ML19263D905

Expresses Concern That Encl to NRC May Be Viewed as Illicit Ex Parte Communication,As No Copies Were Shown to Persons on Distribution List.Copies Are Therefore Being Furnished to All Parties in Proceeding

ML19263D905
Person / Time
Site:	Skagit
Issue date:	03/09/1979
From:	Carr T WASHINGTON, STATE OF
To:	Deale V Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
NUDOCS 7904170045
Download: ML19263D905 (2)

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Deale, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

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20036 Re:

In the Matter of Puget Sound Power and Light Company, et al.,

Docket Nos. 50-522/50-523

Dear Chairman Deale:

I received a copy of the attached letter on March 7, 1970 I was previously unaware of the discussions between Mr. Ellwanger and Mr. Adair.

Neither was I aware that Mr. Adair's letter had been prepared and sent.

I am somewhat concerned that some narty to the oroceeding may view Mr. Adair's correspondence as being in the nature of an illicit ex carte communication by the State of t:a shing ton.

No copies of Mr. Adair's letter were shown to persons whose names annear on the distribution lint.

I am cuite certain, however, that nothing of the sort was intended and, accordinglv, I am taking the libert" of furnishing copies to all carties to this oroceeding whose names annear on the distribution list.

Please accept any acologies thought to be necessar under the circumstances.

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C'RR Counsel fo the State of Washington as an Interested State y

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Nuclear Regulatory Commiss.'

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Rosenthal, Chairman Richard M.

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1,'.omic Safety and Licensing Assistant Attorney General Appeal Board Department of Justice

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Yamhill Portland, OR 97204 7r. John H.

Buck, Member

.omic Safety and Licencing Robert Lowenstein, Emo.

Anoeal Board Lowenstein, Newman, Reis & Axelrod

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.N.

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Farrer, Member Warren Hastings, Esa.

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ear Mr. Deale:

r. Ber. Elluanger of the h'ashington State Energy Facility Site Enluition C:uncil, r.nca yau.r.et at the time of the Skagit prehearing conferer.ce, advised me that y0a

.euld. cico.re my ccc.r.cnts on need for power.

Your interest is very much ac :reciated.

will spea'< in general.nd sum. mary terms of the ne2d for scuer frc, tuo reference

cints.

The first is the Governor's specific assertion of r. ecd fer the Skagit Plants n the time of state certification in January,1977. 'ihat hc; happcned sir.cs then?

D.e seccad is the scycral month period in the middle of 1977 when the ;arth es.

was n.criencing a year of Ic.e precipitation and througncut this perica wc; on tne verge M ra tioning electricity. Again, what has hapcened sir.cc then?

have chosen this apprcach to ccmplement the c.cre specific discus;icn proviced in a Dnef prepared by the counsc1 for the Er.ergy facility Site Evuintion Ccur.cil.

vicu the clcctric ene gy situation regionally inasr.:uch as.?ashingtc... Orryr,

.. c 2:.d parts of Icaha and I']ritana are electrically interconnected ar.d the utilities

' tPc.,ta tes have te r:cd to share shortage equ2lly.

Accerjir.3,, a r y c ',

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.---:..u relate to this ejion rather than just to !!ashington Stotc.

Abcut every fourth year (though not in predictable ';cquence, unfe-tur.a *cl }, tr's w ic-e merien:es a lou.-tater year.

Electric encejy supply pl.'enirn..r : ::

direc.ed to.ard adequac/ in these years.

There war. no changc in Our fir: t :q; (inat tvcilanic in lo water years } bet'. cen -he two afore... niuncu

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r fert:.cc points, so a ic I a; wh t haa happencd s, the p2rt t o - --

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j Ir. the t.a year period s ir.ce Janu:r., 1977, firm energy su;piy has riscn be '5 Tring inc me period, new cu>ttr _r cddi ier.; have ar ountc _' to %

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of tne total nurter cf cu.te"ers at the bccinni+1g of the pcried.

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.. Jurity of tne new cust0.cr3 use elcctricity for spaca "eati,.

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, cur ai c r e. li ty to shortage in je:rs o f 10..

w er is consiccr81y gr.:&r

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than it was two years age.

To ampli fy the foregc.ing tne folle..i"; ; r P a t '.-

i ni,.r..:a :. ion i s prov id d:

Between IE and 1974, pe;uletien in tic c:;rtry 1. r e.u c

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'n tnt S ta tc o r.:a s:....g te n,

• .ht ir.: rect.. : 23.1 11 v.-

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1930 - 3360, 19"5 -.125,, l E - E '. lE - :: ~.

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., S.m t.. v.;r. tne statn;.icians sc. need to revise tne 1. " i h:

wrcaan's grQ;*i aiSQ t.h above the Ff:;iufd} a.ir;

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Cc, pouniing the probicr. is the national need to sute,titute. for petroleu

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v-ce passitile. This need cc-bines v.ith air quality consiiera*.ic. 'n arcouraqe elc:'r'ficatic-in bi ban transportatien.

In this corinection, Scattle e ; cst' to r.; ve

• c t..;c e-i.: '. a r.:

2"JO trackless electric trolleys in operation by the end of this yer ev.u:.d ng all tner:r.al pv..er piants p',anned to :s.:e on iir... b. t..

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c.'.'.. c.n : r 19h C,

..checuled, t.he a milctle the cate for the first of the Skagit Plants, 03 ccT' c'i lir.?

fire er.ergy then will be approximately 400 regs..att, coove a : growtr. crojecti e frc.

Current 150.

If two C0al plants, whose constructic1 M s t c a r, halted fer air quality reasons anc ca) never be restarted, are subtractcd, (*.2 availaol t energy will be about C') : e93 watts below a 2'. grcwth projection.

I have used a 75' capacity factor in cc muttr.; tnese figurcs, which is opti.T,is tic.

Of coarse, tha 192.' d ;c for Pagit

.o. I cresunes cor.struc; ion beginning this year.

Inus, the r.2cc for the C.agi t plants N

is greater today than t.40 years ago when it was exprcssly stated by.lasr.irgton's Gavarnor.

Sincerely, Q h.'

' ale-Frederici. S. Ad..ir Acting Director FSA/kf cc:

Governor Dixy L:e Ray Senator 0.. Ted Ecttiger Representative Ted Haley Representative Ccrsidine McCormick Nicholas 0. Lewis I (\\ *

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