ML19257D192

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States That Us Govt Has Moral Obligation to Demand Same Level of Safety Stds on Nuclear Equipment Sold Both Inside & Outside Country
ML19257D192
Person / Time
Site: 05000574
Issue date: 11/06/1979
From: Marti T
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To: Ahearne J
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
NUDOCS 8002010514
Download: ML19257D192 (1)


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Dear Mr. Ahearn,

I have been inforned that your Commission will be considering the natter of safety regulations on nuclear plants sold p trticularly to third world countries. I consider that the United States Government has a grave coral obligation to demand the same Icvel of safety standards on such equipment sold outside the country, as is required within our own country. It is not enough to leave such responsibili.ty to other governments. Whether we like it or not, there are several governments with which we are forced to deal, that are neither popular governments, nor do they have the deepest interest of their own people at heart.

I can speak from personal experience with regard to at least one country, namely, the Philippines. I served as a missionary there for ten years from 1965 to 1975, three years of which was under the martial law dictator-ship of Ferdinand Marcos. You are well aware of the controversy regarding the Westinghouse Nuclear Plant being constructed in that country. Perhaps. it is hard for us to understand that other governments would be less concerned about safety than our own. But this simply is not the case. Therefore, it falls upon our own government to establish and seek to effect regulations regarding the functioning and use of such nuclear plants wherever they ray be built.

I would ask you to kindly share this point-of-view with the other nembers of the Cormission.

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