ML20214Q198
| ML20214Q198 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 11/25/1986 |
| From: | Novak T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | DUQUESNE LIGHT CO. |
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| References | |
| TAC-62941, NUDOCS 8612050031 | |
| Download: ML20214Q198 (3) | |
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7590-01 Dif00ESNE LIGHT COMPANY ET AL BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATIO'l, UNIT ?
DOCKET NO. 50-41?
OPDER EXTENDING CONSTPUCTTON CnMPLETTON 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 P.
This facility is presently under construction at the applicant's site in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, lipon the permittees' request, the Commission has, on January 30, 1980, extended the Construction Permit (CP) to December 31, 1984.
Under a second request, the Commission has, on March 14, 1984, extended the CP to December 31, 1986.
By letter dated July 30, 1986, Duquesne Liaht Company, on behal# of itself and the other pennittees, filed a request for extension of the latest -
construction completion date for the facility. This request is tn extend the latest completion date from December 31, 19536 to December 31, 1987.
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 Pemit in 1984, the projected Central Area Power Coordinating Group (CAPCO) summer peak load forecast for 1986 was 11550MW. Since that time, the demand for power in the CAPCO area has fallen below anticipated levels. The 8612050031 861f25 '
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projected CAPC0 summer peak load forecast for 1987 (the present anticipated year of commercial availability) is 11135MW. The general decline of CAPC0 load growth justifies deferral of fuel load until April,1987.
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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 I
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 changes has resulted in additional delays in the scheduled completion of BVPS-2.
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The BVPS-2 construction schedule has been affected by financial considerations.
In January of 1985, the members of CAPCO (which includes the permittees) took several steps to improve their financial position. Planned cash expenditures by the permittees for RVPS-2 were reduced by $100 million and transferred to Perry-1 in order to complete its construction program.
This reduction in funds resulted in a 10-month delay in scheduled completion l
of BVPS-2.
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The permittees need additional time to fully test and evaluate completed 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.
The staff has performed an evaluation of the request for extension.
Based on this review, the staff has determined that the above factors have resulted in significant delays in construction completion and that the request
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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 pemit does not involve any significant hazards consideration since the extension will not allow any work to be performed that is not alr.ady allowed by the existing construction permit.
Prior public notice of this extension was not required since the Comriission has detemined 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 Connission has determined that this action will not result in any significant environmental impact (51 FR 42664, November 25, 1986).
The NRC staff's evaluation of the request for extension of the construction pemit 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 1986 to December 31, 1987.
FOR THE NilCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
]n Thomas M. Novak, Acting Director Division of PWR Licensing-A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Date of Issuance: November 25, 1986
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