ML19259B274
| ML19259B274 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Peach Bottom, Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/14/1978 |
| From: | Biden J SENATE |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 7901190153 | |
| Download: ML19259B274 (1) | |
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JOSEPH R. DIDEN, Jm.
DGAWARE
?JCnifeb Siafes Senafe W ASHINGTON. D.C 205t0 December 14, 1978 Mr. Harold Denten Director, Office of Nuclasr Reactor Safety U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Dear Mr. Denton:
This letter is in reference to several Wilmington newspaper articles concerning area nuclear power plants:
Peach Bottom (PA) II & III and Salem (NJ)
I.
I am more than a little disturbed at the content of these stories.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff inspectors claim that serious safety hazards exist at these plants.
A memorandum prepared by these same inspectors indicates, for example, that Peach Bottom management isn't capable of correcting increasing levels of radiation; management response is slow and the operating staff is error prone (Wilmington Nevs-Journal, November 21, 1978, " Area Uuke Plants Charged with Serious Safety Hazards" by Arthur Hove.).
These characterizations portend p o t e n t i a l.'. y serious, surely destructive, consequences unless we move to correct the problems dev ribed in the memorandum and the news story.
I invite your reassurance that these sources overstate the realities.
More than this, I'd like you to arrange a briefing for my staff on the possible problems present at these nuclear
,u u w e r plants.
I'd prefer at least one of the aulhors of the mentioned memorandum to be present and participate in the briefing.
Furthermore, since I have not seen the memorandum, I would appreciate it if you would send me a copy so I could eva-luate the information firsthand.
Please contact Mr. Paul Laudicina'of my Washington office at 22h-50h2 to arrange the specifies of the briefing.
Thank you for your cooperation.
20/2 239 Sincerely,
_ Ed_
Jo ep..
Siden, Jr.
,y U.ited States Senator l
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