ML18114A611
| ML18114A611 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Surry, North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1979 |
| From: | Ragone S VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| To: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7905290296 | |
| Download: ML18114A611 (2) | |
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May 22, 1979 Mr..* Joseph M. Hendrie. Chatrman United Sta.tes Nu~lear Regulatory Commission
- wa*shlngton, DC 20555
Dear. Chairman Hen~rle:
According to the_ news* media,, the Nuc:lear Regulator.y*cornmhslonhas placed a moratorium. for three months* on the Issuance of ne~f operating licenses *.
As.y.ou know, Virginia Elec:~rlc and*Powe*r Company's North Ann_a:Unlt 2 will.be affect.ed by thls a.ct ton.
Vepco and Its ratepayers,*~!{W:e11 as the natlon'i(~f.fortsto conserve*
o.11; have now been adversely affected *twice in recent **months; by the Commission's
- .actions..
Vour moratorium will meari"that Surry Unit 1. and North Anna Unit 2*.wlll
- _;Doth be denied the*opportunlty to op~rate during*the $U!Mier months.ahead~
\\*le believe that Surry Unit 1 was shutJown *unnecessarily.
We COl'!tended
.at the time, and we believe our reana)ysis.:sh_ows that we should have been _permitted
- to continua. to operate while tha_;,reanalysls:_went,forward *. *.*we note that other
. nuclear unit~ desfgi,ed wi.th plping);tress codE'is. tha't also used' algebraic summation
- 'have been pe'rmltted: to operate _whl.le- *r~analysls;*.ls _underway~
Nevertheless, this*
. Company has bean patient~* *we have made; every* effort to provide all the information
... 'the. St.aff lias required... Me are reana lyzfng-the Surry pipe str~sses under "earthquake : : :
. -concptlons_ln accordance wlth-approv~dcode processesand using a*soil=structure......
Interaction approach.
- What have our resul ts*.*shown?
- After tw~ months of Intense
- effort, we have not found-a single pipe stress or-hanger loading that exceeds:..
- acceptable levels *. We are convinced that the health, and safety of the publtc wH.1 _
- not. be Jeopard_tzed by returning Surry tlnH: 1 to ser,1:ce Immediately.,
Insofar as North An~a *Unit 2 is concerned*, we *simply ~annot understand
. the decision to deny 1 lcensing for another three montt:is.
It Is. a decision that
.. advetsely affects the.financial wefl*being of this.Company and places*atremendous.
- . burden* on our. ratepayers.. Yet, North Anna Unit 2 Is _one of the most advanced.. *.
- nuclear units tn* the world..
Along with North 'Anna Uf'.lh 1 j It has probably bean
- revlew~d and scrutinh:ed more.carefully.than*any*other unit In the countr.ye W~
have incorporated, or are In the m.ldst of.making, eve*ry change required by* the.*
- NRC. inspection Bulletins for.these units that was Issued In connection with the**,*
Three Ml le I!! land ind dent *. Every 1 lcensed oper.ator. at our Surry station has been trained on our control room simulator to cope with the Three* Mlle Island accident as prescrlbed l;)y the HRC Operator's _Training Divis Ion.
Twenty of ot,J,r North Anna operators have received 't~e same training, and al 1 of them wt 11 have recel.ved It by June 6~ 1979 *. *To.be. sure, there are outstanding I terns that must
- .. be completed before North *Anna Un It.. 2 wi 11 have met a 11 of I ts FSAR and NRC.
requirements, but. these wl.11 have been completed by June 26, 1979,- at which time.
we' belteve the Unit wtl I b_e ready for* operation..
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. Your dec'tslon* to postpone -ftcens:fng wf 11 gfve us no. choice b~t to seek.*
,-.,,~:,.;J~ermls.s.ton: to load fuel *.. This, of cou.rse, wt J1 requir:~ a sep~rat~ revlew**~y. the,.
- ~-:*,.*,(.::/Staff and.It appears:. :td i.Js~.further. ciomp~icate~ *the licensing, process,,*. :1 trust.
,/ v:~.<:. )'O.~d~J 11 agree~
- however*, that :1:he Comm I ss ton. should be expec~ed.to do.every.thing.*
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- . * 'lt\\c~n in* connection 1rJith a fuel load appHc~tion 1to ensure that.the uldmate.
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i0:~~.ervlce date. Is *not delayed for one moment more than absolutely.neces~ary;..
- -'-'*=You wl 11 recognize, of course, that each _da*y the *h.suance of the oper~ting**
,.;"~;\\:.~:..,. * ~ft~emte*Ts***de layed'wi.lJ; result",,, *enormous replacement* power costs for us and
- .... ~pu.tu:ustofuersf :aut the.. tmpJ:{~~.t.ion~: 9f the *morat9,~t'um,. coupFid,;.;,1th :the* lns,lstence *
- "that all o.f the*Surry reanalysis be*completed*be:fo1r-e operatton.. of those units.ts.:-
. a.uthorized, go we.11 beyond a,dditional costs* of rep'lacem~nf power*a I testified.
- ~afore* a-.s.t:1bcom1J1H::tee of, t,he.* C.ongress on April 19 about the po\\'ter av~l1abl 1 t'ty.. ;
p'ict~r.e'for-:the*coming SUIIDle*r.'*Jrl;.*our. service areao' !'estimated then~: ancf It :remalns ey sound'.est1111ate, that wlth;*,Sµfry 2 out;for: !:;°team !Jenerator* and otlier;,:repalrs and
,ff tt1o}>f 'thi remaini'ng' thre'e'.;:,niic1ear units,.~re unm,ai1a't,1e to this* C<_>mpany during*
- :'J'urie*, July**arid*August; we'wlll'have reserves of.f1*cni *1.,9%*to (-7~3%)... In. short,..
if these nuclear.u11its cannot*opefa.te during_*that i~eriod\\ ~nc1 If we are unsuccessful.
in supp1y11ng our needs 'from our _neighbors, we.must resort*to.'ouF emergency load
. shedding plan, and the decreas*e or teri:nination of 1:rnppl'Y.;:to ma*riy of our customers
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.Based! on thei above, we urgently request. tha*t th~ Co~'tss Ion recons Ider..
tu position to enable the st~ff to t'ssue an operating license for North Anna 2
- as soon as. construction* t's compl.eted anci' *to permit Surry I to... be returned* -.to.
. ~e~vlce wl:tlle the remairi_trifpipe stress,ca,kulat,Jons are:-c9mpleted...
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Mr.. liarold R. Denton
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Gove,rnor John Dalton.
Attorney General
~Q Marsha~1-Co1eman Virginia State Corporation Commission
- North Carolina Public Utilities Coriunlssfon
- l~ort~ ;Caroilna ~ub1*1~ Utllttte~_:5taff.
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