ML19210E793
| ML19210E793 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 10/23/1979 |
| From: | Fouchard J NRC OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (OPA) |
| To: | Metzenbaum H SENATE |
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| NUDOCS 7912120552 | |
| Download: ML19210E793 (2) | |
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October 23, 1979 The Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Senate Washington, D. C.
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Dear Senator Metzenbaum:
Thank you for your October 3 communication forwarding a copy of Ms. Nancy Masucci's recent letter to you; we appreciate having the opportunity to comment on it.
1 at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station was returned to Unit service over this past weekend following an automatic shutdown The scram was caused when the turbine (scram) last week.
" tripped" off line and resulted in some equipment problems and a loss of offsite power.
This event was repceted to the NRC's office in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and to State of Ohio officials; it is common practice In
.to notify the State of all such non-routine occurrences.
addition, NRC inspectors made an "on-site" review of the circumstances surrounding this event and Toledo Edison Company's corrective measures.
Documents related to this occurrence will be placed in the Local Public Document Room which the NRC has established for the Davis-Besse facility.
It is located in the Ida Rupp Public Library at 310 Madison Street in Port Clinton.
H e low-level wastes resulting from operation of Davis-Besse Unit I routinely are packaged and shipped offsite for burial at a commercial low-level radioactive waste burial cround.
- !one of these facilities are located in Ohio.
The high-level wastes resulting from the " burning" of the uranium fuel are contained in the used fuel elements which are stored in a large, swimming-pool like facility on the reactor As you probably are aware, the Government has not yet site.
determined how these wastes ultimately will be disposqd of.
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I 2-We hope that this information will be helpful to you in replying to Ms. Masucci; however, if you do need additional information, please don't hestiate to let us know.
In the meantime, as you requested, we are returning your correspondence.
Sincerely,
- %wn tw' Joseph J.
Fouchard r-Director Office of Public Affairs bcc: SECY (3) 72822 CA (3) h OFrlCE ). OPA _.
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