New Procedures for Providing Public Notice Concerning Issuance of Amendments to Operating Licenses (Generic Letter 83-19)
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555
May 2, 1983
TO ALL POWER REACTOR AND TESTING FACILITY LICENSEES
SUBJECT: NEW PROCEDURES FOR PROVIDING PUBLIC NOTICE CONCERNING ISSUANCE OF
AMENDMENTS TO OPERATING LICENSES (GENERIC LETTER 83-19 )
On April 6, 1983 the NRC issued interim final rules (48 FR 14864) that
significantly impact the way in which the licensee and the NRC staff process
operating license amendments. The purpose of this letter is to highlight
those requirements that directly affect licensees.
The changes to 10 CFR Parts 2 and 50 provide for:
o Definitive criteria for determining whether an application for license
amendment involves a significant hazards consideration. A new 10 CFR
50.92 provides the standards for making a "no significant hazards
determination".
o A new 10 CFR 50.91 requires notice to the general public and to state
officials concerning applications for license amendments. Of
particular interest is the provision for prior public notice of an
opportunity for hearing and a thirty (30) day comment period for
license amendments which involve "no significant hazards
considerations." Also of interest are standards for issuance of license
amendments involving "no significant hazards consideration" under
emergency or exigent situations. Changes have also been made to 10 CFR
50.58 and 10 CFR 2.105 to reflect the new requirements for providing
notice to the public and state officials.
We request that all power reactor and testing facility licensees review the
recent changes to 10 CFR Parts 2 and 50 concerning "significant hazards
considerations" as these considerations impact prior notice to the general
public and state officials. For your convenience, we have provided this
material as Enclosure 1, herein. Enclosure 2 provides excerpts from the
subject rule changes which represent requirements, on licensees, for
submittals of applications for operating license amendments. Enclosure 3
provides a list of designated state representatives who must be provided, by
licensees, with copies of license amendment applications and associated
analyses concerning significant hazards considerations, pursuant to 10 CFR
50.91 (b) (1).
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If you have any questions concerning this subject, please contact C.
Trammell (301-492-7389).
Sincerely,
Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director
Division Licensing
Enclosures:
As stated
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