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ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION 1717 H ST I ASHDC WJC% Cut *M W WE HAVE BEEN RECENTLY INF0HMED BY STAFF THAT THE SCHEDULE FOR REVIEW OF 00h APPLICATION FOR ANDR d0hhl OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE OYSTER CREEX NUCLEAR PLANT BE COPPLETFD PRIOR TO THE REGULARLY SCH
'AS NOW IN JANUA9Y.
THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE CALLED FOR COMPLET!ON OF THE STAFF AND ACRS REVIEW BY EARLY NOVEMBER. THE LATLST SCHEDULE PR PY THE STAFF WOULD MEAN IN ORDINARY C0bHSE OF EVENTS THA CENTRAL COULD NOT EXPECT TO MAVE All OPERATING LICENSE AND, THEREFORE, COULD NOT BEGIN FUEL LOADING UNTIL LATE FEPRUARY TO WHICH WE HAVE ADHERED EVER SINCE FILIN FOR AN OPERATING LICENSE LAST JANUARY.
WITH THE POWERTHE PRESENT REOULATORY STAFF SCHEDULE IS WHO OF THE ENTIRE P-J-M POOL,FEQUIREMENTS NOT ONLY OF THE GPU SYSTEM, BUT WHICH MAKE IT IMPERATIVE THAT THE OYETER CREEK CAPACITY BE AVAILABLE FOR THE HEAVY 1968 LOADS WHICH CAN START AS EARLY AS MAY 15 AND WILL CERTAINLY SUMMER OCCUR PRIOP 70 THE END OF JUNE.
INDEED THE DELAYS IN MANUFACTURE AND INSTALLATION OF NEW GENERATING CAPACITY IN THE ENTIRE NORTH EAST HAVE CREATED A CRITICAL DEMAND -SUPPLY RELATIONSHIP l
FOR THE 1968 SUMMER LOADS. SINCE FUEL LOADING, PHYSICS MEASUREMENTS LOW POWER OPERATION AND ESCALATION TO FULL POWER OPERATION MAY PE EXPECTED TO TAKE A MINIMUM OF FIVE MONTHS, I
DELAY IN FUEL LOADING BETOND DECEMBER IS, 90YU THREATENS OURANY APPRECIABLE i
ABILITY TO MEET 00R LOAD DEMAND DURING THE SUMMER OF 19GE.
IN THE LIGHT OF OUR ACUTE POWER SUPPLY PROBLEM WE HAVE UPGENTLY REQUESTED THE REGtR.ATORY STAFF TO TAKE ALL POSSIBLE MEASURES WHICH VOULD PERMIT FUEL LOADING AND START-UP OF Tite OYSTER CREER PLANT FIRST, -
ON SCNEDULE.
WE HAVE ASKED THAT.THE AEC STAFF AND ACRS JEVIEW DE INTENSIFIED AND COMPRESSED SO AS TO PEPMIT FINAL STAFF AND ACRS ACTION IN DECEMBER RATHER THAN JANUARY.
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT FEASIBLE, CONSISTENT VITH OTHER STAFF AND ACRS WORK LOADS.
- SEcohDLY, WE HAVE ASKED THAT THE STAFF AND ACRS HEVIEW AND ACT IMMEDIATELY UPON A LIMITED LICENSE WHICH WOULD PERMIT FUEL LOADING AND THE CONDUCT OF ASSOCIATED TESTS AND MEASU
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- MEETINJ IN JANUA*Y.
THF ORl11NAL SCHEDULE CALLED FOR COMPLET!ON OF THE STAFF AND ACh5 REVIEW BY E APLY NOVEMBEP. TPE LAIEST CCHEDULE PROPOSED PY THE STAFF.0VLD PEAN IN ORDINARY COUPSE OF EVENTS THAT JERSEY CENTRAL COULD NOT EXPECT TO RAVE AN OPEPATINJ LICENSE At.0, T Hib EFOR F,
COULD NOT PE31N FUEL LOADIN3 %T!L LATE FEFFUARY, LOPT TMAN TWO *0NTHS AFTER THE SCnIDULED DATE FOR FUEL LOADtNG TO VHICH VT HAVE ADHEPED EVER SINCE FILIN3 OUR APPLICATION FOR AN OPERATIM LICENSE LAST JANUAT:Y.
THE PT1E3FNT 1E GUL ATORY ST AFF SCHEDUL*: IS WHOLLY INCONSISTENT W I T H T HI' POWF.r
j LOADS VHICH CAN STAPT AS EARLY AS MAY 15 AND WILL CERTA 1!.LY OCCUR PRIOP TO THE END OF JUNE.
INDEED THE DELAYS IN MANUFACTURE 1
AND INSTALLATION OF NEW GENERATING CAPAC11Y IN THE ENTIRE NORTH EAST HAVE CREATED A CRITICAL DEPAND -
SUPPLY RELATIONSHIP FOR THE 195P SUPMER LOADS. SINCE FUEL LOADING, PHYSICS MCASUREMENTS i
LOW POVEP OPERATION AND ESCALATION TO FULL POWER OPERATION MAY PE EXPFCTED TO TAKE A MINIMUM OF FIVE MONTHS, ANY APPRECIABLE j
DELAY IN FLEL LOADING BEYOND DECEMBER 15, 20YU THREATENS OUR AP!LITY TO MEET OUR LOAD DEMAND DURING THE SUMMER OF 1968.
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IN THE LIGHT OF OUR ACUTE POWER SUPPLY PRCPLEM WE HAVE UPGENTLY REQUESTED THE REGULATORY STAFF TO TAKE ALL POSS10LE l
MFASURES WHICH VOULD PERMtf FUEL LOADING AND ST ART-JP OF THE j
OYSTER CDEEK PLANT ON SLHEDULE.
- FIRST, WE HAVE ASKED THAT.THE AEC STAFF AND ACRS JEVIEW DE INTENSIFIED AND COMPRESSED So AS TO PEPMIT FINAL STAFF AND ACRS ACTION IN DECEMBER RATHER THAN JANUARY.
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT FEAS!BLE, CONSISTENT VITH OTHER STAFF l
AND ACRS VORK LOADS.
- SECONDLY, WE HAVE ASKED THAT THE STAFF AND ACRS REVIEW AND ACT Ir9 MEDIATELY UPON A LIMITED LICEhSE WHICH WOULD PERMIT FUEL LOADING AND THE CONDUCT OF ASSOCI ATED TESTS AND MEASUREMENTSgj' i
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+x 0F Delp APPLICATION FOR A PROVISIONAL OPERAllNu LICENSE.
THE NJj ISSUANCE OF THE LIMITED LICENSE WOULD SAVE THE APPROX 1MATELY SIX WEEKS RE00! RED FOR FUEL LOADINC AND ASSOCIATED MEASUREMENTS AS COMPARED VIH DELAYING FUEL LOADING UNTIL AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF A PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE IN LATE FEBRUARY.,
SINCE SAFETY CONSIDERATION INVOLVED IN THIS INITI AL PHASE OF OPERATION ARE VERY MORE LIMITED THAN IN THE OPERATION OF THE REACTOR AT POWER, AND SINCE A NUMBER OF THE PLANT SYSTEMS ARE STILL UNDER REVIEW BY THE STAFF AND ACRS WOULD NOT BE REQUIRLD F0h THIS PHASF, WE HOPED THAT IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND ISSUANCE OF THE LIMITED LICENSE WE HAVE REQUESTED WOULD HAVE DEEN ENTIRELY FEASIBLE.
- FURTHER, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE LOADING OF UNIRRADI ATED FUEL AND CONDUCT OF ASSOCI ATED fFASURING AT NE AH ZERO POWER PRIOR TO THE BUILD UP OF ANY SIGNIFICANT FISSION oo3367 PRODUCTS IN THE FUTL PRESENT ANY SIGN!FICANT HAZAHD TO THE PUELIC IN TME VICINITY OF THE F ?NT.
OUR PEQUEST FOR IMMEDI Af t.
ACTION ON f. LIMITED FUEL LDAb!N, i.! CENSE HAS BEEN REFUSED BY RUf?/TE
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l TH!RD, AS A LAST PESORT WE HAVE RE1UES1CJ ll E ST AFF TO CONSIDER A F0DIFICA110N OF ITS CUSTOMARY Lic!USIM PriLC7vdPIS WHICH LIXE OUR STCOND PROPOSAL ADOVE, WOULD SE ENTIEELY CONSISTENT WITH ALL STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING ACRS FLV!Eb AND PUBLIC KOTICE.
THIS MODIFIED PROCEDURE FOR EARLY PubL1CATICN l
OF AEC INTENT TO ISSUE A FUEL LOADING LICENSE UPON COMPLET10N 0F SE AEC STAFF AND ACPS REVIEW OF OUR APP' ' CAT 10h FOR A PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE.
IT VOULD,
- HOWEVER, DE.tH ISSUANCE OF ANY LICENSE AUTHORIZED OPERATION AT POWER UNTIL AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF A PUBLIC NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE ACRC REPORT, STAFF SAFET) ANALYSIS AND THE TEHMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PROPO:.JD PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS THIRD PROPOSAL IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY THE REGULATORY STAFF.
- HOWEVER, EVEN FAVORABLE ACTION ON THIS PROPCFAL WILL SAVE ONLY THIRTY DAYS IN OUR OVERALL SCHEDULE AND WCULD NOT PERMIT FULL LOADING PRIOR TO MID-JANUARY AT THE EARLIEST.
JERSEY CENTRAL AND ITS PP1KE CONTRACTOR, TliE SENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, ARE MAKING EVERY POSSIELF EFFORT TO ASSURE PLANT COMPLETION TO MEET THE DECEMDER 15, E44UROFUEL LOADING DATE. BETWEEN US VE HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER ' 9,000,000 IN ACCELERATING THE CONSTRUCT 1CN PROGRESS, OVERT 1ME VORK AT TFE PLANT IN FEPTEMBER ACCOUNTED FOR 38 t/2 PERCENT OF OUR CONSTRUC11CN h
EFFORT. WE ARE ASSURED BY 3ENERAL ELECTRIC THAT THE DECEMBER 15 TARGET DATE IS A REALISTIC 00AL FOR THE START OF FdEL LOAD 1H3.
OUR NEED FOR ADDITIONat PLANT CAPACITY 13 SO ACUTE THAT WE MAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO ASK THAT THE COMMISSION REVIEW IMMEDIATELY WITH THE REGULATORY STAFF ALL POSS1PLE MEASURES i
FOR EXPEDITINC REVIEW AND ACTION ON OUR LICENSE APPLICATION AND THAT THE OYSTER CPEEK APPLICAT10N *E ACCORDED A PRIORITY
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OF Tfi AEC STAFF AND ACFS FEVIEW OF UUh APPLICA110L F oo A PRGviEIGNAL OPEPATINO LICENSE.
If VOULD,
- H0VEVER, DEFF' ICSU A:<CE OF ANY LICENSE 4UTHCP! ZED OPEPATION AT P0mEFi UNTIL AFTER THE ISCUAhCE OF A PUPLIC NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY F0H PUFLIC INSPECTION OF TFE Ach? FEPOPT, ETAFF EAFETY ANALYSif AND THE TLHMS aN]
CONDIT10Hf 0F TFF PROPOSED PROVISIONAL OPEhATING LICENSE.
l WE UNDERSTAN~; ThAT THIS THIFD PROPOSAL 1E C'JRhtNTLY UNDFh '4EVifb EY THE REGULATORY STAFF.
- POWEVEP, EV!N FAVCRAELL ACTIJN ON l;
IHIS PROPCFAL WILL SAVE ONLY THIRTY DAYT IN OUR OVEhALL SCHEDULE AND WCULD YOT PEPMIT Furc LOADING Fl.10R TO MID-JANUARY AT THE j
I EARLIEST.
JERSEY CENihAL AND ITS PFIME C7NT4 ACTOR, Trt 3ENERAL ELECTPlc COM*ANY, APE MAKIN3 EVEF.Y oo?SIFLE EFF,CPT TO AJEURE PLANT COMPLETICH TO 9EET THE DECE'"Eh 15, QOVUP4FUFL LCA71N3 d
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BETWEEN US VE FAVE ALREADY SPENT OVEE {9,vCO,000 IN ACCELEPATING THE CONETP'JCTICH Pt0GRESS, OVERTIME VCPK AT T"T j
PLANT IN TEPTEMPEP ACCCUhTED F0F 33 1/2 PEECENT OF CUF CON 3ThJCT IC.J I
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EFFORT. VE ARE AftuRED EY GENERAL ELECTRIC THAT THE DECEk3ER 15 TAPGET DATE IS A REALISTIC GOAL FOP THE ETART OF FUEL LOADIN3.
OUR NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PLANT CAPACITY IS SO ACUTE THAT WE i
HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE PUT TO ASX THAT THE COMMISSION REVIEW l
IMMEDI ATELY WITH THE REGULATORY STAFF ALL POSSIPLE MEASURES l
FOR EXPEDIT!NC REVIEW AND ACTION ON OUP LICENSE APPLICATION AND THAT THE OYSTER CFEEK APPLICATION DE ACrCRDED A PRIORITY CONF! STENT WITH THE v'ED TO MEET OUP 1968 iUMMER POWER EE7UIREMENTS WILLIAM H MCELVAIN, PRESIDENT, JERSEY CENTRAL POVER AND LIGHT CO.
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