ML20202D882
| ML20202D882 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 03/14/1986 |
| From: | Novak T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8604110619 | |
| Download: ML20202D882 (3) | |
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- ,o DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY ET AL BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT 2 DOCKET NO. 50-412 ORDER EXTENDING CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION DATE Duquesne Light Company, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Ohio Edison Company, and Toledo Edison Company (permittees) are the holders of Construction Permit No. CPPR-105 issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Comission on May 3,1974 for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 2.
This facility is presently under construction at the applicant's site in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.
Upon the permittees' request, the Comission has, on January 30, 1980, extended the Construction Permit to December 31, 1984.
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By letter dated November 8,1984, Duquesne Light Company, on behalf of itself and the other permittees, filed a request for extension of the latest construction completion date for the facility. This request is to extend the latest completion date from December 31, 1984 to December 31, 1986.
Duquesne Light Company stated that this extension is requested because construction has been delayed due to the following:
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At the time the permittees applied for the earlier extension of the Construction Permit in 1979, the projected Central Area Power Coordinating Group 4
(CAPCO) sumer peak load forecast for 1984 was 13563MW. Since that time, the demand for power in the CAPC0 area has fallen below anticipated levels. The projected CAPC0 sumer peak load forecast for 1986 (the present anticipated year of comercial availability) is 11550MW. The general decline of CAPC0 load growth justifies deferral of fuel load until June 30, 1986.
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As a result of the TMI-2 accident in March 1979, a large number of new regulatory requirements applicable to the design and construction of BVPS-2 have been promulgated. These requirements include the emergency response facilities, combustible gas control, human factors review, and containment design. The implementation of these changes has significantly delayed the critical path construction schedules. Although it is difficult to assess their individual impact, the permittees estimate that the cumulative effect of these ch.anges resulted in more than one (1) year of delay in completion of BVPS-2 from the permittees' schedule at the time the Construction Permit completion date was extended.
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Since the time of the original extension, the BVPS-2 construction schedule has been affected by financial considerations.
In April of 1980, the members of CAPC0 (which includes the Permittees) took ~several steps to improve their financial position.
Four nuclear plants in the design stages were abandoned, and the construction schedules of three nuclear plants, including BVPS-2, were extended. The completion date for BVPS-2 was moved from May 1984 to May 1986.
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The permittees need additional time to fully test and evaluate completed 1
portions of the project as they are turned over by the contractors. The permittees believe additional time spent on evaluation and testing is necessary to ensure that the plant will perform as specified. The permittees' original schedule underestimated the amount of time required to complete planned activities.
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Consideration should also be given to construction schedule impacts 4
that have been experienced as a result of activities necessary to meet i
updated regulatory requirements. These activities, such as additional technical analysis, engineering, and reconfirmation of completed work were
not included in the proiect scope at the time the present schedule was adopted.
The staff has performed an evaluation of the request for extension.
Based on this, review, the staff has detennined that the above factors have resulted in significant delays in construction completion and that the request is for a reasonable period of time when considering the nature of the delays.
In addition, the extension of the latest completion date in the construction permit does not involve any significant hazards consideration since the extension will not allow any work to be performed that is not already allowed by the existing construction permit.
Prior public notice of this extension was not required since the Commission has determined that this action involves no significant hazards consideration; good cause has been shown for the delays; and the requested extension is for a reasonable period of time.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has determined that this action will not result in any significant environmental impact (51 FR 8922, March 14, 1986).
The NRC staff's evaluation of the request for extension of the construction permit is available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20555, and at the B. F. Jones Memorial Library, 663 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 15001.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the latest completion date for CPPR-105 be extended from December 1984 to December 31, 1986.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i
Thomas M. Novak, Acting Director Division of PWR Licensing-A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Date of Issuance: !! arch 14,1986