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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-219]
GPU Nuclear Corporation; Consideration of Issuance of Amendment
to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards
Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is
considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No.
DPR-16, issued to GPU Nuclear Corporation (GPUN/the licensee) for
operation of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS)
located in Ocean County, New Jersey.
The proposed amendment would revise Technical Specification 5.3.1.E
to allow 2645 fuel assemblies to be stored in the fuel pool. This is an
increase of 45 fuel assemblies from the current limit of 2600. The 45
additional storage location currently exist in the racks in the fuel
pool. They were included in the re-racking project allowed by License
Amendment No. 76 but were not incorporated in the Technical
Specifications since, at the time, it was believed they would not be
needed.
Before issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Commission
will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended (the Act) and the Commission's regulations.
The Commission has made a proposed determination that the amendment
request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the
Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of
the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1)
involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new
or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated;
or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. As
required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of
the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented
below:
1. The operation of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station,
in accordance with the proposed amendment, will not involve a
significant increase in the probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated.
There are no changes in the existing provisions for load
handling in the vicinity of the spent fuel pool associated with the
proposed increase in licensed storage capacity. OCNGS Technical
Specification 5.3.1.B limits the loads carried over the spent fuel
pool to no greater than the weight of one fuel assembly. Therefore,
accidents involving the mispositioning or drop of a fuel assembly
establish the extent of accident probability or consequences. The
Abnormal Positioning of a Fuel Assembly Outside the Storage Rack and
the Dropped Fuel Assembly accident scenarios are addressed as
follows:
a. The probability of occurrence of the above accidents is not
affected by the racks themselves or the stored fuel. Since no
physical changes are being made to the racks, an increase in
licensed storage capacity cannot increase the probability of these
accidents.
b. The consequences of abnormal positioning of a fuel assembly
outside the storage rack were evaluated. Since the storage rack
criticality calculations were made using an infinite array of
storage cells with no neutron leakage, positioning a fuel assembly
outside and adjacent to the actual finite rack can add reactivity,
but would, because of neutron leakage, result in a lower Keff
than the Koo calculated for the infinite array. Thus,
additional stored fuel assemblies will not increase consequences of
this type of accident than those previously evaluated.
c. The consequences of a dropped fuel assembly striking either
the base of the rack or the top of a storage location and the
reactivity effects were also evaluated in the licensing report
supporting Amendment 76. In all cases, the evaluated integrity of
the racks was not exceeded. Also, the dropped fuel assembly did not
constitute a criticality hazard because the infinite multiplication
factor of the fuel storage racks was not materially altered. An
increase in fuel enrichment does not increase consequences since the
GE-9 assemblies' mechanical specifications are bounded by previous
designs and consequences are not dependent on U-235 enrichment.
Thus, since no physical alteration of the storage racks is necessary
to store 45 additional fuel assemblies the consequences of this type
of accident are not increased.
2. The operation of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, in
accordance with the proposed amendment, will not create the
possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident
previously evaluated.
The increase in licensed spent fuel pool storage capacity
involves the addition of 45 fuel assemblies. The increased
structural loading has already been accounted for in the analyses
reviewed by the NRC staff in support of Amendment 76. There are no
physical changes to the fuel pool cooling. These systems are capable
of handling the additional duty originating from the additional
fuel. Criticality accidents or malfunctions also do not change
because the analysis assumes an infinite array of fuel and Boraflex
gaps have been conservatively accounted for. Therefore, there is no
possibility for an accident or malfunction of a different type than
previously evaluated.
3. The operation of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, in
accordance with the proposed amendment, will not involve a
significant reduction in a margin of safety.
The margin of safety, when applied to a storage expansion, needs
to address nuclear criticality, thermal-hydraulic, mechanical,
material and structural adequacy.
Nuclear Criticality
The acceptance criterion for criticality as established in
Technical Specification 5.3.1.A, is that the neutron multiplication
factor shall be less than or equal to 0.95, including all
uncertainties.
Since the increase in licensed capacity to 2,600 storage
locations, the maximum allowable average enrichment was increased
twice. The original analysis was for 3.01% U-235 enrichment fuel
with no credit for Gd203. Subsequent analyses increased
the maximum allowable enrichment to 3.8% and then 4.0% U-235. Both
analyses take credit for Gd203 requiring a minimum of 7
(seven) rods containing 3.0% or more Gd203.
Subsequent to the rack installation, an industry concern was
raised with the discovery of the formation of gaps in Boraflex
panels. The problem of gap formation in the boraflex and its impact
on criticality has been addressed. The criticality analysis was
updated to take into account the presence of gaps, including
projected gap formation is coplanar. The fuel pool Keff for the
4.0% U-235 enriched fuel with at least 7 (seven) Gd203
rods at peak reactivity is 0.9174 and increases to 0.945 with 3.9
inch coplanar gaps in the Boraflex which is below the 0.95 limit.
Oyster Creek maintains a Boraflex surveillance program to ensure the
assumptions used in the analysis remain valid.
Since all criticality analyses were performed with an infinite
lattice, it is valid for a spent fuel pool capacity of 2,645 fuel
assemblies. Therefore, there is no decrease in the margin of safety.
Thermal-Hydraulic
The heat load analysis performed for the expansion to 2600
licensed storage locations considered all 2,645 actual storage
locations filled. Therefore, the initial conclusions are not changed
and no re-analysis is required. The thermal-hydraulic calculations
which used 125 deg. F pool water temperature, have shown that the
cladding temperatures (<219 deg.="" f)="" will="" be="" well="" below="" the="" local="" fuel="" pool="" water="" saturation="" temperature="" of="" approximately="" 240="" deg.="" f.="" the="" maximum="" cladding="" temperatures="" will="" be="" low="" enough="" to="" preclude="" nucleate="" boiling.="" analysis="" has="" demonstrated="" that="" with="" an="" abnormal="" heat="" load="" from="" 2,732="" fuel="" assemblies="" in="" the="" spent="" fuel="" pool,="" the="" temperature="" of="" the="" pool="" will="" be="" maintained="" within="" the="" technical="" specification="" limit="" to="" 125="" deg.="" f.="" therefore,="" since="" this="" limit="" will="" be="" maintained,="" other="" restrictions="" such="" as="" the="" temperature="" differential="" of="" the="" spent="" fuel="" pool="" liner="" will="" also="" be="" maintained.="" thus,="" there="" is="" no="" reduction="" in="" the="" margin="" of="" safety="" from="" a="" thermal-hydraulic="" point="" of="" view.="" mechanical="" and="" structural="" the="" additional="" 45="" storage="" locations="" were="" part="" of="" the="" fuel="" pool="" expansion="" of="" which="" only="" 2,600="" fuel="" assemblies="" were="" licensed="" for="" storage.="" the="" fuel="" storage="" racks="" are="" designed="" to="" maintain="" the="" spent="" fuel="" assemblies="" in="" a="" safe="" configuration="" through="" all="" environmental="" and="" abnormal="" loadings,="" such="" as="" an="" sse="" or="" impact="" due="" to="" spent="" fuel="" assembly="" drop.="" structural="" and="" seismic="" analyses="" of="" the="" racks="" have="" established="" margins="" against="" tilting,="" deflection="" or="" movement="" to="" preclude="" impact="" of="" the="" racks="" with="" each="" other="" or="" with="" the="" pool="" walls.="" it="" is="" shown="" that="" the="" rack="" modules="" will="" undergo="" infinitesimal="" rotations="" if="" seismic="" excitation="" 50%="" over="" the="" sse="" loading="" are="" imposed.="" the="" threshold="" of="" kinematic="" instability="" is="" not="" even="" approached.="" analyses="" performed="" to="" arrive="" at="" the="" above="" conclusions="" indicate="" that="" margins="" in="" all="" areas="" of="" structural="" concern="" exist.="" the="" racks="" are="" placed="" in="" the="" pool="" as="" individual="" stand-alone="" structures,="" do="" not="" load="" pool="" walls="" directly,="" and="" are="" uncoupled="" from="" pool="" liner="" temperature="" rise.="" to="" limit="" the="" out-of-phase="" motion="" of="" adjacent="" racks="" due="" to="" non-="" symmetric="" loading="" of="" the="" racks,="" oyster="" creek="" procedures="" for="" loading="" spent="" fuel="" pool="" racks="" require="" the="" racks="" to="" be="" loaded="" symmetrically,="" i.e.="" the="" total="" fuel="" assemblies="" stored="" in="" any="" one="" quadrant="" of="" a="" rack="" will="" not="" deviate="" by="" more="" than="" 10%="" of="" the="" average="" of="" the="" four="" quadrants.="" this="" limitation="" will="" remain="" in="" effect="" for="" storage="" of="" 2,645="" fuel="" assemblies.="" in="" summary,="" the="" additional="" 45="" fuel="" bundles="" in="" storage="" will="" not="" decrease="" structural="" margins="" since="" there="" is="" no="" associated="" physical="" change="" to="" the="" storage="" facility="" and="" the="" 2,645="" fuel="" assemblies="" were="" considered="" in="" the="" original="" analysis="" which="" demonstrated="" that="" the="" acceptance="" criteria="" were="" met.="" the="" nrc="" staff="" has="" reviewed="" the="" licensee's="" analysis="" and,="" based="" on="" this="" review,="" it="" appear="" that="" the="" three="" standards="" of="" 10="" cfr="" 50.92(c)="" are="" satisfied.="" therefore,="" the="" nrc="" staff="" proposes="" to="" determine="" that="" the="" amendment="" request="" involves="" no="" significant="" hazards="" consideration.="" the="" commission="" is="" seeking="" public="" comments="" on="" this="" proposed="" determination.="" any="" comments="" received="" within="" 30="" days="" after="" the="" date="" of="" publication="" of="" this="" notice="" will="" be="" considered="" in="" making="" any="" final="" determination.="" normally,="" the="" commission="" will="" not="" issue="" the="" amendment="" until="" the="" expiration="" of="" the="" 30-day="" notice="" period.="" however,="" should="" circumstances="" change="" during="" the="" notice="" period="" such="" that="" failure="" to="" act="" in="" a="" timely="" way="" would="" result,="" for="" example,="" in="" derating="" or="" shutdown="" of="" the="" facility,="" the="" commission="" may="" issue="" the="" license="" amendment="" before="" the="" expiration="" of="" the="" 30-day="" notice="" period,="" provided="" that="" its="" final="" determination="" is="" that="" the="" amendment="" involves="" no="" significant="" hazards="" consideration.="" the="" final="" determination="" will="" consider="" all="" public="" and="" state="" comments="" received.="" should="" the="" commission="" take="" this="" action,="" it="" will="" publish="" in="" the="" federal="" register="" a="" notice="" of="" issuance="" and="" provide="" for="" opportunity="" for="" a="" hearing="" after="" issuance.="" the="" commission="" expects="" that="" the="" need="" to="" take="" this="" action="" will="" occur="" very="" infrequently.="" written="" comments="" may="" be="" submitted="" by="" mail="" to="" the="" rules="" review="" and="" directives="" branch,="" division="" of="" freedom="" of="" information="" and="" publications="" services,="" office="" of="" administration,="" u.s.="" nuclear="" regulatory="" commission,="" washington,="" dc="" 20555,="" and="" should="" cite="" the="" publication="" date="" and="" page="" number="" of="" this="" federal="" register="" notice.="" written="" comments="" may="" also="" be="" delivered="" to="" room="" 6d22,="" two="" white="" flint="" north,="" 11545="" rockville="" pike,="" rockville,="" maryland,="" from="" 7:30="" a.m.="" to="" 4:15="" p.m.="" federal="" workdays.="" copies="" of="" written="" comments="" received="" may="" be="" examined="" at="" the="" nrc="" public="" document="" room,="" the="" gelman="" building,="" 2120="" l="" street,="" nw.,="" washington,="" dc.="" the="" filing="" of="" requests="" for="" hearing="" and="" petitions="" for="" leave="" to="" intervene="" is="" discussed="" below.="" by="" january="" 19,="" 1995,="" the="" licensee="" 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="" 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="" ocean="" county="" library,="" reference="" department,="" 101="" washington="" street,="" toms="" river,="" new="" jersey="" 08753.="" 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="" 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.="" no="" 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="" 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.="" if="" a="" hearing="" is="" requested,="" the="" commission="" will="" make="" a="" final="" determination="" on="" the="" issue="" of="" no="" significant="" hazards="" consideration.="" the="" final="" determination="" will="" serve="" to="" decide="" when="" the="" hearing="" is="" held.="" if="" the="" final="" determination="" is="" that="" the="" amendment="" request="" involves="" no="" significant="" hazards="" consideration,="" the="" commission="" may="" issue="" the="" amendment="" and="" make="" it="" immediately="" effective,="" notwithstanding="" the="" request="" for="" a="" hearing.="" any="" hearing="" held="" would="" take="" place="" after="" issuance="" of="" the="" amendment.="" if="" the="" final="" determination="" is="" that="" the="" amendment="" request="" involves="" a="" significant="" hazards="" consideration,="" any="" hearing="" held="" would="" take="" place="" before="" the="" issuance="" of="" any="" amendment.="" 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,="" attention:="" docketing="" and="" services="" branch,="" or="" may="" be="" delivered="" to="" the="" commission's="" public="" document="" room,="" the="" gelman="" building,="" 2120="" l="" street,="" nw.,="" washington,="" dc,="" by="" the="" above="" date.="" where="" petitions="" are="" filed="" during="" the="" last="" 10="" days="" of="" the="" notice="" period,="" it="" is="" requested="" that="" the="" petitioner="" promptly="" so="" inform="" the="" commission="" by="" a="" toll-free="" telephone="" call="" to="" western="" union="" at="" 1-(800)="" 248-5100="" (in="" missouri="" 1-(800)="" 342-6700).="" the="" western="" union="" operator="" should="" be="" given="" datagram="" identification="" number="" n1023="" and="" the="" following="" message="" addressed="" to="" phillip="" f.="" mckee:="" 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="" office="" of="" the="" general="" counsel,="" u.s.="" nuclear="" regulatory="" commission,="" washington,="" dc="" 20555,="" and="" to="" ernest="" l.="" blake,="" jr.,="" esquire,="" shaw,="" pittman,="" potts="" &="" trowbridge,="" 2300="" n="" street,="" nw.,="" washington,="" dc="" 20037="" 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).="" the="" commission="" hereby="" provides="" notice="" that="" this="" is="" a="" proceeding="" on="" an="" application="" for="" a="" license="" amendment="" falling="" within="" the="" scope="" of="" section="" 134="" of="" the="" nuclear="" waste="" policy="" act="" of="" 1982="" (nwpa),="" 42="" u.s.c.="" 10154.="" under="" section="" 134="" of="" the="" nwpa,="" the="" commission,="" at="" the="" request="" of="" any="" party="" to="" the="" proceeding="" must="" use="" hybrid="" hearing="" procedures="" with="" respect="" to="" ``any="" matter="" which="" the="" commission="" determines="" to="" be="" in="" controversy="" among="" the="" parties.''="" the="" hybrid="" procedures="" in="" section="" 134="" provide="" for="" oral="" argument="" on="" matters="" in="" controversy,="" proceeded="" by="" discovery="" under="" the="" commission's="" rules,="" and="" the="" designation,="" following="" argument,="" of="" only="" those="" factual="" issues="" that="" involve="" a="" genuine="" and="" substantial="" dispute,="" together="" with="" any="" remaining="" questions="" of="" law,="" to="" be="" resolved="" in="" an="" adjudicatory="" hearing.="" actual="" adjudicatory="" hearings="" are="" to="" be="" held="" on="" those="" issues="" found="" to="" meet="" the="" criteria="" of="" section="" 134="" and="" set="" for="" hearing="" after="" oral="" argument.="" the="" commission's="" rules="" implementing="" section="" 134="" of="" the="" nwpa="" are="" found="" in="" 10="" cfr="" part="" 2,="" subpart="" k,="" ``hybrid="" hearing="" procedures="" for="" expansion="" of="" spent="" nuclear="" fuel="" storage="" capacity="" at="" civilian="" nuclear="" power="" reactors''="" (published="" at="" 50="" fr="" 41670,="" october="" 15,="" 1985)="" to="" 10="" cfr="" 2.1101="" et="" seq.="" under="" those="" rules,="" any="" party="" to="" the="" proceeding="" may="" invoke="" the="" hybrid="" hearing="" procedures="" by="" filing="" with="" the="" presiding="" officer="" a="" written="" request="" for="" oral="" argument="" under="" 10="" cfr="" 2.1109.="" to="" be="" timely,="" the="" request="" must="" be="" filed="" within="" 10="" days="" of="" an="" order="" granting="" a="" request="" for="" hearing="" or="" petition="" to="" intervene.="" (as="" outlined="" above,="" the="" commission's="" rules="" in="" 10="" cfr="" part="" 2,="" subpart="" g,="" and="" 2.714="" in="" particular,="" continue="" to="" govern="" the="" filing="" of="" requests="" for="" a="" hearing="" or="" petitions="" to="" intervene,="" as="" well="" as="" the="" admission="" of="" contentions.)="" the="" presiding="" officer="" shall="" grant="" a="" timely="" request="" for="" oral="" argument.="" the="" presiding="" officer="" may="" grant="" untimely="" request="" for="" oral="" argument="" only="" upon="" showing="" of="" good="" cause="" by="" the="" requesting="" party="" for="" the="" failure="" to="" file="" on="" time="" and="" after="" providing="" the="" other="" parties="" an="" opportunity="" to="" respond="" to="" the="" untimely="" request.="" if="" the="" presiding="" officer="" grants="" a="" request="" for="" oral="" argument,="" any="" hearing="" held="" on="" the="" application="" shall="" be="" concluded="" in="" accordance="" with="" hybrid="" hearing="" procedures.="" in="" essence,="" those="" procedures="" limit="" the="" time="" available="" for="" discovery="" and="" require="" that="" an="" oral="" argument="" be="" held="" to="" determine="" whether="" any="" contentions="" must="" be="" resolved="" in="" adjudicatory="" hearing.="" if="" no="" party="" to="" the="" proceedings="" requests="" oral="" argument,="" or="" if="" all="" untimely="" requests="" for="" oral="" argument="" are="" denied,="" then="" the="" usual="" procedures="" in="" 10="" cfr="" part="" 2,="" subpart="" g,="" apply.="" for="" further="" details="" with="" respect="" to="" this="" action,="" see="" the="" application="" for="" amendment="" dated="" november="" 25,="" 1994,="" which="" is="" 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="" ocean="" county="" library,="" reference="" department,="" 101="" washington="" street,="" toms="" river,="" new="" jersey="" 08753.="" dated="" at="" rockville,="" maryland,="" this="" 13th="" day="" of="" december="" 1994.="" for="" the="" nuclear="" regulatory="" commission.="" alexander="" w.="" dromerick,="" senior="" project="" manager,="" project="" directorate="" i-4,="" division="" of="" reactor="" projects--i/ii,="" office="" of="" nuclear="" reactor="" regulation.="" [fr="" doc.="" 94-31199="" filed="" 12-19-94;="" 8:45="" am]="" billing="" code="" 7590-01-m="">