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02i16i99 09:45 HARMON.CURRAN.SPI j 919 644 0246 N0.093 D04 .3_ that they would not exceed 1.0 million BTU/houc.~ CP&L also seeks permission to use coolant piping installed some years ago for Unit 2, for which quality assurance documentation has been either lost or purged. The January 13, 1999, Federal Register notice sets forth the reasons why the NRC Staff believes the proposed amendment poses no significant hazards. It also offers interested members of the public an opportutity to request a hearing on the proposed license amendment. The Federal Resister notice provides no indication that the Staff has performed any environmental review under NEPA: the notice contains no reference to an EIS, EA, or Finding of No Significant Impact ("FONSI"). Simultaneously with the filing of these comments, Orange County has filed a Request for Hearing and Petition to Intervene regarding the proposed ticense amendment. Orange County's Request for Hearing and Petition to Intervene (February 12, 1999). The County seeks a prior hearing on the safety and environmental issues raised by the proposed license amendment, including aU of the concerns raised in these No 5ienificant Hazards comments. ARGUMENT I. THE PROPOSED LICENSE AMENDMENT DOES NOT SATISFY THE NRC'S STANDARD FOR A DETERMYNATION OF NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATIONS. Under Section 189a of the Atomic Encrgy Act, the issuance of a license or License amendment must await the conclusion of any public hearing that is granted. 42 U.S.C. § 4432(a)(I j. Pursuant to the "Sholly" amendment to Section 1 B9a, 42 U.S.C. § 4432(x)(2), the NRC may issue a license amendment prior to the hearing. if it finds the amendment would pose =At some later point, CP&L plans to upgrade the CCW to accommodate a larger heat load.