ML19224A843
| ML19224A843 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 04/02/1979 |
| From: | Kammerer C NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Gilinsky V, Hendrie J, Kennedy R NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 7906060196 | |
| Download: ML19224A843 (3) | |
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MEMORAllDUM FOR: Chairman Hendrie Comissioner Gilinsky s
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Commissioner Bradford LE Commissioner Ahearne Carlton Kammerer, Directkr,('?
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, HOUSE RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY RE* THREE fille ISLAtlD UNIT 2 We were informed today that Rep. James Weaver (D-0RE) and seven other Congressmen introduced a Resolution of Inquiry directing the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide Congress.with complete information on the incident at the Three Mile Islana Facility.
The resolution requires the report be submitted not later than ten days af ter the immediate danger at Three liile Island is ended.
Additional information is contained in the attached press release from Rep. Weaver.
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s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 37, yeaver sub.itted the f oll evi na regolu ti on
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RESOLUTION Di rec t in.g the Cha irman of the Nuclear Regulatory Connission to subnit to the_ Rouse of Representatives _all available
...inr:rma ticn on the recent incident at the Three !!ile Island Nuclear Genera ting Plant a r.d on J.he d3nger of sirilar
, incidents occurring at other nuclea r generb tin,g plant s.
1 Resolved. That the Chairnar of the Nuclear Regula tory 2 C orr.i s s i o r. is directed to subnit to the. House of 3 Representatives, not later than ten ' days af ter the Chairman 4 determines that th e inr.edia t e - daarer a t tha Th ree l'il e I slani 5 Nuclear Generating Plant is er.ded, all informa tion available 6 t o the Cha irman on the recent incident at the Three Y,ilt 7 I sla nd Nuclear Genera ting Plant in Pernsylvania and all 3 inf orma tion available to the Chairman on the dancer of f similar 1 rciden ts c ccurring a t other nuclear generatica 12 plan"s having a desizq. ts deternined by th e Cha. rra r.
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OMiACT: M W FEis, 225-5'415 EIGif COESE iEMD FACTS li!IEE illLE E! DENT liip.! r:2.:Sers of Congress tod:iy ir,tr.V.ucci a pesolu-ica of Im.;uiry, dirce:Lc th:
Chairma of the R.: clear Rt.sulatory Con.?issica to provide the Ccngress t:ith all infor-f l'
l mtica on the incident at the nrce Mile Island nuclear facility. Joining Congressc n Jirt iienver (D-Orc) in intreducing the resoluticn,t: Orc: Pctor Kost' nyer (D-Pa), '91: card "M:rkey (D-n), Bruce Vento (D-Pn), Bob Carr (D-Mi), Ray Kcgoesek (D-Co), Jim Jchnson
-(P.-Co), 'and Don Taonker (D-Nal.
1.arge scale use cf nucIcar power plcnts has occurred caly in the last five year >.
Of the 7 plants operatin;;, 3? have been put intp cperation since 1974. Already, in that '.rief ti:ne, v.
have hal a discstrous occurrence at Bree Mile Island that na:1 car c.sperts' dothted would happca at all.
Ecrefore, we are introducire today a Resolupon a[ Inquity to de:'a::1 that the ~
public be provided accurate, ur. biased, factual doctencatation of the events suroundin; the accident at Bree Mile Island. Ne are asking the Nuclear Regulatory Cc nission to provide the Congress with infotuation en:
- 1) /dl actions that were taken--or not taken--to notify the authoritics cau! the ptfalic of the occurrence at:Erce rlle Islan.1, and the tinir; of such natifij cations.
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- 2) ne exact causes of each occurrence, that syster.s failc3, thy, how did ht=tn error ccatribute to the situatien.
- 3) !h. are the NRC and the n:tica's utilities organi:cd te deal with this typa of crisis.
- 4) In the mny computer simulations that were run prior to developnnt, was the!
occurrence of a hydrogen bubble ever anticipated. ::ow rany of the cccurren:J that have developed at 3 ree Mile Island were anticipat~I as possible cycatsi
- 5) h'nat are the costs of this incident; i. hat will the costs be in:
a) Icss of thc plemt; b) measures t. den to curtail operctions; and c) deccxtissioning of tha Erce Mile Isinre.1 facilitv shaald that b ne: css e -
- 6) tiu is liabic fcr ccats em:iated with thu Jess o; the plar.t--d.e st:ci-(
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- 7) r ill the federai geve.m..cnt h.rc nry liar.:lity loss?
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- 9) Orders, decisioas and disa.ceevnts ei partic ab ? :n Eree 'Ule in !!.e; j
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