[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11229-11231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6520]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-213]
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company; Notice of Consideration
of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License 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-61, issued to Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (the
licensee), for operation of the Haddam Neck Plant located in Middlesex
County, Connecticut.
The proposed amendment would modify the Technical Specifications
(TS) and associated Bases based on Dose Consequence Reanalysis and
Containment Pressure and Temperature Reanalysis as follows:
TS 3.4.6.2--Extend the 2 liter per hour pump seal leakage criteria
to be applicable to an individual charging or high pressure safety
injection (HPSI) pump. Change allowable combined leakage from 3 liters
per hour to 5 liters per hour for recirculation systems outside of
containment.
TS 3/4.6.2--Revise required containment air recirculation (CAR)
system flow from 52,000 plus or minus 2,500 cfm per unit to 40,000 cfm
to 55,000 cfm per unit. Revise the heat removal rate for each CAR unit
from 26.5 x 10 \6\ BTU/hr to 24.0 x 10 \6\ BTU/hr.
TS Table 3.7-6--Revise the maximum isolation time for the feedwater
motor operated valves from 70 seconds to 40 seconds.
TS 3/4.7.11--Delete the APPLICABILITY and ACTION statement for
modes 1,2,3, and 4. The Primary Auxiliary Building (PAB) Air
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Cleanup System is only explicitly credited by the Haddam Neck Plant in
a fuel assembly handling accident. This section will be moved to
Section 3/4.9 (Refueling Operations) since this proposed change will
require the PAB Air Cleanup System be operable during refueling
activities only.
B3/4.4.6.2--The change provides a discussion of the 2 liter per
hour limitation on leakage from an individual residual heat removal,
charging, or HPSI pump mechanical seal. It also provides a discussion
on the new limitation on combined leakage for recirculation systems
outside of containment.
B3/4.6.2--Provides the basis for the 40,000 cfm lower air flow
limit, the revised heat removal rate, and a discussion on the existence
of higher than normal air flows for the CAR system during a loss of
coolant accident.
B3/4.7.11--This discussion on the PAB Air Cleanup System will be
renumbered 3/4.9.15 as part of the Refueling Operations bases. This
section will specify that air cleanup is accomplished by one exhaust
fan, one prefilter, the HEPA/HECA filter, and interconnecting ductwork
(i.e., one train of the PAB Air Cleanup System).
The appropriate Index pages from the Haddam Neck Plant Technical
Specifications will also be revised to reflect the changes discussed
above.
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.
By April 18, 1996, 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 Russell Library, 123 Broad Street,
Middletown, CT 06457. 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 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, 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 Lillian M. Cuoco,
Esq., Senior Nuclear Counsel, Northeast Utilities Service Company, P.O.
Box 270, Hartford, CT 06141-0270, 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 December 19, 1995, which is available
for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the
Gelman Building, 2120 L
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Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room
located at the Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown, CT 06457.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of March, 1996.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Phillip F. McKee,
Director, Northeast Utilities Project Directorate, Division of Reactor
Projects--I/II, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 96-6520 Filed 3-18-96; 8:45 am]
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