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WPPSS NUCLEAR PROJECT NO. 4 CONTRACTUAL AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
References:
- 1) Letter, N. O. Strand, WPPSS, to A. Giambusso.
NRC, Contractual and Financial Arrangement for WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 4, dated October 22, 1975.
- 2) Letter, J. J. Stein, WPPSS, to A. Giambusso, NRC, Submittal of Financial Data, dated May 29, 1975.
Dear Mr. Parr:
In Reference 1 we requested that tion of the Supply System's finan,,the Staff temporarily defer considera-dial qualifications to construct WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 4 (WNP-4).
The basis for this request was that execution of the Participants' Agreements for WNP-4 had been delayed pending completion of secondary environmental impact statements pursuant to the Washington State Environmental Policy Act.
This letter is to inform the NRC Regulatory Staff that particioants'_
~Aareements have been fully executed for 100% nf the outnut of WMP 4 and
.for the Supply System's share Olue) of the output of WPPSS Nuclear Pro-ject Na. 5 (WNP-5).
As mentioned in Reference 2, WNP-4 and the Supply System's share of WNP-S will be financed as one system.
The partici-pants in WNP-4 and WNP-5 are approximately 89 public and cooperative utilities (consisting of 21 municipalities, 24 public utility districts and 44 electric cooperatives) located principally in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Mnntana.
As you may be aware, by letter dated July 9. 1976, we requested that he Atomic Safety and Licensing Board take steps to receive additional evidence from the Applicant and the Staff by the end of July,1976, with 8409270088 840824 PDR FOIA ry q r) aj COHENB4-603 PDR s u & s>
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s a view toward supplementing its Initial' Decision with appropriate
' findings relating to the Applicant's financial qualifications to con-struct WNP-4..s We are hopeful that a favorable su.pplemental Initial Decision will 'be issued promptly thereaf ter, leading to the issuance of a construction permit for WNP-4 in the first or second full week of September, 1976.
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The method of financing WNP-4 and the Supply System's share of WNP-5 was pre'sented to the Staff in Reference 2 in response to Staff Questions
.1.(a) and 1.(b).
In addition, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
,' 852).. health and safety hearings held in November,
. explored this method of financing at some length at the radiolo 850-
.~ An updated estimate of the total cost of WNP-4 (current as of May 31,
- 1,976)is:
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V (a) Total nuclear production plant costs
$ 991,463,000 (b) Transmission and general plant costs 12,327,000 (c) Nuclear fuel inventory cost-2/ for first core 91,210,000 Total Estimated Cost
$1,095,000,000 Siting, fuel cycle costs, payments to vendors and preliminary construc-tion expenditures through May 31, 1976, for WNP-4 and WNP-5 are $21,074-,000-and $7,896,000, respectively.
Current estimates for WNP-4 and WNP-5 future expenditures (including fuel and owners' cost) are as follows:
WNP-4
'WNP-5 Year Expenditures Expenditures s
Thru 1976
$ 72,997,000
$ 15,624,000 1977 108,358,000 100,442,000 1978 229,672,000 160,091,000 1979 326,031,000 271,351,000 1980 198,567,000 293,651,000 1981 131,970,000 228,899,000 1982 27,405,000 164,426,000 1983 36,359,000 i
1984 157,000 i
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Including net interest during construction, owner's costs, and allowances for escalatica and contingencies.
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r-Mr. Olan D. Parr Page 3 July 19. 1976 With the executiori of Participants' Agreements, financing of WNP-4 and Yi.
WNP-5 will be continued by the issuance of approximately $2,718,000,000 of tax exempt revenue bonds in series from time to time during the phriod of construction.
The Supply System plans to issue these bonds in the following approximate amounts and on the following schedules:
Date of Issue Amount 1977
$300,000,000 1978 300,000,000 1979 450,000,000 1980 600,000,000' 1981 750,000,000 1982 318,000,000 Each series of bonds issued will be on a parity.with other bonds issued.
A scheduled summarizing financing activities through June 15, 1976, for all WPPSS construction projects is attached hereto.
.Very truly yours,
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D. L. RENBERGER Assistant Director Generation & Technology DLR:AGH:km Attachments i "ap cc:
JB Knotts - Conner & Knotts - w/att.
HW Phillips - UE&C - w/att.
JR Schmieder - UE&C - w/att.
EG Ward - B&W - w/att.
CR Bryant - BPA - w/att.
W Albert - NRC I&E - w/att.
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CONSTRUCTION. PROJECTS FINANCING ACTIVITIES June 15, 1976 1
PROCEEDS EFFECTIVE PROJECT TYPE RATING SALE DATE MATURITY PAR RECEIVED INT. RATE WNP1 Notes MIG-1;AA 5/22/74 12/15/1976 77,000,000
$ 76,722,800 6.050 W N P 1' Bonds Aaa';AAA 9/18/75 7/01/2017 175,000,000 172,159,750 7.7269 WNP1 Bonds Aaa;AAA 2/04/76 7/01/2017 180,000,000 179,715,934
" 6.83734 WHP2 Bonds A-1;Aa*
'6/26/73 7/01/2012 150,000,000 149,628,930 5.650 WHP2 Bonds A-1;AA*
'7/23/74 7/01/2012 80,000,000 79,864,055 7.2035 WNP2 Bonds AA;AA-*
11/26/74 7/01/2012 125,000,000
.124,458,992 7.6667 Bonds Aaa;AAA 3/06/75 7/01/2012 125,000,000 126,813,477_
6.7097 WNP2 WNP2 Bonds Aaa;AAA 6/03/,76 7/01/2012 120,000,000 118,845,130 6.634 9
WNP3 Bonds Aaa;AAA 12/03/75 7/0'/2018 150,000,000 147,876,742 7.867599 W N.P 3 Bonds Aaa;AAA 4/13/76 7/01/2018 100,000,000 99,444,851 6.481385
' W N P 4/5' Bonds A-1;A 7/24/75 6/01/1981 100,000,000 99,419,902 7.04099 Total Outstanding
$1,382 000,000 j
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Notes 3/20/74 12/15/1975 2,500,000
' 2,500,000 4:700 W N P 4/5 Notes MIG-1;A 8/01/74 6/15/1976 15,000,000 15,056,867 8.007 WNP1 Notes 8/24/72 8/24/1973 1,500,000 1,492,879 2.925 WNP1 Notes A-1;AA 2/15/73 12/15/1975 25,000,000 24,984,325 4.270 WNP2 Notes A-1;AA 7/01/71 7/01/1974 15,000,000 s 14,775,100 3.550 WNP2 Notes
- A-1 12/15/72 12/15/1974 40,000,000 40,000,401 3.500 WNP3 Notes 5/15/73 12/17/1973 2,000,000 2,004,026 4.050 WNP3 Notes MIG-1;AA 10/01/73 6/15/1976 29,000,000 29,004,640 4.368
- *The first series of bonds for WNP-2 were upgraded to AAA ratings by both services subsequent to their issuance.
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R. E. SMITH, Being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That,he is the Manager, Operations Division, for the WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, the applicant herein; that he is authorized to submit the fore-1
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A R. E. SMITH On this day personally appeared before me R. E. SMITH to me known to be the individual who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that he signed the same as his free act and deed for the uses and purposes therein, mentioned.
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