ML19261D910
| ML19261D910 | |
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|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/23/1979 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Deconcini D SENATE |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (f Y> r /7 i WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 l
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y CHAIRMAN The Honorable Dennis DeConcini United States Senate Washington, D.
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Dear Senator DeConcini:
This is in reply to your letter of March 30, 1979, concerning the NRC's possible use of Synthetic Aperture Radar in locating potential sites for nuclear power plants.
The NRC has not investigated the use of Synthetic Aperture Radar.
We have, therefore, not had the opportunity to evaluate the applicability of this technique to siting of nuclear power stations.
No applications for nuclear power plant construction permits or early site reviews which utilize this technology have been received by NRC.
The NRC staff does use other more easily available remnte sensing in its review of siting of license applications.
Images taken on black and white or color infrared films from aircraft platforms are most commonly used.
Limited use has also been made of multispectral images taken from satellite platforms.
The NRC staff believes remote sensing has a useful place in the overall evaluation and monitoring process for nuclear power plant sites.
Synthetic Aperture Radar may have a potential role in providing site information in the areas of geology and land use.
The staff intends to follow the use of this technology for future use for nuclear station siting.
Sinc re.ly,
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Joseph M.
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