Notice of Partial Denial of Amendment to Facility Operating License and Opportunity for Hearing

[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 1183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-342]


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Virginia Electric and Power Company
[Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339]


Notice of Partial Denial of Amendment to Facility Operating 
License and Opportunity for Hearing

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has denied 
part of a request by Virginia Electric and Power Company, (the 
licensee) for amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-4 and 
NPF-7, issued to the licensee for operation of the North Anna Power 
Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, located in Louisa County, Virginia. Notice 
of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments was published in the Federal 
Register on December 16, 1998 (63 FR 69349).
    The licensee's application of November 18, 1998, as supplemented 
October 22, 1999, proposed several changes to the Technical 
Specifications (TS) relating to allowable groundwater elevation at the 
service water reservoir dike and monitoring of the groundwater level. 
The amendments authorize these changes except for one to remove the 
monitor device numbers from the TS. The proposal to eliminate device 
numbers from the TS was denied because the device numbers help to 
indicate the location of the piezometer within the zone of interest.
    The NRC staff has concluded that this portion of the licensee's 
proposed change is unacceptable and is denied. The licensee was 
notified of the Commission's denial by letter dated December 29, 1999.
    By February 7, 2000, the licensee may demand a hearing with respect 
to the denial described above. Any person whose interest may be 
affected by this proceeding may file a written petition for leave to 
intervene.
    A request for hearing or 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 any petitions should also be sent to the Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 
20555-0001, and to Donald P. Irwin, Esquire, Hunton and Williams, 
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, 951 E. Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 
23219, attorney for the licensee.
    For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the 
application for amendment dated November 18, 1998, as supplemented 
October 22, 1999, and (2) the Commission's letter to the licensee dated 
December 29, 1999.
    These documents are available for public inspection at the 
Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20555. A copy of item (2) may be obtained upon 
request addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Document Control Desk, or 
accessed electronically through the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading 
Room link at the NRC Web site (www.nrc.gov).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of December 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Richard L. Emch, Jr.,
Chief, Section 1, Project Directorate II, Division of Licensing Project 
Management, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
[FR Doc. 00-342 Filed 1-6-00; 8:45 am]
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