ML19256C889
| ML19256C889 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 07/19/1979 |
| From: | Reinmuth G, Rutherford W, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-79-269, NUDOCS 7910150676 | |
| Download: ML19256C889 (1) | |
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~PETTMTWARY NOTIFICATION July 19, 1979 PpriT'fTWARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-79-269 This preliminarv notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of PC. NOI.E safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.
FACILITY:
Duke Power Company McGuire Units 1 and 2 and Catawba Units I and 2 Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370, 50-413, 50-414 Cornelius, North Carolina and Clover, South Carolina
SUBJECT:
DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AT TWO NUCLEAR SITES Duke Power Company announced a delay in completion of four reactors at two sites from one half year to two years.
The company attributed the unavoidable delays to the rapidly increasing regulation of nuclear generating plants and cited unprecedented engineering requirements for piping supports and expanded pre-operational testing as two primary causes of the delays.
Plants included and the stated delays are as follows:
McGuire Unit 1 - Delayed from early 1980 to August 1980 McGuire Unit 2 - Delayed from 1981 to 1982 C itawba Unit 1 - Pelayed from 1981 to 1983 Catawba Unit 2 - Delayed from 1983 to 1985 National media interest has been shown.
The licensee issued a news release on July 18.
h4C does not plan to issue a news release.
The State of North Carclina and the State of South Carolina have been informed.
This Preliminary Notification is issued for information only.
No further action by IE is anticipated.
Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from Duke Power Company at 3:00 p.m. on July 18.
This information is current as of 10:00 a.m. on July 19.
Contact:
Rutherford, IE x27551;
- Reinmuth, IE x27551; Thornburg,
IE x27551; Distribution:
Transmitted E St Li' M Chairman Hendrie Co n=issioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Co==issioner Kennedy Com=issioner Ahearne C. C. Ka= merer, CA Cocnissioner Gilinsky ACRS (For Distribution)
L. V. Gossich, EDO E. R. Denton, NRR Region E. L. Ornstein, EDO R. C. DeYoung, NRR J. J. Fouchard, PA
'R. J. Mattson, NRR N. M. Haller, MPA D. Vassallo, NRR (MAIL)
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R. G. Ryan, OSP D. Eisenhut, NRR J. J. Cm-mi n gs, OIA
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E. K. Shapar, ELD SS Bldg R. Minogue, SD W. J. Dircks, NMSS PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION 7910150
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