ML18283A565
| ML18283A565 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 05/07/1976 |
| From: | Rister J Mayfield Electric & Water Systems |
| To: | Hubbard C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US HR (House of Representatives) |
| References | |
| Download: ML18283A565 (4) | |
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Eleclcic Pbat Boeedl CLARENCE ELLIOTT CIeleeeee R. E. ANDRUS, SR.
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423 Cannon House Office Bldg.
Nashington, D. C.
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Dear Carxoll:
I have enclosed a copy of a letter from Charles H. Dean, Jx.,
President of the TVPPA, to the Honorable Ylaxcus A. Rowden con-cerning the refueling of the Nuclear Power Plants at Browns
- Ferry, Tenn.
I believe this letter to be self-explanatory and hope that you will exert your influence with Mr. Rowden to bring about the issuance of the necessary authority to T.V.A. to start refueling these nuclear generating plants.
If I can be of any help in this matter, please call me.
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I<OUSE OF REPRESENTATlVES, WASHlNGTON, D. C.
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Hon. Marcus A. Rowden
. Chairman U. S. Nuclear Regulatory.
Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 The attached communication is sub-mitted for your consideration, and to ask that the request nlade therein be complied with, ifpossible.
Ifyou will advise me of your action in this n>at ter and have thc let ter returned to me with'your reply, I willappreciate it.
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Very truly yours, Congressman Carroll Hubbard 423 Cannon Bldg.
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The Honorable t~~rcus A. Rowden Chairman U.S. Huclear Regulatory Commission llashington, D.C.
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Dear hir. Rowden:
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This letter is on behalf of the electric power consumers of the Tennessee Valley Region.
The Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (TVPPA) is an organization representing most of the 160 municipal and coopera-tively owned distributors of electric power in the Tennessee Valley region that rely on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as the source of power for about seven million consumers in seven Valley states.
The Tennessee Valley Xndustrial Committee (TVXC) repre ents about 30 large industrial customers who are served. directly by TVA.
The basic purpose
'f these two organizations is to promote the efficiency and quality of electric service to consumers in the Tennessee Valley.
The total peak demand on the TVA system of all of.its consumers exceeds 20,000,000 kilowatts.
11e are aware that an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board has granted a hearing on certain technical specification modifications to the operating licenses for TVA's Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units l and 2.
Me understand that TVA has filed a motion with that Board request.-
ing authorization for TVA to load fuel, test and operate Bro'ms Ferry units l and 2 pending completion of the evidentiary hearing.
The Browns Ferry plant is a vital part of the TVA generating system.
The 2,100,000 kilowatts of capacity from these two units is not only essen-tial for TVA to meet its system loads, but it provides the lowest cost
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k electricity of the baseload steam generating plants on the TVA system.
~If this capacity is not available during this summer' peak load period, substantial amounts af capacity will have to be acquired from other sources if it is available.
This could add about
$ 70 million to the bills of the electric consumers in the TVA region during the months of June,
- July, and August.
The de-cision to purchase any available large blocks of power may have to be made as early as mid-May,'nd will involve demand charges.
E of about
$ 20 million, whether or not any power is later used.
If this amount of power cannot be purchased, it appears that system reliability will be reduced to unacceptable levels.
'I Accordingly, we urge that a decision on TVA's motion be rendered expeditiously.
A favorable decision will ensure system reliabilit'y and avoid the unnecessary expenditure of
$ 70 million, which must be borne by the ratepayers.
We ask that the Commission meet with us within the next week to give us an opportunity to express personally our concerns.
1 Very truly yours, TENNESSEE VALLEY PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION Charles H. Dean, Jr., President TENNESSEE VALLEY INDUSTRIAL COHHI'1'TEE By Richard L. Bidwell, Chairman (TVIC)
Tennessee Valley Public Power Association 415 Pioneer Building Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402