ML19207B800
| ML19207B800 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 07/11/1979 |
| From: | Kuhns W GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
| To: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| REF-10CFR9.7 NUDOCS 7909050290 | |
| Download: ML19207B800 (2) | |
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GPU Service Corporation
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260 Cherry Hdi Road L - - __. A Parstocany New Jersey 07054 201 263-4900 TELEX 136-432 July L1, 1979 Hon. Joseph Hendrie, Chairman United S tates Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.
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Dear Mr.. Chairman:
It is my understanding that the Commission in-tends to consider at its meeting tomorrow procedures for the further proceedings relating to restart of Three Mile Island Unit No.
1, as contemplatied by the Commission's Order, dated July 2, 1979, which will largely govern the schedule on which such proceedings can be completed.
We ur ge.tha t, in establishing those procedures, consideration be given to the economic interest of the mo're than 4 million residents of Pennsylvania.and New Jersey served by the GPU.
companies in' permitting restart of TMI-1 as soon'as that is consistent with the Commission's cbtaining reasonable assurance that TMI-l can be operated without endangering the health and safe,ty of the public.
We are fully in accord with the view that the governing criteria for resumption, of-TMI-l operations must be those of public health and safety.
The proposals we submitted to the Commission on July 2 for changes in ecuipment, training and operating procedures were based on those c r i te r ia.
Those modifications could be completed by about September 1, 1979.
We submit that it would be a disservice to all concerned if the procedures established for the further proceedings resulted in a long delay af ter that date before the Unit could. be restored to service.
The impact of the TMI-2 accident and of che shut-down of TMI-l on cur ability to serve cur customers and on the cost of such service were the subject of extensive proceedincs before the Pennsylvania Public Uti'.ity Ccnmission O
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("PaPUC") and the New Jersey Board of Pcblic Utilities
("NJBPU").
In recognition of the importance of these matters, bo th the 'PaPUC and NJBPU held extensive.and expedited hearings, sitting en banc, with full public par ticipation.
Both agencies established and maintained rigorous schedules for complet. ion of the hearir gs and for decision.
All procedural and substantive due process rights were fully observed, but the administrative procedure was not permitted to defeat the objective of a timely determination.
In both States, the rate actions taken by the Commissions were predicated upon the expectation that restart of TMI-1 by January 1, 1980 would be authorized.
While economic consequences cannot and shou'16 no t shape the nature of the action to be taken by your Commission, they clearly are relevant to the timing of that action.
The cost of obtaining the power to replace that which would be provided by TMI-l is on the order of $14 million a month had constitutes a curden to which our customers should not be subjected any longer than is necessary to provide reasonable assurance of safe operation.
Similarly, the necessity to import more than 7 million barrels of oil per year to replace TMI-l generation should be ended as socn as such assurance can be obtained.
r In establishing the procedures for the f ur the r proceedings, we urge b_oth that the foregoing fac' tors receive adequate consideration and that your Commissi.on consult with the PaPUC and NJBPU to obtain the views of those agencies.
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Wilson Goode, Chairman
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