ML19199A239
| ML19199A239 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Diablo Canyon, Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/30/1979 |
| From: | Panetta L HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7904100022 | |
| Download: ML19199A239 (1) | |
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IN LIGHT OF THE TRAGIC OCCURRENCE AT THE THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAh PontR PLANT, I WOULU LIKE TO REuuEST THAT THE NUCLEAR REGULA,~. TORY g
COMMISSION CONDUCT A FULL AND IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION IN TO THE CIRCUMSTANCtS SURROUNDING THAT SERIQUS ACCIDENT AND PROVIDE ME nITH THE RESULTS UF THAT INQUIRY AS SOON AS POSSIeLE.
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I AM PAKTICULARLY CONCERNED AdOUT THIS MATTER etCAUSE THE LICENSING BU', UF THE NHC IS SCHtDULED TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION TMIS MAY ON TM5
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OPERATION OF THE DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR PLANT LOCATED NEAR MY DISTRICT IN SAN LUIS OSISTO CALIF 0HNIA.
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ISLAND, IT IS IMPERATIVt inhT ALL STEPS NECESSAhY bt TAAEN oY THE COMMISSION TO ENSURE THAT'NONt UF THE STRUCTude! OR OPERATIONAL
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DEFICItNCES'PRESENT'AT THE PENNSYLVANIA PLANT ARE PiESENT IN THE OPEMATION OF ANY OTHER OLO OR Nta NUCLEAR P0atR FACILITY, l
I AM REQUESTING, THEREFURE, THAT IN ADDITION TO TME INVESTIGATION, THE COMMISSION CAREFULLY ANALYZE TMt COMPARATIVE SinUCTURAL AND OPERATIONAL DESIGNS OF BOTH TME DIAdLU CANYCN AND THREE MILT ISLAND PLANTS. IF IT I
IS DETEHMINED THAT THERE AME ANY SIGNIFICANT SIMILAWITES IN THE DESIGNS
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AND/OR UPEHATIONAL FEATURES OF THE PLANTS THAT a00LD IN ANYaAY RELATE TO IME POTENTIAL F0n A SIMILAN ACCIDENT, I wouLU AS4 inAT THE I
k COMMISSION IMMEDIATELY DEFtR ANY FINAL DECISION ON THE LICENSING GF THE DIAdLO PLANT UNTIL THESE PROSLEMS ARE RESOLVED. AS YOU AN0a, THE FUTURE OF NUCLLAR PGAER IN'THIS COUNTRY LARGELY REST ON TME CONFIDENCE OF THE I
AMERICAN PUdLIC AND THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF SUCH POWERS.
k OBVIOUSLY, UNTIL ALL UF THE UNANSaERED OUESTIONS ABOUT THE PENNSYLVANIA PLANT ACCIDENT AME RESOLVto, IT IS AdSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL, SOTH FOR THE SAFtTY UF THE PucLIC AS WELL AS THE CREDIABILITY OF TME COM"ISSION,
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THAT EvtRY PRECAUTIUN IS TAntN to ENSURE THAT SIMILAR TRAGEDIES NILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. SINCERELY LEON E.
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