ML20134P980

Summary of 961023 Meeting W/Util to Discuss Construction Permit Termination.List of Attendees & Agenda Encl

ML20134P980
Person / Time
Site:	Satsop
Issue date:	11/26/1996
From:	Mendonca M NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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NUDOCS 9612020027
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+9***** November 26, 1996 LICENSEE: Washington Public Power Supply System FACILITY: Washington Nuclear Plant Unit 3

SUBJECT:

SUt#tARY OF OCTOBER 23, 1996, MEETING TO DISCUSS WASHINGTON NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 3 CONSTRUCTION PERMIT TERMINATION On October 23, 1996, the NRC staff met with personnel from the Washington Public Power Supply System (the Supply System), the Energy Facility Site 4

Evaluation Council (EFSEC), Grays Harbor Regional Planning, Grays Harbor Public Utility District (PUD), Bonneville Power Administration, and the Washington State Fish and Wildlife agency to discuss the Supply System's proposed termination of the Construction Permit (CP) for the Washington Nuclear Plant Unit 3 (WNP-3). The meeting was open to the public. No members

of the public attended. A list of attendees is provided as Attachment 1. A j copy of the meeting agenda is provided as Attachment 2.

The Supply System has decided to terminate the CP of the partially completed,  ;

and previously deferred, WNP-3 project at Satsop, Washington. Recent changes j to Washington State law have made it possible to transfer ownership of the WNP-3 and WNP-5 site to an interlocal agency formed by Grays Harbor County, l

the Port of Grays Harbor, and Grays Harbor PUD. This new agency will not complete the project as a nuclear power plant; rather they plan to adapt the site and certain structures for economic development purposes. The revised law also reassigns the existing regulatory authority for site restoration from the state (EFSEC) to the local government. The Supply System is in the process of selling certain of its assets (steam ge7erators, transformers, etc.) to offset costs of site restoration and subsequent transfer to the local entities.

i The NRC staff toured the site and examined site improvements, buildings and  !

structures including roads, runoff collection system, the settling basin and i equalization pond, parking lots and outside storage areas, warehouses, office i and administration buildings, utility and storage buildings, hyperbolic cooling towers, dry cooling towers, Ranney wells, the turbine building, the auxiliary building, and the reactor containment building. The NRC staff was not able to examine the discharge structure or the barge slip because of inclement weather, time constraints, and the relative inaccessibility of these structures.  ;

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l After the tour, personnel from the Supply System, EFSEC, and the Grays Harbor entities described the process for transfer of the site and summarized the activities that support it. At this time, the Grays Harbor entities are unsure of the ultimate uses of the site. Therefore, structures with a lengthy service life that pose no hazard to personnel on the site may be preserved in hopes of finding an ultimate use. In addition, the site has received a license from EFSEC to permit installation and operation of twin 250 Megawatt 4

combustion turbines. A number of existing site structures and systems will be used to support the operation of the combustion turbines. It will be about six months before decisions are. made as to which systems and structures will )

be left intact and which will be demolished prior to transfer. After these decisions are made, the Supply System will transmit to the NRC staff this 4 information so that the staff may continue its review of the proposed j termination of the Permit. j The NRC staff described its regulatory interest and the actions that it will take prior to authorizing the proposed licensing actions. As summarized in  ;

i its September 5,1996, response to the Motion for Withdrawal of Application by the Supply System, the NRC staff will follow the precedures established for j Consumers Power Company's Midland plant. The NRC staff will conduct a site '

• inspection, including both the WNP-3 and WNP-5 units, and will prepare an environmental assessment as required by 10 CFR 51.21, " Criteria for the

~i identification of licensing and regulatory actions requiring environmental assessments." The NRC staff will assure compliance with all appropriate ,

safety and environmental requirements prior to authorization of Construction I Permit termination. ]

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l Marvin M. Mendonca, Senior Project Manager Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning ,

Project Directorate i Division of Reactor Program Management )

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-508 Attachments:

1. List of Attendees ,

2. Meeting Agenda cc w/ attachments: See next page

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1 November 26, 1996 4 After the tour, personnel from the Supply System, EFSEC, and the Grays Harbor 1 entities described the process for transfer of the site and summarized the

! . activities that support it. At this time, the Grays Harbor entities are

unsure of the ultimate uses of the site. Therefore, structures with a leagthy ,

service life that pose no hazard to personnel on the site may be preservad in hopes of-finding an ultimate use. -In addition, the site has received 7.

license from EFSEC to permit installation' and operation of twin 250 Megawatt combustion turbines. A number of existing site structures and systems.will be used to support the operation of the combustion turbines. It will be about

six months before decisions are made as to which systems and structures will 4

be left intact and which will be demolished prior to transfer. After these 3 decisions are made, the Supply System will transmit.to the NRC staff this

information so that the staff may continue its review of the proposed termination of the Permit.

i .The NRC' staff described its regulatory interest and the actions that it will j take prior to authorizing the proposed licensing actions. As summarized in i its September 5,1996, response to the Motion for Withdrawal of Application by

the Supply System, the NRC staff will follow the precedures established for i Consumers Power Company's Midland plant. The NRC staff will conduct a site

inspection, including both the WNP-3 and WNP-5 units, and will prepare an environmental assessment as required by 10 CFR 51.21, " Criteria for the

! identification of licensing and regulatory actions. requiring environmental i

' assestments." The NRC staff will. assure compliance with all appropriate safety and environmental requirements prior to authorization of Construction 1 Permit termination.

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1 Marvin M. Mendonca, Senior Project Manager

Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning i Project Directorate j Division.of Reactor Program Management j Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l Docket No.'50-508 Attachments

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- - l Attachment 1 LIST OF ATTENDEES AT MEETING WITH THE SUPPLY SYSTEM AND EFSEC ON OCTOBER 23, 1996 i

NAME AFFILIATION A. Hodgdon NRC

D. Kunihiro NRC J. H. Wilson NRC D. Swank The Supply System i D. Coleman The Supply System D. Repka The Supply System 3

D. Fraley The Supply System W. Kiel The Supply System

! C. Butros The Supply System L. Schinnell The Supply System

! N. Kierulff Bonneville Power E. Brost Bonneville Power J. Zeller EFSEC M. Mills EFSEC T. Casey Grays Harbor PUD W. Banks Grays Harber Regional Planning C. Leigh Washington Tish ?nd Wildlife

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Attachment 2

' MEETING AGENDA Public Meeting Between NRC Staff,  :

4 Washington Public Power Supply System and 1 State and Local Government Agencies l l

October 23, 1996 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

WNP-3 Site Construction Office Building 471 Lambert Rd.

Elma, WA 98541 4

9:00 Introduction All l l

9:15 Plant and Site Tour All 4

11:30 Lunch All 12:30 Discussion of Construction Permit and Operating License NRC Application termination process and NRC role.

1:00 Discussion of proposed action The Supply System Changes to State law Transition to Grays Harbor entities 4 2:00 Site Restoration plans and responsibilities The 4 Supply System 3:00 Questions and comments by EFSEC/ State Agencies EFSEC 4:00 Open Discussion All 5:00 Adjourn All

1 Mr. W. G. Counsil WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 3 l Washington Public Power Supply System (WNP-3) Docket No. 50-508 l

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i cc. j lir. Paul R. Bemis Director of Regulatory

& Industry Affairs Washington Public Power 1 Supply System l Mail Drop PE20 l P.O. Box 968 '

. Richland, Washington 99352 Mr. G. E. C. Doupe', Esq.

Washington Public Power Supply System j i Mail Drop 396 l

P. O. Box 968 Richland. Washington 99352-0968 i Mr. Frederick S. Adair, Chairman Energy Facility Site Evaluation  !

Council State of Washington-1 P. O. Box 43172  !

Olympia, Washington 98504-3172 l Mr. Eugene Rosolie 4 Coalition for Safe Power -

Northwest Environmental Advocates 133 South West 2nd, Suite 302 Portland, Oregon 97204 Regional Administrator Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory  ;

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611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-8064

" Mr. Douglas Coleman, Washington Public Power Supply

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' Mail Drop PE20 ,

, P. O. Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352 4