ML19308E151
| ML19308E151 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 07/07/1972 |
| From: | Deyoung R US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Rodgers J FLORIDA POWER CORP. |
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| NUDOCS 8003240656 | |
| Download: ML19308E151 (2) | |
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. ATTACHMENT 3 Docket No. 50-302 JUI.
7 372 Florida Power Corporation ATTN:
J. T. Rodgers Nucita. Project Manager
?. O. Box 14042 St. Petersburg, Florida 33733 Gentlemen:
This letter is to inform you that we are postponing for approximately ten, months the continuation of the review of your Final Safety Analysis (FSAR) for Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant.
This Report postponement corresponds to a like delay in your best estimate fuel is intended not to interfere with your stated plans for loading and it plant startup *and operation.
In your letter of May 30, 1972, we. were informed that Florida Power Corporation c::pects to revise, in the near future, its Application for Licenses to state that construction of ;cystal River Unit 3 is scheduled' for earliest fuel loading to begin in z.ay 1974, with latest fuel loading to begin in Deccuber 1974.
In a subsequent telephonc conversation, Mr.
J,. Hancock of your staff identified Sep; caber 1974 as your best estima:c Because of the demand upon the regulatory staff date for fuel loading.
with other license applications, we deca it prudent to postpone continu-ation of your safety review consistent with these revised fuel loading dates.
As of this time we havd completed our initial review of your FSAR, have requested additional 'information, and have received replies to nearly all It is ou understar. ding that the few outstanding of these requests.
Review cf these replies will be requests will be answered shortly.
postponed ten months, and if further information is still required, requests, Vill be forwarded about June 1973.
he plan on reviewing your application for an operating license with the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards in November 1973.
This nchedule is intended to provide timely review and licensing of Crystal River Unit 3 consistent with your revined schedule for plant operation.
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Because of,, their potentially significant ef fect on continued construction, our review of a few items will not be postponed.
Two such items are the resolution of the maximum water icvel at the plant site and the seismic (f[
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2 design adequacy of the secondary steam lines. You will receive additional communication from us concerning these items shortly.
This postponement only applies to the review of the 7SAR. No change to the present schedule for review and processing of your Environmental Report has o e.urred.
- If you desiie amplification or additional discussion concerning this postponement, please contact us.
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R. C. DeYou g, Assis' tant Director fpr Pressurized Water Reactcra Ditectorate of Licensing cc: Florida Power Corporation ATTN: Mr. S. A. 3:anditore Vice President and General Counsel
?. O. Box 14242 St. ?ctersbur;, Florida 33733 9
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