ML19031B310

Submits Correspondence Received from Mr. Alfred C. Coleman Concerning Apparent Discrepancy at Salem Nuclear Generating Station

ML19031B310
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	10/05/1976
From:	Hughes W US Congress
To:	Rawden M NRC/Chairman
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Honorable Marcus Rawden Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Washington, D. C.

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Dear Chairman Rawden:

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I would appreciate any comments you might have on the apparent discrepancy which my constituent has pointed out.

With kind personal regards.

WJH:ems Enclosure

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~ 4 n 11 n WALi. STRl:ETJorns.i.L.'ltu/f Rrpur11*r ROCKVILLE. Mrl. *-Getty Oil eo.*s R3'.I*

ownrd Nurlenr Fuel &rvices Inc. suhsicliary nnnounrcd that. ns rxp<>tted. it Is \\*ilhrlrnw*

Ing from the nuclear C11el reprocessing 1.Ju~I*

ness.

The company ha.' the only rommercinl nut:lcnr fuel rcprocc~slnr, rncllity L*ver to op*

ernte In the U.S. 11ie plant. at West Vallr.y In western New York Stale. prcx.:cssed ahout 600 metric tons 12.20-I 6 pounds each I be*

tween April 19?6. iin<I early 1!172. wh"n the facility was closed ror mooernlU1linn nnd

• exp?1nslon.

The company cited huge additional co~t requirements and delays that would ~ llec*

cssary to bring the \\\\'est Valley plnnl hrl1:k

. Into procluclion. ll blamed

<lr.astll'ally chani;ed rei;ulalnry requlremenL<;. especially a Nuclear Hcgulalory_* Commbsion rnlinr, last April that imposes ~h~ply more strill*

gent cir.sign r('qulrements to protect again.ol earth tremors.

The* company :::ilcl that whE'n the pl:inl suspended operation~ in 1972, ll wa!' ex*.

peeled tri be able to re~ume output two yc:ir.s l:i trr. arter investing Sl5 million to i double capacity lo (/.J'.I rn~lric: tons n )'C'ilr and rnnklng plnnl e!tir.lcncy improvements.

1 However, in view or the I.Jig n*gulalory

• changes, delays ;rnd in!lalioh, Lhe Crl>tty tinll

• estimates It would tul1e an addilionn.J ln\\'CSt*

menl of more lh:-tn &l.XJ million and lake n dozen years lo return the pla.nt lo prorluc*

lion. Indeed, said Nucle:ir F'uel Soun;es presiclent R:1lph W. l"l(>ustcr. the drastic seismic criteria change ordrrcd by the Nu*

clear RC'r.11lalory Oimmls.*ion this yrar

• • create<! 1loubt over

-.1ieth~r or not th*!

plant could ever be lirensed for commerclnl reproct>sslrig. *

• Nuclear Fuel Srrvices said It has **ad*

vlst"d its rtqiroi:essi11g 1:11.~lonv*rs or !Is <lr.d*

si*Jll, :Ui\\*i~ing them or tlll! impraclir 1billly or reprocessing-at West Valley nnd exercis*

ing N"uclear Fuel S*,rvice's rli:hts or l~rml*

nation uncler lhC' n*pror.e!<Sing c:onlrncts...

. A spokesman said the r*Clmpany h;u: **12 or 13** sur:t-customers. He s:tid "there's a qucstion nbflllt whether ont" or the conlrncl~

was :iclually In force." He dl'cli~l'd lo list

\\hC' ru~tomcrs or r;i\\*c the lol:il \\'alue of lhe.

c:ontracls, which arc b\\'licn*rl lo run Into the huJl(lrerls or millions of doll:u-s.

As previously reported. Nur.Jear Fuel Service told c11st1Jmers rarli~r this year that it was r:onsirlci-inr, v.iU1draw:il rrnm the West V;ilky operation a.lld had promiser! a

!in:il dechion later in the ye;u-.

One customer. Con~umr.rs f'owcr Co. of Jackson, :'\\!!ch..

0 SllC'tl Nuclear F\\1C'l, Sen*il"t!.

in FNleral District Court. Buffalo. acmand*

ing that It deli\\*~:r rrpruces.'<ed fuel llllder a 1n10 contract. The prr.\\'iously reported court:

case still is p('ncling.

Nucl<'<ir Fur.l 8ervlte silicl )'l'slcrcl:iy that it will conliuut> its activities at a specially~

r1uclcar rurl>> racilily II Oj)(:ratcs in Enlin.

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