ML16340B764
| ML16340B764 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 04/10/1981 |
| From: | Kammerer C NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Lowery B HOUSE OF REP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8105290203 | |
| Download: ML16340B764 (2) | |
Text
ooowoY((oMooo
'I
~
77'ofp
(@ILFA~!...>> l.. 9>>
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMiVllSSION WASHlNGTON, O. C. 20555 go,i( RCi;l(
(4
~4
~o i,
~-
o(
(
J i Vr"n
~O The Honorable Bill Lowery:
United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
20515 Following the accident at Three Mile Island, the Commission did not issue any further operating licenses for over a year while a thorough review was made of implications of the accident.
In the spring of 1980, he Commission approved new requirements for operating licenses based on. he lessons learned from Three Mile Island.
Since thai time several new operating licenses have been
- issued, the most recent being for Farley Unit 2 in Alabama on March 31, 1981.
The diversion of resources and the reihinking of safety requirements following the TMI accident adversely affected licensing activity at the Commission.
As a result, we estimaie that in 1981 and 1982 approximately a dozen nuclear plants will be completed from 1 to 12 months before a
ull power license decision can be made..
The Commission is concerned about this situation and is taking a number of steps to correct it.
These steps are outlined in the at ached testimony given by Chairman Hendrie on April 2 be ore the House Appropriations Subcomnittee on Energy and Water Development.
With respect io the Diablo Canyon units, an updated Supplemental Saic.y Evaluation Report (SSER) for low-power operation was issued by the NRC staff on March 5, 1981.
Hearings will commence in May with a licensing decision on low-power operaiion expected in February 1982 and on a full-power license in March 1982.
These projected decision dates would mean a thirteen month delay using the applicant's construction completion date and an eleven month delay using the NRC staff's.
E I hope that this'information is helpful in responding to your constituent..
- cerely, arlton
- Kammerer, Director Office o Congressional Affairs 0 7
Enclosure:
~)
Chairman.'Hendrie's April 2 Testimony APR 10 1SBl l
Docgg.=>
US>iver M4'(
5 198~
go,t,'
-'~-"'efarg g/
l".r>.>
Dear Congressman Lowery:
Thank you for your recent letter on behalf of your constituent, Clement J. Nevitt, who is concerned about NRC licensing delays relating to the Diablo Canyon nuclear facility near San Luis Obispo.
1,
~g