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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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