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Responds to Re Licensing of Nuclear Power Plants. NRC Is Preparing Action Plan Specifying Precise Actions to Be Taken to Protect Public Health & Safety by 800215.Every Effort Is Being Made to Avoid Unnecessary Delays
ML19322D044
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Site: Crane 
Issue date: 01/09/1980
From: Harold Denton
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Kinney R
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.c ma Mr. Ronald F. Kinney, President All-Phase Electric Supply Company 875 Riverview Drive Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022 Jear Mr. Kinney:

This is in reply to your letter of December 4,1979, 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 implemen'

'nd various implementation deadlines. Our goal is to have approved N' prements 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.

Sincerely, A

Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 80020803