ML20141D338

Responds to 860303 Request for Clarification of Further Deferral of Forecasted Operation of Plant.Addl Delay Will Not Adversely Effect Plant Licensability

ML20141D338
Person / Time
Site:	Satsop, Washington Public Power Supply System
Issue date:	04/01/1986
From:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Mazur D WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
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ML20140E734	List: ML20140E730 ML20140E737 ML20141D338 ML20141D363 ML20141D376
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SECY-86-076, SECY-86-76, NUDOCS 8604070498
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SUBJECT:

NRC COMMENTS ON FUTURE LICENSABILITY OF WNP-1 AND WNP 3 Your letter of March 3,1986, requested clarification on the effect of a further deferral of the forecasted operation of WMP-1 and WNP-3 to the late 1990's on these units. Our previous response regarding licensability of these plants for operation in the early 1990's was sent to you by letter, May 3,1985.

In and of itself, the additional forecasted delay, i.e., late 1990's vs. early 1990's, will not be expected to have an adverse effect upon plant ifcensability.

As you have recognized, the effective implementation of your maintenance anc preservation programs in terms of preserving structures, equipment and recordt is of paramount importance in maintaining the long-term potential licensability <

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• With regard to applying new regulatory changes to deferred plants, as you are aware, the liRC staff is in the process of developing a Ccmmission Policy State-ment to address the maintenance and reactivation requirements of deferred and cancelled plants. This statement is expected to be issued for public coment by September 1986. In the context of the further deferral of WNP-1 and WNP-3, I am not at this time aware of any future regulatory changes which would adversely impact their licensability. Indeed, it is our objective in developing such policy to provide a greater measure of regulatory stability for deferred plants whict may be reactivated.

On November 19, 1985, the NRC staff issued a draft SER (DSER) on WhP-3, which incorporated reference portions of the CESSAR 80 design into applicable sections of the SER. We would like to take this opportunity to advise you that the status of the staff review at the time of issuance of the DSER, did include the referenced NRC Final Design Approval (FDA) for CESSAR 80 through Amendment 6.

To the extent that the Supply System commits to CESSAR, as approved through subsequent FDA amendments, only review of interfaces will be made for revised sections of the WNP-3 application.

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DeBevoise & Liberman 1200 Seventeenth Street Washington, DC 20036 G. E. Doupe, Esq.

Washington Public Power Supply System 3000 George Washington Way Richland, Washington 99352 Mr. Nicholas D. Lewis, Chairman Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council Mail Stop PY-11 Olympia, Washington 98505 Mr. Douglas Coleman Washington Public Power Supply System P. O. Box 1223 Elma, Washington 98541 Mr. Robert T. Dodds Resident Inspector /WPPSS 3/5 c/o U.S. Nuclear Reagulatory Commission s P. O. Box 69

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