ML19309D578
| ML19309D578 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/27/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Hostetter J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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%v AIAR a 7 jdou Mr. John J. Hostetter R. D. 2 Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603
Dear Mr. Hostetter:
This is in reply to your postcard of June 15, 1979, to the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about starting up Unit 1 at Three Mile Island.
I am sorry for the long delay in responding, but we have been very busy with the aftermath of the Three Mile Island accident.
Both Units 1 and 2 at Three Mile Island are shut down. Unit 2, where the accident occurred, is not operable and won't be for a long time to come.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in its Order of July 2,1979, directed that Unit I remain shut down until further order of the Commission itself after a public hearing.
The Commission's.0rder and Notice of Hearing on August 9,1979, stated:
"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 interaction 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 Unit 1 and (4) recognized deficiencies in emergency plans and station operating procedures."
There have been prehearing conferences, but the hearing itself has not yet started.
I assure you that every effort is being made to protect the public hearing and safety at all osclear power plants currently operating or that may be operating in the f sture.
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