[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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