ML20054H748

Forwards Houston Chronicle 820617 Article Re Util Requested Rate Increase.Article Appears Relevant to Ultimate Fate of Plant & Appears to Represent Slight Change from Util Dec 1981 Position on Plant Destiny

ML20054H748
Person / Time
Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	06/19/1982
From:	Doherty J DOHERTY, J.F.
To:	Cheatum E, Linenberger G, Wolfe S Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 8206240388
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June 19, 1982 " .G ~

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HoustoE,3 Tex'as3 7702Y pfD Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq. Dr. E. Leonard Cheatum Administrative Judge Administrative ;' Judge ' g

- U. S. Uuclear Regulatory Comm. Route 3, Box 1350'A  ;

Washington D. C. 20555 Watkinsville, Gs. 30677 3 Gustave A. Linenberger Administrative Judge

,, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm.

Weshington D. C. 20555 ,

Re: Houston Lighting &. Power Co. I Allens Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Unit.1 -

Docket No. 50-466 To the Hembers of the Honorable Board:

The Attached two page article from the'. Houston Chronicle of June 17, 1982, is proviried for your information, as it nopears relevant to this proceeding. It appears relevant to the ultimate fate of the ACNGS, and appears to represent a slight change in Applicant's position on the plant as reoresented in December 1981.

Respectfully, 4 db John F. Doherty

,jfd Intervenor oro ge c.c. All parties 4

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14 percent, from $15014 to $t82.36 a.: officials said. Tiey said the company' )

'. Investors should not have to bear thy <

' lillouston > Lighting. & Power Co. has '. month for 2.000 kilow att hours.

7 hsked for a $336 million rate hike in the illAP executives say much of the in J costs nreancelincthe croiect/  ;

liouston Mayor. Kathy Whitmire said

) ,llouston area. Company spokesmen say . crease they are seeking is to recover the city's'Pubhe' Service Department, '

. they need the money for a " massive con . money already sunk into the proposed through its" newly established rates and i struction program" and os erall mereased Allens Creek nuclear powers plant, a research division, wHI "carefuHy '

costs.. t'roject the comm.ny wants tow- .

, The rate increase request, filed They say they want to cancel the f analyze"theratefacreaserequest.

As an aavocate of the ratepayer, the l Wednesday with 52 cities and the state project if they can get back the money . city has a " duty to put pressure on the '

Pubhc Utilities Co nmission,is the fillh in that already has been spent on Aikns. .utihties to exercue good management" ,

the past the years. If adopted,it could go Creek.

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p rated,. areas. In HIAP's area,52 cities,/

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including floustort set electric rates in * ,

'4 h i and Weekend 1)tesfew Sectiori Series:Eddie Fishp .lyI.Ife, t

their borders. liowever, if lilAP thinks ; , j

~ Ann I2nders.Section't,fage 2, ,

Aty I.oses," Scert:in 4, Page 2 the rate set by a city is too low. It can  !

, p! business. Section 3. Pages 1-10 ' appealthe decisica ta the PUC. l Spus ts. SecJinm'2, Pages 1 15  !

Clamfied. Section 7. Pa ges 13 o. . . ' Televisive, Section 3. Page 11 -a - ~ ~ Last year, the company asked for'a '

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' wok'end Preview,Section6 $248 milhon increase but the PUC ap

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,i llouston and sicinity: Partly cloudy near 10 mph today. Mure data Section . lilAP is askir.g the PUC to aUow the

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HL&P recuest would up l Someowner rates'l4 pct.

lTrorft Page j) tr re rN* m the f;rst f_opu He sad it is rio! I.J soaily passable for eumpany a 17 5 peers rate of return on luP to besp Aliens Creek a tre compa.

ny s nmstructon per gram b trnestment TLt program arnounts to $7 718 tuuion e Amst year. Nuston departed from sts by 1967. anc!wdirig Allens Creek 11 mould

$$ualpractee ard ctose not to aniereene decrease to SC 719 bdhon d Allens Cree-k b the HLAP s raw request tefwre ate FL C for snuntry. rated areas and sm.!! is cancetto istbetter said the cornpany also esu-(ities that do not regal.4e ene<tricity rr.ates tut af Allens Cmk is conimued. It pies This dwasam was pude b) tren *di cost tre customers twice as much rapr Jun McCarm c ara Ot> Courrai ttea approved a ll34 9 tn.l. i

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million en tie Allens Creek pru)cct The ,

, Tre rewhs of De tactic are twt set esp nas mctuded inoan as tre PLC hs yet to at on tre Ie l'tesco Senaces Inc . tte destgrer gght nmsany a appeal of the ens a dera-s,un. stucti =as L,mer than tre PLC fard {and generalcumractor 8144 rrulhon ie Nuclear steam supi dy splem sthe g g in tre rural raie case reactor and asscated eqeptrenti. $70 '

. H1AP, honner, as allomed to charge h,ns.mers at tre tagher rate apprvsed t,> rralien e Materul and eq2ipment.545 en 11.on ye PUC. If W PLC heers illAP s are '

e IMPeasts 8.4 rruttavn ervase tre corr.pny e.11 hase to ref.nd e hwelear faci $6u rrulhon tie f Nerern tocureurrers a charges. LM mdlen

. Mrs %rattrure said she snierds tha +any ,

ear to resume the practice of mtenen- lette4ter s ses ..m.,

.g in De rura! rates. mhach oser the Nges to renner 826 fuel interded for the plant and man mdlion from nuclear 3 cars haa pru:eed a d.nsson tut ulte rnoser addinunal inore) frum the sate uf enately apphed thru.ghout the llL& P te n ne art. ICAP Ns a p, lac) a6ainst taff*r Maipment Ken H. = kley. H1AP group s ect prese a daal rate s). tem natun its senice dent %edresda) told Nuston City Coun.

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> 14 has also teen the city's practme tu til stie H1AP 7: re esataatmg iste retain the curwimg firm of Tourte Ass Altern Cree k i project far ses eral reag,ns

& Ce to stud) P.' . AP rate tra rease f.imgs -includ.ng the fact th.t Ltus Ls teen the and rn ke ectrurerdaisura la Cit) Cir. art lungt-st constrution laesairg prtatedirg cd along mith 65 ruts of Lte P t,hc 5.n- m tre h.stvr) of the haclear hegalatory at bepartrnen: Tre mapr said it has Commnsion "

Tre lung delag. he said. hase led to mt tacen deoc d nietter tie en) a d! dwbts aht tre feasibd6ty of the pro)nt retainTowctu Lssttus) ear HIAP. in a preper 4 staterrent releas- from a fin me

- %kn ruLalstarted, standpsmt me cra.!d terrow

d e %edrmnda), sad the pop.!ation cf tre area sened t3 tre compny has incre as- capnal fwr 30 Sears at 7 or a pertent by 3 g pertens annually for tre past hom. me can orJy g310 years at aht ade are tre derr.ard for electricit) 151 preent." Hirukley sa d .

cent nues to gr, Tre esmpan) sad t in add. tion. te satJ. "if me can't sell plans to s; enc 53 la tdid,n on cor.strua cump, rents of the plant me mall hase to g told it" - a prtis;eet that moala erd up acn be fore 148

. The cur tun, said that if tre Laster costirg h curtsarrer esen enore it.an if rates are ap;ewed the aserage twme- the project mere ataMare!

if the nuclear prtject rs canreted and I emner in Houston stdl aill hase loser ebetne t, dis tran tv nwooners m fue ctrisamer9 pd k i,p h ce.mpany s losses, brge etties hen Yort San D. ego. Hmchie) sauf luAP udi accelerate by a Ihdadetprua Drtroff "i h >" , ) ear bGnate (tneratir.g plant prb)cCl3 w.m.m u L. .TJssa,d an seenmorn undet ma) or on tre drammg tmrd "We are neutely amare of h cs,ncern ded with tre PLC tht if H1A P custotre ers don a pick isp the tot for tre Allens cur customers base at,ogt increased ek<-

freek prs,)ect tre compan) mdl test raa tncity costs." and tha ctrnrn is a con-stant factor m sta nmpny s b.siness ,

choice twt to go thrad mith the aAar plant shale cancehrig too proposed I Gr<issons H.mkle) saidHe sad Lte ucrtase is sital to under-a rmtehrmer rewratir4 staturu arite HL&P's bdlion<lollar-a-) ear

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.. esas t ould cut certumers less in tra lorf raa n esparumn prtgram ard eraart it can curb tan AllemCreek trey sed 4.nue to treet tre rus4s of its rapdly

9ebe isttener,lHAP s sice presdent gmaICAP. mg senice Hancuey arta said alw is "ently a 4cter.ptrs

1 e. sand ite curr.p.ny mould cornerred aht tre impact rising ( .9 b se as insch as gL m.lWn af a st,,ts Asn cuutrintaun of tre prtem4 Aben cests base on eletncity t,dts." arms ? .

M pops mata.t a s;= cal r.te tr> ttus reau,n is tarn.r4 from rutara' more atedant. less esprane f.e!s.

ertene 2125al d.bgatsc.ns resultar,g frt,m th.t coal. Lgr.ne end nd ar poner Coancilman Jotin Goodner a ked

>> unJd FTedtack susttre for saie of tunes at least a year or let-H.rnley atmout reguirts that Etroes &

lier saal Ibt no M 561 (komJ all Root eepreerlac and

. stuch gereral hascontractor teen. damused (Lr the as 4=&rwtam acwwy te s.af

'lkitetter saa! tCAP shnuld te aL imed Suuth Tetas N cicar itect n,ar hay a orn wi ss Akra Cnth amesttrent Cn), hiready had tasa pad altnost. rte ne Lt= deruem to tsud tre plag L11 arru nt it me.14 have tesessed *

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g ma.k! int te M.a!raHL [ N *% % ? R14 $4 e s Wst filh! pl}efs in a les-

, en aM tSe WC_ fn - a ayaV wt ut,Br%3 & M4 in stuch utAP 4

.ar an et.at tre st2 rrstW Q wold said it has already two B vaa &

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