ML20008E453

Requests Info Re Schedule for Licensing Activities for Facilities

ML20008E453
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Site:	Perkins, Cherokee
Issue date:	02/23/1981
From:	Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Dail L DUKE POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 8103090007
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Design Engineering Department ARosenthal, ASLAB Duke Power Company JBuck, ASLAB P. O. Box 33189 TMoore, ASLAB Charlotte, North Carolina 28242

Dear Mr. Dail:

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Schedule for Licensing Activities for Cherokee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3, and Perkins Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 In our continuing assessment of NRC staff resource needs and priorities we find that we need additional information regarding Duke Power Company's intentions and plans for Cherokee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 and Perkins Nuclear Station Units 1, 2 and 3.

By your letter o) February 4,1980 you advised us that commercial operating dates for Cherokee Units 1 and 2 were January 1990 and January 1992, respectively. By your letter of July 27, 1979 you had ccnfirmed that Duke Power Company had postponed financial commitments for generating units to come on line after 1989 and that this postponement meant that no final decision had been made on construction of Cherokee Nuclear Station Unit No. 3 and on Perkins Nuclear Station Units 1, 2 and 3.

You also advised that Duke was investigating other generating alternatives for the post-1989 period.

We request that you provide us with information available to you at this time regarding Duke Power Company's intentions and plans for the Cherokee Nuclear Station and the Perkins Nuclear Station. Please include answers to the following questions:

l.' Do you maintain that 1990 and 1992 are now firm estimates of commerical operating dates for Cherokee Units 1 and 2 5

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Since July 27, 1979 have you estimated commercial operating dates for Cherokee Unit 3 and Perkins Units 1, 2 and 3?

If so, what are the daces?

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In view of the increased spread in tin.e between the first and the sixth ur.it operational dates, do you reaffirm that the Perkins units will be duplicates of the Cherokee units?

If so, what are the order dates for the nuclear steam supply systems for Cherckee, Unit 3 and Perkins Units 1, 2 and 37 4.

In view of the delays in the Perkins schedule and Duke Power Company's announced intent to investigate other generating alternatives, does Duke Pcwer Company consider it appropriate that any Commission resources be expended on the Perkins application during the next two years, or the next five years, except for resolution of pending appeals? If your reply is yes, please provide justification.

We cor. sider our assignment of researces to the most urgent licensing needs of Duke Power Company and other electric generating utilities to be an urgent need. Your early response and assistance in delineating areas where application of Conaission resources can be delayed will be a vital step in achieving appropriate assignment of Ccamission resources.

Sincerely,

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William L. Porter, Esq.

Associate General Counsel P. O. Box 33189 Duke Power Company Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.

Debevoise & Liberman 4

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Washington, D. C. 20036 William A. Raney, Jr.

Special Deputy Attorney General P. O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mary Apperson Davis, Chairman Yadkin River Committee Route 4, Box 261 Mocksville, North Carolina 27028 William G. Pfefferkorn, Esq.

2124 Wachovia Building Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 Elizabeth S. Bowers, Esq., Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Dr. Donald P. deSylva Associate Professor of Marine Science Rosenstiel School of Marine and l

Atmospheric Science University of Miani Miami, Florida 33149 Dr. Walter H. Jordan 881 W. Outer Drive

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