ML19350B614

Responds to .Visit to Facilities to Review Const Progress & Completion Estimates Cancelled Because of Budget Cuts

ML19350B614
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Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	03/16/1981
From:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Guste W LOUISIANA, STATE OF
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Dear Pr. Atterray General:

This is in resrense to ycur letter of February 23, icF1 in which ycu enressed cercern that our Licensing Proje< t l'aracer, Orrl Ecod, would rot be attendine the ar. nuel caseload ferecest reecirc of Parer 3 c,19P1 to assess enrstructicn orceress and ccrrietion schedules for the River Ferd Statien in Saint Frarcisv111e, Lcuisiana.

The cripinal decision to lirit PPC rarticipatien Fad been : ede in accercarce with current budcet consideratices which cells fer restriction cf travel to tre extent practical where such restriction con be acccrrlisted wittcut irractire; cur rission of providire fer the F*alth and safety cf the rutlic.

In this recerd, it was cur initial vier that assessrent of the constrectico screcule could be accerplisi:ed, as a ririre, by a certer frer cur Careload Ferecast Perel, in cenjunction with cur resident intrecter trer the Office of Insrection rrd Enforccrent do recer.tly asstred full-tire duties at the Pfver Eerd site.

Cur c1cser review of the Hvor ferd visit indicated that rarticipatirn by tha Licensing Project t'enacer, in this case, was also reaced. This read recceri:ed the desire of several rerbers of the outlic ard press to observe the discussiens, cur own reed to assess whether the applicaticn for operatine ifcenses shculd rest procuctively be tendered ocw or at scre later date, and tre Panel's view frem the previous visit in liarch,19E0 trat the ccnstruction ccerletten schedule by Culf States l'tilities appeared screwhat arbiticus. Consecuently, Fr. Pcod also attended the reeting and site tcur in its entirety.

Ycur interest in this ratter is appreciated.

Sincerely, 9denat seed by H. R. D:::ca Parold R. Denton, Cirector Office of Iuclear Peacter Fegulation 8103230/$f

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