ML19309B088
| ML19309B088 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Jeanes J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| NUDOCS 8004030035 | |
| Download: ML19309B088 (1) | |
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Dear Mr. Jeanes:
This is in reply to your letter of December 21, 1979, about licensing of nuclear power plants.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is committed to protect the public health and safety. The Three Mile Island accident resulted in a need for changes in the approach to safety. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found that actions recc= mended by its own staff and by the President's Co= mission on the Accident at Ihree Mile Island in the areas of human factors, opera-tional safety, emergency planning, nuclear power plant design and siting, health effects, and public information are necessary and feasible.
At this ti=e we are preparing for review and approval by the Nuclear Regula-cory Co= mission an Action Plan that will specify the precise actions to be taken. It will include new or i= proved safety objectives, detailed criteria for their implementation, and various implementation deadlines. As soon as the Action Plan is ccmpleted and approved, the resulting regulatory require-
=ents will be transmitted to all utilities concerned.
It is recognized that there will be a significant effect on the availability of power generating capacity if those plants now in the final stages of construction do not receive operating licenses by the dates previously anticipated, and every effort is being made to avoid unnecessary delays.
Sincerely Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation t
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