ML19259C566

Opposes Delay in OL Review Process

ML19259C566
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	05/30/1979
From:	Demlow D MICHIGAN, STATE OF
To:	Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
NUDOCS 7906290678
Download: ML19259C566 (1)

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l I HAVE REEN INFOGMED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONSUMERS POWER (DPPANY THAT YOUR COMMISSION HAS OR MAY CQNSIDER INTERRUPTING THE '

OPERATING LIC ENS ING REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE MIDLAND NUCLEAR POWER  !

PLANT NOW REING CARRIED OUT 9Y STAFF OF ThE NRC. I UNDERSMAND THAT l THE INTERRUPTION IS 9ASED ON STAFFING LIMITATIONS AND IS NOT RELATED To SAFFTY ISSUES. APPARENTLY, NRC STAFF 9ELIEVE SUCH A DELAY WOULD ar WITHOUT ADVERSE IMPACT AND JS RASED ON STAFF ANALYSIS THAT THE PLANT WILL NOT 9E COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE. HOWEVER, CONSUMERS POWER IND IC ATES THAT THE PPOPOSED PLANT WILL BE COMPLETED AS SCHEDULED -AND A LICENSING INTERRUPTION WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY DELAY PLANT OPERATION.

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8 IF THE LATTER IS THF CASE,' SUCH ACTION 'WOULD ADD CONSIDERA9LY TO THE

• ovrRALL COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND WOULD INC[REASE LATER COSTS OF rL ECTR IC AL POWER TO RATE PAYERS.

ALTHOUGH I AM AWARE THE NRC AND. ITS STAFF $RE UNDER A CONSIDERARLE PRESENT TIME RURDEN, ! URGE YOU'TO RECONSI'ER D YOUR EVIDENCE IN THIS -

MATTER. I 9ELIEVE IT WOULD BE..- BENEFIC I AL TO ALL PARTIES IF YOU WILO INSTRUCT YOUR STAFF TO REVIEW THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE MIDLAND

• rPr. RATING SCHEDULE, INCLUDING AN INVESTIGATION WITH THE COMPANY AND AN INSPECTION OF THE PLANT AND ITS RECORDS ,9EFORE ANY ACTION ON e THIS MATTFR IS TAKEN 9Y YOUR COMMISSION. IF NRC. STAFFING LIMITS WILL CAUSF LICENSING DELAYS, MY CONCERN IS THAT REST AVAILA9LE EVIDENCE 9E EMPLOYED IN THE ALLOCATION OF kESOURCES. *

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I THANK YOU FOR' YOUR CONSIDERATION. SINCERELY -

OANIFL J. DEMLOW, CHAIRMAN- l -

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