ML19322C914
| ML19322C914 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/24/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Vizente H AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| Download: ML19322C914 (2) | |
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Ms. Helen Vizente 5036 NE 16th Portland, Oregon
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Dear Ms. Vizente:
Your letter to Comissioner Hendrie about the future of the Three Mile Island nuclear station has been referred to me for response.
I regret that this answer has been delayed. The accident and its consequences have created a substantial increase in the agency's workload, which has prevented us from responding to you as promptly as we would have liked.
On J% 2,1979, the Commission ordered that Three Mile Island Unit 1 (TMI-1) rer.ain in a cold shutdown condition until further order by the Comission and stated that a public hearing would be held prior to restart of TMI-1. The Cs !ssion believes that public participation is a vital ingredient in matters related to TMI-1 restart plans.
On August 9,1979, the Comission issued an additional Order on TMI-1 specifying -
the oasis for the Shutdown Order and the procedures to govern the hearing re-garding restart. On the basis on this hearing, the Comission will detemine whether any further operation of T111-1 will be permitted and, if so, under what conditions.
Prior to start of the hearir.g. the NRC staff will conduct a review of technical information concerning the restart of TMI-1. As part of this review, the NRC staff will conduct meetings with the licensee in the presence of the public, and the public will be given the opportunity to raise questions and to make statements. During the hearing, the technical issues that are appropriate to assure the public health and safety will also be addressed.
In addition, the Hearing Board may consider the psychological impact of future operation on the t
nearby comunities. A copy of the Comission Order that outlines the issues to be considered is enclosed for your infomation.
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With regard to THI-2,Ihe' licensee has not yet submitted to the NRC e proposal for overall plant recovery, although the licensee is ' conducting feasibility studies.
It is not possible at this time to detemine when such proposals for recovery may be sutraitted or how much time will be needed for the required re-views and approvals in connection with Unit 2's recovery.
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9 Ms. Helen Vizente that the licensee's authority to operate Unit 2, except for those actions necessary to keep the reactor shut down, was suspended by Order of July 20, 1979.
I am pleased to provide you with this information.
Sincerely, J
Rsrold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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