ML19211A634
| ML19211A634 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 11/08/1979 |
| From: | Daniel W, Satterfield D, Trible P HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| Download: ML19211A634 (2) | |
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Energy and Power earlier this week, indicated it does not now intend to resume licensing.of operating reactors.
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impact this announcement will have on the citizens of Virginia,
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especially if it means this unit cannot begin fuel loading and*
[i.s-preliminary operations until next spring or poscibly later.
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requirements and essentially it is no different from any of the iJ i -
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country.
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cosed as a result of the lessons -learned at Three Mile Island.
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are being administered NRC examinations this week in compliance with upgraded licensing requirements imposed since TMI.
It there-fore seems inconsistent not to proceed now with granting of an operating license for this generating unit.
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a review schedule that will permit issuance of an operating license
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