in="" lieu="" of="" removing="" the="" entire="" pump="" from="" service.="" 6.="" its="" 3.3.5.1,="" its="" 3.3.8.1,="" its="" 3.3.8.2="" and="" its="" 3.3.8.3,="" changing="" the="" allowable="" values="" for="" (a)="" the="" low="" pressure="" cooling="" injection="" (lpci)="" and="" high="" pressure="" core="" spray="" (hpcs)="" minimum="" flow="" valves="" instrumentation;="" (b)="" the="" hpcs="" suppression="" pool="" water="" level="" swap="" over="" instrumentation;="" (c)="" the="" loss="" of="" voltage="" and="" degraded="" voltage="" functions,="" including="" time="" delays;="" (d)="" the="" undervoltage,="" overvoltage,="" and="" underfrequency="" functions="" for="" the="" rps="" logic="" bus="" epas="" ;="" and="" (e)="" the="" undervoltage,="" overvoltage,="" and="" underfrequency="" functions="" for="" the="" rps="" scram="" solonoid="" bus="" epas.="" 7.="" its="" 3.3.6.1,="" deleting="" the="" mode="" 1="" and="" 2="" requirements="" for="" certain="" shutdown="" cooling="" isolation="" functions="" (residual="" heat="" removal="" (rhr)="" equipment="" area="" temperature,="" reactor="" building="" pipe="" chase="" temperature,="" reactor="" building="" temperature,="" and="" reactor="" vessel="" water="" level--low,="" level="" 3.)="" 8.="" its="" 3.3.8.1="" and="" its="" 3.3.5.1,="" deleting="" the="" group="" 4="" valves="" from="" isolation="" instrumentation="" requirements.="" 9.="" its="" 3.3.8.1,="" changing="" the="" requirement="" to="" only="" requiring="" 2="" channels="" of="" degraded="" voltage="" and="" loss="" of="" voltage="" in="" lieu="" of="" three="" channels.="" 10.="" its="" sr="" 3.4.1.1="" requiring="" verification="" every="" 12="" hours="" that="" operation="" is="" in="" the="" ``unrestricted="" zone''="" of="" its="" figure="" 3.4.1-1.="" this="" will="" ensure="" that="" entry="" into="" a="" region="" where="" potential="" instabilities="" can="" occur="" will="" not="" go="" undetected.="" 11.="" its="" 3.4.1,="" changing="" from="" 2="" hours="" to="" 8="" hours="" the="" frequency="" for="" determining="" the="" average="" power="" range="" monitors="" (aprm)="" and="" low="" power="" range="" monitors="" (lprm)="" baseline="" noise="" level="" the="" first="" time="" the="" unit="" is="" in="" the="" restricted="" zone.="" 12.="" its="" 3.4.5,="" changing="" the="" frequency="" for="" monitoring="" the="" floor="" drain="" leakage="" rate="" from="" 8="" hours="" to="" 12="" hours,="" and="" changing="" the="" airborne="" radioactivity="" monitoring="" surveillance="" to="" be="" every="" 8="" hours.="" 13.="" its="" 3.5.1,="" changing="" the="" current="" number="" of="" automatic="" depression="" system="" (ads)="" valves="" required="" to="" operate="" from="" seven="" to="" six.="" 14.="" its="" 3.5.1,="" modifying="" the="" current="" requirement="" of="" manually="" opening="" the="" ads="" valves="" to="" only="" require="" the="" ads="" actuators="" to="" be="" cycled.="" 15.="" its="" 3.6.1.3,="" changing="" the="" current="" requirement="" that="" each="" excess="" flow="" check="" valve="" (efcv)="" must="" ``check="" flow''="" to="" requiring="" each="" efcv="" to="" actuate="" to="" its="" isolation="" position="" on="" an="" actual="" or="" simulated="" instrument="" line="" break="" signal.="" 16.="" its="" 3.6.1.3,="" changing="" the="" evolution="" to="" suspend="" the="" purging="" and="" venting="" limited="" condition="" operation="" (lco)="" actions="" to="" within="" 1="" hour,="" when="" standby="" gas="" treatment="" (sgt)="" subsystem(s)="" are="" inoperable.="" 17.="" its="" 3.6.1.6,="" its="" 3.6.2.3="" and="" its="" 3.5.2.4,="" deleting="" the="" current="" requirements="" to="" verify="" position="" of="" ``automatic''="" valves="" in="" the="" rhr="" drywell="" spray,="" rhr="" suppression="" cooling,="" and="" rhr="" suppression="" pool="" spray="" systems.="" 18.="" its="" 3.6.1.6="" and="" its="" 3.6.2.4,="" deleting="" the="" current="" requirement="" that="" drywell="" spray="" and="" suppression="" pool="" spray="" flows="" be="" through="" the="" heat="" exchanger.="" 19.="" its="" 3.7.2="" and="" its="" 3.7.3,="" allowing="" a="" 7-day="" restoration="" time="" when="" both="" control="" room="" envelope="" filtration="" (cref)="" subsystems="" are="" inoperable="" and="" a="" 30-day="" restoration="" time="" when="" both="" control="" room="" envelope="" alternating="" current="" (ac)="" subsystems="" are="" inoperable,="" provided="" the="" remaining="" components="" of="" the="" cref="" system="" or="" control="" room="" envelope="" ac="" system="" maintains="" the="" cref="" system="" or="" control="" room="" envelope="" ac="" system="" safety="" function,="" as="" applicable.="" 20.="" its="" 3.8.1,="" its="" 3.8.2,="" and="" its="" 3.8.3,="" changing="" ac="" sources--="" operating,="" ac="" sources--shutdown="" and="" diesel="" fuel="" oil,="" lube="" oil,="" and="" starting="" air="" specifications="" to="" include:="" (a)="" more="" restrictive="" upper="" and="" lower="" voltage="" limits="" for="" various="" diesel="" generator="" (dg)="" surveillances;="" (b)="" increasing="" the="" killowatt="" (kw)="" value="" for="" the="" single="" largest="" load="" surveillance="" requirement="" (sr)="" for="" the="" division="" 3="" dg;="" (c)="" relaxing="" the="" load="" range="" values="" for="" the="" 24-hour="" dg="" run="" to="" be="" consistent="" with="" regulatory="" guide="" (rg)="" 1.9="" reference="" 3="" (ists="" bases="" says="" 100%="" for="" 22="" hours="" and="" 110%="" for="" 2="" hours="" is="" consistent="" with="" rg="" 1.9="" reference="" 3,="" but="" it="" isn't);="" (d)="" increasing="" the="" dg="" start="" time="" in="" the="" event="" of="" a="" loss="" of="" voltage="" signal="" from="" 13="" seconds="" to="" 13.12="" seconds;="" (e)="" adding="" a="" note="" which="" exempts="" surveillances="" pertaining="" to="" a="" dg="" starting="" on="" a="" loss-of-="" coolant="" accident="" (loca)="" signal="" and="" a="" loca/loss="" of="" offsite="" power="" (loop)="" signal="" while="" in="" modes="" 4="" and="" 5="" and="" during="" handling="" of="" irradiated="" fuel="" in="" the="" secondary="" containment="" when="" the="" eccs="" subsystems="" are="" not="" required="" to="" be="" operable;="" and="" (f)="" increasing="" the="" fuel="" oil="" storage="" tank="" limits="" for="" the="" division="" 1="" and="" 2="" dgs="" as="" well="" as="" the="" 6-day="" limits="" for="" all="" three="" dgs.="" 21.="" its="" 3.8.4,="" changing="" the="" dc="" sources--operating="" specification="" by:="" (a)="" revising="" of="" the="" battery="" load="" profile="" to="" be="" consistent="" with="" the="" load="" profile="" specified="" in="" the="" updated="" safety="" analysis="" report="" (usar);="" and="" (b)="" addition="" of="" an="" allowance="" to="" perform="" a="" modified="" performance="" discharge="" test="" every="" cycle="" in="" lieu="" of="" a="" service="" test.="" 22.="" its="" 3.8.7,="" requiring="" that="" the="" inverters="" be="" capable="" of="" being="" powered="" from="" an="" uninterruptible="" power="" supply="" (direct="" current="" (dc)="" sources).="" currently,="" this="" is="" not="" required;="" this="" is="" a="" more="" restrictive="" change.="" 23.="" its="" 3.3.8.3,="" specifying="" an="" allowable="" value="" in="" the="" its="" for="" the="" time="" delay="" setting="" of="" the="" rps="" epa--solenoid="" instrumentation.="" 24.="" its="" 3.3.8.1,="" deleting="" a="" requirement="" in="" the="" sts="" for="" performing="" a="" channel="" check="" on="" undervoltage="" relays;="" the="" status="" of="" relays="" are="" continuously="" monitored.="" 25.="" its="" 3.3.8.2,="" specifying="" allowances="" in="" allowable="" values="" for="" the="" time="" delay="" settings="" of="" the="" rps="" epa="" logic="" instrumentation.="" 26.="" its="" 3.3.4.2,="" adding="" additional="" verification="" of="" atws="" trip="" function="" bypass="" and="" time="" delays.="" 27.="" its="" 3.3.8.1,="" the="" sts="" allows="" a="" 2-hour="" delay="" from="" entering="" into="" the="" associated="" conditions="" and="" required="" actions="" for="" a="" channel="" placed="" in="" an="" inoperable="" status="" solely="" for="" the="" performance="" of="" required="" surveillances,="" provided="" the="" associated="" function="" maintains="" dg="" initiation="" capability.="" this="" is="" changed="" in="" the="" its="" ``provided="" the="" associated="" function="" maintains="" loss="" of="" power="" (lop)="" initiation="" capability.''="" [[page="" 56521]]="" 28.="" its="" 5.5.9.1.a,="" adding="" ``specific="" gravity''="" to="" the="" acceptability="" of="" new="" fuel="" oil="" prior="" to="" the="" addition="" to="" the="" dg="" fuel="" tanks.="" 29.="" its="" sr="" 3.6.3.1.2,="" adding="" a="" description="" of="" an="" additional="" requirement="" in="" the="" bases="" sr="" 3.6.3.1.2="" regarding="" when="" to="" perform="" the="" surveillance="" (``within="" 30="" minutes="" following="" heatup="" of="" the="" system="" to="" normal="" operating="" temperature.'')="" 30.="" its="" sr="" 3.3.1.1.16,="" modifying="" the="" response="" time="" testing="" requirement="" for="" function="" 9,="" turbine="" control="" valve="" fast="" closure,="" trip="" oil="" pressure--low="" by="" stating="" that="" the="" response="" time="" is="" measured="" from="" the="" start="" of="" the="" control="" valve="" fast="" closure,="" not="" when="" the="" sensor="" (oil="" pressure="" sensor)="" exceeds="" its="" setpoint.="" 31.="" its="" 3.3.5.1,="" specifying="" an="" ads="" pressure="" setpoint="" of="" 150="" psig,="" implementing="" topical="" report="" nedc-32291="" and="" making="" other="" changes="" associated="" with="" moving="" group="" 4="" isolation="" valves="" into="" the="" eccs="" ts="" in="" the="" its.="" 32.="" its="" 3.3.5.1,="" table="" 3.3.5.1-1,="" specifying="" an="" ads="" pressure="" setpoint="" for="" low="" pressure="" core="" spray="" (lpcs)="" pump="" discharge="" pressure--="" high="" to="" be="" 150="" psig="" based="" on="" implementation="" of="" topical="" report="" nedc-="" 32291.="" 33.="" its="" 3.3.2.1,="" deleting="" operational="" details="" in="" cts="" table="" 3.3.6-2="" not="" required="" to="" be="" in="" ts,="" and="" providing="" allowable="" values="" based="" on="" nedo-="" 2411.="" 34.="" its="" 3.3.6.1,="" deleting="" the="" reactor="" core="" isolation="" reactor="" core="" isolation="" cooling="" (rcic)="" drywell="" pressure="" high="" isolation="" functions,="" providing="" new="" rcic/rhr="" steam="" flow="" timer="" and="" sgt="" exhaust="" radiation="" high="" isolation="" functional="" allowable="" values,="" and="" deleting="" the="" main="" steam="" line="" (msl)="" radiation="" high="" isolation="" function.="" 35.="" its="" 3.6.1.2,="" changing="" the="" requirement="" to="" verify="" that="" the="" air="" lock="" door="" seal="" leakage="" rate="" is="" within="" limit="" from="" ``once="" per="" 7="" days''="" to="" ``once="" in="" 30="" days.''="" 36.="" its="" 3.6.1.7,="" adding="" a="" note="" to="" allow="" separate="" condition="" entry="" for="" each="" suppression="" chamber-to-drywell="" vacuum="" breaker.="" 37.="" its="" 3.6.1.7,="" changing="" the="" action="" statement="" into="" two="" action="" statements:="" its="" 3.6.1.7="" action="" b="" addresses="" the="" closing="" of="" the="" open="" vacuum="" breaker="" within="" 72="" hours,="" while="" its="" 3.6.1.7="" action="" c="" addresses="" the="" verification/closing="" of="" the="" other="" vacuum="" breaker="" in="" the="" line="" within="" 2="" hours.="" however,="" both="" its="" 3.6.1.7="" conditions="" b="" and="" c="" have="" been="" modified="" such="" that="" the="" words="" ``one="" or="" more="" lines="" with''="" have="" been="" added.="" 38.="" its="" 3.4.4,="" increasing="" the="" lift="" setpoint="" tolerance="" for="" the="" safety="" relief="" valves="" to="" 3%.="" 39.="" its="" 3.3.1.1,="" deleting="" the="" msl="" radiation="" monitor="" reactor="" trip="" requirement="" and="" surveillance="" requirement="" based="" on="" the="" application="" of="" nedo-31400a.="" 40.="" its="" 3.7.2="" sr="" 3.7.2.1,="" deleting="" the="" staggered="" testing="" requirement="" for="" the="" cref="" subsystem.="" 41.="" its="" 3.3.1.2,="" adding="" a="" note="" to="" its="" sr="" 3.3.1.2.5="" that="" defers="" determination="" of="" the="" signal-to-noise="" ratio="" in="" mode="" 5="" if="" less="" than="" or="" equal="" to="" four="" fuel="" assemblies="" are="" adjacent="" to="" the="" source="" range="" monitors="" (srm)="" and="" no="" fuel="" is="" in="" the="" quadrant.="" 42.="" its="" 3.3.1.2,="" changing="" the="" sts="" action="" to="" ``initiate="" action="" to="" insert="" all="" insertable="" control="" rods.="" *="" *="" *''="" to="" ``initiate="" action="" to="" ``fully''="" insert="" all="" insertable="" control="" rods.="" *="" *="" *''="" 43.="" its="" 3.3.5.1,="" its="" table="" 3.3.5.1-1,="" changing="" footnote="" (a)="" from="" the="" sts="" to="" include="" a="" citation="" of="" lco="" 3.5.2.="" 44.="" its="" 5.5.2.b,="" adding="" a="" note="" that="" the="" provisions="" of="" sr="" 3.0.2="" apply="" to="" integrated="" leak="" tests="" at="" 24="" months.="" 45.="" its="" 3.8.8,="" incorporating="" changes="" to="" condition="" a,="" b="" and="" c="" of="" the="" sts="" applicable="" to="" ``one="" or="" more''="" divisions="" and="" to="" ``one="" or="" both.''="" 46.="" its="" 3.6.4.1,="" incorporating="" wording="" changes="" that="" alter="" the="" meaning="" of="" containment="" operability="" with="" respect="" to="" meeting="" surveillance="" requirements.="" before="" issuance="" of="" the="" proposed="" license="" amendments,="" the="" commission="" will="" have="" made="" findings="" required="" by="" the="" atomic="" energy="" act="" of="" 1954,="" as="" amended="" (the="" act)="" and="" the="" commission's="" regulations.="" by="" november="" 19,="" 1999,="" the="" licensee="" may="" file="" a="" request="" for="" a="" hearing="" with="" respect="" to="" issuance="" of="" the="" amendment="" to="" the="" nmp2="" 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="" request="" for="" a="" hearing="" and="" a="" petition="" for="" leave="" to="" intervene.="" requests="" for="" a="" hearing="" and="" a="" petition="" 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.="" interested="" persons="" should="" consult="" a="" current="" copy="" of="" 10="" cfr="" 2.714="" which="" is="" available="" at="" the="" commission's="" public="" document="" room,="" the="" gelman="" building,="" 2120="" l="" street,="" nw.,="" washington,="" dc,="" and="" at="" the="" local="" public="" document="" room="" located="" at="" the="" reference="" and="" documents="" department,="" penfield="" library,="" state="" university="" of="" new="" york,="" oswego,="" new="" york="" 13126.="" 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="" request="" 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="" 2.714,="" 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="" may="" amend="" the="" petition="" without="" requesting="" leave="" of="" the="" board="" up="" to="" 15="" days="" prior="" to="" the="" first="" prehearing="" conference="" scheduled="" in="" the="" proceeding,="" but="" such="" an="" amended="" petition="" must="" satisfy="" the="" specificity="" requirements="" described="" above.="" not="" later="" than="" 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="" litigated="" in="" the="" matter.="" each="" contention="" must="" consist="" of="" a="" specific="" statement="" of="" the="" issue="" of="" law="" or="" fact="" to="" be="" raised="" or="" controverted.="" in="" addition,="" the="" petitioner="" shall="" provide="" a="" brief="" explanation="" of="" the="" bases="" of="" the="" contention="" and="" a="" concise="" statement="" of="" the="" alleged="" facts="" or="" expert="" opinion="" which="" support="" the="" contention="" and="" on="" which="" the="" petitioner="" intends="" to="" rely="" in="" proving="" the="" contention="" at="" the="" hearing.="" the="" petitioner="" must="" also="" provide="" references="" to="" those="" specific="" sources="" and="" documents="" of="" which="" the="" petitioner="" is="" aware="" and="" on="" which="" the="" petitioner="" intends="" to="" rely="" to="" establish="" those="" facts="" or="" expert="" opinion.="" petitioner="" must="" provide="" sufficient="" information="" to="" show="" that="" a="" genuine="" dispute="" exists="" with="" the="" applicant="" on="" a="" material="" issue="" of="" law="" or="" fact.="" contentions="" shall="" be="" limited="" to="" matters="" within="" the="" scope="" of="" the="" amendment="" under="" consideration.="" the="" contention="" must="" be="" one="" which,="" if="" proven,="" would="" entitle="" the="" petitioner="" to="" relief.="" a="" petitioner="" who="" fails="" to="" file="" such="" a="" supplement="" which="" satisfies="" these="" requirements="" with="" respect="" to="" at="" least="" one="" [[page="" 56522]]="" contention="" will="" not="" be="" permitted="" to="" participate="" as="" a="" party.="" those="" permitted="" to="" intervene="" become="" parties="" to="" the="" proceeding,="" subject="" to="" any="" limitations="" in="" the="" order="" 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="" a="" petition="" for="" leave="" to="" intervene="" must="" be="" filed="" with="" the="" secretary="" of="" the="" commission,="" u.s.="" nuclear="" regulatory="" commission,="" washington,="" dc="" 20555-0001,="" attention:="" rulemakings="" and="" adjudications="" staff,="" or="" may="" be="" delivered="" to="" the="" commission's="" public="" document="" room,="" the="" gelman="" building,="" 2120="" l="" street,="" nw.,="" washington,="" dc,="" by="" the="" above="" date.="" a="" copy="" of="" the="" petition="" should="" also="" be="" sent="" to="" the="" office="" of="" the="" general="" counsel,="" u.s.="" nuclear="" regulatory="" commission,="" washington,="" dc="" 20555-0001,="" and="" to="" mr.="" mark="" j.="" wetterhahn,="" attorney="" for="" the="" licensee.="" nontimely="" filings="" of="" petitions="" for="" leave="" to="" intervene,="" amended="" petitions,="" supplemental="" petitions="" and/or="" requests="" for="" hearing="" will="" not="" be="" entertained="" absent="" a="" determination="" by="" the="" commission,="" the="" presiding="" officer="" or="" the="" presiding="" atomic="" safety="" and="" licensing="" board="" that="" the="" petition="" and/or="" request="" should="" be="" granted="" based="" upon="" a="" balancing="" of="" the="" factors="" specified="" in="" 10="" cfr="" 2.714(a)(1)(i)-(v)="" and="" 2.714(d).="" if="" a="" request="" for="" a="" hearing="" is="" received,="" the="" commission's="" staff="" may="" issue="" the="" amendment="" after="" it="" completes="" its="" technical="" review="" and="" prior="" to="" the="" completion="" of="" any="" required="" hearing="" if="" it="" publishes="" a="" further="" notice="" for="" public="" comment="" of="" its="" proposed="" finding="" of="" no="" significant="" hazards="" consideration="" in="" accordance="" with="" 10="" cfr="" 50.91="" and="" 50.92.="" for="" further="" details="" with="" respect="" to="" this="" action,="" see="" the="" application="" for="" amendment="" dated="" october="" 16,="" 1998,="" as="" supplemented="" by="" letters="" dated="" december="" 30,="" 1998;="" may="" 10,="" june="" 15,="" july="" 30,="" august="" 2,="" 11,="" 16,="" 19,="" 27,="" september="" 10,="" and="" 30,="" 1999,="" which="" are="" available="" for="" public="" inspection="" at="" the="" commission's="" public="" document="" room,="" the="" gelman="" building,="" 2120="" l="" street,="" nw.,="" washington,="" dc,="" and="" at="" the="" local="" public="" document="" room="" located="" at="" the="" reference="" and="" documents="" department,="" penfield="" library,="" state="" university="" of="" new="" york,="" oswego,="" new="" york="" 13126.="" dated="" at="" rockville,="" maryland,="" this="" 14th="" day="" of="" october,="" 1999.="" for="" the="" nuclear="" regulatory="" commission.="" darl="" s.="" hood,="" sr.,="" project="" manager,="" section="" 1,="" project="" directorate="" i,="" division="" of="" licensing="" project="" management,="" office="" of="" nuclear="" reactor="" regulation.="" [fr="" doc.="" 99-27364="" filed="" 10-19-99;="" 8:45="" am]="" billing="" code="" 7590-01-p="">