ML19305D382

Requests That Memorandum Identifying Safety Research Needs for Use of Ofc by Nuclear Regulatory Research & Other Groups Be Automatically Sent to Acrs.Research Requests Re TMI-2 Accidents Should Be Reviewed in Broad Perspective

ML19305D382
Person / Time
Issue date:	01/15/1980
From:	Plesset M Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To:	Gossick L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
References
ACRS-R-0858-A, ACRS-R-858-A, NUDOCS 8004150010
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January 15, 7 980 '

Mr. Lee V. Gossick Executive Director for Operations U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, DC 20555

Dear Mr. Gossick:

he various offices of the NRC Staff issue user requests and other memoranda which identify safety research needs for the use of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research and other groups. Se ACRS has not generally been a i

S e Committee requests recipient of copies of such memoranda in the past.

that in the future, it automatically receive such memoranda for its information.

In NUREG-0603 the ACRS recomended that the Research and Regulatory Staffs of j

the NRC should, in the reasonably near future, reevaluate the overall priorities, l

levels of expenditure, and focus of the safety research program. Many new re-search requests are emanating from the current activities of the Bulletins and Orders Task Force and other ongoing activities related to the MI-2 accidents.

Se Committee believes it is important that these requests be reviewed and evaluated within a broad perspective of the overall needs and responsibilities of the NRC, keeping in mind all safety matters of primary importance to the protection of the public health and safety.

Sincerely,

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