ML18025A261

Susquehanna Units 1 and 2 - Letter Documenting Responses to Questions Given to Mr. Singh Bawa of the NRC from Pp&L'S Mr. E.D. Testa in Telephone Conversations on 1/17/1977 and 01/18/1977

ML18025A261
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	01/19/1977
From:	Curtis N W Pennsylvania Power & Light Co
To:	Regan W H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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TWONORTHNINTHSTREET,ALLENTOWN,PA.18101PHONEME(215)821-5151BicentennialJAN1>~9@$5oDivisionofReactorRegulationEnvironmentalProjectsBranchNo.3U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,DC20555,Attention:Mr.WilliamH.Regan,Jr.,Chz.fCOInuO~~1r>8f~AN->s,~0Re:

DearMr.Regan:

SusquehannaSteamElectricStationAdditionalInformationER100450File991-2PLA-159DocketNos.50-38750-388ThisletteristodocumenttheresponsestothefollowingquestionswhichweregiventoyourMr.SinghBajwafromourMr.E.D.Testaintele-phoneconversationson1/17/77and1/18/77:1.WhatpercentageoftheLackawanna-Jefferson500KVLineoccupiesForestLand,andhowmuchisacrossopenland?Answer:AstudywasmadeoftheareatobecrossedbytheLacka-wannatoJeffersonLine,butanactuallineroutewasnotdefinedpendingadecisiontopursuethisline.ThestudyareaincludedtheLackawannaCounty-Scrantonarea,thePennsylvania-PoconoareaandtheSussexCounty-NewJerseyarea.Sincetheexactroutewasnotdetermined,thepercentageofForestandopenlandcannotbedetermined;however,theareaispre-dominantlywooded.Approximatelyone-thirdofthelineroutewouldhaveparalleledanexistingsinglecircuit230KVlineandtheremainingtwo-thirdswouldhaveestablishedanewcorridor.Approximately18%ofthestudyareaisoccupiedbystateownedForestorGamelands.Thestudyareaoccupieslandpossessingsignificantscenicqualitiesandleisureactivitypotential.TheLackawannaCounty-Scrantonareaisadiversifiedslowgrowthurbancenterwhichinfluencesabout15%ofthestudyarea.ThePoconoMountainregionishighlyscenicandisundergoingrapiddevelopmentasasecondhomeandrecreationarea;thePoconoareacomprisedapproximately60%ofthestudyarea.SussexCounty,NewJerseymakesuptheremaining25%ofthestudyarea.Agricultureissignificanthere,thoughtheoutstandingaspectistheincreasingconversionofmanysummerhomestoyearroundresidences.Thisisdueprimarilytothehighscenicqualityandaccessibilitytometropolitanareasresultingfromcompletionoftheinterstatehighwaysystem.PENNSYLVANIAPOWER8LIGHTCOMPANY670

TWONORTHNINTHSTREET,ALLENTOWN,PA.18101PHONEs(215)821-5151Bicentennialhnsyltvania1Mr.W.H.Regan,Jr.January19,1977ThereisthepossibilitythattheroutemayhavecrossedtheDelawareWaterGapNationalRecreationalAreaandtheTocksIslandReservoir.2.WasconsiderationgiventoinstallingtheSusquehanna-SiegfriedLineonthesamestructuresasthelinebeingparalleled,wherethelinecrossestheAppalachianTrail'Answer:Theconceptofinstallingthe500KVSusquehanna-SiegfriedLineonthesamestructuresastheparalledlinewheretheycrosstheAppalachianTrailwasnotconsideredbecausetheTrailfollowstheridgeoftheBlueMountainandplacingthecircuitsononesetofstructureswouldrequiretriplecircuitstructuressincethepresentstructurecontainstwo230KVcircuits.Thetriplecircuitstructureswouldbehigher(approximately180's115'orasinglecircuit)andwiderandwouldhavedominatedthehorizonasviewedfromthenorthandfrommuchoftheheavilypopulatedLehighValleytothesouth.TheArmyCorpsofEngineersrequestedafeasibilitystudyofcrossingtheBeltzvilleDambydoublecircuitingwiththeexistingline;however,ourstudyandreport,whichhasbeenacceptedbytheArmyCorpsofEngineers,recommendsthecircuitsbeinstalledonseparatestructures.Theexistinglinewillberebuiltfordoublecircuit138KVoperationinthenearfuture.Fromreliabilitypointofview,incertaininstanceswheretransmissionlinesperformdifferentelectricalfunctions,itmaybepossibletoconsiderplacingthreecircuitsonasingletower.However,onthePPGLsystemthe500KVand230KVtransmissionlinesperformessentiallythesamebulkpowerelectricalfunction,PPGLpresentlyplanstocrosstheAppalachianTrailwiththeSusquehanna-Siegfried500KVsinglecircuitlineonacommonrightofwaywiththeEastPalmerton-Siegfried230KVdoublecircuitline,Xti,shighlyundesirabletoplacetheseciicuitsontriplecircui,t,structures8Itthetrailcrossing.Allofthesecircuitsareof'vitalimportjncetothe'ulkpowersystem.Theplacementof*theseci.rcuitsontri.piecircuitstructureswouldsignificantlyincreasethelikelihood'of"asimultaneoustriplecircuitoutage.Dependingonthebulkpowersystemcondi,tions.,suchanoutage'ouldcauseextremelyunfavorableresults,Fromatransmission'sreliabil~itypointofview,itishighlyundesirabletoplacethesecircui.tsontriplecircuitstructures.PENNSYLVANIAPOWER8LIGHTCOMPANY C-\

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