ML19242B505
| ML19242B505 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 07/13/1979 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Bob Caldwell DOW CHEMICAL CO. |
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| Download: ML19242B505 (3) | |
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Dear Mr. Caldwell:
We have received ycur telegram of May 30, 1979, to Mr. Hendrie, Chairman of the fiuclear Regulatory Comissian, regarding the Midland Plant, Units 1 and 2, which is to provido process steam to the Michigan Division of Dow Chemical.
The Midland Flant application is currentiy in the hearing process and is being considered by Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards.
Since the Decisions of the Boards are subject to review by the Commissioners, it would not be appropriate for the Chairman to comment on the details of the Midland application at this time.
Accordingly, yeur telegram has been referred to me for reply.
9 On June 13, 1979, I met with Consumers Power Company and other affected utility applicants to discuss staff policies regarding the review of current applications for construction permits and operating licenses, and the cri-teria for establishing priorities for the review of those applications.
A restructuring of casework and priorities is necessitated by the diversion of significant managerial and technical resources in order to conduct a thorough investigation of the Murch 28, 1979 accident at Three Mile Island, Unit 2.
To accommodate this effort and other high priority matters, we find it necessary to interrupt our review of Midland, except for those areas related to resolution of the soils settlement matter, until January 1980.
The results of our insestigations of Three Mile I:, land will also be epplied to plants that are currently under construction and for which operating licenses have been applied for but not yet issued, such as the Midland Plant, Units 1 and 2.
Safety requirements arising from these investigations will be evaluated to determine whether they are applicable to the Midland Plant and will be applied accordingly.
Your telegram requests a meeting at the earliest possible date to resolve the differences between Consumers Power Company and the tlRC staff over the construction completion date of the Midland Plant. A similar request was made by Consumers Power Company during a meeting withystafj ]dn/
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The fiRC staff indicated that ' site visit t..ould be scheduled in the near future, consistent with our assesst ent of the schedular impacts of the Three Mile Island accident and the soils settlen
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I want to assure you that while we are proceeding with our investigation of the Three Mile Island accident and its impact on the Midiand P1 ant, we are also continuing our efforts to acquire additional resources so that the Midland review and other suspended reviews can be resumed as soon as possible. giving prioritj to our responsibilities to ensure continued pro-tection of the health and safety of the public at all nuclear power plants.
Si ncerely, Harold R. Denton, Di rector Office of TJuclear Reactor Regulation
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