ML20040B366
| ML20040B366 | |
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| Site: | Callaway  |
| Issue date: | 12/21/1981 |
| From: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | UNION ELECTRIC CO. |
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ORDER EXTENGING THE CONSTRUCTION C0'1PLET100 DATE Union Electric Conpany is the holder of Construction Permit No. CPPR-139 issued on April 16, 1976 for construction of the Callaway Plant, Unit No.1 on a site in Callaway County, Missouri.
By letter, dated July P2,1981, Union Electric Company filed a Nguest for the extension of the latest construction completion date for the Callaway Plant from February 28, 1982 to December 31, 1993. The requested extension is required because of changes to Union Electric's construction progran delaying scheduled completion for tucive conths resulting fron, according to Union Electric:
(1) a chanqe in the !!issouri public utility law which prohibits the inclusion of construction work in progress in the rate base; and (2) projected load growth being less than originally anticipated. The aforementioned state law change, according to Union Electric, affected the amount of funds available for construction of the Callaway Plant. Additional reasons for the extension include successive strikes by the laborers' and the operating engineers' unions which toqether lasted nine weeks, and design changes to the plant initiated to satisfy 4RC requirements resulting from the accident at Three liile Island.
Included in the new requirements are two new buildings, a Technical Support Center and an Energency Operations Facility, and associated data systems which are to be l
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. operational prior to fuel loading. The time required for design and construction of these two facilities will extend beyond the earlier fuel load date of April 1981.
In addition, the nroductivity of construction labor has been lower than anticipated and is repirino nore manhours than estinated at the initial planning stage due, in part, to increased quality control requirements.
This action involves no siqnificant hazards consideration, good cause has been shown for the delays, and the requestad extension is for a reasonable time, the bases for which are set forth in the staff's evaluation of the request for extension.
The C,onnission has detarnined that this action will not result in any sionificant environmental imp 6ct and, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51.5(d)(4), an envi ronnental inpact statement, or negative declaration and environmental inpact appraisal. nec<1 not be prepared in connection with tFis action.
The HRC staff evaluation and the erder and the request for extension of the construction permit are available for public inspection at the Coranission's Public Document Poon located at 1717 H Street, H.
U., Washinoton, D. C. 20555 and at the Fulton City Library, 709 Market Street, Fulton, Missouri and at the Olin Library of Washington University, Skinker and Lindell Boulevards, St. Louis, Missouri 63130.
IT IS HEPEBY ORDERED THAT the latest construction completion date for CPPR-139
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FOR THE NLICLEAP. REGULATORY COMMISSION date of Issuance:
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!!nion Electric Crr,pany is the holder of Construction Pernit ?!o. CPPR-139 issued on April 16, 1076 for construction of tha Callaway Plant, Unit No.1 on a sito in Callasay County, Missouri.
ny letter, dated July 22, 1001, Union Electric Company filed a request for the extonsion of tha latest construction cor'pletion riate for the Callaway Plant from February 78,10P7 to Decerher li,1913. Tha requested extension g & y f-0 4 CLL O c i s requi red bocause l<T.ls/Q,' a 41'y<T u.d hs ++ TcFeiffi1Pi cWoWcwkk(W9% b x j5 M %%
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This action involves no significant hazards consideration, rood cause has been shown for the delays, and the requested extension is for a reasonable tire, the bases for which are sat forth in the staff's evaluation ofet'he request for extensinn.
The Comission has deterrined that this action 11 not result in any siqnificant environ-ontal irpact and, pursuant t510 CFR Part 51.5(d)(4), an environ ~ ental impact statement, or negative.doclaration and environnental fr;'act appraisal, need not be prepared in connection with this action.
The NRC staff evaluation and the, order and the request for extension of the construction permit are available for public inspection at the Comission's Public Oncoment Room located at 1717 H Street, fl.
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IT IS HEREDY ORDERED THAT the latest construction ccx*pletion date for CPPR-139 be extended from February 28, 1982 to Decenber 31, 1983.
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4 EVALUATION OF RE00EST FOR EXTENSIGH OF C0h51P.UCTION PERftIT HO. CPPR-139 FOR THE CALLAWAY PLAT 4T, UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 51U 50-483 A.
INTP.000CTION Union Electric Company is the holder af Construction Permit Ho. CPPR-139 is.;ued by the Huclear Regulatory Commission on April 16, 1976 for construction of the Callaway Plant, Unit 1.
The plant is presently under construction at a site located in Callaway County, 511ssouri approximately 30 niles south of Columbia,!!issouri.
In accordance with Section 185 of the Atonic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U. S. C. Section 2235, and in accordance with the Conmission's requlations,10 CFR Saction 50.55, the Construction Permit states the earliest and latest dates for the conpletion of construction. By letter dated July 22, 1981, the permittee advised the HRC staff that construc-tion could not be completed by the latest date presently specified, nanely Feoruary 28, 1982.
The pernittee has therefore requested in the July 22, 1981 letter that the Construction Permit be extended to December 31, 1983.
In accordance with 10 CFR Section 50.55 (h), the staf f, having found cood cause shown, and for the reasons stated below, is extendinq the latest completion date to Decenber 31, 1983.
This evaluation contains the following Sections:
Section B, the specification of "cond cause" shown by the permittee for an extension, i.e., the specific delays which the pernittee has cited in support of its request for an extension; Soction C, the staff's independent judgment as to the " reasonable tine" necessary from the present forward to cs7pensate for each factor of delay; Section 0, a finding as to significant hazards and environnental inpact consideration, and Section E, a conclusion and reconnendation for an Ordor.
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Specified Delays The pennittee stated in the July 21, 1981 letter that the following factors led to the overall delay in the completion of construction of the facility.
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.i change in "issouri public utlility law prohibited the inclusion of construction work in the rate base, which affected the anount of funds available for construction.
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Between lo73 and 1977 the projected load qrowth for the company decreased fron 5.6% to 4.4% per year.
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A nunber of additions and modifications to design have been made late in the construction schedule to neet recent and changing HRC requirements in the af ternath of TMI. The construction schedule has been adversely affected by the additional work to implement plant nodifications required
'as a result of reassessment made following the lill accident. This includes the construction of two new buildings, the Technical Support i
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A significant drop in labor productivity has occurred due to increased regulatory requirements in the area of quality control.
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Successive strikes by two labor unions lasted a total of nine weeks e
during the spring of 1980.
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REASONABLE C0ftPEHSATION TIf!E We concur with the applicant that the construction permit should be extended an additional 22 months to account for schedule delays and contingencies. We find that the justification for this extension is.
primarily a combination of less funds available for construction, lower denand growth rate for electric power, and increased regulatory require-nents which require changes in construction as well as lowering labore produci vi ty. -
We have also examined the construction times for other comercial pressurized water reactors constructed during the same period. We find that the construction time for this facility is comparable to other plants and reasonable. Because of this and the above reasons, we find Decenber 31, 1983 acceptable as the latest date for completion of construction ~for this 7
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D. SIGHIFICAhT HAZARDS AND EtiVIROHHEHTAL IliPACT CCHSIDERATION i
We find that because the request is nerely for an extension of time to complete work already reviewed and approved, no significant hazard consid-eration is involved in granting the request; thus, prior notice of this action is not required. It is also concluded that there will be no p
environmental inpact at^ributable to the proposed action other than that already predicted and described in the Commission's Uraf t Environmental Statement issued in Septenher 1981. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.5(d)(4), an environmental inpact statement, or negative declaration and environmental irpact appraisal, need not be prepared in connection with this action.
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CONCLUSI0'4 AMD PECC!!!iENDATIO?lS For the reasons stated herein, the staf f concludes that issuance of an Order extendinq the latest construction completion date for construction of the Callauay Plant, Unit 1, Construction Pemit No. CPPR-139, to Decenber 31, 1903 is reasonable and so ordered.
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CONSTRUCTION PERMIT tl0. CPPR-139 l
FOR THE CALLAWAY PLANT, UNIT 1 DOCKET 110. STN 50-4B3 i
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Union Electric Company is the holder of Constre-tion Pemit No. CPPR-139 issued by the fluclear Regulatory Conmission on April 16, 1976 for construction
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of the Callaway Plant, Unit 1.
The plant is presently under construction at j
a site located in Callaway County, flissouri approximately 30 miles south of i
Columbia,Itissouri.
In accordanca with Section 185 of the Atomic Energy Act j
of 1954, as amended, 42 U. S. C. Section 2235, and in accordance with the Comission's regulations,10 CFR Section 50.55, the Construction Pemit i
states tha earliest and latest dates for the completion of construction. By letter dated July 22, 1981, the pemittee advised the MRC staff that construc-f tion could not be completed by the latest date presently specified, namely j
February 28, 1982.
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The permittee has therefore requested in the Jul.y 22, 1981 letter that the a
Construction Pernit be extended to Decenber 31, 1983.
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the reasons stated belmi, is extending the latest completion date to December 31, i
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This evaluation contains the following Sections:
Section B, the specification I
of " good cause" shcun by the permittee for an extension, i.e., the specific delays which the pomittee has cited in support of its request f v an i
extension; Section C, the staff's independent judgnent as to the " reasonable j
time" necessary from the present for eard to compensate for each factor of j
delay; Section D, a finding as to significant hazards consideration, and Section E, a conclusion and recomendation for an Order.
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Between 1973 and 1977 the projected load growth for the company decreased from 5.6% to 4.4'T, per year.
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in the construction schedule to meet recent and changing tmC requirements in the aftermath of T!!I. The construction schedule has been adversely affected by the additional work to irplement plant modifications required as c result of reassessment nade following the 1111 accident. This l
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A significant drop in labor productivity has occurred due to increased regulatory requirements in the area of quality control.
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Successive strikes by two labor unions lasted a total of nine weeks during the spring of 1980.
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REASONABLE COMPENSATION TIME Ue concur with the applicant that the construction pemit should be extended an additional 22 nonths to account for schedule delays and contingencies. We find that the justification for this extension is prinarily a combination of less funds available for construction, lower denand growth rate for electric power, and increased regulatory require-nent? which require changes in construction as well as lowering labor producivity.
We have also examined the construction tires for other coivercial pressurized water reactors constructed during the same period. Ve find that the construction time for this facility is comparable to other plants and reasonable. Because of this and the above reasons, we find December 31, 19R3 acceptable as the latest date for completion of construction for this facility.
D. SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION We find that because the request is nerely for an extension of time to complete work already reviewed and approved, no significant hazard consid-eration is involved in granting the request; thus, prior notice of this action is not required.
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CONCLUSION AND REC 0!UENDATIONS For the reasons stated herein, the staff concludes that issuance of an Order extending the latest construction completion date for construction of the Callaway Plant, Unit 1, Construction Pernit No. CPPR-139, to December 31, 1983 is reasonable and so ordered.
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