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Responds to AEC 720324 Questions Re 10CFR50.10 & 10CFR50.12 Change Effect on Facility.Discusses Site Preparation Activities.Exemption Permitting Addl Work on Turbine Bldg Substructure Will Be Requested
ML19326D202
Person / Time
Site: Midland
Issue date: 03/31/1972
From: Youngdahl R
CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To: Deyoung R
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
References
NUDOCS 8006090627
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Dear IIr. DeYoung:

The following is in response to the questions contained in your letter of March 24, 1972 regarding the effect of the recently effective changes to 10 CFR 50.10 and 50.12 on the Midland facility:

1.

What is the percent completion of site preparation activities for the Midland Plant?

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The site preparation activities at the Midland site can best be divided into the following two groups of activities:

Group 1: Clearing and grubbing of land, removal of existing structures, sealing of wells, river widening work, diversion of existing surface drains and construction of temporary facilities.

Group 2 : Site excavation, backfill and recompaction, installation of tral slabs, waterproof me=brane and N

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of reinforcing bars for the nuclear structures and con-C struction work on non-nuclear facilities including the 00CKETm Sa g

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turbine building, turbine generator foundations, con-struction of roadways, railroad spurs, transmission f

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o N d,y approxi=ately 80% complete and the work included in Group 2 is approximately 5% complete.

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If the answer to Q,uestion 1 is less than 100%:

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What site preparation activities are ec=pleted?

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Mr. R. C. DeYourg Atomic Energy Commission Docket Nos. 50-329 and 50-330 March 31, 1972 None of the activities included in Groups 1 and Ans:

2 are 100% complete.

What site preparation activities are presently in progress?

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Necessary preservation measures and receiving None.

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of various materials has continued since work was suspended in Nove=ber 1970.

What site preparation activities, not yet undertaken, are c.

still to be accomplished?

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See reply to Q,uestion No 4 below.

Does Consumers Power plan to file a request for an exemption from 3

the new regulations to allow work on activities which were being conducted on F. arch 21, 1972 and are now prohibited by the new regulations?

No site preparation activities were being conducted Ans:

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on March 21, 1972.

Does Consumers Power plan to file a request for an exemption 4.

from the new regulations to allow work on activities, not yet undertaken, which were previously per=itted but are now pro-hibited by the new regulations?

It is expected that when the approximate date of receipt Ans:

of a construction pemit becomes sufficiently predictable, Consumers Power will request an exe=ption to permit ad-ditional work on the turbine building substructure, tur-bine foundations, embedments and circulating water pipe.

Additionnily, you requested that Consumers Power verify the fact that the work undertaken pursuant to the exemption for certain construction 30, 1970 has been suspended pending completion of the activities dated July All site activities except for necessary preservation public hearings.

measures and material receiving were suspended in November 1970 when it None of the became apparent that lengthy hearings were in the offing.

Consumers activities authorized by the exemption have been completed.

Power does intend to file the show cause information required by 10 CFR 50.12(b ).

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