ML20063D007

Forwards 820824 Press Release Issued by Applicant Announcing Deferral in Scheduled Commercial Operation Date Until Jan 1984.Fuel Loading Scheduled for May 1983.Certificate of Svc Encl.Related Correspondence

ML20063D007
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	08/24/1982
From:	Hamlin J LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO., SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE
To:	Foreman H, Jordan W, Wolfe S Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
NUDOCS 8208270446
Download: ML20063D007 (4)

Text

_

, (( 1~ 53 m h

~.

r -'a SHAW, PITTMAN, PoTTs & TROWBRIDGE '

A PARTNERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS 1800 M STREET N. W.  ;

WASHINGTON D. C. 20036 stAMSAy D. POTTS. P C. THOM AS A. SARTER. P C. JOMN M. O*NEILL JR. _ DAVIO LAWRENCE MILLER ETEuART L. PITTM AN. P C. JAMES M. SURoER. P C. (202: 822-1000 JAY A. EPSTIEN ANNE M. KRAUSKOPF GEORot F. TRowSmiooE. P C. SHELOON J WEISEL PC. RAND L. ALLEN FREDERICM L RLEIN ETEPHEN O, POTTS. P C. JOHN A. MCCULLOUGM. P C. - TIMOTHY S. McSRICE - GORDON R. MANOFSMY GIRALO CHANNOFF. P C. J. PATRICM MICKEY P C. ELISABETM M. PENOLETON JEFFREYS.GIANCOLA PMcLup D. SOSTWICR PC. GEORGE P M*CHAELY. JR. P C. TELECopiER PAUL A. KAPLAN MANNAM E. M. LIESERM AN R. TIMOTHY HANLON. P C. J. THOMAS LENMART. P C. 12O21 8224035 & S224038 > TARRY M. GLASSPtEGEL SANDRA E. FOLSOM EEORGE M. ROGERS. JR.. P C. STEVEN L. MELTZER. P C. THOMAS M. McCORMICM MARCIA 4. NIRENSTEIN FRED A. LITTLE, P C. DEAN O. AULICM. P C. - WILLIAM P. SARR JUDITM A. SANOLER JOHN 5. AMsNELANDER. P C. JOHN ENGEL PC. SUSAN M. FREUND EDWARO O. YOUNO. tit OtUCE W. CHURCHILL PC. CHARLES 5. TEMKIN. P C. TELEX JOHN L. CARR. JR. ROBERT L WILLMORE LESLIE A. N.CMOLSON, JR., P C. STEPHEN S. MUTTLER. P C. PMaup J. MARVEY WENCELIN A. WHITE MARTIN O. MMALL. P C. WINTHROP N. SROWN. P C. 00'0000 88MAWLAW WIMI ROSERT M. GOROON STANLEY M. SARG KICHARO J. KENDALL P C. JAMES 3. MAMLAN. P C. CASLE SMAWLAW BARGARA J. MORGEN MRISTI L. LIMSO J AY E. SILSERO. P C. RANDAL S. MELL. P C. SONNIE S. GOTTLIES LESLIE K. SMITH CARGARA M. ROSSOTTI. P C. ROBERT E. ZAMLER - MOWARD H. SMAFFERMAN VIRGINIA S. RUTLEDGE C:ORGE V ALLEN. JR.. P C. RICHARO E. GALEN DEBORAM B. BAUSER MATMERINE P. CHEEK FIED ORASNER. P C. ROGERT 3. ROSSINS WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER SCOTT A. ANENBERO JANICE LEMRER-STEIN R. MENLY WE BSTER. P C. STEVEN M. LUCAS CAMPSCLL MILLEFER TRAVIS 7. BROWN. JR.

NATMANoEL P SREED. JR . P C. DAVID M. RUSENSTEIN M AIM AUQENSLICK. P C. LYNN WHITTLESEY WILSON (202) 822-1000 SETH M MOOGASiAN SMEILA McC. MARVEY oAi'E.CURaEv RICM ARO M. KRONTM AL EINEST L SLAME. JR . P C. MATIAS F. TRAVIESO-DIA2 OELISSA A. RIOQWAY STEPHEN 3. MEIMANN CAALETON S. JONES. P C. VICTORIA J. PERKINS MENNETH J. MAUTMAN August 24, 1982 Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Dr. Harry Foreman Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Chairman, Atomic Safety and Director, Center for Licensing Board Population Studies U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Box 395, Mayo Commission University of Minnesota Washington, D.C. 20555 Minneapolis, MN 55455 Dr. Walter H. Jordan Administrative Judge 881 West Outer Drive Oak Ridge, TN 37830 In the Matter of Louisiana Power & Light Company, (Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3), Docket No. 50-382 <

Gentlemen:

Enclosed for your information and the information of the parties to this proceeding is a copy of a press release issued today by Louisiana Power & Light Company. It announces a deferral in the scheduled commercial operation date for Waterford 3 until January 1984. We understand from the company that fuel loading for the plant is now scheduled for May 1983.

8208270446 820824 Sincerely yours, PDR ADOCK 05000382 ,

o PDR dame 3 B. Hamlin -

Coun sel for Applicant Enclosures cc: Service List DSO3

News Releme LOlnSI AN A POWE A A tlGHT e rtjetic all AflCM DirauturNT,14? DfLARONDE ST. hi vr ontD'IS.1 A 701/4 lit triiONE (M41 M6 ?!4)

Auguat 24, 1932 Contact I;ot th Kai :er (501) afi3 -M833 I nuisiana Power i Light Unmpany's Waterford 3 nuelcar power plant being constructed 25 mile 4 upriver f rom New Orleans at Taft, La., is no v scheduled to be placed in commercial operation in January 1981 o n ti is estimated to cost $ 2. 0ti h11linn.

According to J. '.l. Wyatt, chairman and chief execut.ive- of ficer of

1. p % f. , a combinntion of factors has caused the delay in completion of the -

plant and the con *:cquent revision in cost. The cost increase and delav arn primarily attribut able to the increar,ed complexity and scope of r%. .

~

n uc i c a r pmm r pl a n t co n s t i uc't.1'o rt , exact ing quality con t rol tr'rtu i remen t s ,

and financing, Tyatt saint.

• fyatt pointed out that the magnitude of the Waterford 3 project e mtinues to change in responne to regulatory requirements, in particular the regulatory guirle which calin for more exhaustive system t en t in;: .

"Waterford 3 is an onormons protect," Wyatt said. "Arlequate timr

(

l must be dsvoted to inapcct ion and te stinr to insure the cafety of all systema placed in service. We will not compromise :afety." ,

Wyatt pointed nut that the delay in construction will increase the l total projected cost of Waterford 3 from the entrent !;1.8 billion to I $2.0G billion. " Construction costs are directly affected by r.uch i

factors as inflation, interest, and the price o f it.n npower " Wya t t said.

'In the case of Wa t erf ord 3, tho additional interest cost alone will amount to about S11 millLon.*

1

...mpre-

r l . ==

I 1p:,1. New: lielease Auru: 1 21, 1982 l'a g e 1.. o l

nuclear power 1 still expected to be more t

l Pointing out that f uel sources o f the 1960s, Wyatt a.a i d e c c.ncini c a l t h ati the alternative is anticipated to be that Via terf ord 3, even w i th thi s addit ionul cost ,

the nat iur. when compared, one ut the l ov. e:>t -c ou t nuclear facilit2cu in huilt ju the u..ac o:. a t o:.t-pe r-1;il owa t t hanis, v.i t h other nuclear uni t:.

t i:..r 1 r.nr.t .

haterford facility hPtL initjally announced it s planu to tsuild the i rcra the A tonnie l'nt rt;y receive a conntruction per: nit in 1170 but did not Con.:a i : ... j un ) until late 1071, 30 ConJai w i un (now the Nuclear ]!. gulatory mr.ntin. later than orir.inally anticipat.d.

for the lengthy delay in uhtaining "We believe that if 4t,,u;ere not

( 30 - nau)? t hh) , that hat erioril :1 kould be opc ra t ing the conutruction permit "Hnd there than $1 billion," tlyatt *iaid.

today at a cap 3 t al co:.t l e s t.,

construction 1.crmjt, the plaut would hat e het u no delay 2n ohtaining the the i ne rc r.u i n,:

regulatory charigeu and hven con.pleted prior to the myriad ol during a period of record

~

di f f iculty in cour,t ruct ing a nuclear platit inflatlun." to safety, Wyatt added, "F e' t e ra l regulatory influences relative and envi rontaent al and ler.al itsues, with nunocia t ed uncertaintied at least $1 billion have been the pritriary cause of i n t e r rel a t i on:.hi ps ,

3."

of t Le pre:.ent l y c:,t in.at ed co:.t o f h a t(. r ford

( c:2 l

4

. . ~

UNITED STATES OF A!1 ERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board In the Matter of )

)

LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY ) Docket No. 50-382

)

(Waterford Steam Electric )

Station, Unit 3) )

SERVICE LIST Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Mr. Gary Groesch Administrative Judge 2257 Bayou Road Chairman, Atomic Safe $y ayd ' New Orleans, LA 70119 Licensing Board '~..,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory- '. ~ Luke B. Fontana, Esquire Commission 824 Esplanade Avenue Washington, D.C. 20555 New Orleans, LA 70116 Dr. Harry Foreman Atomic Safety and Licensing Administrative Judge Board Panel Director, Center for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Population Studies Commission Box 395, Mayo Washington, D.C. 20555 l

University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel Dr. Walter H. Jordan U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Administrative Judge Commission 881 West Outer Drive Washington, D.C. 20555 <

Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Docketing & Service Section (3)

Sherwin E. Turk, Esquire (4) Office of the Secretary Office of the Executive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Legal Director Commission i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Washington, D.C. 20555 Commission Q Washington, D.C. 20555 Linda B. Watkins, Esquire Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice 7434 Perkins Road, Suite C Baton Rouge, LA 70808 j

i I

_ . _ . _ . . _