ML17209A847
| ML17209A847 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 02/27/1981 |
| From: | MCDONALD M FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| To: | AHEARNE J F NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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bOCI(ETNUMBER/ROD,&UTILFAC.~FLORIDAPON'ER8LICHTCOYAPANYMIAMI,FLORIDAh9$5HALLMcDONALDCHAlaNOFTHEBOARDFebruary27,1981DATE:DOCP'r.ZohnAhearne,ChairmanU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissioNashington,D.C.20555
DearMr.hearne:
AIDE:REC~7lCATS:PARA:COM.:+i'OCjCETEDUSNRO~~~'19t98)>Offi"eoftheSecrecy)orI;oH)eg~.$c~~>>Bra.&CbF~ora.da.PowerSLightCompanyserves.iait.es-aieofFloridaandisamajornuclearutilitywhichoperatesTurkeyPoint.Units43andNandSt.LucieUnit41andhasSt.LucieUnite2underconstruction.TheconstructionofSt.Lucie42hasmetvirtuallyeverymajormilestoneonthecriticalpathscheduleestablishedsomefouryearsago.St.LucieO2isapproximately65%completedwithconstructionatthepresenttimeandisscheduledforfuelloadonOctober29,1982.Necannotvoluntarilyaccept.tneNRCscheduleforlicensingofthisunit.TheNRCstaff,despiteourproteststothecontrary,insistscnalicensingsch'eduleassumingacompletiondateofDecember,1983.It.appearsthattheNRCscheduleispredicatedonaverageconstructiontimesofmanyplantsoveranumberofyears.Thisisveryinaccuratewhenusedtopredictthecompletiondateofaspecificplantwhichismeet:ingtheschedulemilestonesshownonattachmentA.IfthatscheduleisnotchangedbytheNRCtoreflectthedatewhenwewillcompletetheplant,theresultswillbeasfollows:a)FPLwillcompletetheunit:inOctober,1982.K>eunitwillbeoperativebutremainidleforlackofanoperatinglicensefor13ohs.A4t'~~082eoS5y 4~rMr.'ohnAhearneFebruary27,19811b)FPLwillburn9,750,000barrelsofforeignoilwhichwouldnototherwise,beusedbutforthelackofanoperating',license.'c)That.oilwillcostFPL's2,000,000customersmorethan$300,000,000overandabovethenuclearfuelwhichwouldhavebeenusedinthe13monthperiodbutforlackofanoperatinglicense.d)Thecapitalcostoftheunitwillincreaseby$164,000,000becauseoft'econtinuedaccrualofAFUDCandsitemaintenancecostsduringtheperiodbetweenOctober,1982,andDecember,1983,,thuscausing$32,000,000eachyear(atcurrentratesofreturn)ofunnecessarycostsoverthelifeoftheunit.Theseunnecessarycostswouldhavetobepaidbyourcustomers.Znaddition,theunnecessary.delayingettingSt.LucieUnit42onlinewoulddelayourabilitytoconvertoilfiredgenerationtocoalfixedgeneration.Xnviewofournation'spolicyofreducingdependenceonforeignoil,ourCompany'sdesireandobligationtomaintainreliableservice,andmostimportantly,ourobligation,toprovide,'ndourcustomers'esiretoreceive,th'emosteconomicallypricedelectricservicepossible,theforegoingsequenceofeventsmustnotbepermittedtohappen.IurgevoutoinstructtheNRCstafftobasetheNRClicensinscheduleforSt.LucieUnit42onanOctober1982,comletiondate.NearecognizantofthelimitedresourcesoftheNRCandthebacklogoflicensingapplicationsconfrontingyouragency.Xnviewofthatandinordertotakeeverysteppossibletoavoidthepotentiallyscandalousand.unnecessaryresultssetforthabove,Dr.RobertE.Uhrig,ofourcompany,andMr.Denton,ofyourstaff,havebeensearchingforameanstoexpeditethelicensingprocedure.
February27,1981Mr.JohnAhearne-3-Theyhavearrivedataninnovative,independentreviewlprocessthat.canresultinaverysignificantreductioninthereviewschedule,therebyexpeditingtheissuance.oftheSafetyEvaluationReport.ThisindependentreviewisestimatedtocostFloridaPower6LightCompanyabout$3,000,000andis'undertakenwiththeexpectationthatthebenefitswillbecommensuratewiththiscostandtheverylargeextraeffortonthepartofourstaffthatisinvolvedinthisprocedure.ThisindependentreviewprocessisexpectedtoverysubstantiallyreducetheNRCmanpowerrequirementsforthereview.Xndeed,itisexpectedthattheprimaryproductoftheindependentreviewwillbeadocumentthatisessentiallyadraftsafetyevaluationreport.WewillinglyundertakethisadditionalburdeninanefforttoleavenostoneunturnedinanefforttokeepSt.Lucie42onitsoriginalschedule.AcceptanceofthisindependentdesignreviewapproachwillrequireNRCsupport,atalllevels.Wewillwillinglyundertaketherequiredexpenditureofresourcesifthe'RCwillagreethatitslicensingwillkeeppacewithourconstructionschedule.Atthisstageoftheproject,thenecessaryadjustmentstothelicensingschedulecanstillbemadeinordertoavoidthevirtuallycertaindelaywhichwillresultif'hepresentNRCscheduleisnot,changed.Onceagain,urgeyoutoinstructthestafftorevisethelicensingscheduletoreflectanOctober,1982,completiondateofSt.Lucie02nuclearunit.MMcD:mgAttachmentSincerely,kCC:FloridaCongressionalDelegation UNITg1V$.UNITg2SCHEDULEMILESTONESL1977197819791980PSL=2198119821983QiQeQs39MONT{ISMAY~30MONTI{s198319701971'19721973197419751976PSL-1~I839MONTIIS8k.DEC30MONTIIS1978STAnTnCBBASEh1ATCot{C.srAnrIttrAI{asrnvcrunaBAsaMATcoNc.STABTAABBASEMATCot{CBETEQ4coMpEnacTciTEsTsTEELcUToEL149'TAnTnCBINTEBNALCONCnETESTABTf'IIBBASEMATCottcnaTESTAnTSETTINOtJSSSMAJOnEOUIPMENTJthCOMMENCECOLDIIYDnosTAnrI{ororsJtiJtaCOL'IMENCEConaLOADSTAnTcn{TPEnFOBMANCETESTScot4t4ENCErowanascALLAnoNCOMManclALorannrloN4)Ic~QomL{q~I 30*1967-197019802.525200O15D1019781979197219741975INDUSTRYAVERAGES2.010-00-01.0maQIQKLU.ST<LUCIE2CONSTRUCTIONSTATUSFEBRUARY27,198107810.2030804PrP6070PERCENTCOMPLETE(AVERAGEFORTHEYEAR)(TARGET)80100ST>>LUCIEUNIT2PROGRESSVS,INDUSTRYPERFORMANCE 04r,1m~~~