ML19253A990

Requests Meeting to Discuss Comments of Schedule Assessment Team Re 790821 Review of Const & Startup Progress & Plans for Facility Safety Review

ML19253A990
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	09/11/1979
From:	Lutken D MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
AECM-79-101, NUDOCS 7909140314
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MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Helping Build Afississippi P. O. B O X 1640, J A C K S O N, MIS SIS SIP PI 3 9 2 0 5 DON ALD C. LUTKEN

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September 11, 1979 Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Of fice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Washington, D. C. 20555

SUBJECT:

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station File 0260/0274/0630/0606 Safety Review Schedule for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station AECM-79/101 On August 21, 1979, your Schedule Assessment Team visited our Grand Gulf Nuclear Station site to review construction and startup progress since their last visit in June, 1978. They held an exit briefing on August 22, 1979. Your team expressed the following thoughts:

1. Acknowledgement that we have made a strong commitment to achieve fuel load in October,1980, and have implemented several programs to accelerate activities that are behind schedule to fulfill this goal;

2. Acknowledgement that we have achieved impressive construction progress in the past 15 months and have solved the problems we had in mid-1978;

3. Belief that our pre-op and startup schedule is ambitious by comparison to performance of other plants and not realistic; and

4. Belief that a realistic fuel load for Grand Gulf Unit #1 is April, 1981.

Naturally, the conclusions of your Schedule Assessment Team are of great concern to us since we have demonstrated an ability to exceed most other plants' construction progress and have accomplished what we predicted in June, 1978. We will continue to commit whatever resources are necessary to achieve a fuel load in October,1980, since our system reserves will be below the desired level of 16% without Grand Gulf Unit 1 in service.

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MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Mr. Harold R. Denton U. S. Nuclear Figulatory Coc: mission AECM-79/101 I request an opportunity to meet with you to dis, cuss these issues and obtain a better understanding of the Regulatory Staff's plans for accomplishing the Grand Gulf safety review.

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i DCL:dwe cc: Mr. R. B. McGehee Mr. T. B. Conner Mr. N. L. Stampley Mr. J. G. Davis, NRC 84131$,I4