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Discusses W Finan 600929 Trip to Boston Re AEC Need for Independent Review Group for Examining Aerospace Nuclear Program Health & Safety Aspects.Responsibility for Safety Review Accepted
ML19260E009
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Issue date: 10/14/1960
From: Silverman L
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To: Luedecke A
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
References
ACRS-R-0109A, ACRS-R-109A, NUDOCS 8002120734
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A. R. Luedecke General Fitnnger U. S. Atc=ic Energy Cc==ission i

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Dear General Luedecke:

On September 29, lh60, Mr. Willian Finan, Deputy General Pr. nager, came to Ecston to discuss the needs of the Cc==ission fcr an independent re-view group for examini.ig the health and safety.spects of the aerospace nuclear program. Ee indicated that rather the4 constituting a new group it would be preferable to have the Advisory Crittee en Reactor Safe-Euards undertake such reviews if it was vily.ng to do so since cost of the problems e.gpeared to lie within our area of concern.

8 I indicated a tentative affir:ative anster at the time and upcn consul-tation with =y co: ittee =c=bers I an able to confirm that decisien by this letter, i

The ACRS at the request of the Cc._ ission and in discharge of its obli-gation is villing to accept respcnsibility for safety review of the aero-l space nuclear projects. We believe that the Ccrittee can best serve the Cc==ission en this natter if its safety reviews of these projects are l

general ones rather than detailed technical evaluations. Advice vould be furnished primarily in ters of safety policy in regard to the nuclear cc=penents of these systems and the effects of their possible failure on the health and safety of the public.

i If the Cc~ittee is to review the nuclea:- safety aspects of this program it is desirable to schedule an early general prog: as briefing to acquaint the full Co=mittee with the nature and scope of the various projects.

Sincerely yours,

/s/ LESLIZ SILV2'AN Leslie Silver 2.n Chair =an 1951 349 L

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