ML19323H113
| ML19323H113 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem, Hope Creek, Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 05/30/1980 |
| From: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Williams H SENATE |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8006120089 | |
| Download: ML19323H113 (6) | |
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P.M 3 0 E03 Honorable Harrison A. Williams, Jr.
United States Senate Washington, D. C.
20510
Dear Senator W1111 ass:
Your letter to the Department of Energy, requesting information concern-ing the Merrill Creek Project and its relation tc the Limerick and Hope Creek / Salem Nuclear Power Plants has been forwarded to this agency by the Department of Energy for action.
The Limerick, Hope Creek, and Salem Nuclear Plants all use water from the Delaware River Basin. The Limerick Generating Station (currently under construction) is on the Schuylkill River near Pottstown, Pennsyl-vania, and its two natural draft cooling towers will use fresh water from the Schulkill River and from the Delaware River via the Pettionen Creek and the Point Pleasant Diversion Project.
(Maximum water consump-tion will be 65 cfs.) The Salem Nuclear Generating Station (an operating plant) is on Artificial Island in the Delaware River near Salem, New Jersty, and its main condensers are cooled by once-through flow of brackish water obtained from, and discharged to, the Delaware River. The Hope Creek Generating Station (under construction) is also located on Artificial Island, and its two natural draft cooling towers will use brackish water from the Delaware River.
(Maximum water consumption will be 62 cfs.)
We do not have any information regarding the relationship of the Merrill Creek Project with these nuclear power plants.
Responsibility for water supply and water quality matters concerning the Delaware River and its tributaries is vested in the Delaware River Basin Comission (DRBC), a regional agency created by intergovernmental j
compact. Under the terms of the compact, DRBC has jurisdiction over both the development of water storage facilities to augment the water supply in the Basin during periods in which the natural flow of fresh water is reduced, and the allocation of water to approved projects within the Basin.
1 The NRC's responsibilities are to ensure the safe operation of all nuclear l
power plants, including those in the Delaware River Basin, and to ensure c
the environmental acceptability of constructing and operating such plants i
under the limitations established by the DRBC. We had concluded that these responsibilities have been met before issuing construction permits for Limerick 8006120D33 l
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The Honorable Harrison A. Williams, Jr. and Hope Creek and operating licenses for Salem, even though there is some uncertainty as to what actions will be taken by DRBC in discharging its responsibilities. We will consider the issuance of operating licenses for Limerick and Hope Creek upon receipt of applications by the utility companies involved.
I hope the above information satisfies your needs.
If you require additional information, we will be pleased to provide whatever infonnation we have.
Sincerely.
(signed)T, A.Rahm William J. Dircks, Acting Executive Director for Operations h
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