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102461 1 (1977-06-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxui0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT IESUME 02461 - fA1752770) Obstacles to heduciag NLt.. lear Powerplant Leadtimes. June 13, 1977. 13 pp. Testimony before te House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Energy and the Environment Subcommittee; by Monte Canfield, Jr., Director, Energy and Minerals Div. Issue Area: Energy: Making Nuclear Fission a Substantial Energy So;irce (1608). Contact: Energy aud Minerals Div. Budget Function: Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy: Energy (305). Organization Concerned: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Energy and the Environment Subcommittee. Long leadtimes in completing nuclear powerplants have contributed to high capital costs and sometimes to cancellation of units. Currently, 10 or more years of leadtime consists of about 2 years of planning, 2 or more years of construction permit review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and 6 or more years of construction. The NRZ operating license review parallels part of construction. To reduce leadtimes, the NRC has tagun to (1) authorize limited construction following c.ompletion of the environmental and site suitability portions of reviews; (2) encourage development and use of standard nuclear powerplant designs; and (3) accept applications for site approvils up to 5 years before utilities apply to begin construction. Times have not been reducel as expected because of: delays in State approval; time consumed for environmental statements and public hearings; the fact that benefits from standard designs will take time; and because some issues, such as environmental factors,, cannot be decided at an early stage. SAO concluded that Ldny factors will continue to prevent reduction of leadtimes, including growing State and local requirements, public concern, court decisions, and technological changes. It was recommended that the NRC should work jointly with states to identify and compare legal and procedural requirements. (HTW)

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