ML20092N520

Forwards Rev 1 to Application for Ol,Requesting Term of OL Be 40 Yrs from Date of OL Issuance.Justification Listed

ML20092N520
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	06/28/1984
From:	Koester G KANSAS GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20092N521	List: ML20092N520 ML20092N523
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KMLNRC-84-102, NUDOCS 8407030235
Download: ML20092N520 (2)

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KANSAS GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY TH ELECTneC COMPANY QLENN L MOESTER vCE mottotwt mvettae June 28, 1984 Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 KMLNRC 84-102 Re: Docket No. STN 50-482 Ref: 1) Letter KMLNRC 84-091 dated June 18, 1984 from GLKoester, KG&E, to IIRDenton, NRC

2) Letter KLNRC-022 dated February 19, 1980 from GLKoester, KG&E, to IIRDenton, NRC Subj: Revision to Operating License Application

Dear Mr. Denton:

This letter supersedes Reference 1) , which should be discarded.

The Reference 2) letter transmitted an Amendment to Kansas Gas and Electric Company's application for an Operating License for the Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit No.1 (WCGS) . Attached is a revision to the Application requesting that the term of the Operating License for the Wolf Creek Generating Station be forty years, commencing from the date of issuance of the Operating License, rather than the date of the Construction Permit. The organization structures described in the Application have changed slightly, but have not been updated.

KG&E finds that no significant adverse environmental impact is anticipated as a result of increasia.g the operating life of the Wolf Creek Generating Station to forty years. This conclusion is justified for the following reasons:

1) The Wolf Creek Generating Station is located in a rural area where the population growth over the forty-year lifetime is expected to be small.

2) IIaving the WCGS available for a forty-year term would main-tain system capacity, promote fuel diversification and defer capital costs and environmental impacts of replacement capacity.

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3) Environmental considerations associated with a forty-year operating period do not change significantly. As characterized by the NRC Staff in the WCGS Final Environmental Statement (NUREG-0878) , operational impacts to the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems from operation of the various plant processes are small. Additionally, extension of these minimal environmental impacts would be largely offset by elimination of impacts associated with the acquisition of replacement capacity.

4) A forty-year operating lifetime would extend the socioeco-nomic benefits from operation of the plant. The creation of direct and indirect jobs and sustained tax benefits would continue to outweigh the small adverse impacts from land use and the continued demand for community services. Accident risks, human health effect and impacts for the balanc 3 of the fuel cycle will continue to be low.

The magnitude of the plant impact is not expected to vary significantly over the extended lifetime of forty years. The WCGS plant was designed for a forty-year life and its operation over this period of time is not expected to compromise any safety limits or design parameters.

Yours very truly, 7Z10 A Glenn L. Koester Vice President - Nuclear GLK:bb Attach xc: JCollins, Region IV PO'Connor HBundy I

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