Comment Öyster Creeks, general availability has been good. Additional 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 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 Indian Point #2 1973 100% ED |