ML16341B656
| ML16341B656 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Salem, Diablo Canyon, Farley, Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/29/1981 |
| From: | Kammerer C NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Warner J SENATE |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8106080350 | |
| Download: ML16341B656 (4) | |
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The Honorable ohn Warner Uni.ed Sta es Senate Mashington, D.C.
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Dear Senaior Marner:
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t Thank you for your leiter daied Apri I,
981 n behalf of your constsiuen'4, Brian Delano, who uroes "he expeditious lic nsing o.
ihe Salem, Farley and Diablo Canyon nuclear power plants and the restart o
. Three Nile Island. Unit l.
Mr. Delano's concerns abou. licensing delays are sha. ed by ihe Commission.
In recen. weeks, he.Commission
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sta f have sp n.~ considerable time in reviewing the licensing schedules or hese and o.her plants and hav
.underiaken various approaches io shor.en ihem wher ve.
possible..
In the case of the Fariey uri a full-power operaiing licens
.was issued on March 31,
- 1981, he Commission believes average cf 18 tenths to approxirLa~~ly
- 10. months by tighiening ihe timo.
allowed for each part of tne process and by providing i.rmer iime management.
In March, ihe Corrrllission published for comment propose" rule changes wl.ich would perp:to accomplish thi s. 'n addition, the Commi ssion is ak.'ng steps to reduce by iwo mon hs the time spent on appellate.
and Corrri'.Ssion'eview cf licensing board decisions.
The Commission has also 'submi 2d to Congress proposed legislation which would cllow it to authorize inierim:
~ eaciol opela ion for fuel -loading and low power operaiing and tesiinc be.Ore the.'ompleiior, of 'a hearing, Such inierim operation would save a,
leasi.two monihs
- and, Where he lOW POWer teSiing reVealed a
need fOr rePcirS.
O". modifiCatiOnS, could save subsiantially more time.
Tno NRC.issued its Safetv Evaluation Repor.
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=-'1 rat"ers. relaicd to
.he Salem Uni i Z reacior except,or emergency preparednes's ir january
',981.
A 'oint.emergency response exercise was
=onductec or, Apr'-'~ 8,. l981 resui i.inc.
tn a favorable repori from ihe Federal
=m rgency
!'~anacemen Agency or. ihe adeguacy 0'
'-site emercency Pr 2Pal ed le s
0 i he.!wRC.... 0 i.'cl 1,. irle COmmiSSiOr apprOVed the iSSucnCe O
c ful l te.l Op2.. c" iAG: liCe..se 0~ Sclel
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was or low p'ower operction wcs issuec,o.l
. l'2 'ablo
- Canyor,
- Uni
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and 2 on i%arch:-,
1981.
Hearings commenced
'nis monih on a
low "0~2<
'~ i "ense, with a projerted decis'.On date of December 190~
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- MAY 2,9 198>
,""inaliy, Three Nile ';sland Unit 1
was dowr or roue',ng at ihe -.ime o7 the acciden.
at, THi-2 in late March 1979.
On July 2,
- 1979, the Comaission ordered that the faci.lity remain in cold. shutdown until fur-.her order and stated that +
public hearings would be conducted tc determine whether the uni. should be.
allowed to resume operation and, if so, under wha-.. conditiors.
Hearings began before a licensing board in October 1980 and have been completed on most issues.
before the, board.
A board decision is estima ed for Oc.ober 19ol.
ln the
- meantime, although the Commission has taken some measures to reduce the
. scope of the proceeding, it has declined to permit
- a. restart pending complet-;on of the hearings and a decision by the board.
I hope this information and account, of the status of each of the units mentioned-by Mr. Delano is helpful.
Sincerely, Carlt.on Kamm rer, Di to.
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Office of Congressiona I
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