ML19242A107

Forwards Jm Wyatt,Of La Power & Light Co,790525 Ltr Re Impact of Delay & Subsequent Issuance of OL for Facilities. Requests Comments & Info on Subj

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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Enclosed please find a copy of correspondence I received fron Mr. Jack M. Wyatt, President of the Louisiana Power E:

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and Light Conp any , concerning the problems his cocpany is . . _ .

having dua to delays being caused by NRC.

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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 .

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.- cr- .t N DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES THROUGHOUT TWE ENi!RE SOUTHERN REGION.

"URING iME STAFFis PRDPOSED DELAY PERIOD, WE ESi! MATE AE THAT THE LDST NUCLEAR CAPABILIIT AND ENEEUT YOULD #EOUIEE "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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COST DIFFERENTIAL IN THE TIMEFRAME OF 1951 152

.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' . , . .,. .

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DEL AYED SEYOND DECEMBER OF 1962', THE MSU OPERATING , '

'ARE OBLIGATED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL S250',000,000 COMP ANIES '(INCLUDING .LOUISI AN A. POWER AND LIGHT .' COMP ANY)

.- 'E A zY E MSU SYSTEM FINANCING CHARGES,

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ASIDE FROM THESE MENACING DOLLAR FIGURES, THE SPECTER OF/THE- ,

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 ^

STAFF i0 ADDRESS ENDLESS CONGRESSIONAL HE ARINGS AND .

INDIVIDUAL INOUIRIES. .

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THEREFORE, WE ARE CONFIDENT'YOU RECOGNIZE THAT IF NRC

• 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 - -

"E DELAY IN iME PROCESSING OF DPER ATING LICENSES.

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. qq A62 .'"-

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