ML13304B071
| ML13304B071 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 07/06/1981 |
| From: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Ruffing E CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SAN DIMAS, CA |
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| NUDOCS 8107090487 | |
| Download: ML13304B071 (5) | |
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JUL 6 1981 E. Karl Ruffing Executive Director San Dimas Chamber of Commerce P. 0. Box 175 San Dimas, California 91773
Dear Mr. Ruffing:
The June 19, 1981 resolution of the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce, supporting the licensing of the San Onofre 2 and 3 nuclear poter plants has been referred to as for reply.
I am pleased to provide the following information regarding nuclear power plant licensing in general, and licensing of San Onofre 2 and 3 in particular.
Currently, the overall picture is one of a licensing process that is returning to predictability at a considerably enhanced level of safety.
However, the implementation of this enhanced level of safety has raised a number of potential new issues in the contested hearings for both operating licenses and construction permits around the country. Some of these units were substantially complete at the time of the Three Mile Island accident or have been completed since then.
However, we are confident the actions we have taken since THI 2 and those we will take will provide major improvements in licensing schedules without compromising the regulatory requirements for safety.
With regard to licensing of San Onofre Units 2 and 3, the staff has completed the major part of its review. Staff safety evaluations were issued on December 31, 1980, February 6, 1981, February 25, 1981, and May 8, 1981. The review of the San Onofre Units 2 and 3 by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards was completed on Harch 12, 1981.
The Final Environmental Statement was issued by the NRC staff in April, 1981., The hearing on this project commenced on June 22, 1981.
We appreciate your interest in the San Onofre project. Please be assured that the NRC is taking every reasonable action to expedite the licensing process, consistent with our commi-itment to ensure the public health and safety.
Sincerely Original signed by Darrell G. Eisenhut Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCE
.E. Ka Ruffing Executi' Director San Dimast lamber of Commerce P. 0. Box 1 -.
0 1 ifornia 91773X San Dimas, Ca ifornia 91773
Dear fir. Ruffing :
The June 19, 1981 re lution of the San Dimas Chamber 7 fC..merce, supporting the licensing of the a0nofre 2 and 3 nuclear powe pladts has been referred to me for reply., I am pleasod to providethle following inforniation regarding nuclear power plt licensing in genera, an licensing of San Onofre 2 and 3 in particular.
Currently, the overall picture is'Qpe of a }4censfng process that is returning to predictability at a considerably 4nhanced level of safety. However, the impleimentation of this enhanced level fT ety has raised a nuber of potential new issues in the contested hearings for7 both operating licenses and construction permits around the country. Some of t ese units were substantially complete at the time of the Three M1ile Island aco,dent 06'have been completed since then.
However, we are confident the actios we have Uken since TMI 2 and those we will take will provide major impro4 mints in li sing schedules without compromising the regulatory requi' dients for safet.
With regard to licensing of Sao Onofre Units 2 and 3, e staff has completed the major part of its review/ Staff safety evaluations 'er issued on December 31, 1980, February 6, 1981, ebruary 25, 1981, and May 8,
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The review of the San Onofre Units 2 and'3 by the Advisory Committee on R' ctor Safeguards was completed on tlarch 12 1981.
The Final Environmental Sta ment was issued by the NRC staff in Aprif, 1981.
The hearing on this project c' enced on June 22, 1981.
We appreciate your,4.terest in the San Onofre project. Please be a ured that the NRC is ta ng every reasonable action to expedite the licens 1g process, consistt with our commitment to ensure the public health an safety.
Sincerely Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DISTRIBUTION:
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