[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-28259]
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[Federal Register: November 16, 1994]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-390]
Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1
Order
Tennessee Valley Authority (the permittee) is the current holder of
Construction Permit No. CPPR-91, issued by the Atomic Energy Commission
on January 23, 1973, for construction of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant,
Unit 1. The facility is currently under construction at the permittee's
site on the west bank of the Tennessee River approximately 50 miles
northeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
On September 19, 1994, the permittee filed a request pursuant to 10
CFR 50.55(b) for an extension of the completion date from December 31,
1994 to December 31, 1995. The proposed action is needed because the
construction, modification, and preoperational testing of the facility
is not yet fully completed. Following completion of hot functional
testing, the permittee conducted an extensive review of the remaining
scope of work required to complete the unit. The review indicates fuel
load for the unit will occur in the spring of 1995. The requested
extension period includes contingency in case any adjustments to the
schedule are needed. The NRC staff has concluded that good cause has
been shown for the delays, and that the extension is for a reasonable
period. The basis for these conclusions is set forth in the staff's
evaluation. The staff has further concluded that the requested
extension involves no significant hazards consideration and that,
therefore, no prior public notice is needed.
The NRC staff has prepared an environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact, which was published in the Federal Register
on November 8, 1994. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has
determined that extending the construction completion dates will have
no significant impact on the environment.
The applicant's letter dated September 19, 1994, and the NRC
staff's letter and Safety Evaluation of the request for extension of
the construction permit, dated November 8, 1994, are available for
public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, Gelman
Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555 and at the
Chattanooga-County Library, 1001 Broad Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee
37402.
It is hereby ordered That the latest completion date for
Construction Permit No. CPPR-91 is extended to December 31, 1995.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of November 1994.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William T. Russell,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-28259 Filed 11-15-94; 8:45 am]
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