ML19220C730
| ML19220C730 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 04/23/1979 |
| From: | Kammerer C NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Gilinsky V, Hendrie J, Kennedy R NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19220C706 | List: |
| References | |
| ACRS-SM-0087, ACRS-SM-87, NUDOCS 7905140098 | |
| Download: ML19220C730 (2) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMM!sstON f h.hkj[ h W ASHING TON, 0. C. 20555
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April 23,1979 MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Bradford
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Comissioner Ahearne FROM-Carlton Kamerer, Directo Office of Congressional Affairs SU5 JECT:
HART HEARING ON THREE MILE ISLAND Attached is the prepared testimony given at the hearing before the Senate Subcomittee on Nuclear Regulation (Hart) April 23, 1979 regarding the accident at Three Mile Island.
The hearing was attended by Senators Hart (D-Colo.), Randolph (D-W. Va), Simpson (R-Wyc.),
Domenici (R-N.Mex.) and Baker (R-Tenn. ).
Witnesses for the hearing were as follows:
Governor Richard Thornburg of Pennsylvania William Kuhns, Board Chairman, GPU Herr.an Dieckamp, President, GPU Walter Creitz, President, Met Ed Carl Walske, President, AIF Jchn Conway, Presicent, ANEC Anthony Roisman, NRDC Michael Bancroft, Public Citizen Governor Thernburgh's testimony highlichted his concern for the difficulty in obtaining accurate information in a timely manner as well as his belief that the state should have the authority to inspect nt;: lear povar plants at any time.
He emphasized the need
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for " instr.nt capable crelibility on-site" in a situation such as Three Mil 2 Island.
In response to a question from Senator Domenici (R-N.Mex. ) Governor Thornburgh stated that there should be appropriate
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personne~ at every nuclear site who are trained to make quick assessment 8
in case af another Three Mile Island.
These personnel, in the Governor's view, d'd not have to be Federal employees, but might be licensed or cert.fied by the Federal Government.
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The utility panel (Kuhns,.Diec,kamp, and Creitz) dealt with the details of the accident and the financial implications.
Mr. Kuhns indicated that they would be seeking Federal Government involvement for financial relief and stated that unless "GPU can use the regulatory machinery" they "will be out of business."
In responding to the questions of Senator Hart, Mr. Kuhns stated it would be two to three years until Three Mile Island-Unit 2 can be restarted.
In his prepared statement, Mr. Roisman indicated that the Congress may want to rethink its decision on whether civilian nuclear power should be under Federal Control.
He particularly criticized the Commission for the apparent role that "public relations" played in their considerations of the Three Mile Island accident.
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