ML19339B189
| ML19339B189 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 10/29/1980 |
| From: | Conway W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
| To: | Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8011060477 | |
| Download: ML19339B189 (2) | |
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It is my understanding that a copy of the enclosed letter to Senator Kennedy was never forwarded to your office.
Please accept my apologies for that inadvertent o=ission; however, I feel you should be aware, although belatedly, of my correspondence to the Senator expressing my concern relative to the inaccurate contents of his April 28, 1980, letter to you endorsing a meeting of your-self and members of the Vermont Yankee Decot:missioning Alliance.
I continue to be disappointed with the total lack of response on the part of the Senator and nust conclude that he is disinter-ested in reacting to data if it dramatically departs from hie es-tablished thought process.
Thank you for your interest.
Sincerely yours, William F. Conway Vice President and
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Dear Senator Kennedy:
I have been made aware of your April 28, 1930 letter to Co=missioner John Ahearne of the Nuclear Regulatory Co==1ssion requesting his office meet with the Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance.
Your letter, in part, states ths: Ver:ent Yankee has been beset by
=any accidents and unscheduled shutdowns.
Surely, you recognize that any accident occurring at a nuclear facility is kn=ediately reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Cot =ission and all relative associated documentation is =ade a =atter of record in the public document room.
Even a modest investigation by your effice would revecl the fact that ver=ont Yankee has never had an accident, much less many accidents. Additionally, any power generating facility, regardless of the manner in which it is fueled, develops what is known as a " forced outage rate" which is a percentage figure representing unscheduled shutdowns. Ver=ont Yankee has been in ecc=ercial operation since Nove=ber 1972, and on a et=ulative basis has attained a forced outage rate of 6.19%*, a =ost enviable record for power producing facilities.
It should be noted that regulatory mandated shutdowns contribute significantly to that figure.
- average national " forced outage race" for coal-fired plants is 13.4% and for oil-fired plants is 8.4%.
I am very proud of the opercting record at Ver=on: Yankee and its ability to produce cost effective, safe, clean power for Vermont and New England and invite you to visit our facility during one of your visits to Western Massachusetts.
I an certain you will find it most informa tive.
Sincerely,
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