ML20198F259

Requests Radiation Safety Hearing Date as Soon After 750901 as Possible,To Permit Issuance by 751101 of ASLB Partial Decision or Order Permitting Addl LWA-2 Work

ML20198F259
Person / Time
Site:	Washington Public Power Supply System
Issue date:	08/12/1975
From:	Anthony Giambusso Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Gallo J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD)
References
CON-WNP-1082 NUDOCS 8605280452
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NPd Rdg Docket Nos.: 50-460 AUE 121975 LWa 2-3 Rdg AGiambusso and 50-513 RDeYoung LWR TCs TCox LWR BCs i

J. Gallo, Chief Hearing Counsel. Office of Executive Legal Director MANAGEMENT ACTION ON WNP-1,4 DOCl2T This memo is to request your effort in escablishing a rad safety hearing date for this docket es soon after 9/1/75 as possible, but in any case soon enough that an ASLB partial decision or order permitting additional LWA-2 work can be issued before 11/1/75. On 11/1/75, Applicant will have completed all work authorized under the LWA-1 and LWA-2 issuad on 8/1/75.

The radiological safety review is coreplete, except for two retiaining outstanding safety issues (not including the Appendix I evaluation) which are expected to be resolved and documented by 9/2/75. These issues are the ECCS final evaluation and evaluation of an ERDA/WPPSS 4

agreement cov. ring Applicant authority to centrol exclusion area activities. Current staff schedules for Append 1x I resolution.1/

predict completion no earlier than 11/4/75, a full two months after all other rad. safety issues are closed.

It is my understanding that additional LWA-2 work beyond that already authorized vill require the ASLB to convene a hearing. If a hearing is not convened until the Appendix I evaluation is complete, we could not respond to the Applicant's need for additional work authorization by 11/1/75.

I recognize that a full rad. safety hearing held in September ray l-require that than hearing record be held open to achieve final disposition of the Appendix I matter. However, all of the rad. safety review except Apnendix I could be aired in September and on the basis of that examination the Board could be asked to authorize additional safety-related work as described in 10 CFR 50.10 (e)(3)..This effort can be expected to result in the desired authorization by the ti=e it is needed, by n /1/75. It also would avert the two month suspension of construction a'etivities that would obtain if we simply wait for the Appendix I matter to be concluded on the schedule now forecant before i

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l The WNI^-1.4 facility is a " golden plant"2./

This action to maintain the current numenttna of the licensing process is, in ny view, reasonable and justified in this case.

l In addition to the direct benefit to the Applicant ar.d consumer public in aliminating an amidable construction suspension, there is tha racognized benefit of expeditiously cow leting a licensing action scon after the actual technical review of Applicant's submittals is crmp%ete.

edsk A. Ginilbusso, Director Division of Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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