ML16340B248
| ML16340B248 | |
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| Site: | Diablo Canyon, Salem  |
| Issue date: | 11/20/1980 |
| From: | Miraglia F Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Vaughn C AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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Dear Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn:
Your April 30, 1980 postcard to Chairman Ahearne on the matters related to licensing of Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2, and Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant has been referred to me for a specific reply.
I am pleased to make this response.
Kr. and Mrs. Chester A. Vaughn, Jr.
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- Wayne, New Jersey 07470 Mith regard to Salem, a fuel loading and lo>> power testing license was issued to the Public Service Electric 8 Gas Company (PSEBG) on April 18, 1980.
The NRC staff review of licensing requirements related to full power operation is in progress.
The staff must find that PSEKG has satisfactorily completed all these requirements before issuance of a full power license.
Regarding the matters related to licensing of Diablo Canyon, you are no doubt aware that since docketing of this case for review in lato 1973 there have been major delays to completion of construction which are related to plant modifications that have been made as a result of a seismic re-evaluation of the facility and as a result of the lessons learned from the Three Mile Island (TMI) accident last year.
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4 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE1979 289 389 NRc FQRM 318 (9 ro 'iRc.'.I 92~0' In addition, this is a contested operating license action, and the Atomic Energy Act and the Commission's regulations require that due regard be given to the hearing richts of the parties to the proceeding.
Following hearings held in December 1975 before an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB), a fuel storage license was issued at the end of 1975 for Unit 1 and in late l976 for Unit 2.
The environmental portion of the hearings was completed in 1976 and the portion of the hearings on pre-TMI non-seismic safety issues was held in late 1977-Hearings then resumed in December 1978 and were concluded in early 1979.
The'earing record was closed on March 12, 1979 and in September 1979 the Board issued a favorable partial initial decision on, among other things, the seismic safety issue and on the plant's physical security plan.
That decision was appealed by the joint intervenors and during the course of that review, on June 23, 1980, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Boat d assigned to review this matter issued a decision to reopen the hearing record to obtain testimony related to a major earthquake which occurred in California's Imperial Valley in October 1979 (shortly after the ASLB decision in September 1979).
In addition, it decided to hear additional testimony concerning,-
compliance with the Commission's security regulations.
The NRC staff tesgimony on the seismic issue was submitted to the Appeal Board in August 'l980 and, the hearings were held during the week of October 20, 1980.
The security heapings were concluded on November 15, 1980 and a decision will'be rendered by't P'ppeal Board following the submission of briefs by the parties which are/,
scheduled to be submitted by February 1981.
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To further complete the picture of progress
.on the hearing process, on July 14, 1980 the applicant filed 'a motion with the ASLB for a license to. load fuel and begin low power testing.
On August 6, 1'980, the NRC staff responded to the ASLB on this motion and issued a supp1emental safety evaluation dealing with THI accident-related safety issues as, they apply to fuel loading and low power testing.
The Licensing Board will no doubt hear these issues in an expeditious fashion also, probably in early 1981.
f Following the Three Mile Island accident,.'Intervenors moved to reopen the record on Class 9 accidents and emergency planning.
On June 5, 1979, the Licensing Board stated that it would not rule on the motion until it receives the NRC staff's report on the effects of THI-2 related to a full power license for Diablo Canyon.
He expect this report to be issued in early 1981.
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of the plant for full power operation will follow the completion of the low power testing proceedings mentiotied above...
From the above, while it can be seen that further actions Hill be required by the Licensing Board, the Appeal Board an/ the Cermission itself (the Cohmission is required to review the record in each case where a license js to be issued),
we believe the NRC is working towar+tPe timely resolution of the many safety issues fn this extremely complicated case.
A copy of all of the above cited documents can be found in the Local Public Document Room {LPDR) maintained for Diablo Canyon.
This LPDR, is located at the California Polytechnic State University Library, Documents and Maps Department, San Luis Obispo, California. 93407.
I trust that this information is responsive to your request.
Sincerely,/i Frank J. Hiraglia, Acting Chief Licensing Branch No.
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I am pleased to make this response.
With regard to Salem, a fuel 1oa)fng and low po>~ r testing license was issued to the Public Service Electric 8
as Company (PzSESG) on April 18, 1980.
The NRC staff review of licensing requ'rements rel4ted to full power operation is in progress.
The staff must find t at PSEM as satisfactorily completed all
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a ful power license.
Regarding the matters related to 'lfcen in of Diablo Canyon, you are no doubt aware that since docketing of this case /or review in.late 1973 there have been major delays to completion of cong uctfon which are related to plant modifications that have been made as e'e ult of a sefsmic re-evaluation of the facility and as a resu'tt of t e les ons learned from the Three thfle Island (TNI) accident last year.
In addition, this is a contested, perating 1> ense action, and the Atomic Energy Act, and the Coomfssfon's regulations r quire that due regard be given to the hearing rights of the pa(ties to the prdqeedfng-.
Following hearings held in December 1975 before Atomic Safety ah Licensing Board (ASLB), a fuel storage license was iss ed at the end of 19 5 for Unit 1 and in late 1976 for Unit 2.
The environmen al portion of the hea fngs was completed fn 1976 and the portion of the hea ings on pre-THI non-sei mfc safety issues was held in late 1977.
Hearings t'ien resumed in December 1
8 and were concluded in early 1979.
The hearfngtt'record was closed on YIarch 12, 1979 and in September 1979 the Board issued +favorable partial initial de ision on, among other things, the seismic safety issue and on the plant's p
sfcal security plan.
That decision was ap haled by the joint intervenors an[ during the course of that review, on Jun 23, 1980, the Atomic Safety and Lsqensing Appeal Board assigned to review his matter issued a decision to reop n the hearing record to obtain testfmon related to a major earthquake which ccurred in California's Imperial 'ilalley in October 1979 (shortly after the ASLB d cision in September 1979).
In addi los it decided to hear additional testimo y concerning compliance mich the Commission's security regulations.
Th hRC staff testimony on the seismic issue was submitted to the Appeal Board in A ust 1980 and the hearings wer'e held during the week of October 20, 1980.
The security hearings are scheduled=on or about November 10, 1980.
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