ML20054L709

Ack Receipt of Inquiring Why NRC Had Not Elicited Info During Public Hearings Re Ga Co Ability to Fulfill Const Contract.Nrc Not Specifically Advised of Progress of Negotiations Between Util & Vendor

ML20054L709
Person / Time
Site:	05000451, 05000450
Issue date:	03/26/1976
From:	Gossick L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Biden J SENATE
Shared Package
ML20054L701	List: ML20054L700 ML20054L709 ML20054L714
References
NUDOCS 8207080389
Download: ML20054L709 (2)

Text

7 f

&. ^/

'g 2

.)

t ( NUCLEAR umTro sTATss REGULATORY wAssincrow, o. c. mosss COMMisSt ' RECElV8

t.:n.ed]

E7 em

'+" go" ~n 919 M 2 6 s5 Docket flos. 50-450 g77g c7 r,j; m3Eiap,y 50-451 D.C .

Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

United States Senate

Dear Senator Biden:

Thank you for your letter of February 20, 1975, addressed to Chairman Anders, which has.been referred to me for response.

As you know, the Summit application is still pending before an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. Since any decisions and rulings of that Board are subject to review by the Chairman and the Conmissioners it would be inappropriate for the Chairman to respond to inquiries regarding matters involving the record of that hearing. Accordingly; it is my pleasure to respond to ,

your letter.

You have inquired as to why the NRC staff had not elicited in- ,"

formation during the public hearings in this proceeding regarding General Atomic's ability or willingness to fulfill its contract to construct the nuclear steam supply systems for the two Summit high i temperature gas-cooled reactors. The hearing was in recess while 1 very sensitive negotiations were in process between Delmarva Power  !

and Light Company and General Atomic Company. The staff was aware of those negotiations, but had not been advised of any results prior ,

to the commencement of the health and safety phase of the hearing in October 1975. It appears that the imminence of that hearing session was the catalyst that brought about General Atomic's and Delmarva's contract settlement. It is not surprising, considering General Atomic's and Delmarva's interests in keeping open all their options, that the staff was not kept specifically advised of the progress of the negotia-tions. In any event, once the settlement was reached it was forth- 2  :

rightly stated at the public hearing.

I i

0

8207080389 820630 l PDR ADOCK 05000450 . ._

[J PDR

~

G -c.

!~~~

O

.m, ,

~~ ___

. .. r. ..

[;p 3

%.,. . c ( .- .

. ( ~.

.p .

Ei, Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. You have also expressed an interest in the outcome of the Commission's rule making on financial and/or technical assistance to intervenors.

The rule making proceeding is still pending before the Commission.

You may be assured that we will advise you as to the outcome of that proceeding. .

Sincerely, .

, ,/tN0 a  ;*

ee V. ossick Executive Director for Operations cc: Thomas W. Reilly, Esq.

Dr. Robert L. Holton Mr. Frederick J. Shon Edward G. Bauer, Jr., Esq.

Douglas V. Rigler, Esq.

Dr. Richard F. Cole Thomas Smith, Esq.

George C. Freeman, Esq.

Malcolm Cobin, Esq.

t. Dickinson Griffenberg, Jr., Esq. s Mark L. First, Esq.

Edward F. Lawson, Esq. [

Dr. Wallace F. Walters Atomic Safety and Licensing '

Appeal Board Atomic Safety and Licensi.ng .

Board Panel

' Docketing and Service Section .

. E