ML19294A539
| ML19294A539 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000448, 05000449 |
| Issue date: | 11/29/1978 |
| From: | Deyoung R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Cox E POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7812070297 | |
| Download: ML19294A539 (4) | |
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J NOV 2 91978 Docket flos. 50-448 and 50-449 Mr. Ellis T. Cox Executive Vice President Potomac Electric Power Company 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20068
Dear Mr. Cox:
I am in receipt of your letter to Mr. Harold Denton of August 29, 1978, and that dated May 10, 1978 to Mr. Edson G. Case, regarding your desire for conclusion of the site suitability hearings for the Douglas Point project and completion of the staff evaluation of outstanding matters at that site.
We appreciate your desire to reach an early conclusion of the hearings which are scheduled to be reconvened in February 1979.
However, an important factor resulting in delay has been the introduction of recently raised technical concerns with regard to geological faulting and seismology at the Douglas Point site, and the associated need for the NRC staff to review and analyze these matters.
A number of factors have been taken into account in our scheduling of review effort for Douglas Point.
It is our understanding that both units of Douglas Point Nuclear Station have been indefinitely deferred by Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO),
Furthermore, based on staff discussions with PEPC0 representatives, there is considerable question regarding the future status of the deferred units.
In establishing priorities for work assignments within NRC, emphasis has been placed on active applications for construction permits and operating licenses in which a firm schedule for plant construction and operation has been established.
Based on these factors, we have been unable to complete the staff review of th'e Douglas Point site and do not foresee a commencement of the review of geological / seismic issues until early in the calendar year 1979.
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Mr. Ellis T. Cox fl0V L L 1978 As a separate matter, our review of the existing Douglas Point hearing record in light of recant Combston decisions indicates that the original assessment of alternacc sites may be insufficient. As a result, we are presently preparing a letter to you requesting additional information that will be necessary to supplement tha record in this respect.
Your ability to provide the additional information will 'save an impact on any future hearing schedule. We expect the info ation request will be forthcoming within two weeks.
We plan to establish a revised schedule for completion of the Douglas Point hearing after you advise us of your schedule for responding to our forthcoming request for additional information for alternate sites. Our revised schedu'e will appropriately consider all NRC staff input including the staff assessment of outstanding geological and seismic issues.
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RichardC.DeYoung, Director [
Division of Site Safety and Environmental Analysis Office of Huclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page
Potomac E ectric Power Company Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station Docket Nos. 50-448 & 50-449 Il0 V 2 3 797g George F. Trowbridge, Esquire Philip J. Mause, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Environmental Defense Fund 1800 M Street, N. W.
152518th Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20036 Washington, D. C.
20036 Alan G. Kirk, II, Esquire Honorable Andrew P. Miller Vice President & General Counsel Attorney General Potomac Electric Power Company Commonwer'th of Virginia 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
1101 East 3 road Street Washington, D. C.
20006 Richmond, Virginia 23219 J. Philip Smith, Esquire Mr. Edward J. Wojciechowicz Potomac Electric Power Company Route 1, Box 248 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
White Plains, Maryland 20695 Washington, D. C.
20006 A. Kevin Fahey, Esquire The Honorable t.owai u mon Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps Special Assistant Attorney General Counsel for the Commandant Department of Natural Resources Washington, D. C.
20380 Tawes State Office Building (C-4) 580 Taylor Avenue The Prince George's Environment Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Coalition Box 61 The Honorable Frederick S. Fisher Hyattsville, Maryland 20781 Assistant Attorney General Commonwealth of Virginia John K. Keane, Jr., Esquire 1101 East Broad Street People's Counsel Richmond, Virginia 23210 Eastern Building - Suite 100 5010 Sunnyside Avenue Robert A. Vanderhye, Esquire Beltsville, Maryland 20705 7807 Cliffside Court Springfield, Virginia 22153 Elizabeth S. Bowers, Esq. Chaiman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission ti n
o c for a Clean Potomac Washington, D. C. 20555 3720 Finsbury Park Drive Silver Spring, Maryland 20902 Mr. Glenn 0. Bright Atomic Safety and Licensing Board William H. Carroll, Jr., Esquire U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps Washington, D. C. 20555 Counsel for the Commandant Washington, D. C.
20380 Dr. Richard F. Cole Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Frederick Kelly, Esquire U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 15 School Street Washington, D. C. 20555 Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Douglas Point fluclear Generating Station Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regul& tory Comission Washington, D. C. 20555 Dr. John H. Buck Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, D. C. 20555 Richard R. Salzman, Esq.
Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555