ML20244C267
| ML20244C267 | |
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| Site: | Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 04/14/1989 |
| From: | Irwin D HUNTON & WILLIAMS, LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO. |
| To: | Carr K, Curtiss J, Roberts T, Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| CON-#289-8464 OL-3, NUDOCS 8904200122 | |
| Download: ML20244C267 (6) | |
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April 14' 1989 2"lla*d',"EYlsYE'o*o ri'c wo 24 566. 300001 :
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Zech, Jr., Chairman Commissioner Thomas M.
Roberts Commissioner Kenneth M.
Carr By Hand Commissioner Kenneth C.
Rogers Commissioner James R. Curtiss
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Nuclear. Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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Long' Island Lighting Company (Shoreham Nuclear Power Station. Unit 1)
Dear Chairman Zech and Commissioners:
This letter discusses the relationship between the Commis-sion's scheduled April-17 briefing on a full power operating license for the Shoreham Nuclear Power Station and an executory agreement.of February 28, 1989 between-Long Island Lighting Company.and New York State concerning the plant.
Under that agreement, LILCO would agree not to operate the plant and would cooperate in obtaining the Commission's consent to transfer the plant and associated licenses to qualified agencies of the State
'of'New York.
The stated intent of the Governor of New York is that those agencies would then ook the Commission's permission i
to decommission the plant.
They would also undertake, upon l;
LILCO's request, to construct replacement capacity to compensate t
p for the loss of Shoreham.
New York State has taken the steps required of it to ratify I'
the agreement.
LILCO's Board of Directors has approved it and i
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LILCO's. shareholders will vote on whether to approve it in
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It is not possible to predict whether LILCO's shareholders j
.g will ratify th9 agreement-with New York State.. Whatever their action, LILCO will' remain responsible for complying with all' Shoreham li~ cense requirements unless and until those license
't responsibilities have been modified, or the license. transferred, by the NRC..
'Since, under the. agreement with New York State, Shoreham will remain shut down at least until the LILCO shareholders' meeting, authorization of a full power operating license to LILCO i
will not result in any immediate; alteration of the' status quo at the plant.
Indeed, no;such alteration can occur unless-the l
. agreement is rejected by LILCo's shareholders or fails for other,
'l presently unforeseen intervening reasons.
LILCO believes that it has satisfied all requirements for k
issuance of a full power' license, and that its eligibility is not 1
affected by the pendency of the agreement with New York State described above.
Moreover, should circumstances require opera-j tion of the plant, a full power license (even if conditioned as described below) would enable that to occur.
Accordingly, LILCO respectfully urges the Commission to authorize a full power license promptly.
The public interest in bringing the Shoreham l
proceedings to a close, in permitting prompt judicial review of any pertinent issues, and in ensuring that Shoreham's capacity can be made available as needed, all argue powerfully in favor of this action.
Given the uncertainties in this matter, and given the fact that LILCO has agreed not to operate the plant prior to its shareholders' meeting, LILCO would not object to attachment of appropriate conditions to the Commission's full power license authorization:
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requiring the licensee to keep the Commission promptly informed of material developments relat-ing to the executory agreement with New York State; g
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limiting operation of the plant to 5% of rated power, notwithstanding the issuance of a full-power authorization, until the licensee notifies the Commission of some event that either permits or requires operation of the plant at above 5%
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requiring such additional readiness reviews as the passage of time may make appropriate.
LILCO hopes that this information will be of use to the Commission in'its ultimate disposition of the Shoreham licensing proceeding.
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I hereby cernfy that copies of a letter to the Chairman and Commissioners of
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the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from Donald P. Irwin, dated April 14,1989, were served this date upon the following by hand as indicated by an asterisk, or by first-class j
mail, postage prepaid.
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- Christine N. Kohl, Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com nission Atomic Safety and Licensing One White Flint North Appeal Board 11555 Rockville Pike U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, MD 20852 East-West Towers, Fif th Floor 4350 East-West Highway Commissioner Thomas M. Ro'oerts
- Bethesda, MD 20814 i
I U.S. Nuclear Regclatory Commtssion One White Flint North Alan S. Rosenthai, Esq.
11555 Rockville Pike Atomic Safety and Licensing Rockville, MD 20852 Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner Kenneth M. Carr
- East-West Towers, Fif th Floor 3
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4350 East-West Highway One White Flint North Bethesda, MD 20814 11555 Rockville Pik6 Rockville, MD 20852 Dr. W. Reed Johnson Atomic Safety and Licensing Commissioner Kenneth C. Rogers
- Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Colnmission One White Flint North 115 Falcon Drive, Colthurst 11555 Rockville Pike Charlottesville, VA 22901 Rockville, MD 20852 Thomas S. Moore, Chairman Commissioner James R. Curtiss
- Atomic Safety and Licensing U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Appeal Board One White Filnt North U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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11555 Rockville Pike East-West Towers, Fif th Floor Rockville, MD 20852 4360 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 William C. Parler, Esq.
- General Counsel Mr. Howard A. Wilber U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing One White Flint North Appeal Board 11555 Rockville Pike U.S. Nuclear Reguiatory Commission Rockville, MD 20852 East-West Towers, Fif th Fibor 4350 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814
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'U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i
Silver Spring, MD 20901 Washington, DC 20555
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Dr. Jerry R. Kline Edwin J. Reis. Esq.
- Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North East-West Towers, fourth Floor 11555 Rockville Pike
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4350 East-West Hwy.
Rockville, MD 20852 Bethesda, MD 20814 Lawrence Coe Lanpher, Esq.
Mr. Frederick J. Shon Karla J. Letsche, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Kirkpatrick & Lockhart U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission South Lobby - 9th Floor J
East-West Towers, Fourth Floor 1800 M Street, N.W.
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Bethesda, MD 20814 Fabian G. Palomino, Esq.
Dr. David L. Hetrick Richard J. Zahnleuter. Esq.
j Professor of Nuclear and Energy Special Counsel to the Governor i
Engineering Executive Chamber, Room 229 The University o,f Arizona State Capitol Tucson, Arizona 85721 Albany, NY 12224 John H. Frye, III, Chairman Charlie Donaldson, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Assistaat Attorney General
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NYS Department of Law East-West Towers, Fourth Floor Room 3-118 4350 East-West Hwy.
120 Broadway Bethesda, MD 20814 New York, NY 10271 Dr. Oscar H. Paris George W. Watson, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board William R. Cumming, Esq.
I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Federal Emergency Management East-West Towers, Fourth Floor Agency 4350 East-West Hwy.
500 C Street, S.W., R.oom 340 Bethesda, MD 20814 Washington, DC 20472 Secretary of the Commission Mr. Philip McIntire Attention Docketing and Service Federal Emergency Management Section Agency U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Evan A. Davis, Esq.
Twomey, Latham & Shea Counsel to the Gov 0?ilor 33 West Second Street Executivo Chamber P.O.. Box 298 Stste Capitol Riverhead, NY 11901 Albany, NY 12224 Jonathan D. Feinberg, Esq.
E. Thomas Boyle, Esq.
New York State Department of Suffolk County Attorney I
Public Service, Staff Counsel Building 153 North Co!tnty Complex
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Albany, NY 12223 Hauppauge, NY IJ788 i
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Shoreham Opponents' Coalition P.O. Box 231 195 East Main Street Wading River, NY 11792 Smithtown, NY 11787 ILD e
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