ML19250C653

Forwards Request of Intervenor Ucs for Decommissioning of Unit 1 & Suspension of Operations of Units 2 & 3.W/o Encl

ML19250C653
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	09/17/1979
From:	Weiss E SHELDON, HARMON & WEISS
To:	Gilinsky V, Hendrie J, Kennedy R NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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F.nclosed is the Union of Concerned Scien f2:s' Petition for Decor =issioning of Indian Point Unit 1 anf Suspension of.

Operatiens of Units 2 and 3.

Tne bases -for this petition are as fcilca s :

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such as adequate emergencv ccre eccling and has therefore no: operated since 1974.

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S$inoox, H Anxox, RoIsxAi & WtIss Cor=issicners September 17, 1979 Pace 2 Despite their relative youth, Indian Point Units 2 and 3 are relics of the regulatory past.

This is vastly compounded by the fact that they are sited at the edge of an enormous and vulnerable urban area.

In the past, petitions disclosing' safety problems at operating plants have been accorded a icw priority by the Cornission.

Now, the accident at Three :'.ile Island has graphically demonstrated that serious accidents can happen.

UCS believes that the time has ccme for the Ccr=ission to face up to the implications of this event. There can be 'no better starting place than Indian Point.

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