ML19321A897
| ML19321A897 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 07/09/1980 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Mary Anderson AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| NUDOCS 8007240354 | |
| Download: ML19321A897 (3) | |
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Decket No. 50-289 Mr. Milton Anderson 763 Mountairi Avenuece Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
Dear Mr. Anderson:
I am writing in response to your letter to President Carter concerning the delay in placing Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit No.1, back into s ervi ce.
As you may be aware, the NRC has ordered that a public hearing be conducted to determine whether the facility should be operated and, if so, under what conditions.
The public hearing is scheduled to begin this fall. During the hearing, the technical issues appropriate to assure public health and safety will be addressed. The NRC staff is currently involved in the on-going review of technical information concerning the restart of Unit 1.
Based upon the current status of the proceedings, the development of a record on which the Commission can make a decision regarding restart is not expected before the early part of 1981.
While the NRC is, of course, concerned abcut financial impacts on consumers and licensees, the NRC's primary responsibility is the assurance of public health and safety.
Your comments and intsest in this matter are appreciated.
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Robert W. Reid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #4 Division of Licensing THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS POOR QUAL.lTY PAGES.
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Dear Mr. President:
I wonder who knows most shout the hazards of nuclear energy, Dr. Edward Teller or the people who are lighting candles outside of the Three Mile Island plant today.
I believe that Dr. Teller does. His questions and answers about the safety of nuclear energy, as excerpted in the ad herewith, are convincing. I hope you will do everything in your power to i
get the Three Mile Island Uni 41 back into operation as quick-ly as possible and encourage the development of other nuclear
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the accident at te T~ee We Island nu-cn wnich way to go. Waste c:secsal :s a c$ ear pcwer ;lant. Caling 9fmsett the enty pct:tcal prcblem, nct a technical prcb!em.
victim of that ac:icem. he prepared a Q Hcw much radicactve waste ma-I seres of Guestens and arswers abcut the tenals are produced by nuclear ::tanis?
safety of nuc! ear erergy wnicn was put>
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!ished as an a*dvertisement by Cresser in-efectnc:ty is generated by nuclear pcwer.
custnesin me WallSreetJournalof July If all of it were produced bis way, the 31, 1979, and subsec entfy accearec in wastes frcm these plants nver the rext 20 cther publicaticns. V,6 mx his message years would ccver a fcotball field to a is so pert: rent to Arre"cas energy cebate cecth cf about30 feet.
that we are reonnt. g excerets from it O. Mcw dcngerous is the reiease of belcw.
Icw evel radiaticn from a nuctear ;cwer O.Can anuclear sacterexcfoce'ike plant?
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mrems per year. (A "mrenf' is an appro-A. It is far safer than ccal cr hydro-priate unit used to make ccmpariscns.)In efectncpower. but ail m ee are necessary Callas. peccle get accut 80 mrems per to meetcur need 'or eres. It may scund year frem the natural backgrcund of bu !d-2.J j strange to say it... t:ut we know mcre ings, rocks, etc. In Cclorado, peccMt get '
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