ML19329F620

Responds to AEC 720107 Request for Comments Re Des.Rept Illustrating Need for Facility Encl

ML19329F620
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	02/09/1972
From:	Phillips T FLORIDA POWER CORP.
To:	Rogers L US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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This is in respouse to your 1ctter of Ja.w.ary 7, ll)72, requenting, th co:aacnts of the Pcdcral Pouer. C<c,xnist ica on t.hc M.C'r. Draf t Detailed Siate:neut on Envircar..cntal Con..iderations Related La th.: Propoced I;.suance of a Construction Permi.t to the Consuucr:. Po..*cr Co.4pany for the Midland Plant, Units 1 and 2.

The encivned staf C repos.t prepared by the Connicsion's Murcan of Pouer evaluates the ;:etter neeris to be served by the facility; the availability of replacc :aut power fro.t others, if any; and the costs of such replacemaat poucr.

The report ille:strates the need for the :-;i.dlend Units 1 cud .

- 2 to provide an additional 1,301 : ecavatts of capacity for macting peak loads in years 1977 and 1978 on the Applicant's system and t.hc Michigan Pir.icr Pool which includes the Applicant. ,,

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in Rulation to Pcr/cr !!cedo of Consuncrs Po::cr Co r.pany cnd the Nichi;u.a Poucr Pool O.. .Tanuncy 7,15//2, the Direct.c. , Divicion ' of nn liolen'icci ar.d

):nviro:r.:: ate.1 Pcetret ion, U. S. Ato.iic Energy Cor.r.insion rer;vc::ted the cc:. wen t <

of t he Pede.:r.1 Power Cc:s.:i::nica on AEC's Drnft Dctciiud State-ucnt on KuvJ ron..:2nt al Con:.iderations Rclated to the P: opot.cd Insucnce of a Constre.ction Perr.dt to the Consu:.. crc Powcr Coa.peny for th5 Midland Plnnt, Unit 1 and 2.

These cot:.1.:nt: update thou nubmitted by the Peacral Po.7cr Conraission on Sept.;cher 23, 1970. We u..dny:t.m::1 froa cas.licr cc,rrccpondence cud enviro::cattal docmranta filed by the Applicant thct the environr: ntal c:.pectn of i:hir, picnc : rc currently underp,oi.ng suppler sacal analysin in which tho M;C viches to considcc such fcetors as: the offect of delnya ,

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,, the cynilability of citernativa i acurece, if cuy, to :nct

.a der.'anda .on c tiraely baci.s ; and delay

{t costs to th: 1.icensec cud to couruit.cra. Thus, our cea=:.:ats cro directed to -th: i.c po!ntn in a rci/ica of the need for tha ft.cility cs conce:ra the

' cdequacy end relivbilJ ty of the Appliccut'c clectric sy:: tem can tha

-Michi;'.cn Pc.:er. Pcel, e cubrec,ioa of the E::ct Central Area heliability Cevucil O: CAR) of which the Applicant is a :.nr.hcr. This is in cecordt.nec

.with tb %tional Enviro:wcatal Policy Act of ;969 and the Guidelinc of the Pre 3id nt's Cocncil on Environ:.: ental Canlit.y dcted April 23, 1971.

-lu propering this report, t$c Burcou of Pciter st.cff has considered the AEC's Dccit Datailed St.ctement.; .the Applict.nt's Enviro:nr.cutal Report and Sup;>1euent thereto; the Monthly Pcaer State::ents cuh:nitted to this Comincion by th? Applicant; ralcted reports t.. ado in response to the Cor.r iu::iva's Sectccient of. Policy n Adequocy cad Rc1!.chility of Electric Service (Order no. 383-2); cod the FPC stcff's indcpendent analysis of thcse docu::.: uts together uith related infornetion from. other FPC reports.

y!eed for th' Pacilition The l11d'hmd Plcnt vill have tuo units. The 486-mencurtt Unit 1 is schet'uled for co:rcrercial service in early 1977, and the 815-megavatt Unit 2 it. reheduled for co::::cretal service in ently 1970. In additioa to :the plant. 's 'ulectric~ out.put, the Midicud Plant is decinned to furnish 4,050,0'"i Cu.pc. v. ent'.c per l. cup of precces sec..:.: for cel.. to the Dz Ci n-d e..1 ^

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r . n : thc.17/ r:-79 t:Ir.t ne pet.h per ioh. The er Cte .;p. r.y .:nri Pc.cr Po..). fr.c per ': lor d p rio::s unntioned Detroit Ed!r.ca Cr ronic co;. . rite Ll.c Michigen i:rc t ha ca.t!.cipated initit 1 rcryice pcrieda of the n c.r unit.s, but tha lif:n of t' 2r 6:cita 1:; c::pected to be son. 3's yera er t are, :.cd t hey cec c::pecte/. ta ec.'.t.itut e a pro-per t. i oac.1 p ;r t ot the Applictr.t ' , : ';t a l i.e.no/n tin c:.pc. cit'/ throur,hout thc.t p: r. 9d.

Therefore, t hey vili ha depended um,a tra cupply pct. c.r to utect future deconds ovct : p;:riod of ..nay yci.rn 14.ycud t he initial service need:s diceusscJ in this r;,pos:t.

1977 Stur. r Per.h I.oed Peric d Censur. Orc Detroit Michigan Pt .? cr }:dison Pu.te r Com.nny

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et 0.'; end:.u l t C:.;r city, Megtuctts 7,635 10,702 Peck 1.ual,1:q;: vat t 18,417 5, (. . (;1/ 8,7402./

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2,025 2,042 4,067 Kesetvc P. rgit., hrecnt of Pcah Locd 35.1 23.4 26.3 Witheat r.;dland Unit ?!a. 1

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Met Dept.nciable C.>pccity, M cc.iatts 7,149 Peck Load,1:,ccustts 10,782 17,931 5,6101/ 8,7402,/ 3 Recerve Mar,:ia, W3 mntts 1,539 34,339,,,/

Reserve Margin, Percent of Ped: Lo: d 2 ,0',2 3,581 27.4 23.4 25.0 1/ liteib' .; uct ?.a l e s O f 50 L;0,S,s.t/t t t s .

2,/ Re< uced by not purchases CO,'i ti:2.e.uta t t s .

1/ Keduced by net purchases 555 tre;suctts.

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R c :.c rv. Mar:31n, ;:wm:tts 1,795 2,457 4,252 1:cacrve Ihrcin,1:. recut of l'er.k Lord 30,7 29.5 '30.0 1?ithout Midlend ihit No. I (s y.s. s ....,.. , . . . t. ...s,,.,_,

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Het D.:pa.idchle C:preity, 'Med. watts 7 , 14 9 10,702 17,931 Pech Lo .d, ::.w..trtu: 5,84 01j 8,325 14,1651/

Re:wrve Ibegin, :: .: c.. tac ts. 1,309 2,457 3,766 Rest.rve bre.in, l'orcent of Per.h Lot.d 22.4 29.5 26.6 a

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Concuir.crs D:t roit. Michigen Pea.ic r I:dicon Pc.icr Cor;1gny Cor nen / Pool liit:a 1:1<114 ad Uni tt Nos. 1 & 2

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Net De. pend: bic Cepecity, Megatacts 10,762 19,?32 l

Peck Lond, Mc3c,1ctts 8,450,/

6,451: 8,93C3j 15,381Af Receeve Marrin, Pg:..eatts 1,999 1,052 3,851 i

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Nei: D.*pendabla Cc;.acit y, Megmretts 7,149 10,702 17,931 l

' Penh 1.osd, Mo.;.aw; tu 6,451?:/ 8,9303 / 15,381N Her.erve 1: art:in, F .gu.er.tts 698 1,052 2,550 neserve 1hrcin, Percent of Pat.k Load 10.8 20.7 16.6 Applicant's Stot ed Mceded Reserve M uatt . (18 percent of paah lor.d)lI ega- 1,161 1,607 2,763 Her.erve Defleicacy, M<.;;:.we.tts 463 _ 218

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nencava :::qdn, M a . rates 1,759 1,947 3,706 Re.terve 1.rirgin, Petcent of Peak Lot.d 26.3 2230 23.9

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• l i;ct D:pendabic Cepecity, Megnv Ltc 7 ,149 10,782 17,931 l Pe t.h t wd , 1:e3.wo t t : 6,6911/ 0,835 15.5201/

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necorve 1:4r;.in, Percent of Pe.:h Load 6.8 22.0 15.0~

Applier:nt ':, Statut li.'edc d Re:; cree, Maga-er.t t: (10 pcrecut <.f pcnh lodd) 1,204 1,590 2,795 lu cerve 1:criciency, M ;nwart; 746 --

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The ndeeuacy' cad reliebility of the Applicent't. cyctem and tha Detroit Ed;; on Cr,.g. cay's systo.., sihich corprisc. th' Mich.' gen Pcr.?cr Pool l

are increct.ingly depandent uten the tir.oly cad conti:v.ed operation of luene i.ccl.a.;r units. The 3,.'.50 :.ge. stts of cepecity the Applicent pit.n; to have in cparation to ::cet the 1978-79 winter pcck includei

the tuo liidland units, totaling 1,'301

q;x.rctts , and the 700-m3cuate Pal;r:ndos eni:..

The 2,00.1 ::: ;uicces., of capacity of these three units reprer.c nt. 73.7 Parcent of tha Applicant's gencrctfng capacity. Ecccuse '

of th: reint ive efficiencies cad econo::lic; of sce.lc in the' oporation of . thene .1e rgo unitn , it '.reuld n:t h; nc.ren.1 to c::pec t these units to-be schede;cd o.:t -oi-curvice for roatinq or norr.acl r.s.intenanco during t hace p.rlods, enartcquently the for:ced .outa3e of .ny of these units durin:: th.nc periods han a p; oportionally 1.:rco effcet upon the system's ths.lity to wit.hntand second or third con:.Juc.encics. '.Jhc 31.0 percent (1,9t'9 mg.r.inttc) reserve margin the Applicant indic sten for the 1973 nuatur pech is cc...pletely vested in the .two Midiat.d units and the Palisades unit.

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, h ::idr;g;m p<.. ar pool 'c 197a pinnned espabili t y of 19,232 n.est..it.tts includes ebaut 10,I:!.1 u c.. watts of nce generc.tinp, capelly; S,460 : agnvatts  !

foncil-fueled, 3,l'd ~

r.:. p. ct tc uuelect- ees.c4 cud 1,072. pu,nped storene.

hyd>:ccl.cct:ric cay:P.y. Thc 2.*l.9 pcrecat ( *< ,706 ::.c;,tc. l. t t s ) res e rve r.argin e.5 tha.it ed to c?.3 ts.i n a t the ti:::o of the 1970-79 trinter penh tiill be dependent  !

upon t he ti: . ly co.aczeici c.perctica of planned neu nuclear generating capacJ ty for US p:> rect.t of cap eity recorvca.

1 The recurve t.o:1.i'us indicated in the feregoing tchulntions cud, t.cnt etc grosu OutnjuG, CVr4CS in thrt th y incle:03 cl } tr.// ne ct for Sch:'dH}Cd 7.10inten*nce, forced in } ectl Iorecce tin 3, c;.Cupt

• C.a".1 \tect'u Cr, and CPIOui"G rc:.m ve regulrc:.aatn. Leent c:;p.u ien:c trith n:.:: 1.rgo generatin; uaits,

' houcver, iv.dicates thct Iroqucnt fe::ced curenen or such units is to hc .

er.pected dtrcin ; t.hc initial :.onths of tht.ir op:.rctic.n. The /.pplicant reporta thtt the Pool considers ccps. city reccrves of 18 percent of peah load neccu:.ary to inaurc :.dcc;uate cyctem relichility. ~

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• Aro 2.3 piin, sini;1c circuit, 045 Itilcyoit linea vill deliver the '

cuerp,y P.enerate.1 by the !!idicnd Picnt 4

point na ti c c:<intir." 1.ulh  ; pc.'e. ne ta. h.to c the%c Titt.bre.c.accc Subatetica,

/.ppliceat secten the route a in ovec icud principully cuand by the pcw Chuical Co:..pany, and dec:: not por:+ thre.gh noca stIth netic,nol, hictbric, scenic or recreational valuc.

The /.ce).<er.nt further statea thet all trannn:iccion linas ascceinted with the p: oject hcve been routed,- do.igned and vill be constructed and nacintain:d nccordin:, to Environr:ntal Crf teric for Electric Trcns:aission Systdro de.velcrc:I by the United Str.tes ibportn ants of Interior and

/.griculture; Scenie , cud P.rnd nun..: Juid:.lince for the Prot <etica of 2:nturci, Historic ,

Licual Valuca in the Ecsign cud .T.ocation of Rir. hts-of-

.Ucy and Trancmincion Facilitics publiched by the rederal Pcuer Ccw:nirsion.

Alt eracten to tha prm.oted Fr.cil.itice i .

In picaning and beyond, to rect 1.ts p::nor neads for the 1977 c.nd 1978 peri.od tim /ipplicant considered that there vere no citos for bnce lond hydroelectric

,coc.t ly to operat.c cod rhnt it <1<v 9 develop..ent availabic, that conhustica turbines are not ec.nider th:::n ca bccc load .

genart.LinL facili tics , and that it did uce foresec purchaced 1cuar availnble at a cost cowparable to its own baso load gencration.

The /.pplicant studied the econoc.ics of nuclear vernus fossil-fired base' lond generation and states that the econcmic benciits fr.vored the

. nucle tv-fueled for.ilitics to mtet its incroccin; lond oblisstions. In orcivin;; ct this decision, it considered natural gas to be onavMicbte in tha' cas..u.I;;y u @..d cod oil to 12 :a. ore ce t 1: . nl 1r 07 te

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gensation, it f r. Ac.i;,ned to cl .o supply pro: cts st er.m for the Do.t

.I Cl.et.:len t Oc.qcof. Thia prtriision vill en.-bic Doa Che: icel to cortplctely c lor.u du.in irr r:uch Ic s offic! cut, fonoil fuel..barnin; pl:.nt. Comparl. son by the Applict.nt of ;. mn1 cos t:, (pensent wrth :.t 0.75 percent :.unval discot.nt) el epara-ir..'. coup::rnb)c.. sized, ningh. purpoco, plc.nts over cn

. cut Iv.c:cd life of 40 >ct.rc indiccted for thr* nucler.r p!':'.t . tocc.1 cporal in0 cor.tn of ;.Na,rs.'s,000, :.nd for the cuni-fired pinnt totr.1 oparctin*; costs o f $703,0X',000. ,

ou tuci.;h i t !. hiM:er De.,e 1caerc uop:r.:i:iua cc.p3Lrl re. cc str. for the v.ucicer plant graatly

u .cd for .meleer plcuts a fu:.1 cost of 1.% uillt.Tha Applicut, in c'v.".lepin ; total co:ts, 0.50 uti):4 per hilowctu hour plu:,

par hilc.natt hour for operating t.nd T..aintcucnee capcuces. For coal-fired plcnto, it used 5.70 Lad 0.80 rni)1s pc r hilcr.:ct.t hour, respectively.

Act urdig thr.t the Mid1nna Pict.:

p)nat hr.d i.een decisned no a cingle purpoac cremu, for nupply:n.; 1,301 v.ctsustts of electrieni capacity and no process the entit.} ctate are cctin.ated by the Applicaut to bc about

$466,000,000 (abwt $300 per hihnenct) including a coolire. tewer. The capital co.:t of a cecoc:cble-nited cocl tu::ig, plant is entir.:sted to ho

$390,0t:0,000 (c. bout $300 per hilwatt, including $35 per hilowctt f nulfur dioxide rcr..ovel cegui;>:acnt) . .

or rangeThese of costs ccpitcl, fucl,toand ri.!. creed the.opcrating Feccral Po: unit costs :.re vJthin the general 7 r Cor.::ission by others for co.nparable nit.untivuc. .

These costs r.uzt ultiuntely be borne by 1.hc concur.ar c:On th3 bcsis, tb they becomo a pert of the cout of cicetric energy. Also cny inercacco in costs which might result siullerly fro::, del .ys.

borne by the f u consuinrc.

constrection of the propocc.d :? cilitics would be was not subniitted by the Appliccat, Info =Ation on coti:nated costs.of delays regnrd. therchre, no ce2.:. cuts are made in thr.:

_ Conc lu: !ons I andThe 2 isst4.if considers i,cnded to assist th:t. the capecity repeccented by the Midland Unitc' Pool'8 in rcctin3 the Applicant's and the Michigen 1977 and 1973 :.uu: car and uinter packs and to provide rearonabic res:in :nt?.:..

f'r (..'cpaey c.nd relichiiity of electric service. prudenc and rc . pens-:. hic operations of a pvrec syntea unct includc provisions for loan of capacity Jua to screed out:3c of generating capreity, occurence of lon.In bi.ht.;- chen those forecast, oparrting mart. ins required to fulfill

, obligt.tions to pr.rticipant in the interconnected 1.yster., cnd oparnting laarnins to prov.'.rie for fic.sibility in the ellocation of lord to c onc::cting teceurcer, becce.:c of abnormal bulh power system conditions . The neu Midland units vill be.1.p to steet those chjectiven of tbc Mich!nen syste:: 3.

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