ML18018A946

Nine Mile Point, Unit 2 - Letter Enclosing a Pleading Entitled Request for Extension of Latest Completion Date.

ML18018A946
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	02/27/1978
From:	Thomas E B LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
To:	Case E G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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FQWARDINGPLEADINGENTITLED:"REQUESTFOREXTENSIONQFLATESTCOMPLETIONDATE"iRECONSTRUCTIONCQMPLETIQNOFUNIT2.DOCDATE:02/27/78DATERCVD:02/27/78COPIESRECEIVEDLTRiENCLi0'LANTNAME:NINEMILEPOINT-UNIT2'REVIEWERINITIAL:XJMDISTRIBUTORINITIAL:DISTRIBUTIONOFTHISMATERIALISASFOLLOWSREQUESTSFQREXEMPTIONS(ALLTYPES)(DISTRIBUTIONCODEB006>FQRACTION:FORINFO:FORINFO:INTERNAL:EXTERNAL:BRCHIEFVARGA++W/ENCLLICASSTSERVICE4+W/ENCLMQQR~tf/ENGCL.GFILE~~~W/ENCLI~HF~NCLTABELL++W/ENCLLPDRSOSWEGO.NY4~<W/ENCLACRSCAT34H~W/ibENCLPROJMGRKANE>+W/ENCLREGAN~+W/ENCLDUNCAN~~~W/ENCLNRCPDR4~+W/ENCLJMILLER~~W/ENCLDISTRIBUTlON:LTR30ENCL30SIZE:iP+5P+2P".I+88%0l%%%%%%+%%W%+%%%%%%%%+SHHI%%%%%%CONTROLNBR:780600004ifTHEEND J't~g$l~

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DearMr.Case:

AscounselforNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation,Xencloseherewithanori;ginaland10copiesofapleadingentitled"RequestfozExtensionofLatestCompleti.onDate."Verytrulyyours,LEBOEUFqLAMBFLEXBY8(MACRAEEugenB.Thomas,Jr.PartnerAttorneysforNiagaraMohawkPowerCorpoxat.ionEnclosures,<>@<>000<

\I~mIIIflpI BEFORETHEUNITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONIntheMatterof))NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION)(NineMilePointUnit2))DocketNo.50-410REQUESTFOREXTENSIONOFLATESTCOMPLETIONDATEPursuanttoSection2.109oftheCommission'sRulesofPracticeandSection50.55(b)oftheCommission'sRegulations,NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation,holderofConstructionPermitNo.CPPR-112,herebyrequestsanextensionofitslatestcompletiondateforNineMilePointUnit2.Insupportofsuchrequest,NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationstatesasfollows:(1)Intheaforesaidconstructionpermit,thelatestcompletiondatespecifiedisJuly31,1978.Atthistime,theprojectisabout20percentcompleteandcannotbefinishedwithinthetimespecifiedintheconstructionpermit;(2)NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationrequeststhatthelatestcompletiondateintheconstructionpermitbeextendedtoDecember31,1984; C~~l~~

(3)Inlate1973,thethenPresidentoftheUnitedStatespubliclyannouncedtheseriousnessoftheenergycrisisconfronting'theUnitedStates.Immediatelythereafterandcontinuingto,thistime,therehasbeen.areductionin'the,.useofelectricityand,consequently,forpowerdemandinNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation'sservicearea.Accordingly,theneedforthisfacilitytoproducepowerhasbeenpostponed.(4)NiagaraMohawkPower,Corporation,alongwithotherPprivatelyownedpublicutilities,experienceddifficultyinobtaining,,fundsfor,construction."atrateswhichwereconsideredreasonable.Thislackoffundsatreasonablerateshascausedthe,constructionofthefacilitytobedelayed.(5)Inadditiontotheabove,thefollowingunanticipatedcauses.fordelayhaveoccurredduringtheconstructionperiod.Additionaltimeisrequired,duetodesignchanges,suchassafety/reliefvalvepipingrelocation,required.tomitigateMarkIIcontainmentdynamicloads.ThisareaisunderCommissionreview,andadditionalrequirementsmayresultfromthatreview.

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~~Additiona1timeisrequiredduetointensivestudyofgeologicalfeaturesandphenomenaas.reported,totheCommissioninNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation'sletterdatedDecember13,1976.iii.Additionaltimeisrequiredduetoachange,fromonce-throughtoclosedloopcirculatingwatercooling.Thischange,wasreportedtotheCommissionbyletterdatedJuly19,1976.iv.Additionaltimeisrequiredduetocompleteredesignof.electricalracewaysystemsandmajorstructuralchangesintheReactorBuilding,ControlBuilding,andcabletunnelstoimplementtheRegulatoryGuide1.75separationrequirements.v.Additionaltimeisrequireddue,tolaborproblemsincludingworkstoppagesin1976and1977.vi.Additionaltimeisrequiredduetoshortageofqualifiedwelders,andmaterialprocurementdelays,suchasfortheprimarycontainmentliner.

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vii.AdditionaltimeisrequiredduetoadelayinthegrantingoftheoriginalConstructionPermitwhichwasnotreflectedinthepreviouslyreviseddatesforearliestandlatestcompletionofthefacility(seeAttachment1).viii.AdditionaltimeisrequiredtoimplementNRCrequirementsforflood,protectionofECCSpumps.ix.Additionaltimeis.requiredduetotheimplementationofpipewhipprotectionrequire-mentssimilartothoseexpressedinRegulatoryGuide1.46whichimpactedthescheduleforcompletionofpipestressanalysisandlinerfabric'ation.xoAdditionaltimeisrequiredduetotheimpositionof"RegulatoryGuide1.89requirementsonClassIEEquipmentVendorswhichhasresultedinshortagesofacceptablevendors.

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(6)InNiagara.MohawkPowerCorporation'sopinion,therequestedactioninvolvesnosignificanthazardsconsideration;good.cause..hasbeen,shownforthedelay;andtheextension'fthelatestcompletiondatewhichhasbeen,requested,.isforareasonableperiod.WHEREFORE,NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation.requeststhatthelatestdate.in.,ConstructionPermitNo.CPPR-112be.extendeduntilDecember31,1984.Respectfullysubmitted,NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATIONBGerald.RhodeVicePresident--SystemProjectManagementSubscribedandsworntobeforemethis~~~dayofFebruary,1978.NOTYPUBLICHAZELJ.CARRICKNotaryPublicinthoStatoofNowYorRQualifiedtnOnon.Co.No.4524460MyCommissionspiresMarch30,19;gg (s~I4

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DearMr.Head:

Duringourconferencecallthismorningwi'thcounselforallpartiesexcepttheEnvironmentalDefensePund,ImentionedthatNiagaraMohawkhadonerevisiontothefoxmofproposedconstructionpermitwhichwasdistributedbytheAECRegulatoryStaffonPebruaxy28,1974.TheApplicant'sproposedchangeconcernstheearliestandlatestcompletiondatesmentionedinparagraph3.A.onpage3oftheproposedconstructionpermit.Underthepxesentcircumstances,ApplicantbelievesandtherebyrequeststhattheearliestcompletiondatebeOctober1,1978andthelatestdateforcompletionofthefacilitybeApril1,1980.WewouldappreciatehavingtheBoardrevisetheconstructionpermitinthisxespect.Verytrulyyours,TEBOEUP,IAMB,LEIBYScMACRAEcc:Seepage2.(lE.B.Thomas,.Jr.Partner 0~~C~'(

~~SI1~ycc:Dr.NarvinM.MannDr.WilliamE.MartinRichardI.Goldsmith,Esq.CarmineJ.Clemente,Esq.Mrs.SuzanneWeberAnthonyZ.Roisman,Esq.BernardM.Bordenick,Esp.Secretary,U.S.AtomicEnergyCommissionAtomicSafetyandLicensingAppealBoard 0EC'(IltI'