ML20148B828

FOIA Request for Section 4.C Specifying Rates & Charges for Process Steam Supplied to Dow Chemical by Util

ML20148B828
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	07/15/1978
From:	Freedkin S PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
To:	Felton J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
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ML20148B817	List: IA-78-253, Responds to 780926 FOIA Request for NRC Decision Re Review & Potential Release of Section 4.C of Contract Between Dow Chemical Co & Util.Section 4.C Matl Confidential.Request Denied ML20148B812 ML20148B821 ML20148B828
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FOIA-78-253 NUDOCS 7811010013
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590 H0lll5TER Bull. DING 1 LANSING, MKHIGAN 48933 -

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July 15, 1978 4 Froodom of informatton OffIccr lj U.S. Nuclear Reoulatory Commission Urshinnton, DC 20555 In re: Dochet Nos. 50-329 S0-330 j MEDCM OF 1:lF00MATlail RFPUEST To the Officer:

rursuenttotherrocdemhf Information Act, 5 U.S.C. %2, rs amonded, the Public j intorost Pescarch Oroun in Michinan (PIRGlH) roauests information as described below. 4 i

, Py letter dated June 'M, 1978, Cennumors Power Co. filed in tnc abovo captioned dochnt r copy of its ronccotiated agreements with Dew Chenical Company for sale of stonn and cloctricity to Dow f rom Consumers' illdland nucicar power plant.

The copios cnclosed with the lottor did not include Section 4.0, which soccifies the ratcr end charpos fer proccas stoon to bc supplicd to Ccw. W heroty reauest a j copy of Ccction 4.0, becauso the furnishinc of the information will primarily bonofit the concral public, er indicated below. .

PIRGl?i has recently appeared before thn Lansinc; Docrd of Ucter erid Licht, a <

1 local g.unicipally-mined utility company, to nddrnss the issue of that compnny's nossible ourchase of a charc of the Nidlend nuclear olont. The Accrd has been nocotiatin" with Consuncrs Power for more than two years, and has drawn up a draf t controctual arrancewnt spccifyinq that the noard would purchoso approximately 77, ownershin in the facility.

Howover, the recent rnnecotiation with Dou hos chanced the situatien such that the Lcnsinq Ooerd of Water and Light will be required to reconsider its draft contract to account for the new agrooment between Consumors and Dow.

Cno of the prir.ary decisions f acing the Board of Water and Light Ic whether the '

nurchase of a 7f share of the plant is the most economical measurc by which the Board may moot tho future demand in its servico area. In ovaluatinq this question, the Fbard, and other Interested parties (such as PIRolM), would benefit from comslato knowledge of i informflon related to costs, revenues and chargo9 i nvolved in tho Midinnd nuclear p ro,loct. Pocause tho problems which forced Dow and Connumors to renonotiato thoir cercomont are also cortain to affact the electrical protion of the olnnt, including the  !

pobblblo 7% purchaso by the Board, we bolleve roloaso of the Information will botter onable the Board, and other Interested parties (such as PIRGlH), to ovaluato tho )

cost issuos involved. .

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. 4 Presuraobly, tho steam produced in the steam portion of the !!Idlend olant will  ;

be evalleblo to no cuntemer other then Low. Also, presurr.a5ly the Midland plant will 4 be the only external source of such stoam to becom? evallable to Dow at its facility i near tbc "idland alent conntruction sito. Cecause neither party is on the commeretal j rarhat for stocn sunniv or demand, we do not bellovo the Information can qualify as confIdentiel cccmcrcial InforTration under the Frocdcra of Information Act.

5+caus the furnichina of tho information would nelmarlly bencolt the cencral public (by onablinej the ibord and other Interest parties, such as PIRGli4, to better ovelunto the t'orr.Ible nurchase, and by nvoldinn ronsible unnecesnarv i.:RC liconsinq oroceedinos if the loard should decido against involvemont in the proinct), wo urgo itr relcr,cr. Fn also ret,uent that thn maierial to r.pde ovnllablo to us ultnout cost. '

I f any charne in to bo involvad, r, lease notif y us f or our approval.

4 "o annreclote your atte ntion to thic. raattnr end look forward to your resnonse i ulthin tho flico recuirements ont forth in 5 ll.S.C. Z 2 an amended. [

TIncornly, i F.tevo Fr.'ad!'I n i Acting Exocutivo Director -

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