[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33533-33535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2914]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-255]
Nuclear Management Company, LLC, Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice
of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application and Notice of
Opportunity for Hearing Regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License
No. DPR-20 for an Additional 20-Year Period
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is
considering application for the renewal of Operating License No. DPR-
20, which authorizes the Nuclear Management Company, LLC, to operate
the Palisades Nuclear Plant at 2530 megawatts thermal. The renewed
license would authorize the applicant to operate the Palisades Nuclear
Plant, for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the
current license. The current Operating License for the Palisades
Nuclear Plant expires on March 24, 2011.
The Commission's staff has received an application dated March 22,
2005 and a supplement dated May 5, 2005, from Nuclear Management
Company, LLC, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the operating
license DPR-20 for the Palisades Nuclear Plant. A Notice of Receipt and
Availability of the license renewal application, ``Nuclear Management
Company, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of Receipt and
Availability of Application for Renewal Facility Operating License No.
DPR-20 for an Additional 20-Year Period,'' was published in the Federal
Register on April 12, 2005.
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The Commission's staff has determined that Nuclear Management
Company, LLC has submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10
CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c) that is acceptable for
docketing. The current Docket No. 50-255 for Operating License No. DPR-
20 will be retained. The docketing of the renewal application and
supplement does not preclude requesting additional information as the
review proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will grant
or deny the application.
Before issuance of each requested renewed license, the NRC will
have made the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. In
accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC will issue a renewed license on
the basis of its review if it finds that actions have been identified
and have been or will be taken with respect to: (1) Managing the
effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the
functionality of structures and components that have been identified as
requiring aging management review, and (2) time-limited aging analyses
that have been identified as requiring review, such that there is
reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed
licenses will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current
licensing basis (CLB), and that any changes made to the plant's CLB
comply with the Act and the Commission's regulations.
Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will
prepare an environmental impact statement that is a supplement to the
Commission's NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for
License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants,'' dated May 1996. Pursuant to
10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental scoping process, the
staff intends to hold a public scoping meeting. Detailed information
regarding this meeting will be the subject of a separate Federal
Register notice.
Within 60 days after the date of publication of this Federal
Register notice, the requestor/petitioner may file a request for a
hearing, 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 with respect to the renewal of the licenses. 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 2.309, which is available at the
Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852
and is accessible from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management
System's (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff at 1-800-
397-4209, or by email at [email protected]. If a request for a hearing or a
petition for leave to intervene is filed within the 60-day period, the
Commission or a presiding officer designated by the Commission or by
the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Panel will rule on the request and/or petition; and the Secretary or
the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
will issue a notice of a hearing or an appropriate order. In the event
that no request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is
filed within the 60-day period, the NRC may, upon completion of its
evaluations and upon making the findings required under 10 CFR parts 51
and 54, renew the licenses without further notice.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309, 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, taking into consideration the limited scope of matters
that may be considered pursuant to 10 CFR parts 51 and 54. The petition
must specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be
permitted with particular reference to the following factors: (1) The
nature of the requestor's/petitioner's right under Act to be made a
party to the proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of the requestor's/
petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding;
and (3) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be
entered in the proceeding on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The
petition must also set forth the specific contentions which the
petitioner/requestor seeks to have litigated at the proceeding.
Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue
of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the
requestor/petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases of
each contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or the
expert opinion that supports the contention on which the requestor/
petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing.
The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those specific
sources and documents of which the requestor/petitioner is aware and on
which the requestor/petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts
or expert opinion. The requestor/petitioner must provide sufficient
information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on
a material issue of law or fact.\1\ Contentions shall be limited to
matters within the scope of the action under consideration. The
contention must be one that, if proven, would entitle the requestor/
petitioner to relief. A requestor/petitioner who fails to satisfy these
requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be
permitted to participate as a party.
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\1\ To the extent that the application contains attachments and
supporting documents that are not publicly available because they
are asserted to contain safeguards or proprietary information,
petitioners desiring access to this information should contact the
applicant or applicant's counsel to discuss the need for a
protective order.
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Each contention shall be given a separate numeric or alpha
designation within one of the following groups and all like subject-
matters shall be grouped together:
1. Technical--primarily concerns issues relating to technical and/
or health and safety matters discussed or referenced in the Palisades
Nuclear Plant, safety analysis for the application (including issues
related to emergency planning and physical security to the extent that
such matters are discussed or referenced in the application).
2. Environmental--primarily concerns issues relating to matters
discussed or referenced in the Environmental Report for the license
renewal application
3. Miscellaneous--does not fall into one of the categories outlined
above.
As specified in 10 CFR 2.309, if two or more requestors/petitioners
seek to co-sponsor a contention or propose substantially the same
contention, the requestors/petitioners will be required to jointly
designate a representative who shall have the authority to act for the
requestors/petitioners with respect to that contention.
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 participate fully in the conduct
of the hearing. A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to
intervene must be filed by: (1) First class mail addressed
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to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking
and Adjudications Staff; (2) courier, express mail, and expedited
delivery services: Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852,
Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; (3) Email addressed to
the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
[email protected]; or (4) facsimile transmission addressed to the
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff at 301-
415-1101, verification number is 301-415-1966. A copy of the request
for hearing and petition for leave to intervene must also be sent to
the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC, 20555-0001, and it is requested that copies be
transmitted either by means of facsimile transmission to 301-415-3725
or by e-mail to [email protected]. A copy of the request for
hearing and petition for leave to intervene should also be sent to the
attorney for the licensee. Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire, Vice President,
Counsel & Secretary, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, 700 First Street,
Hudson, WI 54016.
Nontimely requests and/or petitions and contentions will not be
entertained absent a determination by the Commission, the presiding
officer, or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that the petition,
request and/or contentions should be granted based on a balancing of
the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.309(a)(1)(i)-(viii).
Detailed information about the license renewal process can be found
under the Nuclear Reactors icon at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html on the NRC's Web site. Copies of the
application and supplement to renew the operating licenses for
Palisades Nuclear Plant, are available for public inspection at the
Commission's PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738, and at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html the
NRC's Web site while the application is under review. The NRC maintains
an Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which
provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. These
documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public Electronic Reading
Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under
ADAMS accession numbers ML050940434 and ML051300128. Persons who do not
have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, may contact the NRC Public Document Room
(PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
[email protected].
The staff has verified that a copy of the license renewal
application and supplement are also available to local residents near
the Palisades Nuclear Plant, at the South Haven Memorial Library, 314
Broadway, South Haven, MI 49090.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of June, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Samson S. Lee,
Acting Program Director, License Renewal and Environmental Impacts
Program, Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E5-2914 Filed 6-7-05; 8:45 am]
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