ML18030A042
| ML18030A042 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 03/31/1981 |
| From: | ERTEL A E HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | AHEARNE J F NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8104230328 | |
| Download: ML18030A042 (9) | |
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W~LLENE.ERTEL17rNDIsrRIcr,PENNsrLYANIAP~1211LoNorNNITNHovsr.OrrIccBSILOINoW*sNINoroN,O.C20S'IS(202)22~21SCOMMITTEEONPUSL1CWORKSANOTRANSPORTATIONCOMMITTEEONSCIENCEANOTECHNOLOGYMarch31,19Sl*DOCKETHUeBERgRODl&UiltFAG.~~~-P'~s~c~HASRIssvlloePCNNsrLVANIA17I11Iit;oIIgeeosoftfjeIHIIitebStatesSecosllALBvILoINOQou5eofSeyre5ertfatibe5WILLIAMssoar.PsNNsrLvANIA17701(717)22&4014IDHadfjftfgtOtr,Q.C.20515MoNIoPALBIIILSINoSvNsvNr,PENNsrLYANIA17001(717)20~0gg/~JHon.JohnF.Ahearne,ChairmanU.S.NuclearRegulatoryOommi)ssion1717H.St.,NWeWashington,D.C.20555
DearChairmanAhearne,
-Lastmonth,theNRCrevealedintestimonybeforetheHouseAppropriationscommitteethatlicensingdelaysforeleven..near-termlicenseeshavegrowntoanestimated80months.ThisnewshasbeenasourceofsomeconsternationamongPennsylvanians,becauseseveralofthe'ffectedplantsareinourstate.Theenclosedletter,fromtheWoolrichcompanydiscussesacaseinpoint.TheSusquehannaUnitNo.1plant,ofPennsylvaniaPower6LightCompany,itisstated,willbe~~readyforoperationfullysixmonthsbeforeitis'cheduledtoreceiveitslicense.Thelettergoesonto'calculatethatthedelayofsixmonthswilladdover$200milliontothetotalcostoftheplant,aburdenwhichmusteven-tuallybebornebytheratepayers.Ontheonehand,itwouldberecklessandirresponsiblefortheNRC.toproceedwithlicensingwithoutadequateconsiderationofsafetyissues,orwithoutallowingthepublicanadequateopportunitytoparticipateintheli-censing'process.Ontheotherhand,however,mustbebalancedtheneedtoeliminatewastageofthetaxpayers'ndratepayers'onies.IwillbefollowingwithgreatinterestyoureffortstoredeployNRC'Sresources,inorderthatboththegoalsofassuringadequatesafetyandmini-.mizingtheunnessarycostsareachieved.gSo35(ji,Sincerely-,MBEROFCONGRESSAEE/ftppR22198$~ig~tNE22AI~g()N.IXIANI$4OI(DOC~USMRCAPRl5)S8t~See'HISSTATIONERYPRINTEDONPAPERMADEWITHRECYCLEDFIBERS
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'DOCKETHUFFYBERfgOD>>8aUTILFACFebruary27,1981WOOlriCh,InC.Woolrich,PA17779(717)7694%4ROSWELLBRAYTDNPresidentandGeneralManagerTheHonorableAllen'E.ErtelHouseofRepresentativesWashington,D.C.20515CgllbO~PO%kacy~PR><~98Ott.ag])))~g'gyji=---ec~H8$STATEMENTONNUCL'EARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONThedirectorsofWoolrichWoolenMills,'ikemostAmericans-;-'ealizetheneedtoreduceinflationandincreaseourgrossnationalproductivity.Wewish'tostressthatifindustryistoprogressit'ustnotbestifledbyover-regulationimposedonitbyagenciesorcommissionswhosemotivationsorprocedures*ar'e,-completelydiversetotheneedsofindustryandoureconomy.ThecaseinpointisthattheN.R.C.keepsextendingitslicensing'scheduleofnuclear-powerplants.AccordingtoChairmanAhea'meof.the'.R.C.inhisreportofJanuary.30,1981,totheHonorable'TomBevill,chairmanoftheSubcommitteeonEnergyandWaterDev'elopment,therearetennuclearplantsunderconstructionandscheduledforlicensinghearings.Itisapparenttha'ttherewillbe'onsiderablelosttimeingettingthesen'uclearpowerplantsintooperationbecauseoftheN.R.C.'spresentlicensingschedule.InthecaseofthePennsylvaniaPoweraLightCompany,itappearsthatitsSusquehannaUnitNo.1willbereadyforoperation'ixmonthsbeforeitisfullylicensed--November,1982,according'oChairmanAhearne'sreport.Each'onthofthisdelaywilladdinterestandotherexpensesbetween$30and$35milliontothe,'otalcostofthisnuclearpowerplant.Adelayofsixmonthswilladdover$200milliontotheconstructioncost,whichsumeventuallyhastobepaidbytheconsumers-includingresidential,commercial,andindustrial.Furthermore,everyunnecessarydelayingettinganuclearpower.plantintooperationresultsinthousandsmorebarrels.ofoilbeingimportedintotheUnitedStates.AllofusareawarethatourbasicnationalinterestliesinbecominglessdependnetonimportedoilwhetheritisforenergyoranyotherSince1830,animportantpartofdoingitright.
li StatementonNuclearRegulatoryCommissionPage2February27,1981use.Besidesbeingamatterofnationalsecurity,theimportationofsomuch~forei'gnoilisamajor.causeofourunfavorablebalanceoftrade,theweakeningoftheAmericandollar,andourhighinflationrate.TheWoolrichWoolenMillshasbeenexpandingitsbusinessfor151yearsandplansforfuturegrowth.However,thisisdependentonourabilitytosellatcompetitivepricesandmakeaprofitforreinvestinginthebusiness.Electricityisamajorexpense.Therefore,asignificantdelayonthepartoftheN.R.C.willreflectinfutureratesofthePennsylvaniaPower&LightCompanyandadverselyaffectourabilitytoexpand.PromptandeffectivemeasuresbytheN.R.C.arerequired,suchasreassigningsomeoftheirstafftospeedupthelicensingproceduresandstreamlingthehearings,eliminatingnonessentialorrepetitiousdetails.Inouropinion,thereisnosinglefederalagencythathasmoreeffectonreducingourdependenceonforeignoilimportsandgettingoureconomygoingthanthe.N.R..C..Wehopeyouwilluseyourinfluencetohavethemgetinstep.withtheneedsofouicountry.8"RoswellBrayn,PridentJnRichVI,DirectorohnT.Billxngto,Sr.V.P.-Harketingwg.~N.B.Rich,DirectorhesterH.Pribble,V.P.ApparelManufacturingC.CliffEnglert,.P.Speci1ServicesWaudy,S.VSPFinanceandDLeslzeD.Noelk,Secretary-Treas.WilliamE.FerrMerchandising
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