ML20125B152

Amends to 790512 Contentions 2,8 & 42.Asserts That Alternative of New Natural gas-fueled Generating Facilities Has Not Been Considered in Partial Initial Decision. Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20125B152
Person / Time
Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	09/12/1979
From:	Jeffrey Scott TEXAS PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
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NUDOCS 7910240348
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! (1) The circunotances described in (A) above may lead to modification or repea.1 of constraining portions of P.L.

,93-319 and the Industrial Fuel Une Act of 1970, just as l the Texas Mailrocd C o=ainsion has suepended similar legal rentraints in Dochet 600.; and regardices, the legal modifi-catione of those 1, in are reasonable and must be considered

! cm. . m alternative fed w l action to the licensing of ACNGS undur Ni'PA; (2) Tht Industrial Fu.- Uac Act of 197b has exemptions for areas with poor air qual.by, cnd Houston is classed an as cn i

.:1r quality "non- m c. ire:ent area;" therefore, the granting of such an nerapti e La plausible and must be considered en au alter ucive a d ::r; .1 ;ctic.n under NLPA.

(n, Both ^.he 1974 Ph:2 oced fa: Lb- PIO and the FS-FES (1976) inaccurately L

conc lude uhab natural g: p ~.L .s clin. late this alternative, and this a :hc a b y-(1 ) 'sh > Oc c b th ai App?- .ab has prepared projections of natural m cicc~ !br the m .u v which indicate the price an adjusted fo: 4.n flati c:, wil.! ,,e i : 1  ; d I

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b;. u .o Ap;^ < cant . M ctidl1, increasing its cost relative j to a utaral gas ce; ; atJ an; aad,

( 'i ) the historimil dw fis ree:nb vinta6e nuclear plants indicate thc;t bto ccs:s*:.al 4 ub d M/ MSS is probably underestirnated, alno 16cron U 3 it, relreive cost.

D. Lt c al 6uc deu cetion a caviron acntally superior to ACN65, b a c.tt ur I (1) !!atural gc, hac r g;11gible sulfur dioxide and radioactivo 1

c a calca.iona, ed tha NutaindCP of air craiSSions arO Canage=

tblo; while nuc1( , c;enerators emit radioactive relecscs to I

the air in both . tor:nal operations and design basis occidents)

(2) heural can ash centent ic negligible, resulting in no dispcaal preblar a aich nuclear waste dicposal r esults in numerioun envirocmental impacts.

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(3) Jaburni. gar. canern t on requirn . lor,c pa/sical land space

Enn ACUCS; and the nataral ;ao fuel cycle entailo loca i

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Q) Naturcl gas generato a ron.:.me leca water than ACNGS, and do I not increase nn bien' unter twccraturca as high as ACNG%

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! uniticle un d t. than nuo3 ar power plant, ubich allew, a lower uccca 3ry rccerve au gin aad a consequent reduction in Sht:

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havo ,1 a t t J that tN Wr 9. mt policy" of enforcing the i

uca-atta nnant de winat.. at2_' curtail !!ouston indusbrial grontlo Tho PED Eailed to ccnaic .e ib queubion of inte'rconnectio:n

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l The PID did nob thoroughly < evicu, nor hac the Applicant adequately shomy that ilL&P la technically qualified to construct ACNGS, The following form a bs. sis for concluding, that the Applicant is not technically qual Sied to design and construc- tJe propoeed facility; (a) The Applican. has never designed an operating nuclear t

power plant with a record of cafe oper ation; (b) In 1976, an interral stud; by the Applicant stated th;it JL&P had underestiaa% d the a r e: of uteel required for ilL&P8 s Saubb '. e ta ; l'roj.:ct by 1;z i. , cc:crec by L^ ya, rebar by 1.25 b pipina by n h wire and cable. ' );:. 100 .

,, tc i L:u i ion s by 71 b cab <le trays by 13 a %. , ;nd ucn hit by ;9 ' , l. c h.: ti:n of application to build toe 3uth Texan Preject .a '. 9 /' 3 , Cue wort concluded that this under-e.atia:. tion was p rtially due to d . . i ep r..a nt frorn the conceptual stage" which had occo" red since she cor c. ru : ' . o n license proceedings tiert.

i Th.w s my ;i ndicatt cha il Pficiencies in the Applicant 8 s power p Lant const r: tetiv o : lanai a;'

c) * ! . '- in.;p c t. W; .Lodicate that tlie ApplicaY deviated la at le a s-. ,b . u i.n nanc . f rm  % ' J A

. sakiitted for its South 'fexas Project, a .'.1 f ich re a "d to li; y 1 ,mrance, and this raise: questions rega Min" nhi Ap c aat ' t . bilit : -

cracnittaents in its AGlGS PSAR; (C ~j LO P re; oc a cac El C that it f ailed to veet a cor :st bn d '.1 t i- a "a ni, c re.: 1 Lb Neth Texas Project ucet tornado

. i t rem leveJ~ dre -o pros ' ding ,o q r ,: tid specifications to contractors, and thit; direct.iy ralaten m th ~ ci- 7ral performance of the 'pplicant in this docha ;

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,:ection report at HIAP8s South Texas Pcoject (Upt, ,S0-490-05)- HL&P '

.; inf m ?d six of the ten quality control j

inopeetors c6ated that th y had '

.c.imved harrassment (including an indiv-idua3 report of a death threat)r cad de pite this notice, at least four 1

other instrnces of qualit; catrol inspector -reported narrassaent were noted in Ic.ter EC im:pect: x; .ad an Auge 22, 197b Ni;C report stater that dC innpectors s Eot hL Tc'ena Project agreed "in maj wity" that they were not receiv..ng adc t mte technical assistance from Project Quality As: urance licensna persennel ;

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(J) On Sept,, 15, . <n2C parbed c.n investigntion ,

of c ir cident in vd:.Leh a qualis ., e.:ar mol i:. sector ellened that IIL&P;a contrcebor ct the South Te:cc Projecb fired him for strict incpection behavior, while the centractor's caployee alleged c conversation with the quality control i.oapector in which the inspecter allegedly colicited a br:ibe and cr.pposedly stated that HLOF :torld % bay out" of any quacity control let-Cowna; and though Inbe v xor does not know t.that in cet occuread in this incident, th e 1 at t er in cuf tliciently carioita to Ucn the bac2 s for the consideration o? thic contenbi n in th.:.7, .och t; (c) H T l *t P ro;?< u

.c ag.r ai douth Texas Project and in u ~' u.:.: :atel; x :n 3ibit to ? h t ..

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-w ta 24 iteuc of non-coupl;ance reperbe 4" m ap:c'r,2.0 % i m cu t 'd. ' 01.-

. the nunerouc construction auxa_llary bu2.2.d. tng p ro a., u m- . ach . mm L,e m 3 nc C ow ton . .r._ a- 1 ill: t . m reny,th bolts, and that such perfe er nce i et < , er

. raines questions na to the S c -: Oci ai ce? : P, , , -;, . c n: , i.i ant .

B'% 1. 3 ;. . th! f. O ~.'G 17- ,3 . :: y EnterVCnOT conhcndG t.) lb Appl.:c.m /,:m.' + . po rp ,

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aial: 3.a"'.fied <o construct AGJCS. The fiaan:ic.1 :puci c a he s ., ci HIN . 4:m <o b c.dequately reviouad in bi:e m , .m a4 b. ;e n , e mc1;. cater that nuclear power clants iacur au c~e ; . 7 of 100 y. cast s o n. ,, and MLaP's rising costs at the a uth .!c c : ,

M;;oct, .,ich rr 2ctcd to subutantiially excced 100' in co 61n<, en , ;I h ecu r; tu :ccanm of - investors to financo nuclear pcm r u.ll nob p: >:it /g licant to uoot that oncessive amoun, for AMC,. I. com al; cut  ! , iP testifsing in their cost eccen h m m r Sques.b (- aph: Shc ,:d) ctates that the risk of nuclear power, cc abosa by Three : Ele L- nd. har rade investors more reluctant to in vent in irhU.':ica C,h lart nuclear procrams. The principle of price clastices:1.ca is auch ; hat ach lar.ge costs cannot be continually l passed on te rat:;pnyera without av eventun1 decline in demand, which uill ultim:ibely .h :r Ar plicr.nt 'a revenues, t

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5) I Additional cobcation g3 in the May 12, 1979 document is amended to read an followa:

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The PID did not ertamine the unber te aperatures of the ACNGS cooldes lche and the effect upon c; arm fish ia depth or with adequacy.

Both the PID and FS-FES fciled to dett:ruine ,ic vertical diabrsbution of water to.nperatures in the coolinc lake. fic upper levels of water in thc Inhe will provide the ony an nocenscr - for game fish life during the etnxr, but theco levnis will be too hot for normal metabolisa by noot r,ame fishe Perforannce repo os by the Texas Parks

& Wildlife D 'partant at Lake Livingcton,, 'ilc :aa and Laho Conroc, Texas, an ucll as the NRC ataff evaluation of the proposed Blus Ilills Nuclear Power Pltult in Ecst Texas verify dio conclu ion for la'tes'in comparable climat es < The Der:rd chould order a redactice. in the effluent tempera-turec at bbe / ENC 3 lahec IVa Ac'.dl.tio n al centention fl6 of th: Mc4 12 3 1979 pleading is auendcd na fellora:

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'; b r Sc a:.4 of liali m shor ..d i: e e, .:.: Adered as We 70pulation center becture of ibe rapid grow % f n .n rica. The ado.UJ.on of the nuclec e potscr ple:T! nnd t!r lar.r;; x t:r e n';inental airpet . ear the plant 11 3 1 c r x s :., ,he tlallis y,p u .! c.. m exceed 25,000 ny we year 2027 Applict.nt concedes (, hat u / cf the cooling lake will 4fect i the b'idlis are:a saylation, cud '

C my of Houston has projec ed thc need for tiro jet airperbs weat of :he ed hy e Ilou-West, Inc., ic . tanning such au airporb naa; Katyt ':hsch a h h vicinity of ifall10, ana the developer hac Non quct; d an a.Mia f hat he would like to ?hift the cibe more to the west l possible, which would place it even cloner to the power. plant, It ir . nell-kroun geographic principle that the availabiliby of major transport:ation feuilitica can shift the locuc of residentizl developaent into the d:;.rection of the availabic trantrportation. Furthermorr, major airports usually are accompanied j j by cownercial strip developraent ca routes to and from the airpor%

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diffT,EFORE PREMISES CONSIDERED, TexPIRG requests the board to 1

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J ar.:c:o Scott Cotero;l for ToxPIhG C1c.:ccce Johnson re: (tive Director, TexPIT.G I

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. 1 1, Clacca't Johnson, imrcin certis th at this docun:ent haa berm ctrved upa.. all par bies to the pro w Jzig,, or their counsel, an d t he Boar '.1 an d stai'f of the :MC, etwout'- 6 nsit in the U.S.

Itail on Septo 14; 1979.

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