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N JAM 2 61971 1
Docket Nos M and 50-265 2
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Commonwealth Edison Company ATIN:
Fk. Byron Lee, Jr.
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P. O. Box 767 Cnicago, Illinois 60690 l
Gentlemen:
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Tnis to in response to your October 12, 1971, request for authori-eation to operato Units 1 and 2 of the Quad-Cities Station at nouer icvels of up to 50 percent of aggregate station power.
t Your request is subject to the provisions of section L.3 of Appendix D of 10 CFR Part 50 and our consideration of your request has been in accordance with that section.
Additional study of the environmental effects of operation at the 50 percent power level will be necessary before we can considor authorizing you to operate the station at that power level.
We have, however, completed our review, in accordance with section D.3 of Appcadix D, of operation of the station at 20 percent of full pover and have determined that operation of the station at that power level could be authorized.
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This determination, a copy of which in enclosed, aas oeen made on :ne basis of our consideration and balancing of the factors described in paragraph 2 of section D.3 of Appendix D and upon making the findings specified in 10 CFR a 50.57(a).
Based on the above, we are prepared to issue licenses whicn could authorize the operation of Units 1 and 2 at power levels up to 20 percent of rated power for each unit.
However, as you know, on
~3 December 13, 1971, the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order enjoining the Commission from issuing any partial operating license for the Quad-Cities Station pursuant to I
section D.3 of Appendix D until the procedures of Section 102(2)(c) of tae National Environmental Policy Act of 1?69 (MEPA) have been complied with.
Accordingly, we may not at this time issue the licenses authorizing partial operation of the cuad-Citias Station.
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We are,'of course, continuing the preparation'of the NEPA environ-1 mental review of: full power operation of the Station in accordance
'b with Appendix.D of 10 CFR Part 50. Appendix D also includes the requirement for specific approval of the Commissioners prior to authorization of operation at any level above 20%. prior to comple-tion of a full NEPA review.
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Peter A. Morris, Director Division of Reactor Licensing cca John W. Rowe Isham, Lincoln & Beale 1
Counsel for Commonwealth hg>
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Mr. Charles'Whitmore, President
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Attachment:
Staff Report on Environmental Impact DISTRIBUTION:
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H. J. McAlduff, ORO h
Local PDR 1
J. A. Harris, PI Docket File J. R. Buchanan, ORNL DR R/F T. W. Laughlin, DTIE DRL R/F A. A. Wells, ASLB i.
BWR-2 File
.S. Robinson, SECY j-E. G. Case, DRS J. Saltzman,'SLR j.
Attorney, OGC I
R. S. Boyd Compliance (2)
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