ML19319D086
| ML19319D086 | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 02/06/1973 |
| From: | Anthony Giambusso US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Pendleton J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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.g DISTRIBUTION ket File EP-1 File THIS DOCUMENT CONTMNS Rr Reading O. R. Muller L Reading G. Knighton POOR QUAUTY PAGES MGroff Reading H. Thompson J. O' Leary J. Cook, DR PDR R0 (3) w ^ea FEB
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Dear Mr. Pendleton:
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- Licensing Asst. wiU assume followu Thank you very much for your letter of January 4,1973, concerning action the Davis-Besse iiuclear Power Plant cnd the safety of nuclear reactars.
You my be interested to know that the nuclear industry has an it,-
pressive safety record. President :41xon pointed this out in his Clecq l
Energy Fossaca of last year in wnien ne stated "... the safety rccced of civilian peer rasccors in tais count.ry is extraorJirary in th his-tory cf technological advances, for ryra than a quarter century --
s'.nce the first nuclear chain reaction took place -- no c:cr cr of th' public has been injured by the failure of a reactor or by an accidental release of radioactivity." A copy of the President's rescw is encicsci for your inforrution.
i The industry's safcty record is due in large part to the defense-in-Jcpth concept applied to the ccnstruction and coerction cf nuclear r. owr plm.
This involycs high cuality mtarials and wrkmasnip, and safety s,str 3 designed botn to provent serious accidents and to lirit tne consequences in the smil chance that they occur.
The safety features built inta reactors are redundant in nature thicn nuans tnat in the re,:ote cvenc one systen falls to function properly, one of the backup systcr.s wculd L ac tiva ted.
In dealing with a technolocy as comolex as that for nuclear po.mr re-actors, it can be ex3ected that technical and scientific questions on wnich viewpoints differ will be raised.
Ton irmertant point is that Congress has established a regulatory program which anures careful and knowicJgeable consideration of these mtters, a prograc whica provides not only for comprehcasive continuirg review by a Govermert acecy with 1
expertise in the technology, but also for a hearing,crocess Wrein tu vim s of the interested puolic can be considered in naHn; saf:ty deci-sions. As you my be aure, the Joint Comittee on Atonic En:.my 'as recently announcej that it is planning to nold public hearincs on the l
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general subject of nuclear reactor safety early in this session of Congress.
Such hearings are positive steps which can male a definite contribution to innroved decisionnaking on safety questions and to enhance public confidence in the overall regulatory process. A copy of the press release issued by the Joint Comittee is enclosed.
i Any application for a construction permit or operating license is subjected to an intensive review by the Atomic Energy Comission's (A.E.C.) Regulatory Staff with the protection of the public health and safety and the environment as siain considerations.
The enclosed cnecklist giving a step-by-step description of the A.E.C's licensing process for nuclear plants will give you an indic:. tion of the extensive-nass of these reviews. A copy of the Safety Evaluation on the Davis-Lesse application prepared by the Division of Reactor Licensing (now the Directorate of Licensing) is enclosed for your review.
The A.E.C. is required, under the listional Envircreental Felicy Act of 1963 (r. EPA), to perform an evaluation of the rotential environ ental impact of tre proposed plant and balance the benefits derived acainst possibic risk to the environer.:nt. As you know, in the case of tne cavis-Basse plant, we hcvu asked for cormunts on our Draf t Environnental S ta ten:nt. After these are received from interested Federal, State, and local acencies, and the public, a Final Enyf rcnrantal Statement, ad-dressing all significant environxntal tatters, 5.111 be prepared by the A.E.C. and rade available to the public.
kle will send you a copy at that tire.
Thr= bocklets are enclosed which further describe the procedural as;ects of the Camission's consideration of cpplications to construct.c.J cperate nuclear p7.e,:r plants, as well as our continuing review of a plant once it is in caeration.
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Mr. John E. Pendleton 6460 Co. Rd. 247 Vickery, Ohio 43464 Dear Mr. Pendletont Thank you very much for your letter of January 4, 1973, concerning the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant and the safety of nuclear reactors.
You cay be interested to know that the nuclear industry hna an impressive safety record.
President Nixon pointed thia out in his Olean Enerr,y Message of last year in which he stated "... the safety record of civilian power reactora in this country is extraordinary in the history of technological advances.
For nore than a quarter century - since the first nuclear chain reaction took place -- no menber of the public has been injured by the failure of a reactor or by an acci-dental release of radioactivity." A copy of the President's n.easage is enclosed for your infor=ation.
The industry's safety record is due 1 9 large part to the
..def.unw-in-depth concept-applied to the construction and operation of nuclear power plants. ~his involves high quality materPls and workmanship, and safety systens designed both to prevent serious accide-ts and to limit the consequences in the strall chance that they occur. The safety features built into reactors are redundant in naturn which noans that in the remote event onc nystem fails to fimetion properly, one of the back-up cystens would be activated.
In dealing with a technology as conplex as that for nuclear power reactors, it can be expected that technical and scientific questions on which viewpoints differ will be raised.
The important point is that Congress has established a regulstory progran which assuren careful and knowledgcable omet >
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consideration of these nattern, a pror:ract which providos not only for comprehensive continuinr, review by a Governner.t agcucy with c:<pertise in the technolony, but also for a hearinc, process wherein the views of the interested public can be considered in enking safety decisions. As you nay be auare, the Joint Cort-ittee on Ato.ic Enerc,y has recently announced that it is planning to hold public hearings on the general subject of nuclear reactor safety early in this session of Coniress.
Such hearings are positive steps which can t.ahe n definite contribution to inproved declaion rakin;: on safety questions and to enhanced public confidence in the overall regulatory process.
A copy of the press release issued by the Joint Cot:nittee is enclosed.
Any application for a construction pernit or oreratinn license is subjected to an intennive revice by the Atonic rnergy Com.iasion's (^...C.) Legulatory Staff with the protection of the public health and safety and the environnent as r.ain considerations. The enclosed chechlist givina a step-by-step
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descriptien of the A.C.C.'s licensing process for nuclear plants vill give you an indication of the extensiveness of thene reviews. A cony of the Safety pvaluatica on the Davis-Desse application prepared by the Division of heactor Projects is enclosed for your revieu.
The A. E. ':. is required, under the National Environnental Policy Act (epa) of 1960, to perfor;t an evaluation of,the potential environncatal 1-pact of tha proposed plant and balance the benefits derived arainst possibic risk to the environuent. As you knov, in the case of the Davis-3csce plant, we have asked for corrients on our Draf t Environmental S ta tomnt. After these are received from intercated Federal, State, and local agencica, and the public, a Final Environ-riental Statenent, addrassing all sic:nificant envirocam tal t'atters, ulll be prenared 'y the A.L.C. and nada available to the public. Uc will send you a copy at that tinc.
Is in all licensing cases, an opportunity for p% 11c participation vill be afforded by way of a public hearin, conducted by an independ nt three-mn Atoric Cafety and Licensing "oard that will consider radiological health anJ l
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safety natters and environmental effects. A construction permit to build the proposed plant would not be granted by the Couais,sion without a f avorable decision from the Atomic Safety and Licensin:;
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Enclosures:
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" Atomic Power Safety" 5.
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Dear Hr. Pendleton:
Tnank you very much for your letter of January 4,1973, concerning the invis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant and the safety of nuclear reactors.
Any application for a construction permit er operating license is subjected to an intensive revir.u Dy tne Ates.ic Energy Lca-mission's (A.E.C.) P.eculatory Staff with the protect. ion of the public nealth and safety and the environnent as nain consider-ations. Tr.e enclosed check list giving a step-by-step descrir-tien of the A.E.C.'s licensing process for nuclear plants tili give you an indication of the extcasiveness of these reviews.
Under our regulations the approacii to safety is ene of defensc-in-deptn. That is, wie require the plints to te designed and built according to stringent safety and quality control criteria to be sure that the plant will operate safely.
.sext, extra safeguards rust be built into the plant to prevent serious accidents and fir. ally :: ore safe"vard:; to lessen the consequences in the unlikely rient an accident should occur. A copy of the Safety Evaluation on the Davis-Eesse application preparea by the Division of f.eactor Projects is enclosed for your review.
The A.E.C. is required, under the national Envirorr.cnt'al Policy Act (t EPA) of 1969, to perforn an evaluation of tne potential environmental inpact of the proposed plant and balance the benefits derived against possible riss to the environet. f.s you know, in tne case of the Davis-Ecs:2 alant, we have asked for co rents on our Draft Environ.cntal St:terent. After these are received fron interested Federal. State, and local av.ncits.
3 final Statewent of Envircrei.2ntal Impact addressim all simiff-cant environrontal ratters vrill be prepared ey the A.E.C. aW tade available t<> the public. Re will send you a ccoy at tnat tina.
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As in all licensing cases, an opportunity for public partici-pation will be afforded by w3y of a public hearing conducted by an independent three-nan Atonic Safety and Licensing Board that will considcr radiological health and safety Latters and environcental effects. SgtfyJ.ign permit to build tF U proposed plant would noQbe granted by the Connission witnout a favorable decision from the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.
Three booklets are enclosed which further describe the proce-dural aspects of the Connission's consideration of applications to construct and operate nuclear power plants, as well as our continuing revicu of a plant once it is in operation.
Sincerely, A. Gianbusso, Decuty Director for Ecactor Projects Directorate of Licensing
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