ML19322D022
| ML19322D022 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Freeman T AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| NUDOCS 8002080279 | |
| Download: ML19322D022 (1) | |
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JAN 9 1980 Mr. Thomas R. Freeman 9155 Cuyhanga Parkway Baton Rouge, l.ouisiana 70815
Dear Mr. Freeman:
This is in reply to your letter about licensing of of nuclear 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 approval 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 criteria 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 1
anticipated, and every effort is being made to avoid unnecessary delays.
Si ncerely, Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Freeman 9155 Cuyhanga Parkway Baton Rouge,.La., 70815 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.
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20555 Attn: Mr. Harold R.
Denton Director Dear Sir; I am appalled at your decision to " Freeze" construction of the Nuclear Power Plants.
For too long, we have yielded to pressures of other countries, more recently the " Oil Cortel" countries and now these so called "Save America" Enthubiast are picketing and marching on various nuclear plants around the country and apparently have exerted enough pressure to cause the " freeze" order to be issued.
We must look to the future development of our country and disregard these radicals that advocate that everything is unlawful, unhealthy or immoral.
We must exert stiff punishment for those trespassing on the jobs under construction./
60,000 people die annually in accidents upon our highways and we do not close our highways. Many people die annually in Air Crashes yet the planes keep flying.
The possibility of an accident will exist because we are human, however, enough precautions are taken to keep this possibility at exceedingly high odds.
Life itself is a gamble yet we play it each day, so lets quit hedging on our responsibility on the american public, lets tell all the radicals if they don't like America to go to Russia or Cuba or Iran. If they rebel in those countries against the government, they will duely reap their reward.
We have the greatest country on the face of God's Earth and with his strength we will maintain our sovereign slogan, "In God We Trust".
Please remove this " Freeze" immediately and lets get America moving again.
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