Distribution w/e osres:

BCC: Buchanan Docket FMEs (50-338/339)

Abernathy NRC POR

ASLAB Local PDR SE 2 B 97

ASLBP LWR #3 File

Ljocket NO 50,3 . Swanson, OELD R. DeYoung D . Vassallo

Viryiflia Lie~ctric & P~ower Com3pany

Senior Vijce iresicieflt - Power

(jcnIohIJfd, Viryfini Z32bl

0. Parr A. Dromerick M. Rushbrook F. Williams B. Scott H. Scott I&E (3) N. Dube, MIPC W. Miller, ADM ACRS (16) H. Denton, DSE R. vollmer, DSE M. Ernst, DSE W. Gammill, USE R. Heinemnan, SS

J. Knight, SS F. Hebdon, EP-l D. Ross, SS R. Tedlesco, SS B. Scharf (10) D. Skovholt E. Hughes LPM, DOR P. Kreutzer, DSE M. Jinks (w/4 endl

per docket)

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t~or Uro rhorth Annal ,.Wclear Power Station, Unic iio. II 1'rte iateSt cornstrui(>Aof

co1~iapltkion dat knas been extended for Unit, -No. I frjvil Seu.teifr i DI I to

Acopy of tiie Uroer, Staff Evaluationl jj dtve oleclaratiof nU artnvironmentalt

ba~tAppraisal, are -Incosed~ for your Infur.,iati~iJ T iiýe urder anti Negative

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*,j) S. CIOVERNMENT pjjtNTI,4j OFFICER 1"fl6 -eG6'

NRC FORM 318 (9.76) NRCM 0240

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Virginia Electric & Power Company

cc: Mrs. James C. Arnold P. 0. Box 3951 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

Mr. Anthony Gambaradella Office of the Attorney General 11 Soutn 12th Street - Room 308

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Richard M. Foster, Esq. 211 Stribling Avenue Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

Michael W. Maupin, Esq. Hunton, Williams, Gay & Gibson P. 0. Box 1.535 Richmond, Virginia 23212

Mrs. June Allen 1719 Meadowbrook Heights Charlottesville, Virginia

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John J. Runzer, Esq. Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz ]23 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19109

Clarence T. Kipps, Jr., Esq. 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue,. N.W. Washington, D. C. 20006

Carroll J. Savage, Esq. 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20006

Mr. James C. Dunstan State Corporation . Commonwealth of Virginia Blandon Building Richmond, Virginia 23209

A. D. Johnson, Chairman Board of Supervisors of

Louisa County Trevillians, Virginia

22901

Mr. James Torson 501 Leroy Socorro, New Mexico 87801

Mrs. Margaret Dietrich Route 2, Box 568 Gordonsville, Virginia 22942

William H. Rodgers, Jr., Esq. Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20001

Mr. Peter S. Hepp Executive Vice President Sun Shipping & Dry Dock Company P. 0. Box 540 Chester, Pennsylvania 19013

23170

Ms. Susan T. Wilburn Commonwealth of Virginia Council on the Environment 903 9th Street Office Building Richmond, Virginia 23219

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER COMPANY

NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1

DOCKET NO. 50-338

ORDER EXTENDING CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION DATE

Virginia Electric & Power Company is the holder of Construction Permits

No. CPPR-77 and CPPR-78 issued by the Atomic Energy Commission* on February 19,

1971, for the construction of the North Anna Power Station, Units I and 2,

presently under construction at the Company's site in Louisa County, Virginia.

By letter, dated July 28, 1977, the company filed a request for an extension

of the latest construction completion date for Unit No. I from September I,

1977 to December 31, 1977, because construction has been delayed due to (I) the

completion of hot functional testing which necessitated repairs to the three

reactor coolant loop cold leg isolation valves, replacement to the reactor

coolant pump motor, completion of repairs to service water reservoir spray

headers, addition of residual heat removal and refueling pool purification

systems and modifications to the steam generator support heating system,

(2) completion of tie-ins for the bearing cooling system modifications were

determined to be required prior to fuel loading, (3) structural steel non

conformities were identified in the Unit No. I main steam valve house and

repairs completed, (4) conduit color separation deficiencies in the reactor

containment cubicles were identified and corrective activity is continuing,

*Effective January 20, 1975, the Atomic Energy Commission became the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission and permits in effect on that day continued under the

authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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(b) inspection, evaluation and repair program related to Category I piping

systems in connection with an identified hanger base plate flexibility

problem, and (6) modification to the main feedwater recirculation piping

and reactor containment cubicle structural steel and ventilation seals.

This action involves no signficant hazards consideration; good cause

has been shown for the delay; ana the requested extension is for a reasonable

period, the bases for which are set forth in the staff evaluation, dated

September 28, 1977.

Copies of the above documents and other related material are available

for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street,

N. W., Washington, U. C. 2U555 and at the local public document rooms

established for the North Anna facility in the Alderman Library, vlanuscripts

Uepartment, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia M29UI and

County Administrator's Office, Board of Supervisors, Louisa County Courthouse,

Louisa, Virginia ?3U93.

It is HEREBY ORDERED THAI THE latest completion date for CPHk-77 be

extended from September 1, 1977 to December 31, 1977.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY CUrMISSION

Olan D. Parr, Chief Light Water Reactors Branch No. 3 Division of Project lanagement

DATE OF ISSUANCE: SEP 2 8 1977

EVALUATION OF REQUESI FOR EXTENSION OF

CONSTRUCTION PEjII-F NO. CPPR-77

FOR THE NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1

DOCKET NO. 50-338

INTROUUCI ION

on duly 26, 1977, the Virginia Electric and Power Company filed a request

for an extension of the latest construction completion date for Construction

Permit CPPR-77 issued for the North Anna Power Station, Unit No. 1.

UISCUSSION

Construction Permits CPPR-/7 and CPPR-/d were issued on February 19, 1971

and were last modified on April 19, 1977 by Order which extended the latest

construction completion dates to September 1, 1977 and November 1, 1978 for

Units 1 and Z, respectively.

In their application for extension of the construction completion date for

Unit I to Decerober 31, 1977, Virginia Electric and Power Company indicated

that the major contributing factors to the delay in completion of the

construction activities were the completion of hot functional testing,

originally scheduled for March 2, 1977 to support the May 26, 1977 load

fuel date, was not actually completed until larch 28, 1977 instituting a

3 112 weeKs delay. An additional one month delay was incurred as a result

of operational deficiencies noted during hot functional testing, and the

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three reactor coolant loop cold leg isolation valves were inspected and

repaired. Testing of the hot functional program also resulted in the

determination that modifications to the steam generator support heating

system were necessary causing a 2 1/2 months delay.

Completion of tie-ins for the bearing cooling system modifications were

determined to be required prior to fuel loading causing an estimated

delay of 2 months.

Structural steel non-conformities were identified in the North Anna Power

Station, Unit No. I main steam valve house in February 1977. These repairs

were completed in late June 1977 causing a I month delay.

In May 1977 conduit color separation deficiencies in the reactor containment

cubicles were identified and correction activity is continuing. It is

estimated that this activity will take 3 months. The applicant is conducting

an on-going inspection, evaluation and repair program on approximately 8,000

hangers related to Category I piping systems in connection with a hanger base

plate flexibility problem causing 4 months delay. Modifications are presently

being made to the main feedwater recirculation piping and reactor containment

cubicle structural steel and ventilation seals delaying plant construction

approximately 3 1/2 months.

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The staff has reviewed the delaying factors indicated by the applicant, and

concurs that these factors contributed to unexpected delays in the amounts

specified, for a total of over 24 months delay. Some of these delays occurred

during the same time period.

On the basis of our review, we have determined that the Virginia Electric and

Power Company has been able to make up for some of the delay and now expects

to complete construction 4 months later than previously predicted.

CONCLUSION

We have reviewed the information provided in Virginia Electric and Power

Company's submittal, and we conclude that the factors discussed above are

reasonable and constitute good cause for delay; and that the requested

extension of Construction Permit CPPR-77 for 4 months to December 31, 1977,

is justified. As a result of our review of the Final Safety Analysis Report

to date, and considering the nature of the delays, we have identified no

areas of significant safety considerations in connection with the extension

of the construction completion date for North Anna Power Station, Unit No. 1.

The staff finds that because the request is solely for more time to complete

work already reviewed and approved, no significant hazards consideration is

involved in granting the request and thus prior public notice of this action

is not required. We also find that good cause exists for the issuance of an

Order extending the construction completion date.

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Accordingly, issuance of an Order extending the latest construction completion

date for the North Anna Power Station, Unit No. 1 as set fortn in CPPR-77,

to Uecemoer 31, 19/7 is reasonable and should be authorized.

Alexander W. DromericK, Project vlanager Light Water Reactors Branch No. 3 Division of Project Management

Olan D. ParrCiiet Lignt Water Reactors branch No. 3 Division of Project vianagement

Dated: SEP 2 ' 1977

NEGATIVE DECLARATION

SUPPORTING ORDER RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OF

DATES FOR COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION

NORTH ANNA POWER STATION

UNIT NO. 1 (CPPR-77)

DOCKET NO. 50-338

The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has reviewed the

Order relating to the construction permit for the North Anna Power Station,

Unit 1 (CPPR-77) located in Louisa County, Virginia, issued to Virginia

Electric and Power Company. The Order would authorize the extension

for four months of the date for completion of construction of Unit No. 1

The Comnission's Division of Site Safety and Environmental Analysis has

prepared an environmental impact appraisal for the Order and has concluded

that an environmental impact statement for this particular action is not

warranted because there will be no environmental impact attributable to the

Order other than that which has already been predicted and described in the

Commission's Final Environmental Statement for North Anna Power Station,

Units Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, published in April 1973 and the addendum to the

Final Environmental Statement published in November 1976.

The environmental impact appraisal is available for public inspection at

the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N. W., Washington,

D. C. and at the Board of Supervisors, Louisa County Courthouse, Louisa,

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Virginia 23093 and Alderman Library, Manuscripts Department, Unversity of

Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901. A copy may be obtained upon

request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 'Washington,

D. C. 20555, Attention: Director, Division of Site Safety and Environ

mental Analysis.

Dated at Bethesda, laryland, this day of ý2 p1977.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COM•MISSION

William II. Rega /, Chief Environmental Projects Branch No. 2 Division of Site Safety and

Environmental Analysis

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ENV I RO~i4EII'TAL !IPACT APPRAISAL

BY THE DIVISION OF SITE SAFETY ANki) E7rV ''-E1TAL A•NALYSIS

SUPPORTfIN.G AM RFLATL4C TO THE EXTEt hUAO

DATES FOR CO1'.PLET ION OF CODNSTRUCTION

NORTH ANNA POWER .ATIOU9,UNIT

DOCKET NO. 5%0-K3

1. Description of Proposed Action

The action proposed is the issuance of an ORDER pertaining to the

North Anna Power Station, Unit 1 (CPPR-77) issued on February 19,

1971, providing for the extension for four vonths of the latest

date for completion of this unit

2. The request dated July 28, 1977 relates to an extension of the

construction coimpletion date of Unit No. I by four nmonths (from

September 1, 1977 to December 31, 1977), The NRC staff has reviewed

the application and found that good cause has been shown for extension

of the construction completion date of Unit I by four months (see

attached Safety Evaluation by the NRC staff).

The environmental impacts associated with construction of Unit I

have previously been addressed in the NRC staff's FES and FES

Addendum and determined by the Atonic Safely and Licensing floard

in its partial initial decision (P.I.D.) dated October 30, 1974

(LBP-74-39) and Initial Decision ( r.) dalted December 5, 1975

(LBP-75-70). The only environmental impact possibly resulting

from the requested extension would be that due to shifting the

impacts in time or adding four months to the total time the area

is subjected to temporary construction impacts. Tie environmental

impacts associated with constructioni other than those involving

commwunity impacts, are not affected by the proposed extension.

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No significant conMlunity impact associated with the construction

effort was previously identified. (FES Section 4.4, pp. 4-2-0 and

4-21). If a simple four month shift in the project is assulied, then

there would be no change in effect. Thus, no significant change in

impact, as previously evaluated, is expected to result from the

four month delay.

3. Conclusion and basis for legative Declaration

On the basis of the foregoing analysis and the NRC staff evaluation,

it is concluded that there will be no environmental impact attribut

able to the proposed action other than that already predicted and

described in the Com.ission's FES issued in iarch 1974, the Board's

Initial Decision and tihe Commission's FES Addendum issued in

Novem-Iber 1976. Having made this conclusion, the Corimission has

further concluded that no environmental impact statement for the

proposed action need be prepared, and that a negative declaration

to this effect is appropriate.

Dated September f8 1977

NRC FORM 318 (9-76) NRCM 0240

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