ML19331A494
| ML19331A494 | |
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| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 10/28/1971 |
| From: | Muntzing L US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Friske R MICHIGAN, STATE OF |
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O ct ob'er, 19 71 THE MIDLAND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - A STATUS REPORT
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On January 13, 1969, the Consumers Power Company sub-itted to the United a
States Atomic Energy Commission an application for permits. co construct the Midland Nuclear Power Plant.
The company proposes to build two units on a sir.e on the south' shore of the Tittabawassee River, adjacent to the
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Each unit would be a pressurized water reactor system, with Unit 1 capable' of generating 492 million watts of electricity and Unit 2 generating 818 million watts.
The reactor systems would both be built by the Babcock and Wilcox Company.
The applicant proposes that the Midland plant would be dual purpose.
In addition to generating electricity, it would also supply process steam for use by the Dow Chemical Company.
Unit 1 would supply 3.6 million pounds per hour of process steam; Unit 2 would provide 0.4 million pounds per hour.
Attached is a chronology of events relating to Consuc.crs Power Company's application for construction' permits for the Midland plant.
The evidentiary hearing in this contested proceeding began in Midlar.d on June 21, 1971, af ter several monthn of prehearing procedures. The hearing was in session on seventeen days between June 21.and July 23.
During this period, extensive oral and documentary evidence was received on several safe'ty-related issues in the proceeding.
On July 23, when the hearing'was~
recessed, certain matters were Icft for future consideration.
The principal pending regulatory matters in the Midland proceeding are the question of cmcrgency core cooling effectiveness and AEC's assessment of the. environmental impact of the proposed facility under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
In May 1971, the AEC announced that its regulatory staff was reviewing recently developed information pertaining to emergency core cooling systems.
These are one of the backup safety features employed in water-l cooled nuclear power plants and are intended to provide cooling water to the fuel should there for some reason be a loss of the normal reactor cooling water.
On June 19, 1971, the AEC issued a statement of policy containing conservative interim criteria for the performance of emergency core cooling systems.
As a result of the implementation of these criteria, Consumers Power Company was asked in July 1971, to submit additional informa-tion 'for review by the AEC regulatory staff.
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The staff will, if appropriata, offer additional-testimony-in-the-Midland-proceeding -on the-subject-of-the effectiveness of the emergency core cooling system proposed.
' With respect to matters arising under NEPA, on September 9,1971, the Commission published revised regulations implementing NEPA, which take into account a recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for
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the District of Columbia Circ' ult 'in~the case of Calvert Clif fs' Co'ordinatin; Committee, Inc., et al. v. United States Atomic Encrgy Commission, et al.,
Nos. 24,839 and 24,871 (July 23,1971).
The effcet of these regulations is to make the Atomic Energy Cocmission directly responsible for evaluating and assessing the total environmental impact, including thermal offects,
of nuclear power plants.
These regulations, and amendments thereto dated September 30, 1971, apply to the Midland Plant.
The applicant, Consumers Power Company, has submitted a supplement to the previously supplied Environmental Report.
The AEC staff is reviewing this supplement on a priority basis and uill prepare a draf t Detailed Statement which, with the
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The applicant's Environmental Report, comments thercon, and the Detailed Statement will be offered in evidence in the Midland proceeding.
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CHRONOLOGY OF SICNIFICANT EVENTS RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF CONSU:IERS POWER COMPANY FOR PERMITS TO CONSTRUCT THE PROPOSED MIDLAND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT January 13, 1969 Consumers Power Company files application with AEC.
_ June 18, 1970 Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) transmits report to'the Chairman of the AEC.
September 23, 1970 ACRS transmits supplemental report to the Chairman of the AEC.
October 29, 1970 AEC publishes notice of hearing in FEDERAL REGISTER (35 F.R.16749).
November 10, 1970 Midland Nuclear Power Conmittee files petition for leave to intervene.
November 12, 1970 AEC regulatory staff publishes its Safety Evaluation of the Midland Plant applicaulon.
November 12, 1970 Environmental Defense Fund files-petition for 1 cave to intervene.
November 12, 1970 Saginaw Nucicar Study Group, et al.
file petition for leave to intervene.
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November 12, 1970 The Dow Chemical Company files petition for 1 cave to intervene.-
November 17, 1970 Prehearing conference held in Midland
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(devoted to procedural matters).
November 24 1970 Presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing Board enters prehearing conference
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order 3hich, among other' things, grants all previously. filed petitions for leave to intervene.
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D2cember 1,1970 Hearing opens in Midland, Session de-voted to procedural matters and
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" limited appeara:1ce" s tateraents_by public officials and citizens.
Petition for leave to intervene filed by Nelson Aeschlican and five other residents of Mapicton, Michigan.
Hearing adjourned pending resolution of procedural matters.
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December 8,1970 Board enters prehearing conference order which, among other things, grants petition for leave to inter-vene of Aeschliman et al.
January 21, 1971 Meeting of Board and counsel held at Chicago O' Hare airport (p roce dural matte rs).
f.pril 2-3, 1971 Meeting of Board and counsel held in Neu York (procedural =at ters).
May 1, 1971 Meeting of Board and counsel held in New York (procedural =atters).
June 7,1971 Meeting of Board and couns~el hi1 Fin
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June 21-25,1971 Hearings held in Midland. At time
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July 7-9,1971 of adjournment on July 23, principal
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July 12-16, 1971 remaining matters were environmental July 19-21 and 23, 1971 issues and issue of e=crgency core cooling system effectiveness.
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August 26, 1971 Board enters order which, among other
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Sep tember 22, 1971 State of Kansas files petition for leave to intervene.
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SIGNATURE MAIL ROUTING SLIP (Director's Office)
Mr. Huntzing SIGNATURE Is notification the Dr. Beck 7
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Concurrences received from:
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Rema rks :
(1) Ltr to Friske, State Rep., Michigan, reply'ing to 1crs to the President and Dr. Seaborg concering the status of the AEC construction permit proceeding for the pt-oposed Midland Plant,11 nits 1 and 2 (2)
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Ltr to Janice H. Westendorf (6)
Ltr to Ned S. Arbury D L.32d3 j3ffy Date 10/26/71 3fdf 3(2/
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May we have your advice on filing the attached letter in the Public Document l
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,.g.. Richard Friske to Seaborg, LtrGep/71 Ref:
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Docket Nos. 50-329 and 50-330 I
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R l Cook Jeanne Office of the Director of Regulation 2.
Jeanne Cook 008 Bethesda
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OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN TO: hM REPLY FOR SIGNATURE REPLY FOR SIGNATURE BY:
GM DR (Please cend tuo copies of replies to significant communications to the Office of the Chairman) hM FOR APPROPRIATE HANDLING FOR INFORMATION:
GM DR Commissioners REMARKS:
Julius H.
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