ML19242A107
| ML19242A107 | |
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| Site: | Grand Gulf, Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 06/06/1979 |
| From: | Breaux J HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
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| NUDOCS 7907310253 | |
| Download: ML19242A107 (3) | |
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Dear Mr.'Karnerer:
Enclosed please find a copy of correspondence I received fron Mr. Jack M. Wyatt, President of the Louisiana Power E:
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kE HAVE AN URGENT SITUATION IN LOUISIANA WHICH NEEDS YOUR
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INDULrENCE IN THE FOLLOWING DETAILS.
' WE UNDERSTAND IT, THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY CDMMISSION STA" 1ECOMMENDS THAT IT DELAY PROCESSING AND THE SUE'
-.N T ISSUANCE OF THr DRrRATING LICENSE FOR DUR WATEkruRD-3 NUCLElR UkIi FOR A PERIDD OF AN ADDITIONAL 6-MONTHS AND GRAND GULF UNIT DNE IN MISSISSIPPI FOR 12-MONTHS, ECTH A PART OF THE MIDDLE SOUTH STILITIE. -SYSTEM, IF THESE DEFERRALS WERE 70 SE' APPROVED.SY THE CDMMISSION, A SUBSEGUENT SHORIAGE'OF'ELECIRIC' ENERGY KDULD'DUCUR ON iME MIDDLE SOUTH UTILITIES SYSTEM IN LOUISI ANA, ARKANSAS.AND MISSISS!?Fi DURING THE SUMMER PEAK SEASONS IN 1951 AND 19 E 2 A ND CDULD RES ULT IN ELACKDUTS, THIS *DULD OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE LDSS Dr 50PE 2360 MrGAkATTS OF MSU SASELOAD CAPACITY FOR WHICH WE KNOW Ok ND SOURCE OF REPLACEMENT AT THE PRESENT TIME. WHT?
SIMPLY EECAUSE THE NRC STAFF ALSD RECDKMENDS THE DrLAY OF NUCLEAR UNITS IN AREAS CONTIGUCUS TO LCUISIANA Aho THIS KEANS DUR USUAL scVRtES OF REPLACEMENT EN RGY WDULD Liec cr-
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"URING iME STAFFis PRDPOSED DELAY PERIOD, WE ESi! MATE THAT THE LDST NUCLEAR CAPABILIIT AND ENEEUT YOULD #EOUIEE AE "0NSUMFTIDN DF Ak ADDITIONAL 15,000,000 EARRELS OF CIL IF, INDEEDr Ur HAD SUFFICIENT FACILITIES TO EURN OIL UNDER DUR EDILERS.
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.p6; FUEL D :E Ai A MINIMUM, 5195,000,000 IF, MDKEYEE, THE REPLAChPENT ENERGY MUST BE PURCHASED ON AN E"ERGENCY SASIS rgcM VA RIDUS O i r.E R U T I L I. T I E S, THE COSIS, DEv!DUSLYe w;gLD EE FAR -IGHER.
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FURTHER, IF GRAND GULF DNE COMPLETION.'DATE IS' DEL AYED SEYOND DECEMBER OF 1962', THE MSU OPERATING,
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'ARE OBLIGATED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL S250',000,000 A zY E COMP ANIES '(INCLUDING.LOUISI AN A. POWER AND LIGHT.' COMP ANY)
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ASIDE FROM THESE MENACING DOLLAR FIGURES, THE SPECTER OF/THE-
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UNAVAILASILITY."0F.. ELECTRIC ENERGY IN THIS TRI-STATE A,REA IS UNCONSCIDN ASLE, TO :S AY NOTHING OF ECONOK7 J CH AOS~.
FURTHER, AS NE ARE. LED TO SELIEVE, THE' REASON FCR'THE DELAY IN ND WA Y INVOLVES'THE SAFETY OF THE-RESPECTIVE PLANTS, RATHER, THE PRDPDSED DELAYS ARE CCCASIONED BY THE HEAVY FAPER-WORK LOAD IMPOSED ON THE' ST AFF FOLLOWING THREE MILE ISL AND AND THE UNUSU ALLY HE AVY DEM ANDS ON 'THE
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STAFF i0 ADDRESS ENDLESS CONGRESSIONAL HE ARINGS AND INDIVIDUAL INOUIRIES.
THEREFORE, WE ARE CONFIDENT'YOU RECOGNIZE THAT IF NRC
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I IS UNDERSTAFFED TO MEET ITS PRESENT WORKLDAD, THE ANSNER TO THE FEDELEM IS NOT A DEFERRAL OF LICENSING F RO C E DURE S,
BUT RATNER, THE IMMEDIATE ADDITION OF SUFFICIENT PERSONNEL-TO EXP~ CITE RATHER THAN DELAY'THESE URGENTLY NEEDED NUCLE AR UNITS FOR ALL AREAS OF.iHE. UNITED STATES.
FINALLY, WE SELIEVE YOU WILL AGREE THAT IT IS I NC UMEE NT Up0N Y ou, FOR THE WELL EEING OF THE. CONSUMERS IN LOUISI ANA, TO INTERCEDE wITH THE NRC TO AVOID ANY ACTION OR INACT!DN DN THEIR FART WHICH WDULD RESULT IN THE pro?CSE0 STAFF DELAY IN iME PROCESSING OF DPER ATING LICENSES.
"E us0 ERST AND THE NEXT NRC MEETING WILL SE HELD WEDNESDLY, MAY 3CIKs FURTMER, WE ARE CONFIDENT ~YOU NILL CONT ACT 'HE NECESS ARY
- 0NG:rSSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES TC PROVIDE ier FUN;S NECESSARY FOR THE NRC TO ACQUIRE COMPETENT STIFF FERSONNEL TO CAFRy OUT THE CONGRESSIONAL
.ANDATES TO NRC.
15 mE DFEnED, THIS !S URGENT To LOUIS!AN!ANS AND ME TRULY App;E;IliE YCUR INDULGENCE AND PERSONAL ACTION IN Ass ER To cur REOUEST ON THEIR SEHALF.
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