ML19246A562
ML19246A562 | |
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Site: | Palo Verde ![]() |
Issue date: | 06/26/1979 |
From: | Urban M State of CA, Energy Commission |
To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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{{#Wiki_filter:= STATE OF CALIFORNI A-THE RESOURCES AGENCY EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Co ernor CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION . v. 1111 HOWE AVENUE SACRAMENTO. Calif 0RNIA 95825 Nb$ (916) 920-6257 June 26, 1979 Director, Division of Site Safety and Environmental Analysis Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555
Dear Sir:
Attached is a copy of the California Energy Commission's Comments on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staf f Draft Environmental Statement (DES) on Palc Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 4 & 5. Since the facility is not proposed to be located in California, the comments cover only the need and alternatives sections (Chapters 8 and 9) of tne DES. The comments are also limited to the California participants in the proposed project. The comments are generally based upon recent utility submittals to the California Energy Commission and continuing Commission studies of future electricity demand and alternative available resources. The California Energy Commission staff would be pleased to provide documents or other assistance to the NRC staf f in their efforts to complete the final environmental statement. Sincerely yours, l MARK J. URBAN Deputy General Counsel cc: Applicants & Intervenors il OfL, ('O b G. \' \ 7 9 0 7 0 3 0 3 Ut - .
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each of the California participants need the capaciti 2. - energy that Palo Verde 4 & 5 would generate in the prop;c timeframe. A much more extensive analysis on need is ner:ssary for a properly complete final envircemental impact s tateme r.t . A. Forecasts. The most glaring deficien:f in the DES a s s e s s r.en : ..e energy and capacity needs of the participants is the failure to rely upon the California participants ' own rest recent demand forecasts. The e forecasts are signif;cantly lower than the "RC staff estimate contained in the CES. The Cal:.fornia parti-cipants have lowered their peak demanf forecas: for 1991 b; 1,000 negawatts, compared to estimates made in 1972. The; now forecast 1991 peak needs of 29,2 00 me 7 r.za tts , ahich :.3 an an ual peak demand growth of 3.31. Th ::RC staff estimate, in contrast, is 3.5%. The DES concluded that the ':2??. f: recast, because it eas econometric and end use rather than 5: 2 orical, 72s most reason-able. Since the Energy Cormissian re _ ired a s i:-ilar me thc do lo,, n- - q- , ma =& - M ' ',.;.. . ~
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encourages production and ase of coal in place of oil and gas. Thus, the federal government has made _: a priority to remove gg7t w any barriers to coal utilization. The IES ignores this polici s-. a,wt Even assuming uncertainties in obtaining additional coal SEZ?> T:N lue to fadaral leasing and surface mic._ng policies, a good deal Eq$. 3C
- ,e of coal is still available since 16 billion tons of coal are so., v t already under federal lease, and substantial amounts ar2 under t C%p,0.m state leases or are privatelv Owned as ' fee coal." - Much of this f.&'le y,g.3 is mineable underground and is not significantly affected by thy "c.#
r5,T&". the Surface Mining Act. Two major coa _ gasification projects n . . .y9 ( *, - z n.2 in New Mexico, sited on . Native A.meric..- land, h a'/ e recentiv Egg c:." re y failed to receive approval from the tr;ces to calid the conver- g sion facilities because of expected er.;ssions. These leases, which involve several hundred million rrns of coal (sufficient for Palo Verde 4 & 5) may be put or th2 matnet soon. Colorado as extensive strip and deep .ineable reserves. Half of all colorado coal land is pritatelf owned, and a substantial portion should be available even without resured federal leasing, and 2ven under strict surface mining restr;;tions. Similarly, there are several hundred million tons of uncommitted coal being offered for sale now in Centrel 'tah, all deep mined. Although coal from outside Arizona ;c__d oe more expensive for an Arizona coal plant because of trans7crtation costs, it may be that a coal-Zired alternative sited :;;::lle of Ariscna would reduce costs. The DES also overstates the uncer ainties due to federal leasing policies and the lurface 'anir- 3 r- For example, the statorent in the DZS that "leasira of ~ 2deral land which containa ar q
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coal has been suspended for ar indefinite period," is misleadir . Leasing has been essentially suspende. since 177'. . :lowe ve r , the Secretary of the Interior nas pr -. sed promul? ation of a .1ew program in 1979, which will star: 0 bi 1980. So far, the _:s 1 1 n a ,u Department la on schedule; it _scue . .a On its preferred leasing program in April, 13 7 ~) . Carrently, .ne Secre-tary . alans to lease coal in Jtah anc : alorado rm a a r l'2 as 1931-32, under a special start-up procedura. The fell leasing prograr,
.. i th further leasing in Se.; Mexico a.:. Arirona, could produce its first leases as early as 1983. 5;nce it takes one or two
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for a plant as early as 1983. Even if the leasina. crcc> ram is . delayed for several years, it is 112.r./ that coal frcm new
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~. u ,3' last cecaae, watr, .uclear units showing a rate of increase - - '. s a approximately tw:.:e that of similarly sized coal units. y L%
result, the capital costs for nuclear units now acming er line p' e.r -n.3
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It also accears that the cao. ital cos'c estimate of the DES are outdated and do nct adequately reflect the experience of the last few fears. ' more reasonable can. ital cost. f :. u re tc ;se
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percent for a plant such as Pal: Verde 4 & 5 and in the low-to miu-60 percent range for ec2' units such as the generic
- oal alternative here. Data wh ch have accumulated since that study have tended stron~1 9 to reinforca its T.a.,or conclu-C& .m r.,,..
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recent generic estimates continue to ;se the 60 percent figure. T7C" tm...a < 3ence capacity factor assumptiens above 60 percent, like the Uf'- r."_ET2 rocc.arative can. ital cost assum:tions ; sed in .
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ra Tw13 staff and applicants, reflects 2ndue Opticism abc; nuclear plant agg3g 16QTa
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reliability, the 60 cercent fi ure ma . . be used for larc_er units anc 03 percent :or sma,ler units. The comparison of en.irar ental ircacts is also unacceptabl. biased in several respects in favor of the nuclear alternative. Because of advances in techncl:gy and envirorr. ental regulaticns, coal clants simo.lv. will not hace mar; ri the adverse impacts associated with existing coal plants. Iba most significant adverse effect of the coal f ue l c". .:le : c ob :b le. .nvolve air emissions. However, because of the n e: rochisticated technology th a t should be used on a new ::11 pl: tnt, air emissions fror new
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this program, cmissions frc= all new s urces cannot cause ambient concentrations of 30.. and narticulate matter in the designated areas to increase by ar amount in excess of a 3Ca-g.- deterioration increment which is spe cified b; feders' statute. , . " . 4-
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- w. . e-er plants would probably not occur. s-F u r t n' e r = c r a , federal and g1C32 s tate ambient air quality standards establish a maximum safe 1mbient level for pollutants that have been shown to cause a public health probler. Further analy2;s is needed in the DES
- f the health impacts for a ec21 alter.atize .:hi ch a ccura te l'.
accounts for: (a) health impacts fr; a facility sited in a remote, unpopulated area in Californi2: (b) health impacts fron a facility complying with Cle-" Air ..2: ';ew dource Review requirerents, including attai. ment of 1mbient air quality standards by 1992; and (c) hea_':h irc:::s fror a faciliti using scrubbers, electrostatic cercicators or hac.hauses, and selective catalytic reduction to reduce 30 .s, TSO, h'. l r o c a rb o n , and :;O,, emissions. Potential radioactive releases f r:r coal ourning do not appear to present significant health :: encironmental impacts. Oc=bustion of coal should not r2 suit _r the major uncontrolled qr,.' release to the environment of radicact.fe r a c. i um , thorien, ,nd b awc,# ,-P N
aranium since these substances will largely bc controlled b5 2he aavanced air emission control ecu r.cnt. Pacific Cas anc
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A. Fue l <'c/a i l ab ili ty . wTs g[,' The DES is unduly optimistic in its analysis f uranium p railability for Palo Verde 4 o 5. 'lt ili tiea ir the U:.i te d hg, ytc 3tates currently plan to build 15 6,0 0 0 -.cgawatts of nuclear g>D .,n (:
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nuclear plants coming on line in the 1^30's and 1990's through-out their full operating lifetimes. T.us , under either scenario, -o . . *. .' . . "d e a e-^ . .e n. i ' v^ e.-a*.4un =
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Palo Verde 4 & 5 also faces pc:ent;al fuel supply problems related to uranium mining, mi l li .- ~ , in; e n r i c'.n me n t c;pacity.
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