ML19322D903
| ML19322D903 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 02/25/1980 |
| From: | Vollmer R NRC - TMI-2 OPERATIONS/SUPPORT TASK FORCE |
| To: | Danni Smith AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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Mr. Donald M. Smith Box 145, Hickory Road Countryside Lake Mundelein, Illinois 60060
Dear Mr. Smith:
Your letter to Chairman Ahearne favoring the resumption of operation'at the.
Three Mile Island nuclear station has been referred to me for response.
On July 2,1979, the Commission ordered that Three Mile Island Unit 1 (TMI-1) remain in a cold shutdown condition until further order by the Commission and stated that a public hearing would be held prior to restart of TMI-1. The Comission believes that public participation is a vital ingredient in matters related to TM1-1 restart plans.
On August 9.1979. the Commission issued an additional Order on TMI-1 specify-ing the basis for the Shutdown Order and the procedures to govern the hearing regarding restart. On the basis of this hearing, the Commission will deter-mine whether any further operation of TMI-1 will be permitted and, if so, under what conditions.
I have enclosed a copy of the August 9,1979, Order for your information.
The Commission's Order also identifies a number of items that must be resolved These items, which are listed on pages 5-7 of the Order, in-prior to restart.
clude but go beyond those required for restart of other Babcock & Wilcox-design pressurized water reactors similar to TMI-1 and -2.
These additional items include those recommended by the Lessons Learned Task Force, which studied the TMI accident.
The Commission carefully considered the time required for completing all tasks related to the Order.
(A Commission schedule calling for expeditious handling of the necessary NRC staff and procedural actions required for the hearing process is provided on the last page of the Commission's Order.) Based on i
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i Mr. Donald M. Smith that schedule and the delays that have taken place,. I do not believe that the restart of TMI-1 will be achieved before the end of 1980.
With regard to Three Mile Island Unit 2, the licensee has not yet submitted to the NRC a proposal for overall plant recovery, although the licensee is conducting feasibility studies.
It is not possible at this time to determine when such proposals for recovery may be submitted or how much time will be needed for the required reviews and approvals in connection with Unit 2's recovery.
I would note, however, that the licensee's authority to operate Unit 2 excspt for those actions necessary to keep the reactor shutdown, was suspended by Order of July 20, 1979.
I am pleased that your letter indicates confidence that nuclear facilities can be operated safely.
Please be assured that the NRC will continue to pursue the highest standards of safety and will apply the results of in-vestigations, such as the President's Comission, to future licensing of nuclear plants.
Sincerely, Original signed by D k'. $
[f)LRichard H. Vo116r, Director V Three Mile Island Support
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Docket (Attach original of incczning correspondence) - Docket Nos. 50-289 6 50-320 0 NRC/PDR (Xerox copy of inccaning and place behind outgoing PDR copy) 0 local PDR 1
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