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{{#Wiki_filter:MARSHALL'BARRY,PH.D.ECONOMICCONSULTANT74ELIOTAVENUEWESTNEWTON.MASSACHUSETTS02165AREACODE617-332-1382NunzioJ.Palladino,DirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555December9,1985
{{#Wiki_filter:MARSHALL'BARRY,PH.D.ECONOMICCONSULTANT 74ELIOTAVENUEWESTNEWTON.MASSACHUSETTS 02165AREACODE617-332-1382NunzioJ.Palladino, DirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555December9,1985


==DearMr.Palladino:==
==DearMr.Palladino:==
IhaveattachedacopyofaBostonGlobenewsarticlewhichaddressesdirectlytheconcernIexpressedinmyllP',lettertoyoudated,December5,1985.Thedecisionin1985byFPSLandtheNRCtoinitiallypostponethesafety.shutdownforrefurbishingafter10yearsHofon-lineoperationsattheHutchinsonIslandnuclearpowerhouseandthesubsequentwaiverbytheNRCofthesafetyshutdownin1986directlyimpactonthefinancialconditionoftheFloridaPowerandLightCompany.Needlesstosay,thepostponementandsubsequentwaiverofasafetyrequirementwhichwouldentailan18to24monthshutdownofthenuclearpowerhouseforrepairsandrefurbishingwilldramaticallyreducethecostsand,asaresult,increaseFP8L'sprofitsfromitsoperationsinFlorida.TheStateofFlorida'sPublicServiceCommissionhasbeenapprovingratesuchashutdownatthisplant.Yourwaiverhasresultedinthreedeleteriousimpactsontheconsumerofelectricalpower:1.Theratestructurechargedoverthelast10yearshasbeeninflatedtoanunjustifiablelevelsincethecostsoftheshutdownareficticious.2.Thesafetyofconsumershasbeenignoredinfavorofstrictlyeconomicconsiderationsofashortrunnature.3.Thepoliticalviabilityofnuclearpowerasanalter-nativesourceofenergyhasbeenthreatenedduetothissanctioned,unsafeoperatingcondition.AnotherThreeMileIslandincident,orworse,wouldbemorethanthepublicwouldaccept.IfactionistakenbytheNRCtoenforceallsafety8601090488860>0+~~PDRADOC)C0@000>>S,)PDR  
 
~a12/9/85,page2requirementsforallnuclearoperations,therewouldbetwosignificantaccomplishments:1~TheerodingpublicconfidenceintheNRCasaprotectorofthe"publicinterest"wouldberestored,atleastinpart.TheacceptedviewthattheNRCservesasmerelyanindustryrepresentativeandapologistwouldbereversed'~Thehiatusinpublicregulationofnuclearpowerwhichcurrentlyexistswouldbefilled'singFloridaasanexample,theState'sPublicServiceCommissiononlyregulatestheprovisionandpricingofelectricalpowertoconsumerswithinthestate~Itisunderstaffedandstrainedtofillthisrolegivenitslimitedresources.Itmustoperateundertheassumptionthat.theNRCisensuringthesafetyofnuclearpowerplantsinboththeconstructionandoperationsphases.Itapprovesutilityratesbasedondatasubmittedbyprivateutilitiesasjustificationforrateincreases.ThesedataincludethecostsofNRCsafetyrequirements'ourwaiverofthismajorsafetyrequirementhasexposedFloridatoneedlessrisksaswellasinflatedcostsforelectricserviceFinally,pleasesendmeacopyoftheNRCstaffmemorandamentionedintheGlobearticle.Thankyouinadvanceforyourpromptactiontoreverseyourwa'iver,'andto'emovetheresultin'g'afetyhazard.hIIlSincerely,CC:DEMarshallBarry,Ph.DESenatorEdwardM.KennedySenatorJohnKerryRepresentativeBarneyFrankRepresentativeEdwardJ~MarkeyRepresentativeMichaelBilirakisJohnREMarks,IIIChairman,PublicServiceCommissionStateofFloridaD.MARSHALLBARRY.PH.D.ECONOMICCONSULTANTQe THEBOSTONGtOBEShTURDhYDECEMBER7!985USWorldV~~oqI!,statiesirms'narnces,antsaetByJohnRobinson....dumdatedJuly~IQSSthat"Ananctatstrain"ontheresourcesofhrkansasPowerd!LightCo.c!addpotentiallyhavepowerlaiscanbedl!ectl!ehtedttootheanImPactonthesafetyofthecomPany'sflnandalhealthoftheirparentcompan.lcs,accordingtoInternalstaffmemoran-.,,lnasubsequentmemo'DlrksraiseddaoftbeNuclearRegulatoryCommis-.!concernsaboutstateregulationsthat"lnsion.!.theInterestofshort-termeconomtcs,'pressuresmaycauseutilitiestohurryA'rsttl~OncethNRCsto~mvlcw'ork.takeshortcutsordelayactionInnanclalviabilityisrehtcdIssueshave..Dtrkssaidtheregulations.knownascausedofAclalconcern<<Ithlntheregula-performanceIncentives."mayaffectthi:toryagency.OneNRCstalferpointedtobahncebetweenaspectscondudvetothePublicServlpeCo.ofNewHampshire,safetyandaspectsthatcouMerodesafe-anditsSeabrooknuclearptantasanex-..ty."'amPOfaPqkPtJhat.raSm~tt'Pn.'heissueoffinancialvlab0ltyandcefAs.A-.~!~,.-isafetyhasbce'namatteroflitigationbe-WIIIIsmJ.Dirks.NRCexecutivedt~'tweennuclearpowercompanlcsandanti.forforoperations.wroteInamemo!an-nuclearenvlronmentallsts,whocontendthatutilitiescannotgetsuffldentfundsthroughtheratesettingprocesstoensuresafemalntanenceandoperationoftheirnuclearfacilities.TheNRC.slnci.eliminatingItsAnan-ctalreviewprocess.believestheretsnoconnectionbet<<certreviewsandsafety.ButPeterBradford.'aformerNRCcommissioner'whovotedagainstdrop-pingthereviewlute.saidyesterday.an'xaminationoftheTh!ecMlleIslandnu-clearplantacddcntdemonstratedthatA-~nandalconsMerattons"mightforceautilitytotakestepsthatwouldbeIncon-sistentwithsafeoperations."hNRCstaffmemberwhoaskednottobeIdentlAedbyname,saidthegrowingconcernInsidetheagencywasthatutili-ties,especiallyrelativelysmalloneslikePublicServiceofNewHampshire,wouldcutbackonexperiencedstiffandncccs-sarymalntalnencewhenfacedwithfl.nandalchoices."Scab!ookrepresentedaverytargeIn-crease.adoubling.ofPublicServiceofHSwHampshire'scapitalassets.Itbe-.cameclearastheywentalongtheycouldnotaffordtherapidgrowth.Thedanger'sacompanylikethatwillsay.'Let'scutback.'nfortunately,withanuclearpowerplant.Itallboltsdowntosafety."InaletterreleasedyesterdaytoNRCchairmanNunztoJ.Palladlno,Rcp.Ed-wardJ.Markeywrote."IArmlybelieve..thatautility'sAnanctaisituationshoutdnotbepermittedtoJustifyorexcuseanythreattopublichealthandsafety."Markey.chairmanoftheHousesub-committeeonenergyconservationandpower.askedthatthecommissionpro.~vide"speclAcprocessandcriteria"forpublicassessmentofanuclearlicensee's~'inancialqualiAcatlons.ahmNMOPhLLhDINO""..:~terfromIglrrF~ch,  
IhaveattachedacopyofaBostonGlobenewsarticlewhichaddresses directlytheconcernIexpressed inmyllP',lettertoyoudated,December5,1985.Thedecisionin1985byFPSLandtheNRCtoinitially postponethesafety.shutdownforrefurbishing after10yearsHofon-lineoperations attheHutchinson Islandnuclearpowerhouse andthesubsequent waiverbytheNRCofthesafetyshutdownin1986directlyimpactonthefinancial condition oftheFloridaPowerandLightCompany.Needlesstosay,thepostponement andsubsequent waiverofasafetyrequirement whichwouldentailan18to24monthshutdownofthenuclearpowerhouse forrepairsandrefurbishing willdramatically reducethecostsand,asaresult,increaseFP8L'sprofitsfromitsoperations inFlorida.TheStateofFlorida's PublicServiceCommission hasbeenapproving ratesuchashutdownatthisplant.Yourwaiverhasresultedinthreedeleterious impactsontheconsumerofelectrical power:1.Theratestructure chargedoverthelast10yearshasbeeninflatedtoanunjustifiable levelsincethecostsoftheshutdownareficticious.
~"SECYNUMBER:85-1071COSPONOENCECONTROLTICKETOFFICE.OFTHESECRETARYD.MarshallBarry~~LOGGINGDATE12/13/85ACTIONOFFICE:AUTHOR:AFFILIATION:LETTERDATE:ADDRESSEE:
2.Thesafetyofconsumers hasbeenignoredinfavorofstrictlyeconomicconsiderations ofashortrunnature.3.Thepolitical viability ofnuclearpowerasanalter-nativesourceofenergyhasbeenthreatened duetothissanctioned, unsafeoperating condition.
AnotherThreeMileIslandincident, orworse,wouldbemorethanthepublicwouldaccept.IfactionistakenbytheNRCtoenforceallsafety8601090488 860>0+~~PDRADOC)C0@000>>S,)PDR  
~a12/9/85,page2requirements forallnuclearoperations, therewouldbetwosignificant accomplishments:
1~Theerodingpublicconfidence intheNRCasaprotector ofthe"publicinterest" wouldberestored, atleastinpart.TheacceptedviewthattheNRCservesasmerelyanindustryrepresentative andapologist wouldbereversed'
~Thehiatusinpublicregulation ofnuclearpowerwhichcurrently existswouldbefilled'sing Floridaasanexample,theState'sPublicServiceCommission onlyregulates theprovision andpricingofelectrical powertoconsumers withinthestate~Itisunderstaffed andstrainedtofillthisrolegivenitslimitedresources.
Itmustoperateundertheassumption that.theNRCisensuringthesafetyofnuclearpowerplants inboththeconstruction andoperations phases.Itapprovesutilityratesbasedondatasubmitted byprivateutilities asjustification forrateincreases.
ThesedataincludethecostsofNRCsafetyrequirements'our waiverofthismajorsafetyrequirement hasexposedFloridatoneedlessrisksaswellasinflatedcostsforelectricserviceFinally,pleasesendmeacopyoftheNRCstaffmemoranda mentioned intheGlobearticle.Thankyouinadvanceforyourpromptactiontoreverseyourwa'iver,'and to'emovetheresultin'g'afety hazard.hIIlSincerely, CC:DEMarshallBarry,Ph.DESenatorEdwardM.KennedySenatorJohnKerryRepresentative BarneyFrankRepresentative EdwardJ~MarkeyRepresentative MichaelBilirakis JohnREMarks,IIIChairman, PublicServiceCommission StateofFloridaD.MARSHALLBARRY.PH.D.ECONOMICCONSULTANT Qe THEBOSTONGtOBEShTURDhYDECEMBER7!985USWorldV~~oqI!,statiesirms'narnces, antsaetByJohnRobinson....
dumdatedJuly~IQSSthat"Ananctat strain"ontheresources ofhrkansasPowerd!LightCo.c!addpotentially havepowerlaiscanbedl!ectl!ehtedttootheanImPactonthesafetyofthecomPany's flnandalhealthoftheirparentcompan.lcs,according toInternalstaffmemoran-.,,
lnasubsequent memo'DlrksraiseddaoftbeNuclearRegulatory Commis-.!concernsaboutstateregulationsthat "lnsion.!.theInterestofshort-term economtcs,
'pressures maycauseutilities tohurryA'rsttl~OncethNRCsto~mvlcw'ork.takeshortcutsordelayactionInnanclalviability isrehtcdIssueshave..Dtrkssaidtheregulations.
knownascausedofAclalconcern<<Ithlntheregula-performance Incentives.
"mayaffectthi:toryagency.OneNRCstalferpointedtobahncebetweenaspectscondudvetothePublicServlpeCo.ofNewHampshire, safetyandaspectsthatcouMerodesafe-anditsSeabrooknuclearptantasanex-..ty."'amPOfaPqkPtJhat.raSm~tt'Pn.'heissueoffinancial vlab0ltyandcefAs.A-.~!~,.-isafetyhasbce'namatteroflitigation be-WIIIIsmJ.Dirks.NRCexecutive dt~'tweennuclearpowercompanlcs andanti.forforoperations.
wroteInamemo!an-nuclearenvlronmentallsts, whocontendthatutilities cannotgetsuffldent fundsthroughtheratesettingprocesstoensuresafemalntanence andoperation oftheirnuclearfacilities.
TheNRC.slnci.eliminating ItsAnan-ctalreviewprocess.believestheretsnoconnection bet<<certreviewsandsafety.ButPeterBradford.
'aformerNRCcommissioner'who votedagainstdrop-pingthereviewlute.saidyesterday.
an'xamination oftheTh!ecMlleIslandnu-clearplantacddcntdemonstrated thatA-~nandalconsMerattons "mightforceautilitytotakestepsthatwouldbeIncon-sistentwithsafeoperations."
hNRCstaffmemberwhoaskednottobeIdentlAed byname,saidthegrowingconcernInsidetheagencywasthatutili-ties,especially relatively smalloneslikePublicServiceofNewHampshire, wouldcutbackonexperienced stiffandncccs-sarymalntalnence whenfacedwithfl.nandalchoices."Scab!ook represented averytargeIn-crease.adoubling.
ofPublicServiceofHSwHampshire's capitalassets.Itbe-.cameclearastheywentalongtheycouldnotaffordtherapidgrowth.Thedanger'sacompanylikethatwillsay.'Let's cutback.'nfortunately, withanuclearpowerplant.Itallboltsdowntosafety."Inaletterreleasedyesterday toNRCchairmanNunztoJ.Palladlno, Rcp.Ed-wardJ.Markeywrote."IArmlybelieve..thatautility's Ananctaisituation shoutdnotbepermitted toJustifyorexcuseanythreattopublichealthandsafety."Markey.chairmanoftheHousesub-committee onenergyconservation andpower.askedthatthecommission pro.~vide"speclAcprocessandcriteria" forpublicassessment ofanuclearlicensee's
~'inancial qualiAcatlons.
ahmNMOPhLLhDINO
""..:~terfromIglrrF~ch,  
~"SECYNUMBER:85-1071COSPONOENCE CONTROLTICKETOFFICE.OFTHESECRETARY D.MarshallBarry~~LOGGINGDATE12/13/85ACTIONOFFICE:AUTHOR:AFFILIATION:
LETTERDATE:ADDRESSEE:


==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
ACTION:DISTRIBUTION:SPECIALHANDLING:SIGNATUREDATE:EDOD.MarshallBarryWestNewton,Mass12/5/85FILECODENonefORTHECOMMISSIONPal1adinoTenyearsafetyrequirementforFP8LDirectReply...Suspense:Dec24Roc'dOffBOOnato...).~-..'.>~>>.)e~a~~~~~~~~'It~%4WQ 4}}
ACTION:DISTRIBUTION:
SPECIALHANDLING:
SIGNATURE DATE:EDOD.MarshallBarryWestNewton,Mass12/5/85FILECODENonefORTHECOMMISSION Pal1adinoTenyearsafetyrequirement forFP8LDirectReply...Suspense:
Dec24Roc'dOffBOOnato...).~-..'.>~>>.
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MARSHALL'BARRY,PH.D.ECONOMICCONSULTANT 74ELIOTAVENUEWESTNEWTON.MASSACHUSETTS 02165AREACODE617-332-1382NunzioJ.Palladino, DirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555December9,1985

DearMr.Palladino:

IhaveattachedacopyofaBostonGlobenewsarticlewhichaddresses directlytheconcernIexpressed inmyllP',lettertoyoudated,December5,1985.Thedecisionin1985byFPSLandtheNRCtoinitially postponethesafety.shutdownforrefurbishing after10yearsHofon-lineoperations attheHutchinson Islandnuclearpowerhouse andthesubsequent waiverbytheNRCofthesafetyshutdownin1986directlyimpactonthefinancial condition oftheFloridaPowerandLightCompany.Needlesstosay,thepostponement andsubsequent waiverofasafetyrequirement whichwouldentailan18to24monthshutdownofthenuclearpowerhouse forrepairsandrefurbishing willdramatically reducethecostsand,asaresult,increaseFP8L'sprofitsfromitsoperations inFlorida.TheStateofFlorida's PublicServiceCommission hasbeenapproving ratesuchashutdownatthisplant.Yourwaiverhasresultedinthreedeleterious impactsontheconsumerofelectrical power:1.Theratestructure chargedoverthelast10yearshasbeeninflatedtoanunjustifiable levelsincethecostsoftheshutdownareficticious.

2.Thesafetyofconsumers hasbeenignoredinfavorofstrictlyeconomicconsiderations ofashortrunnature.3.Thepolitical viability ofnuclearpowerasanalter-nativesourceofenergyhasbeenthreatened duetothissanctioned, unsafeoperating condition.

AnotherThreeMileIslandincident, orworse,wouldbemorethanthepublicwouldaccept.IfactionistakenbytheNRCtoenforceallsafety8601090488 860>0+~~PDRADOC)C0@000>>S,)PDR

~a12/9/85,page2requirements forallnuclearoperations, therewouldbetwosignificant accomplishments:

1~Theerodingpublicconfidence intheNRCasaprotector ofthe"publicinterest" wouldberestored, atleastinpart.TheacceptedviewthattheNRCservesasmerelyanindustryrepresentative andapologist wouldbereversed'

~Thehiatusinpublicregulation ofnuclearpowerwhichcurrently existswouldbefilled'sing Floridaasanexample,theState'sPublicServiceCommission onlyregulates theprovision andpricingofelectrical powertoconsumers withinthestate~Itisunderstaffed andstrainedtofillthisrolegivenitslimitedresources.

Itmustoperateundertheassumption that.theNRCisensuringthesafetyofnuclearpowerplants inboththeconstruction andoperations phases.Itapprovesutilityratesbasedondatasubmitted byprivateutilities asjustification forrateincreases.

ThesedataincludethecostsofNRCsafetyrequirements'our waiverofthismajorsafetyrequirement hasexposedFloridatoneedlessrisksaswellasinflatedcostsforelectricserviceFinally,pleasesendmeacopyoftheNRCstaffmemoranda mentioned intheGlobearticle.Thankyouinadvanceforyourpromptactiontoreverseyourwa'iver,'and to'emovetheresultin'g'afety hazard.hIIlSincerely, CC:DEMarshallBarry,Ph.DESenatorEdwardM.KennedySenatorJohnKerryRepresentative BarneyFrankRepresentative EdwardJ~MarkeyRepresentative MichaelBilirakis JohnREMarks,IIIChairman, PublicServiceCommission StateofFloridaD.MARSHALLBARRY.PH.D.ECONOMICCONSULTANT Qe THEBOSTONGtOBEShTURDhYDECEMBER7!985USWorldV~~oqI!,statiesirms'narnces, antsaetByJohnRobinson....

dumdatedJuly~IQSSthat"Ananctat strain"ontheresources ofhrkansasPowerd!LightCo.c!addpotentially havepowerlaiscanbedl!ectl!ehtedttootheanImPactonthesafetyofthecomPany's flnandalhealthoftheirparentcompan.lcs,according toInternalstaffmemoran-.,,

lnasubsequent memo'DlrksraiseddaoftbeNuclearRegulatory Commis-.!concernsaboutstateregulationsthat "lnsion.!.theInterestofshort-term economtcs,

'pressures maycauseutilities tohurryA'rsttl~OncethNRCsto~mvlcw'ork.takeshortcutsordelayactionInnanclalviability isrehtcdIssueshave..Dtrkssaidtheregulations.

knownascausedofAclalconcern<<Ithlntheregula-performance Incentives.

"mayaffectthi:toryagency.OneNRCstalferpointedtobahncebetweenaspectscondudvetothePublicServlpeCo.ofNewHampshire, safetyandaspectsthatcouMerodesafe-anditsSeabrooknuclearptantasanex-..ty."'amPOfaPqkPtJhat.raSm~tt'Pn.'heissueoffinancial vlab0ltyandcefAs.A-.~!~,.-isafetyhasbce'namatteroflitigation be-WIIIIsmJ.Dirks.NRCexecutive dt~'tweennuclearpowercompanlcs andanti.forforoperations.

wroteInamemo!an-nuclearenvlronmentallsts, whocontendthatutilities cannotgetsuffldent fundsthroughtheratesettingprocesstoensuresafemalntanence andoperation oftheirnuclearfacilities.

TheNRC.slnci.eliminating ItsAnan-ctalreviewprocess.believestheretsnoconnection bet<<certreviewsandsafety.ButPeterBradford.

'aformerNRCcommissioner'who votedagainstdrop-pingthereviewlute.saidyesterday.

an'xamination oftheTh!ecMlleIslandnu-clearplantacddcntdemonstrated thatA-~nandalconsMerattons "mightforceautilitytotakestepsthatwouldbeIncon-sistentwithsafeoperations."

hNRCstaffmemberwhoaskednottobeIdentlAed byname,saidthegrowingconcernInsidetheagencywasthatutili-ties,especially relatively smalloneslikePublicServiceofNewHampshire, wouldcutbackonexperienced stiffandncccs-sarymalntalnence whenfacedwithfl.nandalchoices."Scab!ook represented averytargeIn-crease.adoubling.

ofPublicServiceofHSwHampshire's capitalassets.Itbe-.cameclearastheywentalongtheycouldnotaffordtherapidgrowth.Thedanger'sacompanylikethatwillsay.'Let's cutback.'nfortunately, withanuclearpowerplant.Itallboltsdowntosafety."Inaletterreleasedyesterday toNRCchairmanNunztoJ.Palladlno, Rcp.Ed-wardJ.Markeywrote."IArmlybelieve..thatautility's Ananctaisituation shoutdnotbepermitted toJustifyorexcuseanythreattopublichealthandsafety."Markey.chairmanoftheHousesub-committee onenergyconservation andpower.askedthatthecommission pro.~vide"speclAcprocessandcriteria" forpublicassessment ofanuclearlicensee's

~'inancial qualiAcatlons.

ahmNMOPhLLhDINO

""..:~terfromIglrrF~ch,

~"SECYNUMBER:85-1071COSPONOENCE CONTROLTICKETOFFICE.OFTHESECRETARY D.MarshallBarry~~LOGGINGDATE12/13/85ACTIONOFFICE:AUTHOR:AFFILIATION:

LETTERDATE:ADDRESSEE:

SUBJECT:

ACTION:DISTRIBUTION:

SPECIALHANDLING:

SIGNATURE DATE:EDOD.MarshallBarryWestNewton,Mass12/5/85FILECODENonefORTHECOMMISSION Pal1adinoTenyearsafetyrequirement forFP8LDirectReply...Suspense:

Dec24Roc'dOffBOOnato...).~-..'.>~>>.

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