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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-390 50-391]

 

Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 
2

Order

    Tennessee Valley Authority (the permittee) is the current holder of 
Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-91 and CPPR-92, issued by the Atomic 
Energy Commission on January 23, 1973, for construction of the Watts 
Bar Nuclear Plan, Units 1 and 2. These facilities are currently under 
construction at the permittee's site on the west branch of the 
Tennessee River approximately 50 miles northeast of Chattanooga, 
Tennessee.
    On November 10, 1993, the Tennessee Valley Authority filed a 
request pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55(b) for an extension of the completion 
dates. The permittee requested this extension for Unit 1 because, at 
the time the last extension was requested, the permittee could only 
make a best estimate of the extra time needed to complete construction 
and modification, and under-estimated. Furthermore, to ensure that Unit 
1 has been properly constructed, the permittee is performing a 
comprehensive Preoperational Testing Program, instead of relying on 
preoperational test results obtained a few years ago.
    The permittee requested extension for Unit 2 because it plans to 
complete Unit 2 only after Unit 1 enters operation successfully.
    The NRC staff has concluded that good cause has been shown for the 
delays, the extension is for a reasonable period, and that this action 
involves no significant hazards consideration, the basis for which are 
set forth in the staff's evaluation.
    The NRC staff has prepared an environmental assessment and finding 
of no significant impact which was published in the Federal Register on 
December 14, 1993.
    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 November 10, 1993, and the NRC staff's 
letter and Safety Evaluation of the request for extension of the 
construction permits, dated December 14, 1993, 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 dated for 
Construction Permit No. CPPR-91 is extended from December 31, 1993 to 
December 31, 1994 and the latest completion date for Construction 
Permit No. CPPR-92 is extended from June 30, 1997 to December 31, 1999.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of December 1993.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas E. Murley,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-841 Filed 1-12-94; 8:45 am]
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