ML16341B417
| ML16341B417 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 08/22/1980 |
| From: | Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Rossetti J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8009170200 | |
| Download: ML16341B417 (10) | |
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AUG 22 ]gBP Hr. James H. Rossetti Senior Vice President Eureka Federal Savings P. 0.
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Dear Hr. Rossetti:
Your Harch 26, 1980 letter to President James E. Carter on Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant has been.referred to me for reply..
As you no doubt are aware, since docketing of this case for review in late 1973 there have been major delays to completion of construction, and 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 Hile Island (THI) accident last year.
In addition,'his is a contested licensing action.
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 1976 for Unit 2.
The environmental portion of the hearings was completed in 1976 and the portion of the hearings on pre-THI non seismic safety issues was held in late 1977.
Hearings then resumed in December 1978 and were concluded in early 1979.
The "hearing record was closed on Harch 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 Board 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' Imperial Valley in October 1979 (shortly after the ASLB decision in September 1979).
The NRC staff testimony on that issue has been submitted to the Appeal Board in August
.1980 and it is anticipated that this matter will be heard expeditiously by the Appeal Board in September or October of this year.
In addition, the Appeal Board is also working expeditiously to hear testimony on the adequacy of the Diablo Canyon security plan in the fall of this year.
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j Mr. James W. Rossetti To further complete the picture on the hearing process, on July 14, 1980.the applicant ffled a motion with the ASLB for a license to load fuel and begin low power testing asserting, among 'other things, that proposed limited operation (for uy to five percent of r ated power for test purposes) may be conducted during pendency of the appeals from the ASLB's September 1979 Partial Initial Decision.
On August 6, 1980, the NRC staff responded to the ASLS on this motion and issued a supplemental safety evaluation dealing with TMI 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 fn the Fall of 1980.
Following the Three Nile 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 TMI-2.
This report will be issued in the fall of 1980 with an eye toward licensing of the plant for full power operation after the canpletfon of the loic po>>er testing mentioned above.
From the above, >>hfle it can be seen that further actions will be required by the Licensing Board, the Appeal Board and the Commission itself (the Comissfon is required to review the record fn each case where a license is to be issued),
we belfeve the NRC is working toward the 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 fs located at the California Polytechnic State University Library, Documents and Maps Department, San Luis Obispo, California 93407.
I trust this information fs responsive to your request.
Sincerely, Original signed by A. Schwencer, Acting Chief Licensing Branch Ho.
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ttr. James H. Rossetti To furth complete the picture. on the hearing process, on July 14, 1980 t applicant led a motion to the ASLB for a license for fuel loading and powet testin asserting, among other things, that proposed limited ope tion (for up to fiv percent of rated power for test purposes) may be con cted during pendency f the appeals from the ASLB's September 1979 Part Initial Decision.
On Aug st 6, 1980, the NRC staff responded to the ASLB on this motion and issued a suppl ental safety evaluation dealing with THI ac dent related safety issues as th apply to fuel loading and low power tes ng.
From the above, it can e seen that further actions will b required by either the ASLB or the Appeal b ard or both before Diablo Canyo can proceed to load fuel and generate power.
A copy of all of the above c ed documents can be f nd in the Local Public Document Room (LPDR) maintaine for Diablo Canyon.
This LPDR is located at the California Polytechnic Stat university Libr y, Documents and Maps Department, San Luis Obispo, Cal ornia 93407 I trust this information is respons e to y r request.
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TELEX 171943 ANO LOAN ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO SINCE 1890 JAMES W. ROSSETTI SENIOR VICE PRESIOENT March 26, 1980 The Honorable James E. Carter President of the United States The White House Washington, D.
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Mr. President:
As a concerned citizen aware of the immediate need of alternative sources of energy, I urge your commitment to breaking the regulatory impasse on the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant and construction of other vitally nee e
energy faci.li.ties=.
The delaying activities of anti-nuclear groups must be overridden.
An important short-term step that can be taken in California is the licensing of Diablo Canyon.
Facilities such as Diablo must not be allowed to sit idle while the energy consuming public pays the price both in dollars and possible further curtailment of energy use.
I would hope that you as a legislator will do all you can to see that projects such as Diablo are developed and licensed in a timely fashion and that the voices of a vast majority of citizens, such as myself, I ave more influence on governiilental decisions about energy than the voices of a minority, which oppose virtually every new energy project proposed.
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