ML19262A120
| ML19262A120 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Skagit, Black Fox |
| Issue date: | 10/04/1979 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
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| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910260382 | |
| Download: ML19262A120 (3) | |
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission g _gg y ACTION:
Statement of Policy
SUMMARY
The March 28, 1979 accident at Unit No. 2 of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant is being investi-gated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a number of other bodies.
These investigations may result in significant changes in the Commission's regulatory policy and in the procedures it employs to license nuclear power facilities.
The Commission is currently considering a range cf cptions dealing with the extent to whict. its regulatory structure should be modified during the pendency of the investigations.
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licenses for any nuclear power reaccors shall be issued,only af ter action of the Co=1ssion itself.
The Co=ission will shortly decide the procedu by which its further action will be taken.
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2 these circunstances no full adjudicatory decision which authorizes iscuance of such a permit, authori-zation or license shall be issued by an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board except after further order of the Centission itself.
However, all other adjudicatory proceedings including enforce-ment and license amendment proceedings nay continue.
Fur ther, the issuance of appellate decisions and partial initial decisions may also continue.
The Cctaission's staff should continue its present policy of inforning the Cc= mission, ::RC licensees,
and ?!RC applicants of staff's views on the implica-tions of the Three Mile Island accident in general and on what corrective or preventive actions are called for in specific cases as a result of its analysis of the accident.
In particular, this neans the staff is authorized to proceed with licensing reviews and present evidence on the implications of the accident for resolution of proceedings now before Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards.
Of course, staff is free to conclude on a case-by-case basis that further consideration is recuired before it is prepared to speak to a particular issue or in a particular prcceeding, and it may approp:-iately communicate any such 1217 106
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The Commission views these measures as necessary to preserve the status quo without undue disrup-tion to licensing proceedings now underway.
The Ccenission has received petitions from appli-cants in the Black Fox and Skagit proteedings requesting issuance of directives on tne future conduct of those proceedings.
This statement is intended to serve as the Commission's interim response to those requests.
Final responses must await the Commission's generic policy decision on
'icensing.
For the Commie ion
- O tsno SAF.UEL J.f CHILK j
Secreta ry )f the Commission Dated at Washington, D. C.
this 4th day of October 1979 1217 107
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