ML20069J660

Status Rept on Plants in Response to ASLB 821001 Order. Unit 1 Scheduled for Fuel Load on 850430 & Unit 2 on 860430. Dates Will Be Confirmed or Revised in Jan 1983.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20069J660
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	10/19/1982
From:	Mark Miller COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO., ISHAM, LINCOLN & BEALE
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a 10/19/82 DCCKETED USNRC UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION g2 007 22 go:45 ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD JTSECREinRY

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In the Matter of )

) Docket Nos. 50-456 COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY ) 50-457

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(Braidwood Nuclear Power )

Station, Units 1 and 2) )

STATUS REPORT OF APPLICANT COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY In accordance with the Board's Order dated October 1, 1982 in the above captioned proceeding, Applicant, Commonwealth Edison Company, provides the following status report regarding its Braidwood Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2.

The Byron /Braidwood Final Safety Analysis Report has been docketed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for some time. The Final Duplicate Design Approval issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff on June 16, 1982 identified several Braidwood site specific issues which remain to be reviewed. It is the Applicant's understanding that the Braidwood Safety Evaluation Report is currently scheduled for issuance in December, 1983. The Company believes that it will be able to support the Staff review activity necessary to 8210250211 821019 PDR ADOCK 05000456 0 PDR

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The Applicant's Environmental Report was filed in 1978. An amendment necessary to supplement some of the data in that report is scheduled to be filed during the summer of 1983. The NRC Staff has scheduled a draft environmental statement for issuance in January, 1984. . The Company believes that it will submit whatever information is required on a timely basis to support the issuance of this document as well.

Braidwood Units 1 and 2 are presently scheduled for fuel load on April 30, 1985 and April 30, 1986, respectively.

These schedules have not been reviewed since last year but a detailed budget and schedule review is in progress. These dates will be either confirmed or revised in January, 1983. All.

schedules are based, of course, on the assumptions that revenues are maintained adequate to finance the construction and that work is not interrupted by strikes or the actions of other administrative agencies.

By letter dated September 30, 1982 Commonwealth Edison requested extension of the Braidwood Construction Permits. The present permit for Unit 1 expires on November 1, 1982.

This Board has admitted 7 contentions submitted by Neiner Farms for litigation in this proceeding and has deferred ruling on Contention Number 8 submitted by that intervenor.

Two contentions filed by Bridget Rorem, et al. were admitted for litigation. The Applicant plans to initiate discovery on

these contentions in the third quarter of 1983. The status of these contentions was determined from a review of the transcript of the initial prehearing conference held on August 29, 1979.

No prehearing conference order has been issued. Such an order should be issued within the next 6 months so as to confirm the status of each of the contentions and establish a date for the prehearing conference described below.

We believe that a prehearing conference early in 1984 at which time a discovery cutoff date would be established and a hearing date set, would be appropriate. We anticipate hearings in this proceeding in the summer of 1984 with an expectation that an initial decision would be issued by the Licensing Board by the end of that year. Assuming an initial decision authorizing the issuance of an operating license for the Braidwood units, such a schedule would permit adequate time for Commission review prior to the presently scheduled fuel load date.

Respectfully submitted

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One of the Attorneys for Commonwealth Edison Company Isham, Lincoln & Beale 3 First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 558 7500 Dated: October 19, 1982

T 10/19/82 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

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In the Matter of )

) Docket Nos. 50-456 COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY ) 50-457

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(Braidwood Nuclear Power )

Station, Units 1 and 2) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Michael I. Miller, one of the attorneys for Commonwealth Edison Company, hereby certify that a copy of " Status Report of Applicant Commonwealth Edison Company" was served upon all persons shown in the attached service list by deposit in the United States mail, first class, this 19th day of October, 1982.

U G Gr Michael I. Miller SUBSCRIBED gND SWORN before me this /7 ' day of October, 19p2.

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SERVICE LIST Marshall E. Miller, Esq., Chairman C. Allen Bock, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board P. O. Box 342 Panel Urbana, Illinois 61801 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Thomas J. Gordon, Esq.

Waaler, Evans & Gordon Dr. Richard F. Cole 2503 South Neil Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Champaign, Illinois 61820 Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Cordell Reed Washington, D. C. 20555 Commonwealth Edison Company P. O. Box 767 Richard J. Goddard, Esq. Chicago, Illinois 60690 Office of the Executive Legal Director Ms. Bridget Little Rorem U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 117 North Linden Street Washington, D. C. 20555 Essex, Illinois 60935 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Chief Hearing Counsel .

Office of the Executive Legal Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Dr. A. Dixon Callihan Union Carbide Corporation P. O. Box Y Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 Myron Karman, Esq.

Office of the Executive Legal Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Secretary Attn: Chief, Docketing and Service Section U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555