ML19308A671
| ML19308A671 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 11/07/1979 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Tinsman T AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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Dear Ms. Tinsman:
l MASB R/F Your letter of October 25, 1979; to Chaiman Hendrie with regard to the restarting of Three Mile Island, Unit No.1 has been referred to this.
office for reply.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in its Order of July 2,1979, directing that Three Mile Island, Unit No.1 shall remain shut down until further order of the Commission itself after a public hearing, stated:
"In view of the variety of issues raised by the accident at the Three Mile Island, Unit No. 2 facility, the Commission presently lacks the requisite reasonable assurance that the
.y same licensee's Three Mile Island, Unit No. I facility, a
~y nuclear power reactor of similar design, can be operated
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without endangering the health and safety of the public."
s, The comission's Order and Notice of Hearing on August 9,1979, stated:
3; "In addition to the items identified for the other B&W reactors, the unique circumstances at TMI require that additional safety concerns identified by the NRC staff be resolved prior to restart.
These concerns result from (1) potential in,araction between Unit 1 and the damaged Unit 2, (2) questions about the management cap-abilities and technical resources of Metropolitan Edison, including the impact of the Unit 2 accident on these, (3) the potential effect of operations necessary to decontaminate the Unit 2 facility on i
Unit 1 and (4) recognized deficiencies in emergency plans and station operating procedures."
The Commission has stated that its primary commitment is to a. fair and thorough hearing and decision.
Sincerely, i
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