ML19322D020
| ML19322D020 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Colburn G AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8002080269 | |
| Download: ML19322D020 (1) | |
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$ Jeoq Mr. George S. Colburn, Vice-President Blume Tree Services, Incorporated P. O. Box 301 Houston, Texas 77001
Dear Mr. Colburn:
This is in reply to your letter of November 28, 1979, about licensing of of ruclear power plants.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is committed to protect the public health and safety. The Three Mile Island accident resulted in a need for changes in the approach to safety.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found that actions recommended by its own staff and by the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island in the areas of human factors, operational safety, emergency planning, nuclear power plant design and siting, health effects, and public information are necessary and feasible.
At this time we are preparing for review and apprual by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission an Action Plan that will specify the precise actions to be taken.
This Action Plan will include new or improved safety objectives, detailed criteia for their implementation, and various implementation deadlines. Our goal is to have approved NRC requirements available to all utilities shortly after February 15, 1980.
It is recognized that there will be a significant effect on the availability of power generating capacity if those plants now in the final stages of construction do not receive operating licenses by the dates previously anticipated, and every effort is being made to avoid unnecessary delays.
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Protests moratorium on nuclear reactors & supports use of n'Jc l e a r energy.
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Dear bLt. Denton:
On November 5, Die Nuclear Regulatory Commission decided to stop issuing conshtuct<on permits and operating Licatses for nuclear poteer plants.
It b our ophtion tJ1at tite NRC freeze h ill-advised, ill-timed, and not in tJie best interest of tJie comitty.
It comes at a time teliat tee could be offsetting tlie oil we are losing from Iran.
It u our widerstanding tita.t fliere are sevat nuctcar utits aicaiting B1e Licatscs tliat would aitow.tliem to start operatiotts. Shice tite typical nuclear reactor duptaces about 10 million bartets of oil per year, tJtis freeze comes at a time teliat tee could use Die oil.
Eacit week tJiat tJtese wtits are not in operation tlie cost, for eacit wtit,.to.tlic consumer for interest and replaccmatt energi witt be j
$4 million to $8 million deputding on testether ute energy comes from coat, oil or a combination of tlie.two. oo.
The presidottial commission teltic]t investigated tite Titree blite 7 stand
.tceidcutt rejected Die kind of moratorium kliat tite NRC lias imposed.
They suggested.that eacli nuclear wtit be considered on a plastt by plant bas h.
Titis freeze ignorcs tite many initiatives tJiat Itave been taken by the nuclear powe>t indust >uj sbice the accidatt.
The lessorts Learned from tJie accidott can be, liave been, and are being applied teititout tlie freeze.
We hope you unti reconsider titis action and begin.to usue licenses and permit so tJ1at tltis vitat industttj can opera.te ef fielentti.
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