ML19260E128
| ML19260E128 | |
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| Site: | Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png |
| Issue date: | 01/24/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Eisenhut S PRESIDENT OF U.S. & EXECUTIVE OFFICES |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8002130412 | |
| Download: ML19260E128 (9) | |
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Dear Mr. Eizenstat:
By a White House Referral dated December 7,1979, we were requested to draft a reply to a telegram dated November 14, 1979, from Mr. R. C. Youngdahl, Consumers Power Company, for your signature.
Enclosed is our draft response with the basic correspondence and its control sheet.
Si ncerely,
Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
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Draft Response to Mr. Youngdahl 2.
Correspondence and Control Sheet NI h
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Docket No. 50-155 Mr. R. C. Youngdahl Executive Vice President Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201
Dear Mr. Youngdahl:
This is in response to your telegram dated November 14, 1979, to the President regarding the Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has acknowledged receipt of the petition referenced in your telegram. The Cornission did not receive the petition before restart of the Big Rock Point Plant and, therefore, the petition is being treated as a request for an order to show cause why the operating license for Big Rock Point should not be suspended pending resolution of the seven issues identified in the petition. A notice of the request for act on was filed for publication with the Office of the Federal Register by the Nuclear i
Regulatory Comnission and a copy of the notice was sent to your staff.
I The Nuclear Regulatory Commission assures me that all available facts needed to assess the acceptability of the Plant with respect to the seven issues identified will be utilized in the Commission decision.
Si ncerely, Stuart Eizenstat
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TBE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE REFERRAL DECD!BER 7,1979 ID: 059132 f. pT' #1
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'IO: NUCLEAR REGUIAA)RY COMMISSIN REFLY: DBAPT REPLY ECR SIGNATURE OF STUART EIZDETAT IF A DEIAY OF MDRE 'HIAN 9 DAYS IS ENCOLNTERED PLFASE TELEPHONE 456-2717. BASIC CORRESPCNDENCE AND CCNTROL SHEET AND COPl OF RESPCUSE (OR DBAPT) MUST BE FEIURNED TO:
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MEDIA: 'IELEGRAM, DA'IED N3VEMBER 14, 1979.
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