ML19250C160
| ML19250C160 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 10/29/1979 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Wehner J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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October 29, 1979 Mr. John Wehner
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Dear Mr. Wehner:
Your letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning the accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 2 was referred to this office for response.
I apologize for not providing an answer to you sooner, but as you are aware, the Commission and staff have been occupied with continued support of the efforts at Three Mile Island, Orders to other facilities, apcearances before the President's Commission and various committees of Congress that are investi-gating the Three Mile Island accident, and the realignment of our own resources and priorities to give immediate attention to the problems resulting from the accident.
We have taken or are taking a number of actions with respect to all nuclear power plants as a result of the Three Mile Island accident. Specifically, full-time inspectors have been assigned to each operating plant utilizing Babcock & Wilcox pressurized water reactors like those at Three Mile Island.
Licensees of all operating plants utilizing pressurized water reactors have been instructed to take specific actions with regard to the status of certain equipment, plant procedures, operator action, and f acility designs. Licensees of all operating plants, including those utilizing boiling water reactors, have been instructed to provide use with additional information with regard to their facilities in light of the Three Mile Island accident.
In addition, substantial effort is being expended within this agency to evaluate the factors which contributed to the Three Mile Island accident and to prevent a similar occurrence in the future.
We will carefully review all the infonaation obtained and developed as a result of the Three Mile Island accident and take whatever further action is deemed appropriate.
In view of our prelininary assessment of the factors
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Harold R. Der. ton, Director Office of nuclear Reactor Regulation 1975 14()
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