ML19322C923
| ML19322C923 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/24/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Goode W PENNSYLVANIA, COMMONWEALTH OF |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8002050303 | |
| Download: ML19322C923 (3) | |
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Mr. W. Wilson Goode, Chaiman Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Comonwealth of Pennsylvania P. O. Box 3265 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Dear Chaiman Goode:
I am writing in response to your letter of August 9,1979 to Comissioner Hendrie regarding your concerns about Three Mile Island.
I regret that this answer to your letter has been delayed.
With regard to your concern about the accidental release of contaminated water to the Susquehanna River, we share this concern. The Comission, in its Statement of May 25, 1979, has prohibited the releases of contaminated water from Three Mile Island - Unit 2 except for discharge of waste water decontaminated by the existing EPICOR-I decontamination system and discharge of industrial waste water as consistent with the f acility operating licenses. To ensure that inadvertent releases will i
not occur, the licensee is required to prepare and implement detailed i
procecures prior to proceeding with any operation which could affect the plant's operation or tne control of radioactive waste material. We require that these procedures be reviewed and approved by the NRC staff prior to use to assure that any unapproved release of contaminated water will not occur.
You also expressed a concern that GPU and Metropolitan Edison Cogany do not have the qualifications to manage decontamination operations at Three Mile Island and recomended that such work be conducted entirely by the NRC and/or a qualified consultant. As you know, the NRC was created by Congress regulate the comercial use of nuclear energy. Thus, the NRC is not physically managing decontamination operations at TMI-2. However, we intend to fully iglement the regulatory process in determining the acceptability of those operations as conducted by the licensee. Presently, there are fif teen Commission representatives, all qualified professionals, at the TMI site. Their task is to review all proposed cleanup plans, including, as noted above, the review and approval of detailed operating procedures, and to maintain surveillance of those operations which have been authorized. We believe that this provides adequate assurance that no future actions can be taken at the site without the NRC's review and approval.
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il Q Mr. W. Wilson Goode I would also call your attention to the Commission's Statement of Policy and Notice of Intent to Prepare a Progrannatic Environmental Statement dated Novescer 21, 1979 directing the NRC staff to prepare a programmatic environ:nental impact statement on the decontamination and disposal of radioactive wastes resulting from the March 28, 1979 accident at Three Mile Island Unit 2; a copy of this Statement is enclosed for your i nf ormation. This Statement esphasizes the Comission's intent to (1) coorainate its actions on this matter with the President's Council on Environmental Quality and (2) provide the opportunity for public cocunents on this proposed action. Public meetings will also be held in the Harrisourg-Middletown area ering preparation of the Programmatic Environmental Ispact Statement. The first sucn meeting is scheduled for January 29, 1980. This prograaratic environmental tapact statement will focus on the environmental issues and alternatives associated with the performance of these clean-up activities.
I trust this response has addressed the questions ratsed in your letter.
Sincerely,
Harold R. Denton, Director office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DISTRIBUTION:
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I trust this response has addressed the questions raised in your letter.
Sincerely.
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