ML20072A870

Lists Reasons for Opposing Issuance of Mfg License to OPS for Floating Nuclear Power Plants

ML20072A870
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Site:	Atlantic Nuclear Power Plant
Issue date:	08/14/1982
From:	Effenberger E AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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. Ernst J. Ef fenbercer 936 Tahi ti--Rd. c.

Jackacnvillo, Fl. 32216 Tel. 904-724-54cl Aucu t 14, i t.3 J O dRT l ' J " I r,-i c"L'F; I a ) p? E * ;be M '. Joseph ff. IIendric Chair.aan of the iluclear Roculatcry Commiaaion 1717 II Jtrect, N. .. '

cashington, D. O. 20595 Re f. : t/P3 Ecchet !io. 37" SJ-437 Sir:

Tne Licenainc Board ia acain considering the iaauence o f a manu-facturinC licenso to Cf fshore Pcuer Systema, Jact.acnvillo, ?l., to build oicht Jtandardized r'loating I;uclcar Po.ver Plants by 1999 94Yb I, Ernst J. Effenbercor, cbject and oppose this deciaaionen D$ethe folloe.inc grounda:

1. I teatified "id June 1976 befor the : RO and preacnted a 9 page teati-many.The questions raiabd at that time were never anuncred by the !!:0.

2. I teatified for the 3 tate o f 'Ici. Jeray in :;ove:ber c f that Year.The -

-;ucationa raiacd at that time, in particular those concerning the probability o f c Le ; accident were never answe*cd. The only atste-cen t the !!?' cade 1973 was: * ?lcatinc uclear Power Plant is core dangerous than n Landbased Nuclear Power Plant.

3. My lotter, dated January 29, 1932, raa never answered.

I want my obloction on public record.

Thia letter shall be preacnted to the Licensinc Foard and considered befor a deciacion ia made.

I'ron my 35 years o f profcacional experience in Power Plant Desigg, Manu fac turing, ;roction, Building, festinc and cperatinc, I renain tc say that it is technienlly inpoaaibletc build a 'lcatinc ';uclear Powcr Plant.

It la icrossible to isolute the larte steam turbino generator frca the exccaaive platfora deflectiona and actions.Turbino failure i;ill cccur and no protection cf the ;;uclear Reacter acainst turbino missilh sia provided.

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vn By Ken Cummlas . ery skirmish before the commission to TT and Norm Going F. g tW pmes-union sten wmers -

wm heensing approval, said OPS and its  ; I-parent company, Westmghouse Electric 3 ears after it

'first WASIIINGTON sought approval,- Nine!

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buyer of Pittsburgh, overseas, have been trymg to where regulation 8, '

Syst:ms of Jacksomille has received h. of nuclear power is less stringent.

p' g censes to build eight floating nuclear-power plants from the Nuclear Regula- "This license is an advantage to that -

1 tory Commission. effort," he said.

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decade ago to start a major mdustry in cense would help the company attract a -

Jacksonville, now has no customers for , customer m the United States.

'1 the plants and httle hope of getting any in the near future, The long-sought ruling was granted 6It,S abOllt;. g g

bad "It's what time business we wanted ri t now in[but]it's any bust-a very ', censing Board of the commission. TheWednesday by . .

3 the Atomic Saf,ety a l ness you want to loo at," said P. Blair commission announced the decision yes- tragic that it t 3

llag2, director of'enginee 1ng for Off. terday. Offices of OPS and Westmghouse shore Power Systems (OPS). "There's were closed for the hohday weekend and tOok that long.' -

just no demand for power plants." , - - Former Mayor d.

IIaga, wbo was involved in nearly ev- (

(See OPS, Page A 2). Hans Tanzler . tea mese a waname:~

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l OPS'gets permits to build nuclear plants after 9 years (From Page A 1) City. Public Se: tice soon decided it 1'

hieanwhile, the company's pres-most company officials were unavail

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wanted to build two more offshore ence in Jacksomille steadily dimm-able for comment, ished. At the height of its operations, ,

The OPS plan merged the technol. the company employed 1,500 The decision by the licensing board ogy of land based nuclear plants with Today, the work force is 160. people.

.dlows OPS to issue manufacturing 11- 'the technolo of floatmg bar es.The censes to build eight standardized floating offs are plants wt a few And in April, Westinghouse closed floating nuclear plants by 1999. The structural changes to fit particular the OPS laboratory and plant on lecision becomes finalin 45 days if no habitats, would be ahke and cculd be Blount Island and said it was lookin

>bjections tre ided with the commis- manufactured in assemb:y hne fash- for other uses for the land-don,m p % . w V' c ton to reduce costs.

9(,: Ay5 6 The Westinghouse nuclearireactor llaga blamed the long delay in win-Bec1use the lengthy application cores would sit on steel hulls 400 feet ning approval of the manufacturing learin resolved numerous ques- square. The core and its protective license m part on the attitude of the lons o safety as well as plant design, slueld would rest 44 feet below the Carter admuustration, which he per-l to

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l ather the' company or the commis- ocean's surface. Each floating plant cerved as antrnuclear'

( ion. Likewise, future appucations for would have quarters for crews of 120 "I don't think there was any reason onstruction and site permits when, showers. people, including beds, lockers and for it,' he said. "There's notlung par-r if, OPS finds a customer, are ex- ticularly novel here."

The plants, once assembled at the ected to be, considered much more Blount Island factory, could be towed }cormer Jacksomille Afayor llans

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G. Tanzler Jr., who had been a driv-OPS came $ Iicks'onville in the But the radical design of the float- Ing force in getting OPS to locate in arly 1970s, promising to create 10,000 ing nuclear plants drew stiff oppost- Jacksomille, also enticized the long

)bs and generate a payroll of $100 tion from environmental groups, delay in granting the bcense.

illutn for the city, The company which caused numerous delays in the "It's about time [the license was ought 780 acres of land on Blount Is-licensing and reviewing process with granted], it's just tragic that it took ma from the Jacksonville Port Au- legal actions. And public consumption that long," Tanzler said yesterday. "I lority, aboratory builtand a 900 plantmetric-ton on the islandcrane, and a of electricity did not grow at the rap. know the ambivalence of America is p:ned offices off Arlington Express- id pace that utilities had expected.Very much Three Afile Island, but the By late 1978, the demand for Pubhc truth is the rest of the world is pro-ay,ggl gy-Mge. Service's electricity was running far ceeding on with the invention that is Nine years'ago this month, the below projections it made in the early very much American.

ampany made its first application 1970s when it signed the contracts ir licenses to the commission, asking with OPS. The company canceled all "But we in America are too hyster-ir approval'of its novel design for four of its orders with OPS, and the la prone to finish what we began. I and:rdited' nuclear-power plants Jacksomille company has not been think it's a commentary of our times, iat would beVconstructed, in able to find another customer. a sad commentary, that it takes so illding-block hshion, on huge float-e barges. >+-

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OPSpressed ahead with its ap- long for something to happert .