ML19330A223
| ML19330A223 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 02/20/1975 |
| From: | Renfrow R ISHAM, LINCOLN & BEALE |
| To: | Glaser M Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8007150997 | |
| Download: ML19330A223 (3) | |
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Mr. Michael Glaser, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board L-1150 17th Street, N.N.
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Dear Mr. Glaser:
'In recognition of this Company's duty to furnish notice of any developments within the regulatory framework which have an incontrovertible bearing upon the subject matter of an on-going adjudicatory licensing proceeding, Consumers Power Ccmpany (Consumers) cubmits the following informational letter and re-
' quests that it be made a part of the record in the instant show cause prr'aeding.
Since the time of the Show Cause hearing in July of 1974, Consumers Power Company.has been forced to severely curtail its 1975 construction budget.
As a result, Consumers was required to reduce the construction budget for the Mid and project for 1975 to approximately 65 million dollars.
This budget reduction has i
f'orced Consumers to slow construction work at the Midland site and to extend the completion dates for these units by two years, to 1981 and 1982, respectively.
The peak work force on the site last year consisted of approximately 983 manual, 293 non manual and 177 subcontractor employees.
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ftr. Michael Glaser Page Two these figures have presently been reduced to 173, 103 and 29, respectively.
In view df this construction slowdown, a reduction in con-tractor manpower in the areas of design, procurement, construc-tion, quality engineering, quality control, and quality assurance is consistent with the decreasing workload.
Consumers has reviewed the changes made or proposed by Bechtel, and believes there will be no dilution of the overall quality program at the Midland site.
With regard to Cc'nsumers quality assurance program, Consumers has been implementing the suggestions made by General Electric Muclear Engineering Services Apollo Group for reorgani:-
ing and upgrading the company Quality Assurance Program Manuals.
The Corporate Quality Assurance Program volume I,
" Policies,"
has recently been issued.
A copy of this manual is enclosed.
The training of new employees and the retraining of present employees has been accomplished and will be continued.
In short, Consumers is continuing all of the commitments made in its Show Cause hear'ng testimony.
It will continue to implement its i
quality assurance organization with the same depth of audit and l
surveillance activities as previously represented, despite the l
construction slowdown at the Midland site.
l In conclusion, Consumers would again like to request-that the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) take prompt and 6
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Mr. Ptichael Glaser Page Three appropriate action to finally terminate this show.cause proceed-ing.
An extensive inquiry into the Midland quality assurance program has been conducted and this Board has issued cceprehen-sive findings regarding the issues set forth under,the December 3, i
1973 Order to Show Cause.
Since the issuance of the heard's Initial Decision in September of 1974, this proceeding has been subjected to a number of attempts to unjustifiably delay its cen-clusion.
No further delays are merited or should be tolerated.
It is time to finally terminate this show cause proceeding.
Respe clly submit,ted,
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