ML20197B587

Comments Re 780809 Meeting with Applicant Re Pda. Dissapointed W/Low Priority Given Applicant.Requests Meeting to Discuss NRC Priorities

ML20197B587
Person / Time
Site:	05000584
Issue date:	08/15/1978
From:	Hutchison F GIBBS & HILL, INC. (SUBS. OF DRAVO CORP.)
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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msi no 5167 August 15, 1978 LGfi-NRC-46 Director's Office of File: 5.1.4 Nuclear Reactor Regulation - -

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -

Hashington, D.C. 20555 Attention: Mr. Harold Denton #

Subject:

Gibb: & Hill, Inc. Application for Preliminary Design Approval (GIDBSSAR, STN-50-584)

Mr. Denton:

We were greatly disturbed by the disheartening ne s presented at l

your meeting with applicants on August 9, 1978. In particular, the current low priority of our application does not, in our opinion, reflect proper consideration of the following:

1. The current, emphasis placed on standardization in administra-tion and legislative statements of policy including concomi-tant efforts on the part of the NRC as exemplified in the creation of a separate branch to review these applications.

2. The duration of review to which we have already been subject-ed (22 months since date of application, 15 months since date of docketing) .

3. Effective duration of our application given the impending re-ceipt of PDA by our reference NSSS (RESAR-414, filed with NRC 1 week prior to GIBBSSAR application).

4. Commitment of resources required by A/E's to participate in the NRC standardization program, and in particular the measures spent and committed by G&H.

We request a meeting to discuss the effect of the NRC priorities on the G6H standardization ef fort.

Sin croly you ,

G S &JI f Inc ~

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E NGINE E RS DE SIG N E R S CONSTRtlCTORS DIR E CT DIAL EXT E N SION m e veD. 5167 August 15, 1978 LGH-NRC-46 File: 5.1.4 U. S. Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Attention: Mr. Harold Denton ,

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Subject:

Gibbs & Hill, Inc. Application for Preliminary Design Approval (GIBBSSAR, STN-50-584)

Mr. Denton:

We were greatly disturbed by the disheartening news presented at your meeting with applicants on August 9, 1978. In particular, the current low priority of our application does riot, in our opinion, reflect proper consideration of the following:

1. The current emphasis placed on standardization in administra-tion and legislative statements of policy including concomi-tant efforts on the part of the NRC as exemplified in the creation of a separate branch to review these applications.

2. The duration of review to which we have already been subject-ed (22 months since date of application, 15 months since date of docketing).

3. Effective duration efep_ur application given the impending re-ceipt of PDA by our reference NSSS (RESAR-414, filed with NRC 1 week prior to GIBBSSAR application).

-4 . Commitment of resources required by A/E's to participate in

- the NRC standardization program, and in particular the measures spent and committed by G&H.

We request a meeting to discuss the effect of the NRC priorities on the G&H standardization effort.

Sin ely your ;,

G &' II4 W N / p/

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AHutchinson v ', Vice President - Engineering

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