ML19199A594
| ML19199A594 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 04/04/1979 |
| From: | Glickman D HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | Carter J PRESIDENT OF U.S. & EXECUTIVE OFFICES |
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| Download: ML19199A594 (1) | |
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Dear Mr. President:
Yesterday during a discussion on the House floor about the-future of our nuclear energy policies in light of the recent accident and hczardous situation in Pennsylvania, I made the point that I felt quite strongly that we should move ahead with and expand on a position you advocated some time ago, but which has not yet been implemented by the Nuclear Regulatory Coc=ission. That is, we should maintain permanent on-site federal inspectors at nuclear power plants both in operation and under construction throughout the United States.
According to the NRC, there are presently 70 nuclear plants licensed to operate in the United S:ates and another 92 have permits for construction.
However, recent press reports indicate that only 20 NRC inspectcr3 are assigned to specific plant sites,14 at operating plants and 6 at construction sites.
In light of the potential hazard that exists if these plant.s are not safely constructed, operated and caintained, it see=s quite clear that the very least we should do is to provide on-site inspections as we do at meat packing plants.
As I understand it, the NRC presently has 715 staff members working in inspection and enforcement.
It should not be an undue burden to assign 162 of those - 142 more than at present - to work as on-site permanent inspec*. ors instead of working at one of the five regional NRC offices or here in Washington.
Safety of these facilities should be the primary concern of the NRC, and the effective place to assure the safety is not behind desks, but on-site.
cost Thank you for your consideration.
I urge you to cove promptly to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Coc=ission to reassign inspectors to plants presently operating or under construction.
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