ML20054F883
| ML20054F883 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 04/30/1982 |
| From: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8206180095 | |
| Download: ML20054F883 (3) | |
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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY, ET. AL.
SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2
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DOCKET NOS. 50-498/499 ORDER EXTENDING CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION DATES Houston Lighting and Power Company, the City Public Service Board of San Antonio, Texw Central Power and Light Company, and the City of Austin, Texas, 2
are the holders of Construction Permits No. CPPR-128 and CPPR-129 issued by
,j the Nuclear Rigulatory Commission on December 22, 1975 for the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2.
This facility is presently under construction at the applicants' site in Matagorda County, Texas.
By letter dated March 12, 1982, Houston Lighting and Power Company filed a i
request for extension of the latest construction completion date for the facility.
This request is to extend the 1atest completion date to December 31, 1987 for Unit.-1 and to December 31,'1989 for Unit 2.
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Houston Cighting and Power Company stated that this extension is requested because construction has been delayed due to:
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Replacement of Brown and Root as Architect / Engineer and Construction Manager by Bechtel Power Corporation.
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Replacement of Brown and Root as constructor by Ebasco Services, Inc.
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The design of the project did not proceed as quickly as expected, the scope of'the construction work was more extensive than originally estimated, and expected unit construction rates were not achieved, in part due to changes in. complexity attributable to evolving regulatory requirements, as were experienced by other nuclear power plants of the same vintage.
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2 (4 ) Certain concrete placement and welding activities were suspended by HL&P l
in 1979-80.as a result of investigations that disclosed problems relating to those activities.
Corrective measures had been implemented and a limited resumption of these i
activities had begun prior to the decision to remove Brown A Root as j
j Architect / Engineer and Construction Manaaer.
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Proaress on the South Texas Project has been essentially halted since December,1981, as a consequence of Brown A Root's withdrawal as constructor.
c Prior nublic notice of this extension was not required since the Commission has determined that this action involves no significant hazards consideration; good cause has been shown for the delavs; and the reauested extension is'for a reasonable period of time. The staffs conclusions are set forth in the NRC
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staf f's eva,luation of the reauest for extension.
The Commission has determined that this action will not result in any significant environmental impact and, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.5(d)(4), an environmental imoact statement, or negative declaration and environmental impact aporaisal, need not be prepared in connection with this action".
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The NRC staff's evaluation of the request for extension of the construction permit is available for public inspection at the bomission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555, at the By City Library, 1900 Fif th Street, Bay City, Texas 77414 and at the Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas'78768.
IT IS ti$iEBY ORDEREU that the latest completion date for CPPR-128 is extended from May 31, 4982 to December 31, 1987 and for CPPR-129 from October 31, 1983 U
to December 31, 1989.
i FOR THL NUCLEAR REGULATORY N2r k Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director i
Division of Licensing s
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Date bf' Issuance: APR 3 01982 '
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