ML19211A640
| ML19211A640 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 12/03/1979 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Coleman M VIRGINIA, COMMONWEALTH OF |
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| NUDOCS 7912200345 | |
| Download: ML19211A640 (1) | |
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December 3, 1979 CH AIR MAN The Honorable Marshall Coleman Attorney General Commonwealth of Virginia Richmond, VA 23219
Dear Mr. Coleman:
Your November 23, 1979 letter to me expressed concern about delays in licensing of the second nuclear unit at the North Anna facilit;" in Louisa County. Vircinia.
The Commission currently has before it for consideration a policy statement setting forth the course it intends to follow in adapting its licensinc process to include implementation of recommendations of investigations of the Three Mile Island accident.
I expect that, as finally issued, this policy statement will address the question of resumption of licensing of completed or nearly completed plants such as North Anna II, includinc requests to allow pre-operational testing in advance of implementing TMI-related recommendations.
As the Com-mission is giving this matter the highest priority, this statement should be promulgated shortly.
You will be provided a copy promptly.
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On November 5, 1979, Governor John S.
Dalton wrote you concerning the status of the licensing of North Anna Unit No.
2.
In addition, Virginia State Ccrporation Cc=missioners Junie L. Bradshaw, Preston C.
Shannon, and Thomas P.
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expressed their concern to you in a telegram on November 8, 1979.
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Your staff has not formally responded to VIPCO's August 24 and October 25 submissions regarding North Anna Unit No. 2 and you have. not responded to either inquiry from State officials.
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It has been estimated that each mon:h 's delay in the licensing of North Anna Uni: No. 2 will ces: VIPCC a least S12 million in higher costs for alternate fuel.
This loss cannot be recovered when North Anna Uni: No. 2 finally is licensed.
Reasonably incurred increased costs of fuel are passed on to customers in Virginia by cur State Ccrporatier Commission.
VIPCO's customers, thus, face the possibili:3 cf paying millions of dollars in rate increases to ecver these added expenses.
Based on my investigation, 1: seems tnat a genera-moratorium has been placed on the review cf new plant licensing applications, and that VIPCC's application for authority to operate North Anna Uni: No. 2 is receivine no review at all.
If a general mora:Orium on the review of new plant applications is not the policy of the Commission, then I would urge you to respond to VIPCC's October 25 c""
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If you have s:cpped precess"
-ke North Anna Uni No. 2 application, I reques that you renew consid-eration of it immediately.
S.v delav. ine. the licensing procedures of the Nuclear Regulator.v Commission,.vou are inc.osine. an uniustifiable financial burden on the citizens of Virginia.
The procedures for licensing nuclear plants protect the health an d saf ety o f Virginia citizens and should be allowed 20 continue at a reasonable pace.
Since this is a matter of urgent concern :c the citizens cf the Commonwealth of Virginia, I am asking that you respond te this letter by December 2, 1979.
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Pac.e 3 response to our concerns by that date, I will consider the legal remedies available to the citizens of Virginia.
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Marshall Coleman Attorney General 5:52/135/161 cc:
The Ecnorable Vic:cr Gilinsky The Honorable Richard T. Kennedy The Honorable ?erer k.
5:adford The Honorable John F.
Ahearne The Hcnorable Harold R. Denton The Honorable John N.
Dalten The Honorable Harry F.
Byrd, Jr.
The Hencrable John W. Warner The Honorable Paul S.
Trible The Honorable G. Willia Whitehurst The Honorable David H.
Satterfield, III The Hencrable Robert W.
Daniel, Jr.
The Honorable W.
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Daniel The Honorable M.
Caldwell Butler The Honorable J. ~Kenneth Rchinson The Honorable Herbert E. Harris, II The Honorable William E. Wampler The Honorable Joseph L. Fisher The Honorable Preston C.
Shannon The Honcrable Junie L.
Eradshaw The Hencrable Thomas P. Harwood, Jr.
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