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)821-5151Bicentennial JAN1>~9@$5oDivisionofReactorRegulation Environmental ProjectsBranchNo.3U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, DC20555,Attention:

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DearMr.Regan:

Susquehanna SteamElectricStationAdditional Information ER100450File991-2PLA-159DocketNos.50-38750-388Thisletteristodocumenttheresponses tothefollowing questions whichweregiventoyourMr.SinghBajwafromourMr.E.D.Testaintele-phoneconversations on1/17/77and1/18/77:1.Whatpercentage oftheLackawanna-Jefferson 500KVLineoccupiesForestLand,andhowmuchisacrossopenland?Answer:AstudywasmadeoftheareatobecrossedbytheLacka-wannatoJefferson Line,butanactuallineroutewasnotdefinedpendingadecisiontopursuethisline.ThestudyareaincludedtheLackawanna County-Scranton area,thePennsylvania-Pocono areaandtheSussexCounty-NewJerseyarea.Sincetheexactroutewasnotdetermined, thepercentage ofForestandopenlandcannotbedetermined; however,theareaispre-dominantly wooded.Approximately one-third ofthelineroutewouldhaveparalleled anexistingsinglecircuit230KVlineandtheremaining two-thirds wouldhaveestablished anewcorridor.

Approximately 18%ofthestudyareaisoccupiedbystateownedForestorGamelands.Thestudyareaoccupieslandpossessing significant scenicqualities andleisureactivitypotential.

TheLackawanna County-Scranton areaisadiversified slowgrowthurbancenterwhichinfluences about15%ofthestudyarea.ThePoconoMountainregionishighlyscenicandisundergoing rapiddevelopment asasecondhomeandrecreation area;thePoconoareacomprised approximately 60%ofthestudyarea.SussexCounty,NewJerseymakesuptheremaining 25%ofthestudyarea.Agriculture issignificant here,thoughtheoutstanding aspectistheincreasing conversion ofmanysummerhomestoyearroundresidences.

Thisisdueprimarily tothehighscenicqualityandaccessibility tometropolitan areasresulting fromcompletion oftheinterstate highwaysystem.PENNSYLVANIA POWER8LIGHTCOMPANY670

TWONORTHNINTHSTREET,ALLENTOWN, PA.18101PHONEs(215)821-5151Bicentennial hnsyltvania 1Mr.W.H.Regan,Jr.January19,1977Thereisthepossibility thattheroutemayhavecrossedtheDelawareWaterGapNationalRecreational AreaandtheTocksIslandReservoir.

2.Wasconsideration giventoinstalling theSusquehanna-Siegfried Lineonthesamestructures asthelinebeingparalleled, wherethelinecrossestheAppalachian Trail'Answer:Theconceptofinstalling the500KVSusquehanna-Siegfried Lineonthesamestructures astheparalledlinewheretheycrosstheAppalachian Trailwasnotconsidered becausetheTrailfollowstheridgeoftheBlueMountainandplacingthecircuitsononesetofstructures wouldrequiretriplecircuitstructures sincethepresentstructure containstwo230KVcircuits.

Thetriplecircuitstructures wouldbehigher(approximately 180's115'orasinglecircuit)andwiderandwouldhavedominated thehorizonasviewedfromthenorthandfrommuchoftheheavilypopulated LehighValleytothesouth.TheArmyCorpsofEngineers requested afeasibility studyofcrossingtheBeltzville Dambydoublecircuiting withtheexistingline;however,ourstudyandreport,whichhasbeenacceptedbytheArmyCorpsofEngineers, recommends thecircuitsbeinstalled onseparatestructures.

Theexistinglinewillberebuiltfordoublecircuit138KVoperation inthenearfuture.Fromreliability pointofview,incertaininstances wheretransmission linesperformdifferent electrical functions, itmaybepossibletoconsiderplacingthreecircuitsonasingletower.However,onthePPGLsystemthe500KVand230KVtransmission linesperformessentially thesamebulkpowerelectrical

function, PPGLpresently planstocrosstheAppalachian TrailwiththeSusquehanna-Siegfried 500KVsinglecircuitlineonacommonrightofwaywiththeEastPalmerton-Siegfried 230KVdoublecircuitline,Xti,shighlyundesirable toplacetheseciicuitsontriplecircui,t,structures 8Itthetrailcrossing.

Allofthesecircuitsareof'vitalimportjnce tothe'ulkpowersystem.Theplacement of*theseci.rcuits ontri.piecircuitstructures wouldsignificantly increasethelikelihood'of"a simultaneous triplecircuitoutage.Depending onthebulkpowersystemcondi,tions.,

suchanoutage'ouldcauseextremely unfavorable results,Fromatransmission's reliabil~

itypointofview,itishighlyundesirable toplacethesecircui.ts ontriplecircuitstructures.

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TWONORTHNINTHSTREET,ALLENTOWN, PA.18101PHONEs(215)821-5151Bicentennial Ifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions pleasecontactus.Sss)mrdsiishrncanssilsissirdsiwsrn.Verytrulyyours,N.W.CurtisVicePresident Engineering 6Construction PENNSYLVANIA POWER8,LIGHTCOMPANY il4f