NRC Generic Letter 80-65, Request for Estimated Construction Completion and Fuel Load Schedules

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GL80065

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555

July 11, 1980

TO ALL APPLICANTS FOR OPERATING LICENSES AND CONSTRUCTION PERMIT HOLDERS

In the process of establishing priorities for the licensing reviews of operating license applications, we rely principally on the best estimates of the construction completion date of utilities. In most cases, this date will be confirmed or modified by our Caseload Forecast Panel which usually visits a specific plant site no more than once a year. Because of a number of recent slippages in applicants' construction completion schedules, we believe it is appropriate at this time to request up-to-date schedules from all applicants. Accordingly, we are requesting you to advise us of your present best estimate of the construction completion date for your facility (facilities) and fuel load target date so that we may establish our licensing priorities based on the latest available data. For your information, I have enclosed a listing provided to the House Appropriations Subcommittee of target schedules for those plants seeking operating licenses in the next three years. Those applicants not listed in the enclosure should provide the date they plan to tender their Operating License Application (FSAR and ER) to the NRC.

Upon receipt of your response, we anticipate a potential revision to our present licensing review priorities. Note that the order of our priorities is somewhat influenced by a hearing which is required for some of the OL applications. Inasmuch as we are still limited in our casework by our manpower resources, we request that your response be as up-to-date as possible.

Please provide your response within thirty days of receipt of this letter.

Sincerely,

Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director Division Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosure:

As Stated

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