ML19309D571
| ML19309D571 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/28/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Barry G AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 y~f MAR 2 8 la Ms. Gabrielle Barry 26717 W. Chicago Redford, Michigan 48239
Dear Ms. Barry:
This is in reply to your letter of December 14, 1979, to the President, which was referred to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the Department of Energy on January 25, 1980.
The views of President Carter on nuclear power are given in the enclosed statement by him on December 7,1979, on the Kemeny Commission report on the Three Mile Island accident.
That report said: "On the basis of present scientific knowledge, the radiation doses received by the general population as a result of exposure to the radioactivity released during the accident were so small that there will be no detectable additional cases of cancer, developmental abnormalities, or genetic ill-health as a consequence of the accident at TMI."
The Three Mile Island accident did result in a need for changes in the approach to safety. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found that actions reconnended by its own staff and by the Kemeny Commission in the areas of human factors, operational safety, emergency planning, nuclear power plant design and siting, health effects, and public information are necessary and feasible.
I assure you that every effort, is being made to prote + the public health and safety at all nuclear power plants currently in operation and those that may begin operation in the future.
Sincerely, Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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