ML19247B871
| ML19247B871 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 07/20/1979 |
| From: | Gammill W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Miller R AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908150452 | |
| Download: ML19247B871 (2) | |
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July 20,1979 Docket No. 50-309 Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds C. Miller Perk',ns Road Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Miller:
Your letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, dated May 24,1979, has been referred to this of ? ice.
No doubt you are aware that on May 24, 1979, we terminated the Order to Show Cause issued March 13, 1979, which related to Maine Yankee seismic design concerns. thereby allowing the facility to resume power operation.
This action was taken after we determined that the public health, interest or safety did not require the continued shutdown of the facility. A copy of our May 24, 1979 Termination of Order to Show Cause is enclosed for your information. After you have examined the Order and the basis for the Order, I hope you will agree that this was the proper course of action.
I assure you that this Agency is staffed with people who properly appreciate the fact that their primary responsibility in regulating the nuclear indus-try is the protection of the health and safety of the public and the environment. Most of our people have devoted the major portion of their careers to nuclear safety and they take this respcnsibility very seriously.
Our concern over emergency planning at nuclear power plant sites was heightened by our recent experience at the Three Mile Island Plant in Pennsylvania. Consequently, action is being taken to reassess and revise, as necessary, the licensee and state plans for coping with a nuclear emer-gency at each of the U. S. nuclear power plants. Where approved state plans do not exist, we are actively encouraging the state to expedite prep.rction of a plan.
The amov t of radioactive material stored at and released from the facility is 1hited by Federal regulations and facility technical specifications and is subject to controls by the licensee. These limits have been established for the protection of the public and the environment.
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Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds C. Miller I hope you find this information responsive to your concerns.
If I can be of further assistance to you, please let me know.
Sincerely, bd. h, William P. Gammill, Acting Assistant Director for Operating Reactor Projects Division of Operating Reactors Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
Term. of Order to Show Cause dtd. 5/24/79 cc: Mr. Robert H. Groce Licensing Engineer Yankee Atomic Electric Company 20 Turnpike Road Westbors, Massachusetts 01581
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