ML19241B720
| ML19241B720 | |
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| Site: | Zion, Point Beach File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/29/1979 |
| From: | Toalston A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 7907230213 | |
| Download: ML19241B720 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES CF A" ERICA NUCLEAR REGULATCRY COMMISSION SEFCRE THE ATCMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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Docket Nos. 50-295, 50-304 COMMONWEALTH ECiSCN COMPANY
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Proposed Issuance of Amendments
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to Facility Cperating License (Zion Station, Units 1 and 2)
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Nos. OPR-39, DPR-48 TESTIMCNY OF ARGIL L. 70ALSTON CN CONTENTICN 2(c)
I am Chief, Power Supply Analysis Secticn, Antitrust and Indemnity Group, Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
As a part of my duties, I aidec*in the creparation of Sections 7.5 and 7.6 of the NRC Staff Envircnmental Impact Acpraisal (EIA) issued in connecticn with the prcposed modification of the scent fuel pool at the Zion Stat lcn. Units 1 and 2 and adcpt them as cart of my direct testimony on Cententicn 2(c).
Ccntention 2f c) st tes:
Shculd.it be necessary to shut dcwn the Zicn facility, ending the develcpment cf an alternate, away frcn reacter f acility, tne. A;olicant nas nct sncwn that tne ccomunity currently being served by Zicn wcul De ;*versely affected econcmically or by ex:eriencing lcss of elec:ricity.
'l) The Acolicant has nct explcred the :cssibility of meetinc current demand by increased use of underutilized fossil-fueled piants serving the E:iscn system.
(2) The Acolicant nas not considered curtailing the out;ut from Zicn in conjunction with a :cnservation crogram and cccedinated rate structure which wculd reduce the demand for electricity in the area served by Zicn.
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2 With regard te Centention 2(c)(1), the Staff found'that, without additional spent fuel st0 rage capacity, the Zicn Station would be forced to shutdown in 1983. The Staff furt:ic.- found that independent spent fuel storage facilities (under Sosernment-spen.crship) are not expected to be available until 1983 or 1984 at the earliest. See EIA, 57.3.
If the Zion Station were shutdown, pending developm-mt of away from reactor stcrage, replacement energy would cost at least 57.2 million per mcnth. See EIA, 57.5.
With regard to Contention 2(c)(2), conservation measures are not predictably available as an alternative to the proposed action. See EIA, 57.6.
In conclusion, reactor shutdown would remove the unit from service. This, in turn, cculd adversely effect the licensee's ability to meet electrical energy needs or force the operation of c'5er plants which tre less econcmical to operate.
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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OF ARGIL L. T0ALSTON My name is Argil L. Toalston.
I am currently employed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as Chief, Power Supply Analysis Section, Antitrust and Indemnity Group, Nuclear Reactor Regulaticn.
The Pc.ver Supply Analysis Section is responsible for investigating and providing engineering assistance with respect to the activities of nuclear plant applicants as they relate to the antitrust laws. Toward this function, the group has special expertise in the operation of electr cal utility systems and the i
bulk pcwer supply relationships amcng electri:ai utilities.
I am a gracuate of the Ohio State University with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering, power option.
I am registered as a professional engineer '- Chio and Mhigan, and a member of Eta. Kappa Knu and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
My professicnal experience censists o' emolayrent w1:n Comncnwealth Associates, Inc., an engineering censulting firm locatec.n Jackscn, Micnigan # rem 1951 to 1971 wi*h the Federal Power Commission, now :ne Fecersl Energy legulatory Cc=nissicn, frcm 1971
- .c 1972; and witn tne Nuclear Regulatory Commission, formerly tne Atcmic Energy Comnissicn, frca 1972 to the present time.
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_2 With Commonwealth Associates, Inc., I worked in tPc steam power plant design section for about two years, in the substat
- design section for about four years, in the electrical technical section for about one year, dnd the consulting and system study section for the remainir.g thirteen years.
My work in the system study section involved production costing studies and economic dispatch studies for various electric utilities.
While with the Federal Power Ccmmission from 1971 to 1972, I workec' in the Division of Coordination and Reliability, Bureau of Power. My principal duties involved analysis of the power supply plans of the various regional reliability councils in the United States.
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