ML20155F079
| ML20155F079 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Humboldt Bay |
| Issue date: | 04/14/1986 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Cranston A SENATE |
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Dear Senator Cranston:
1This. is in response to your letter of March 27, 1986 in which you referred to us the concerns of your constituent, Mr. Jim Adams, about the delay in issuance of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Humboldt Bay nuclear ' power plant decommissioning action.
We expect to' complete and issue the Dratt ETS for public comment by April 30, 1986 and the Final EIS by August 30, 1986. The Final EIS will include our responses to comments on the Draft EIS. We will send copies of both the Draft and Final EISs to your office as they are issued.
The Humboldt Bay nuclear power plant operated at 65 MW electric from August 1963 until July 1976, at which time it was shut down for seismic modifications.
In'1983, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the licensee) concluded that the seismic requirements and the requirements imposed on reactor licensees as a result of the accident at Three Mile Island Unit 2 made continued operation too costly to consider and, therefore, decided to decommission the plant.
Because this is the first time that we will issue an EIS for any licensed reactor decommissioning action, we have taken extra time to assure that all potential environmental impacts have been evaluated adequately in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and our regulations.
I trust this explanation is responsive to your and Mr. Adams' concerns.
Sincerely, Original signed by Victor Stella Victor Stello, Jr.
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Dear Senator Cranston:
This is in response to your letter of March 27, 1986 in which you referred to us the concerns of your constituent, Mr. Jim Adams, about the delay in issuance of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Humboldt Bay nuclear power plant decomissioning action.
We expect to complete and issue the Draft EIS for coment by April 30, 1986 and the Final EIS by August 30, 1986. The Final EIS will include our responses to comments on the Draft EIS. We will send copies of both the Draft and Final EISs to your office as they are issued.
The Humboldt Bay nuclear power plant operated at 65 MW electric from August
'1963 until July 1976, at which time it was shut down for seismic modifications.
In 1983, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the licensee) concluded that the seismic requirements and the requirements imposed on reactor licensees as a
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. result'of the accident at Three Mile Island Unit 2 made continued operation too costly to consider and, therefore, decided to decomission the plant.
Because this is the first time that we will issue an EIS for any licensed reactor decomissioning action, we have taken extra care to assure that all potential environmental impacts have been evaluated adequately in compliance with %.e National Environmental Policy Act and our regulations. We believe tEct the additional time and effort on this first-of-a-kind evaluation are
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I trust this explanation is responsive to your and Mr. Adams' concerns.
Sincerely, Victor Stello, Jr.
Executive Director for Operations DISTRIBUTION:
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JIM ADAMS CONCERNS RE DELAY IN EIS FOR GCUNNINGHAM DECOMMISSIONING OF HUMBOLDT NitCLEAR PLANT DATE: 03/31/86 ASSIGNED TO: NRR.
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PAPER NUMBER:
CRC-86-0310 LOGGING DATE: Mar 31 86'
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EDO AUTHOR:-
A. Cranston
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U.S.-~ SENATE LETTER DATE:
Mar 27 86 FILE CODE: IDER-5 Humboldt
SUBJECT:
Express concern on behalf of const about the delay
'in the EIS for the decommissioning of the Humboldt nuc power plant ACTION:
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