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2 expenses? If so, please state the amount of payment refused and the 

 ratioaak [or] doing so. 



The payment BPA wOl make to the WPPSS for the FY 1994 (July 1-Junc 30) 

 WNP-2 operating costs is estimated to be $242 million. This figure includes 

 operating and maintenance, cental and fiid. Verifiable industry cost dau is 

 difficuh to obtain. However, in our opinion, WNP-2 operating costs (37.0 

 nuUs/kwh - 12 month rolling average as of March 1993) are within the cost range 

 experienced by other Single Nuclear Plant Utilities and on the high end of the 

 industry average cost for Sin^e Nuclear Plam Utilities. BPA does not currently 

 audit WNP-2 operating expenses but does have an overaght staff at the WPPSS 

 and a member of BPA's internal audit staff is a part of this group. The oversight 

 staff) working in conjunction with BPA headquarters staff) is responsible for 

 exercising BPA's contractual authorities including approval of annual budgets and 

 contract awards greater than SSOO,000. Any BPA disapproval must be based 

 solely on whether the item is consistent with the standard of prudent utility 

 practice. BPA has not formally disapproved any WNP-2 expenses. However, the 

 WPPSS has been responsive to BPA's requests regarding outage scheduling and 

 reducing expenditures whenever prudent. 



It is my understanding that WPPSS currently pays its board members SSOC per 

 day of service. Does BPA reimburse WPPSS for these expenses? If so, please 

 provide an estimate of the total funding BPA has provided WPPSS since 1980 

 for this purpose. 



The WPPSS currently pays its board members SSOO phis expenses per day of 

 service. BPA reimburses the WPPSS for these expenses. Below are the totals 

 for the fiscal years 1987 through 1993. Eariier data is not readily available 

 because it is archived at the WPPSS. 



