Comment

Öyster Creeks, general availability has been good. Additional
THI modifications and refueling scheduled for spring 1981.

During the last 3 months of 1980 various modifications and a refueling were performed at Salem. The units cumulative availability record is below average. However, the 1980 performance was well above industry norm and may signal that some problems have been remedied.

Duit received low power license April 1980.” Pusă vas lended
9/80. Only hold-up on the full power licenes appears to
margmay preparedness plans required by 23C. The states
of Delaware & How Jersey require assistance in developing
theirs and the Co. my be called upon for that

1005 ED

Indian Point #1 was shut down late 1974 originally because of a need to upgrade its emergency core cooling system. Since then the expenditures that, would be needed to bring this unit into compliance with todays broader and changing safety regulations are considered prohibitive. Last estimates were that more than $300 million might be needed, however Con Ed believes it would only be economical to upgrade at less than $200 million. In February 1980, the company decided to decommission this unit (a process that would not begin until early in the 21st century). The unit was removed from rate base in May 1979. In a rate filing made April 1980 the company requests recoupment of some 943 million net invested in Indian Point #1 to be amortized over a 15 year period.

Indian Point #2 currently in cold shutdown as a result of
piping corosion which led to a buildup of water at the base
of the containment, in October 1980. Sump-pump failure
contributed to the water buildup. Con Ed expects to spend $10
million to replace the piping. Currently the outage is
expected to last until April (slippage we believe is
possible). It is felt that the containment vessel did not
suffer damage. Local authorities have alleged negligence on
the part of ED. The NRC has levied punitive fines. In our
opinion this unit is likely to cause problems of a political
nature more than technical.

Indian Point #2
673

1973

100% ED