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" ' 8$E."O.'.7" April 19, 1972 United States Atomic Energy Commission Washington, D. C.
20545 Attention:
Mr. Roger S. Boyd, Asst. Director for Boiling Water Reactors Division of Reactor Licensing RE:
WM. H.
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UNIT #1 - 10CFR50 CHANGES PILATED TO SITE PREPARATIONS AND CO:01ENCEMENT OF CONST?.UCTION, W.O. 57300-956, JOB E-5590, DOCKET FO. 50-358 Gentlemen:
in ansucr to your letter of MarchReference is made to our letter of March 31, 1972 23, 1972, pertaining to the construction of the hTa. H. Docket No. 50-358 Zimmer Nuclear
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" Activities of Site Preparation" at the Zimmer siteWe hereby ap activitics were temporarily suspended in September in order These to fully ascertain the aspects of the Calvert Cliffs decision g
In accordance with 10CFR50.10 (d),
permission to resume the follouing site preparation activities we request that arc in progress with the parcont completion listed below:
Grading of the power plant site
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Construction and permanent roads
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Site drainage - - - - - - -
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Source of potable water system
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to the following factors with respect to 50.10 gd)We requ i.
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The continuation of' the site preparation activities will not adversely affect the E
environment.
The principal environmental e
impact of construction has already occurred i
and continuation of the site activities that
!4' we request would not give rise to additional significant adverse impact on the environment.
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All site activities requested to be continued will have some minical effect on the environ-ment.
in nature; as grading and drainage areThis minimal i..
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completed to final elevations, 1
seeding and
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planting vill enhance, rather that decrade the environment.
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j; Redress of any adverse environmental impact resulting from recurption of site activities
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can easily be achieved since the site has already been cleared and the requested activi-g ties would be prir.arily restricted to below
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Unit f.1 - 10Crr.50 Chtnges telated to Page li 3 Site Preparaticrs and Commencement of Cons 9 uction, F.O. 57300-956, Job :-5590, Domt '1c. 5 0--3 5 8 environmental impact from such limited any structures to the extent necessary toconstr restore the site to its natural condition and by grading and landscaping.
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The construction activities that would be authorized would not preclude adoption of Additional costs would not be incurred duealte to design alternatives af ter preliminary" Site P this letter have been accomplished.
delayed,If the "In-Service Date" of this unit is a serious shortage of system Alternate methods of procuring power arecapacity detailed in the it'. H.
Report Supplenent 2 Section 9.0Zimmer Environinental fron a cost and reliability standpoint whenthat n It is obvious Zimmer Nuclesr Pouer Station Unit 1 compared to the 4.
Columbus and Dayttn CompanicsThe anticipated ponr (CCD) indicates that the Em. H.
be placed in service by early 1977 in order toZirner Kucl meet the 1977 summr peak loads.
meet this In order to preparations he completed during the 1972 schedule, it i construction season.
Grading and corpacted backfill work in the So th-western Ohio arca pnerally cc:.ot be conductc:
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granted to cc.;inut If permission is no:.
this ucrh, including ccm-pacte] b a c % fi _1, dring the 1972 construction sencon, the G. _;.y n to weather conditions mc; add Imre than six t:nths to the overall schedub x\\
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The one year delay, primarily caused by the Calvert Cliffs decisica and AEC regulatory g
process,.in plant conpletion has already j
increased the total capital investment of
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the unit by approxinetely $14 million.
This capital cost increase vill result in addi-j l
tional revenue requirements to cover fixed l
charges during the lifetime of the unit, l
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I The additional cost of generatica incurred by the CCD companics. as a direct result of delaying the in-service date of the Zimmer Unit from 1975 to 1976 is estimated to be 3
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$16.9 million, measured at 1976 cost levels.
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This makes the cost to the CCD companies, as
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a result of delays to date, a total of $30.9 million, $14 million of which is additional l
costs to the Zimmer Project and $16.9 million i
of which is added operating and other construc-tion costs made necessary by tha delay.
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If site activities roguested arc not completed during the construction season cf 1972, the in-o i
service date will be delayed beyond the first quarter of 1977 and the additional costs g
resulting from delays vill amount to in excess of $2 million a month.
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Any delay of the in-service date will result in Clermont County, Uashington Township, and the New Richmond Schecl Distric: losing a substantial amount of property tax revenues.
I Presently the unemployment late in Clermont County is 14.5 0.
The construction schedule indicates that over 1200 craft cnployees will be required during the peak of ccnctructirn.
Man;. of the craf t empicyees will be from
.o Clermont County area.
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57200-956, Job E 5590,_ l'oc!:e t No. I.'-358 Continuation 'of the activitics requested such as b:ckfilling, construction of an adequate road system, drcinaqo ditches 7:id river terminals would permit grading, prepar drainage, auf landscaping to procaed at an finish erosion and silting during construction. earlier date minimizing In summary, that permission be granted to continu? based on the above factors, we requ already started for the follc ing rencons:the site preparation 1.
Ma::imum environment 1 innact associated with the change of the site f' rom its foruer undeveloped state _lready has occurred.
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Redress of the site environment will be possible due to the limited scope of the requested activity continuation.
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1 Continuation will not further degrade the 1
environitent ; in fcet, the environment will be enhanced.
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The effects of delay from not continuing site activitics would net be in the public interest.
Increased construction and interest costs would be incurred and pasrad on to the consumer.
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Unicss grcding is permitted to continue, it will be difficult to control.:: oil erosion, i
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Continuation of sito work will aid in alleviating unempicyr.ent in Clerr.ont County.
If the activities are permitted to be continued P2rsuant to l Z:'n50. l(' (d), ti :j shall be conducted in such
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a tr.nner as will rainimire er reduce their environmental
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