ML17272A232

Forwards Estimated Schedule for Safety Review of Application for Operating License.Predicts Prospective Decision Date to Be 800808,if There Is No Safety Hearing

ML17272A232
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	12/12/1978
From:	Boyd R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Strand N WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
References
NUDOCS 7901090118
Download: ML17272A232 (12)

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December 12, 1978 Docket No. 50-397 le. Neil 0. Strand Washington Public Power Supply System 300 George ltashington Way P. 0. Box 968 Richland, llashington 99352

SUBJECT:

SCHEDULE FOR THE RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY REVIEl'I OF THE l'lNP-2 OL APPLICATION This letter is in regard to the establishment of a schedule for the safety review of your application for an operating license for the LIP-2 facility docketed on June 22, 1978.

You will be notified of the schedule for the environmental review of your application when it is approved.

lie have evaluated our workload, and based on this evaluation, we estimate the Prospective Decision Date to be August 8, 1980.

It is important to note that this date is predicated on there. being no safety hearing.. However, a pr,ehearing conference before an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board is presently scheduled for January 11, 1979, following which the question of whether a

petition for leave to intervene will be decided.

A favorable Board ruling on this petition could delay the Prospective Decision Date until late 1980.

A summary of the more important milestones is provided as an enclosure for your information and review. It should be realized that the enclosed dates are target milestones which may require some changes as the review proceeds.

While we will not formally inform you, by letter, of minor changes to the schedule, we will confirm, in writing, significant changes to the schedule.

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For this reason, we believe that you should critically review the dates associated with these important milestones and advise us as to whether, you believe the dates are realistic or should be adjusted.

Mter you have reviewed these milestones and associated

dates, I suggest that a representative of your corporate organization telephone Nr. N. David Lynch, the Licensing Project Nanager for the NNP-2 safety review, to discuss the schedule.

This discussion should be scheduled sometime within the next two weeks.

Nr. Lynch may be reached at (301) 492-7831.

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SUBJECT:

SCHEDULE FOR THE RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY REVIEW OF THE WNP-2 OL APPLICATION This letter is in regard to the establishment of a schedule for the safety review of your application for an operating license for the WNP-2 facility docketed on June 22, 1978.

You will be notified of the schedule for the environmental review of your ap'plication when it is approved.

We have evaluated our workload, and based on this evaluation, we

- estimate the Prospective Decision Date to, be. August 8, 1980.

It is important to note that this date is predicated on there being no safety hearing.

However, a prehearing conference before an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board is presently scheduled for January ll, 1979, following which the question of whether a

petition for leave to intervene will be decided.

A favorable Board ruling on this petition could delay the Prospective Decision Date until late 1980.

A summary of the more important milestones is provided as an enclosure for your information and review.

It should be realized that the enclosed dates are target milestones which may require some changes, as the review proceeds.

While we will not formally inform you, by letter, of minor changes to the schedule, we will confirm, in writing, significant changes to the schedule, Any matters of disagreement or areas of uncertainty which might arise during the course of the review of your application should

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Mr. Neil 0. Strand be discussed promptly with the project manager.

If he cannot resolve them himself, he will arrange for a meeting with appropriate manage-ment to discuss them.

This will avoid unnecessary schedu)e,delays.

Many of'the milestones of the staff review require input, preparation, or participation from you, such as responses to questions, site visits and ACRS meetings.

For this reason, we believe that you should critically review the dates associated with these important milestones and advise us as to whether you believe the dates are realistic or should be adjusted.

After you have reviewed these milestones and associated

dates, I suggest that a representative of your corporate organization telephone Mr. M. David Lynch, the Licensing Project Manager for the l<NP-2 safety review, to discuss the schedule.

This discussion should be scheduled sometime within the next two weeks.

Mr, Lynch may be reached at (301) 492-7831,

- Sincerely,

Enclosure:

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Kashington Public Power Supply System Ccs:

Joseph B. Knotts, Jr.,

Esq.'ebevoise 6 Libcnuan 700 Shoreham Building 806 Fifteenth Street, N. ii'.

l~'ashington, D.

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20005 Richard Q. Quigley, Esq.

l~ashington Public Power Supply System P. 0.

Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352 Ncpom 5 Rose Suite 101 Kellogg Building 1935 S.

E, llashington Mi,lwaukie, Oregon 97222 his. Helen Pozenilek 7214 S, E. 28th Street

Portland, Oregon 97202 lh. Susan hl. Garrett 7325 S, E, Steele Street

Portland, Oregon 97206

ENCLOSURE WNP-2 OL A lication

- Radiolo ical Safet Review Tar et Milestones Tar et Milestone Date FSAR Docketed Applicant's response to acceptance review questions received First round questions issued to applicant Applicant's response to first round questions received Staff positions issued to applicant Applicant's response to staff positions received Safety Evaluation Report Issued ACRS Subcommittee Meeting ACRS Full Committee Meeting ACRS letter received Safety Evaluation Report Supplement issued Prospective Decision Date (Date based on assumption that no safety hearing is required) 6/22/78 3/24/78 through 01/01/79 10/31/78 through 02/16/79 01/23/79 through 05/11/79 04/30/79 through 08/24/79 07/23/79 through ll/30/79 03/31/80 04/23/80 05/08/70 05/16/78 08/08/80 08/08/80

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