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==DearMr.Muller:==
==DearMr.Muller:==
ThisisinresponsetoyourletterdatedJuly5,1973,requestingcommentontheAECDraftEnvironmentalStatementrelatingtotheconversionofthecurrentprovisionaloperatinglicensetoafull~termlicensetotheNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationfortheNineMilePointNuclearStationUnit1(DocketNo.50-220).ThefollowingcommentsaremadeincompliancewiththeNationalEnvironmentalPolicyActof1969,andtheApril23,1971,GuidelinesoftheCouncilonEnvironmentalQuality,andreviewtheneedforthecapacityofthe610-megawattNineMilePointNuclearUnit1withregardtotheadequacyandreliabilityoftheaffectedelectricpowersystemsandrelatedmatters.Inpreparationofthesecomments,theFederalPowerCommission'sBureauofPowerstaffhasconsideredtheAECDraftEnvironmentalState-ment;theApplicant'sEnvironmentalReportandSupplementsthereto;relatedreportsmadeinresponsetotheCommissionIsStatementofPolicyonReliabilityandAdequacyofElectricService(DocketNo.R-362);andthestaff'sanalysisofthesedocumentstogetherwithrelatedinformationfromotherFPCreports.Thestaffgenerallybasesitsevaluationoftheneedforaspecificbulkpowerfacilityuponlong-termconsiderationsaswellasupontheload-supplysituationforthepeakloadperiodimmediatelyfollowingtheavailabilityofthefacility.ItshouldbenotedthattheusefullifeoftheNineMilePointunztisexpectedtobe30yearsormore.DuringthatperiodtheunitwillmakeasignificantcontributiontotheadequacyofpowersupplyintheApplicant'sservicearea.TheNineMilePointNuclearUnit1hasbeenincommercialoperationsinceDecember1969.DuringtheperiodfromDecember1969toDecember31,1971,theunitproduced4,858billionkilowatt-hoursofelectricenergy,andduring1972theunitproducedanadditional3,242billionkilowatt-hours.
ThisisinresponsetoyourletterdatedJuly5,1973,requesting commentontheAECDraftEnvironmental Statement relatingtotheconversion ofthecurrentprovisional operating licensetoafull~term licensetotheNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation fortheNineMilePointNuclearStationUnit1(DocketNo.50-220).Thefollowing commentsaremadeincompliance withtheNationalEnvironmental PolicyActof1969,andtheApril23,1971,Guidelines oftheCouncilonEnvironmental Quality,andreviewtheneedforthecapacityofthe610-megawatt NineMilePointNuclearUnit1withregardtotheadequacyandreliability oftheaffectedelectricpowersystemsandrelatedmatters.Inpreparation ofthesecomments, theFederalPowerCommission's BureauofPowerstaffhasconsidered theAECDraftEnvironmental State-ment;theApplicant's Environmental ReportandSupplements thereto;relatedreportsmadeinresponsetotheCommissionIs Statement ofPolicyonReliability andAdequacyofElectricService(DocketNo.R-362);andthestaff'sanalysisofthesedocuments togetherwith relatedinformation fromotherFPCreports.Thestaffgenerally basesitsevaluation oftheneedforaspecificbulkpowerfacilityuponlong-term considerations aswellasupontheload-supply situation forthepeakloadperiodimmediately following theavailability ofthefacility.
uQGQV0332~AC1i"-:;3"-'iseni~awl.-&RI' Mr.DanielR.MullerTheApplicantisamemberoftheNewYorkPowerPool(NYPP),whichcoordinatestheoperationofmembers'ulkpowersystemswhosecombinedserviceareasservetheentireStateofNewYork.TheApplicantisalsoamemberoftheNortheastPowerCoordinatingCouncil(NPCC),whichcoordinatestheplanningofthemembers'eneratingandtransmissionfacilitiesintheareawhichincludestheStateofNewYork,NewEnglandandth'eprovincesofNewBrunswickandOntario.NPCChasestablishedareliabilztycriterionequivalenttoalossofloadprobabilityofoneday'ntenyears.Members'oftheNYPPhaveagreedthattomaintainthisstandard,eachmemb'ersystemw'illmaintaininstalledcapacityatleastequaltothatrequiredtomeetan18percentreserveduringitsmostrecentannualpeakload.TheBureauofPower'taffhasanalyzed,theeffecto'fthecapacityofNineMilePointNo.1onthewinter-peakingApplicant'ssystemforthe1973-1974WinterPeakPeriodandthesummer-peakingNYPPforthe1974SummerPeakPeriod.ThefollowingtabulationsshowtheeffectoftheNineMileUnit1onthesesystems.NIAGARAMOHAWKSYSTEM1/1973-74WINTERPEAKLOADPERIODWithUnit1WithoutUnit1TotalOwnedCapability,Dec.31,1972,MWShareofRosetonNo.1,MWShareofRosetonNo.2,MWShareofFitzpatrickNo.1,MWShareofBlenheim-Gilboa,MWOtherPurchasesTotalCapability,MWEstimatedPeakLoad,MWReserveMWReserve,%ofPeakLoad325124024029555016466,22252001,02219.72,64124024029555016465,61252004127.91/NiagaraMohawkForm12ReportFor1972.
ItshouldbenotedthattheusefullifeoftheNineMilePointunztisexpectedtobe30yearsormore.Duringthatperiodtheunitwillmakeasignificant contribution totheadequacyofpowersupplyintheApplicant's servicearea.TheNineMilePointNuclearUnit1hasbeenincommercial operation sinceDecember1969.DuringtheperiodfromDecember1969toDecember31,1971,theunitproduced4,858billionkilowatt-hours ofelectricenergy,andduring1972theunitproducedanadditional 3,242billionkilowatt-hours.
HfI'll)ggy~IIJ<+$Jlt>lli<(4*Ah$Jll.'):irh9'<3!iai.<~At~V Mr.DanielR.MullerNEWYORKPOWERPOOL1974SUMMERPEAKPERlOD1/WithUnit1WithoutUnit1fTotalCapability-.MegawattsNetPeakLoad.-MegawattsReserveMargin-Megawatts.',<<ReserveMargin-PercentofPe'akLoad27,6712250062/5,66525.827,06122,0062/5,05523.01/DataSource:NPCCReport383-2datedApril1,1973.2/CoincidentPeakLoadof21,930megawattsincreasedby76MWasaresultoftransactionswithsystemsoutsideNYPP.TheNiagaraMohawkreserveof19.7%withNineMilePointiswithintherangeusuallyfoundsatisfactory,butthebarenumericalvalueisdeceptive.Ofthe1,646MWlistedunder"OtherPurchases,"270MWissuppliedby.RochesterGas&ElectricCompany,whointurnisrelyingonapurchaseof207MWfromPowerAuthorityoftheStateofNewYork.However,RochesterGas&ElectricCompany,'accordingtoits1972Form12ReporttotheFederalPowerCommission,willonlyhavea5.2%reserveatthetimeofits1973-74winterpeak.Consequently,ofthe1,022megawattreservethatNiagaraMohawkappearstohavewithNineMilePointNo.1,270megawattscan,beconsideredofdoubtfulreliability.WithoutNineMilePoint,NiagaraMohawkwouldhaveonlya7.9%reserve,morethanhalfofwhichwouldbedependentonapurchaseofdoubtfulreliability.XtisthereforeessentialforNiagaraMohawk'sadequacyofservicetohaveNineMilePointNo.1inoperationatitsfullrated610megawatts.TheApplicant'ssystemisintegratedwithallNewYorkStatesystemsthroughtheNYPPandthesummer-peakingpoolindicatesreservesof25.8percentofpeak,loadresponsibilitywiththecapacityofUnit1and23.0percentwithouttheunit.Duringtheweekofthesummerpeaksin1971and1972theNYPPexperiencedunavailablecapacitytotalling3,326megawattsand3,581megawatts,respectively,duetoscheduledmaintenance,forcedoutages,delaysinavailabilityofnewunitsandvariationofhydroconditionsfrommedianvalues.Xftheaverageofthecapacitylossesexperiencedduringthe1971and1972summerpeaksexistedatthetimeofthe1974summerpeak,thereservesontheNYPPsystemwouldbereducedto10.0percentwithUnit1and7.3percentwithouttheunit.  
uQGQV0332~AC1i"-:;3"-'iseni~awl.-&RI' Mr.DanielR.MullerTheApplicant isamemberoftheNewYorkPowerPool(NYPP),whichcoordinates theoperation ofmembers'ulk powersystemswhosecombinedserviceareasservetheentireStateofNewYork.TheApplicant isalsoamemberoftheNortheast PowerCoordinating Council(NPCC),whichcoordinates theplanningofthemembers'enerating andtransmission facilities intheareawhichincludestheStateofNewYork,NewEnglandandth'eprovinces ofNewBrunswick andOntario.NPCChasestablished areliabilzty criterion equivalent toalossofloadprobability ofoneday'ntenyears.Members'oftheNYPPhaveagreedthattomaintainthisstandard, eachmemb'ersystemw'illmaintaininstalled capacityatleastequaltothatrequiredtomeetan18percentreserveduringitsmostrecentannualpeakload.TheBureauofPower'taff hasanalyzed, theeffecto'fthecapacityofNineMilePointNo.1onthewinter-peaking Applicant's systemforthe1973-1974 WinterPeakPeriodandthesummer-peaking NYPPforthe1974SummerPeakPeriod.Thefollowing tabulations showtheeffectoftheNineMileUnit1onthesesystems.NIAGARAMOHAWKSYSTEM1/1973-74WINTERPEAKLOADPERIODWithUnit1WithoutUnit1TotalOwnedCapability, Dec.31,1972,MWShareofRosetonNo.1,MWShareofRosetonNo.2,MWShareofFitzpatrick No.1,MWShareofBlenheim-Gilboa, MWOtherPurchases TotalCapability, MWEstimated PeakLoad,MWReserveMWReserve,%ofPeakLoad325124024029555016466,22252001,02219.72,64124024029555016465,61252004127.91/NiagaraMohawkForm12ReportFor1972.
HfI'll)ggy~IIJ<+$Jlt>lli<(4*Ah$Jll.'):irh9'<3!iai.<~At~V Mr.DanielR.MullerNEWYORKPOWERPOOL1974SUMMERPEAKPERlOD1/WithUnit1WithoutUnit1fTotalCapability
-.Megawatts NetPeakLoad.-Megawatts ReserveMargin-Megawatts
.',<<ReserveMargin-PercentofPe'akLoad27,6712250062/5,66525.827,06122,0062/5,05523.01/DataSource:NPCCReport383-2datedApril1,1973.2/Coincident PeakLoadof21,930megawatts increased by76MWasaresultoftransactions withsystemsoutsideNYPP.TheNiagaraMohawkreserveof19.7%withNineMilePointiswithintherangeusuallyfoundsatisfactory, butthebarenumerical valueisdeceptive.
Ofthe1,646MWlistedunder"OtherPurchases,"
270MWissuppliedby.Rochester Gas&ElectricCompany,whointurnisrelyingonapurchaseof207MWfromPowerAuthority oftheStateofNewYork.However,Rochester Gas&ElectricCompany,'according toits1972Form12ReporttotheFederalPowerCommission, willonlyhavea5.2%reserveatthetimeofits1973-74winterpeak.Consequently, ofthe1,022megawattreservethatNiagaraMohawkappearstohavewithNineMilePointNo.1,270megawatts can,beconsidered ofdoubtfulreliability.
WithoutNineMilePoint,NiagaraMohawkwouldhaveonlya7.9%reserve,morethanhalfofwhichwouldbedependent onapurchaseofdoubtfulreliability.
Xtistherefore essential forNiagaraMohawk'sadequacyofservicetohaveNineMilePointNo.1inoperation atitsfullrated610megawatts.
TheApplicant's systemisintegrated withallNewYorkStatesystemsthroughtheNYPPandthesummer-peaking poolindicates reservesof25.8percentofpeak,loadresponsibility withthecapacityofUnit1and23.0percentwithouttheunit.Duringtheweekofthesummerpeaksin1971and1972theNYPPexperienced unavailable capacitytotalling 3,326megawatts and3,581megawatts, respectively, duetoscheduled maintenance, forcedoutages,delaysinavailability ofnewunitsandvariation ofhydroconditions frommedianvalues.Xftheaverageofthecapacitylossesexperienced duringthe1971and1972summerpeaksexistedatthetimeofthe1974summerpeak,thereservesontheNYPPsystemwouldbereducedto10.0percentwithUnit1and7.3percentwithouttheunit.  


Mr.DanielR.MullerDuringthe1974summerperiod,theavailabilityofemergencypowersuppliesfromtheneighboringNEPOOL1/andPJM2/poolsmaybelimitedbytheneedsofthosesystemstomaintainplannedreservelevels.ThelimitedcapacityoftheintexconnectionsandthepredominantlythermalsystemsofNEPOOLandPJM,whicharesubjecttoforcedoutages,fuelshortagesandoperatingrestrictionsduetoairqualitylimitations,indicatethatlittlecapacityreservewouldbeavailablefromtheseareas.Thewinter-peakingOntarioHydrosystemhasindicatedreservesaftermaintenanceof31.3percentofpeakload,totalling3,490mega-watts,andi,sconsideredtheonlyavailablesourceofemergencypowersupply.TheNineMilePointUnit1iscompletedandhasbeenproducingelectricpowex'ince1969.InviewofthesubstantialpurchasesofpowernecessarybytheApplicanttomeetitssystemdemands,theBureauofPowerstaffrecommendsthatthefull-tennoperatinglicensebeissuedtotheApplicantforthisunit.Powerpurchasesareanexpedientformeetingelectricsystemdemandsduringconstructionofnewunits;however,purchasesarenotasatisfactorysubstituteforadequatebase-loadownedgeneration.Regionalreliabilityisgreatlyimprovedwheneachelectricsystemhasadequateinstalledgeneratingcapacitytomeetitssyst:emdemandsandprovidereservecapacity.rTheuseofgeothermalpowerasanalternativetothenuclearunitwasnotconsidered,accordingtotheDraftEnvironmentalStatement(page9-1).Inlightofthefactthatgeo)ljermalsourcesareknowntoexistinNewYorkandneighboringstates,-adiscussionofthisalternatewouldbeappropriate.HydroelectricpowerasasubstitutefortheNineMilePointNuclearunitwouldbeimpracticalandinadequate.AlthoughthetotalgeneratingcapacitythatcouldbemadeavailableinNewYorkbytheadditionof'eneratorsatexistinghydrositesandthedevelopmentofnewsitesissome1,292megawatts,4/'hiscapacitywouldbescatteredoveralaxgenumberofsites.Thetotalaverageannualenergyavailablefxomallthesites;4/wouldbeapproximatelyequaltotheannualenergyobtainable.1/NewEnglandPowerPool.2/Pennsylvania<<NewJersey-MarylandInterconnection.3/ThermalSpringsoftheUnitedStatesandOtherCountriesoftheworld-ASummary.GeologicalSurveyProfessionalPaper492.U.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice,1965.4/HydroelectricPowerResourcesoftheUnitedStates,January1,1972.FederalPowerCommission,FPCP-42.
Mr.DanielR.MullerDuringthe1974summerperiod,theavailability ofemergency powersuppliesfromtheneighboring NEPOOL1/andPJM2/poolsmaybelimitedbytheneedsofthosesystemstomaintainplannedreservelevels.Thelimitedcapacityoftheintexconnections andthepredominantly thermalsystemsofNEPOOLandPJM,whicharesubjecttoforcedoutages,fuelshortages andoperating restrictions duetoairqualitylimitations, indicatethatlittlecapacityreservewouldbeavailable fromtheseareas.Thewinter-peaking OntarioHydrosystemhasindicated reservesaftermaintenance of31.3percentofpeakload,totalling 3,490mega-watts,andi,sconsidered theonlyavailable sourceofemergency powersupply.TheNineMilePointUnit1iscompleted andhasbeenproducing electricpowex'ince 1969.Inviewofthesubstantial purchases ofpowernecessary bytheApplicant tomeetitssystemdemands,theBureauofPowerstaffrecommends thatthefull-tenn operating licensebeissuedtotheApplicant forthisunit.Powerpurchases areanexpedient formeetingelectricsystemdemandsduringconstruction ofnewunits;however,purchases arenotasatisfactory substitute foradequatebase-loadownedgeneration.
I~  Mr.DanielR.MullerfromNineMilePointNo.1.However,itisnotconsidered'feasibletodevelopalargenumberofsmallhydroelectric"sitesduetoenvironmental,considerationsandpublicreaction.'heBureauofPowerstaffconsidersthattheNineMilePointUnit1isneededontheApplicant'ssystemtomeettheprojectedloads.,InviewofthesubstantialpowerpurchasesrequiredbyNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationto'eetloadsandtheseriousconsequencesofinadequateinstalledgeneratingcapacity,thestaffconsidersitprudentthatafull-termlicensebeissuedtotheApplicantforthecontinuedoperationoftheNineMileNuclearStationUnit1.Verytrulyyours,TA.hillipChief,BureauofPower  
Regionalreliability isgreatlyimprovedwheneachelectricsystemhasadequateinstalled generating capacitytomeetitssyst:emdemandsandprovidereservecapacity.
rTheuseofgeothermal powerasanalternative tothenuclearunitwasnotconsidered, according totheDraftEnvironmental Statement (page9-1).Inlightofthefactthatgeo)ljermal sourcesareknowntoexistinNewYorkandneighboring states,-adiscussion ofthisalternate wouldbeappropriate.
Hydroelectric powerasasubstitute fortheNineMilePointNuclearunitwouldbeimpractical andinadequate.
Althoughthetotalgenerating capacitythatcouldbemadeavailable inNewYorkbytheadditionof'enerators atexistinghydrositesandthedevelopment ofnewsitesissome1,292megawatts, 4/'hiscapacitywouldbescattered overalaxgenumberofsites.Thetotalaverageannualenergyavailable fxomallthesites;4/wouldbeapproximately equaltotheannualenergyobtainable.
1/NewEnglandPowerPool.2/Pennsylvania<<New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection.
3/ThermalSpringsoftheUnitedStatesandOtherCountries oftheworld-ASummary.Geological SurveyProfessional Paper492.U.S.Government PrintingOffice,1965.4/Hydroelectric PowerResources oftheUnitedStates,January1,1972.FederalPowerCommission, FPCP-42.
I~  Mr.DanielR.MullerfromNineMilePointNo.1.However,itisnotconsidered
'feasible todevelopalargenumberofsmallhydroelectric"sites duetoenvironmental, considerations andpublicreaction.
'heBureauofPowerstaffconsiders thattheNineMilePointUnit1isneededontheApplicant's systemtomeettheprojected loads.,Inviewofthesubstantial powerpurchases requiredbyNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation to'eetloadsandtheseriousconsequences ofinadequate installed generating
: capacity, thestaffconsiders itprudentthatafull-term licensebeissuedtotheApplicant forthecontinued operation oftheNineMileNuclearStationUnit1.Verytrulyyours,TA.hillipChief,BureauofPower  
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Nine Mile Point Unit 1 - Letter Responding to the July 5, 1973 Letter Requesting Comment on the AEC Draft Environmental Statement Relating to the Conversion of the Current Provisional Operating License to a Full-Term License
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Issue date: 09/06/1973
From: Phillips T A
US Federal Power Commission
To: Muller D R
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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DearMr.Muller:

ThisisinresponsetoyourletterdatedJuly5,1973,requesting commentontheAECDraftEnvironmental Statement relatingtotheconversion ofthecurrentprovisional operating licensetoafull~term licensetotheNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation fortheNineMilePointNuclearStationUnit1(DocketNo.50-220).Thefollowing commentsaremadeincompliance withtheNationalEnvironmental PolicyActof1969,andtheApril23,1971,Guidelines oftheCouncilonEnvironmental Quality,andreviewtheneedforthecapacityofthe610-megawatt NineMilePointNuclearUnit1withregardtotheadequacyandreliability oftheaffectedelectricpowersystemsandrelatedmatters.Inpreparation ofthesecomments, theFederalPowerCommission's BureauofPowerstaffhasconsidered theAECDraftEnvironmental State-ment;theApplicant's Environmental ReportandSupplements thereto;relatedreportsmadeinresponsetotheCommissionIs Statement ofPolicyonReliability andAdequacyofElectricService(DocketNo.R-362);andthestaff'sanalysisofthesedocuments togetherwith relatedinformation fromotherFPCreports.Thestaffgenerally basesitsevaluation oftheneedforaspecificbulkpowerfacilityuponlong-term considerations aswellasupontheload-supply situation forthepeakloadperiodimmediately following theavailability ofthefacility.

ItshouldbenotedthattheusefullifeoftheNineMilePointunztisexpectedtobe30yearsormore.Duringthatperiodtheunitwillmakeasignificant contribution totheadequacyofpowersupplyintheApplicant's servicearea.TheNineMilePointNuclearUnit1hasbeenincommercial operation sinceDecember1969.DuringtheperiodfromDecember1969toDecember31,1971,theunitproduced4,858billionkilowatt-hours ofelectricenergy,andduring1972theunitproducedanadditional 3,242billionkilowatt-hours.

uQGQV0332~AC1i"-:;3"-'iseni~awl.-&RI' Mr.DanielR.MullerTheApplicant isamemberoftheNewYorkPowerPool(NYPP),whichcoordinates theoperation ofmembers'ulk powersystemswhosecombinedserviceareasservetheentireStateofNewYork.TheApplicant isalsoamemberoftheNortheast PowerCoordinating Council(NPCC),whichcoordinates theplanningofthemembers'enerating andtransmission facilities intheareawhichincludestheStateofNewYork,NewEnglandandth'eprovinces ofNewBrunswick andOntario.NPCChasestablished areliabilzty criterion equivalent toalossofloadprobability ofoneday'ntenyears.Members'oftheNYPPhaveagreedthattomaintainthisstandard, eachmemb'ersystemw'illmaintaininstalled capacityatleastequaltothatrequiredtomeetan18percentreserveduringitsmostrecentannualpeakload.TheBureauofPower'taff hasanalyzed, theeffecto'fthecapacityofNineMilePointNo.1onthewinter-peaking Applicant's systemforthe1973-1974 WinterPeakPeriodandthesummer-peaking NYPPforthe1974SummerPeakPeriod.Thefollowing tabulations showtheeffectoftheNineMileUnit1onthesesystems.NIAGARAMOHAWKSYSTEM1/1973-74WINTERPEAKLOADPERIODWithUnit1WithoutUnit1TotalOwnedCapability, Dec.31,1972,MWShareofRosetonNo.1,MWShareofRosetonNo.2,MWShareofFitzpatrick No.1,MWShareofBlenheim-Gilboa, MWOtherPurchases TotalCapability, MWEstimated PeakLoad,MWReserveMWReserve,%ofPeakLoad325124024029555016466,22252001,02219.72,64124024029555016465,61252004127.91/NiagaraMohawkForm12ReportFor1972.

HfI'll)ggy~IIJ<+$Jlt>lli<(4*Ah$Jll.'):irh9'<3!iai.<~At~V Mr.DanielR.MullerNEWYORKPOWERPOOL1974SUMMERPEAKPERlOD1/WithUnit1WithoutUnit1fTotalCapability

-.Megawatts NetPeakLoad.-Megawatts ReserveMargin-Megawatts

.',<<ReserveMargin-PercentofPe'akLoad27,6712250062/5,66525.827,06122,0062/5,05523.01/DataSource:NPCCReport383-2datedApril1,1973.2/Coincident PeakLoadof21,930megawatts increased by76MWasaresultoftransactions withsystemsoutsideNYPP.TheNiagaraMohawkreserveof19.7%withNineMilePointiswithintherangeusuallyfoundsatisfactory, butthebarenumerical valueisdeceptive.

Ofthe1,646MWlistedunder"OtherPurchases,"

270MWissuppliedby.Rochester Gas&ElectricCompany,whointurnisrelyingonapurchaseof207MWfromPowerAuthority oftheStateofNewYork.However,Rochester Gas&ElectricCompany,'according toits1972Form12ReporttotheFederalPowerCommission, willonlyhavea5.2%reserveatthetimeofits1973-74winterpeak.Consequently, ofthe1,022megawattreservethatNiagaraMohawkappearstohavewithNineMilePointNo.1,270megawatts can,beconsidered ofdoubtfulreliability.

WithoutNineMilePoint,NiagaraMohawkwouldhaveonlya7.9%reserve,morethanhalfofwhichwouldbedependent onapurchaseofdoubtfulreliability.

Xtistherefore essential forNiagaraMohawk'sadequacyofservicetohaveNineMilePointNo.1inoperation atitsfullrated610megawatts.

TheApplicant's systemisintegrated withallNewYorkStatesystemsthroughtheNYPPandthesummer-peaking poolindicates reservesof25.8percentofpeak,loadresponsibility withthecapacityofUnit1and23.0percentwithouttheunit.Duringtheweekofthesummerpeaksin1971and1972theNYPPexperienced unavailable capacitytotalling 3,326megawatts and3,581megawatts, respectively, duetoscheduled maintenance, forcedoutages,delaysinavailability ofnewunitsandvariation ofhydroconditions frommedianvalues.Xftheaverageofthecapacitylossesexperienced duringthe1971and1972summerpeaksexistedatthetimeofthe1974summerpeak,thereservesontheNYPPsystemwouldbereducedto10.0percentwithUnit1and7.3percentwithouttheunit.

Mr.DanielR.MullerDuringthe1974summerperiod,theavailability ofemergency powersuppliesfromtheneighboring NEPOOL1/andPJM2/poolsmaybelimitedbytheneedsofthosesystemstomaintainplannedreservelevels.Thelimitedcapacityoftheintexconnections andthepredominantly thermalsystemsofNEPOOLandPJM,whicharesubjecttoforcedoutages,fuelshortages andoperating restrictions duetoairqualitylimitations, indicatethatlittlecapacityreservewouldbeavailable fromtheseareas.Thewinter-peaking OntarioHydrosystemhasindicated reservesaftermaintenance of31.3percentofpeakload,totalling 3,490mega-watts,andi,sconsidered theonlyavailable sourceofemergency powersupply.TheNineMilePointUnit1iscompleted andhasbeenproducing electricpowex'ince 1969.Inviewofthesubstantial purchases ofpowernecessary bytheApplicant tomeetitssystemdemands,theBureauofPowerstaffrecommends thatthefull-tenn operating licensebeissuedtotheApplicant forthisunit.Powerpurchases areanexpedient formeetingelectricsystemdemandsduringconstruction ofnewunits;however,purchases arenotasatisfactory substitute foradequatebase-loadownedgeneration.

Regionalreliability isgreatlyimprovedwheneachelectricsystemhasadequateinstalled generating capacitytomeetitssyst:emdemandsandprovidereservecapacity.

rTheuseofgeothermal powerasanalternative tothenuclearunitwasnotconsidered, according totheDraftEnvironmental Statement (page9-1).Inlightofthefactthatgeo)ljermal sourcesareknowntoexistinNewYorkandneighboring states,-adiscussion ofthisalternate wouldbeappropriate.

Hydroelectric powerasasubstitute fortheNineMilePointNuclearunitwouldbeimpractical andinadequate.

Althoughthetotalgenerating capacitythatcouldbemadeavailable inNewYorkbytheadditionof'enerators atexistinghydrositesandthedevelopment ofnewsitesissome1,292megawatts, 4/'hiscapacitywouldbescattered overalaxgenumberofsites.Thetotalaverageannualenergyavailable fxomallthesites;4/wouldbeapproximately equaltotheannualenergyobtainable.

1/NewEnglandPowerPool.2/Pennsylvania<<New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection.

3/ThermalSpringsoftheUnitedStatesandOtherCountries oftheworld-ASummary.Geological SurveyProfessional Paper492.U.S.Government PrintingOffice,1965.4/Hydroelectric PowerResources oftheUnitedStates,January1,1972.FederalPowerCommission, FPCP-42.

I~ Mr.DanielR.MullerfromNineMilePointNo.1.However,itisnotconsidered

'feasible todevelopalargenumberofsmallhydroelectric"sites duetoenvironmental, considerations andpublicreaction.

'heBureauofPowerstaffconsiders thattheNineMilePointUnit1isneededontheApplicant's systemtomeettheprojected loads.,Inviewofthesubstantial powerpurchases requiredbyNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation to'eetloadsandtheseriousconsequences ofinadequate installed generating

capacity, thestaffconsiders itprudentthatafull-term licensebeissuedtotheApplicant forthecontinued operation oftheNineMileNuclearStationUnit1.Verytrulyyours,TA.hillipChief,BureauofPower

.Regulatory

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