ML19340B021
| ML19340B021 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 11/05/1959 |
| From: | Jensch S US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8010170727 | |
| Download: ML19340B021 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ATG4IC ENERGY COMMISSION I
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DOCKET NO. 50-10 CO!O:0HWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
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ORDER EXTENDING PERIOD OF TIME FOR LIMITED POL'ER OPERATIONS I'
i on September 14, 1959, the Con: mission entered an order providing that Cocrrnwealth Edison Company, (Edison) the applicant herein, may operate its nuclear reactor facility,, constructed in accordance with the construction pemit heretofore issued by the Cocunission, pursuant to any license authorized by the intermediate decision entered in these proceedings, but only for a period of 45 days and not at a power in excess of I cegawatt thermal, pending further consideration of the intermediate decision or other orders that may be entered herein.
On September 26, 1959, an interim intermediate decision was entered, pending receipt of a further report by the Advisory Cormittee on Reactor Safeguards, and Edison was therein authorized to undertake initial loading and limited operations of ics nuclear reactor facility at a power 1cvel nei: in excess of or.e megawatt of power for a period of 45 dsys.
At a hearing held on October 19, 1959, to receive the ACRS report, Edison reported that criticality had been attained in the reactor on October 16, 1959, and further, that the 45 day limited operations period wot.ld expire on November 10, 1959.
Edison requested an additional period of time, to December 10, 1959, for a continuance of these aforesaid limited power operations, during 801017'O729
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- which time Edison would be continuing to make readings and recordings of the tests and operations of the reactor conducted at that power 1cvel.
On November 3,1959, the Commission issued a further order modifying its aforesaid Septecher 14, 1959 order to thereby provide for an extension of the period of time specified for limited power operations to and until December 10, 1959.
Upon the basis of the record to date in this proceeding, and after a consideration of the request by Edison; IT IS ORDERED THAT:
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The Division of Licensing and Regulation of the Commission issue to Commoavealth Edison Company, Chicago, Illinois, a ILmited power operating license pursuant to Section 104b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for a continuance of presently conducted operations of the nuclear reactor facility, described in Edison's application and amendments thereto, to the extent of but not in excess of a power level of one (1) megawatt (thermal) for a period of time which will expire December 10, 1959.
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This authority hereby granted to Commonwealth Edison Company is subject to the further determination to be made by the final
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intermediate decision to be issued herein, and subject to review thereof, by the Co= mission, upon its own motion or upon exceptions filed to such final intermediate decision to be issued herein.
Samuci U. Jensch Presiding Officer Issued:
Wove =ber 5, 1959 Germantown, l':ryland
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