ML19323B515
| ML19323B515 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 04/11/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Haga P AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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,s THIS DOCUMENT CONTAIU 4633vadhamCane POOR QUAUTY PAGES Mr. P. B. Haaa Jacksonville, Ficrida 32210
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Cear !!r. Faga:
Your letter of Nove.ber 27, 1979, to Prasident Carter about licensing nuclear power plants was referred to the Nuclear P.egulatory Commission by the Departnent of Energy on January 25, 1980.
A state.nent by Fresident Carter on Dececter 7,1979, about the Report l
of the President's Commission on the Accidant at Three ::ile Island (the Kemeny Commission) included the folicwing:
" Finally, I uculd like to discuss S:.1 ue manage the transition pariod during which the K.'many rec:n. 3ndations are being irple-r:2 nt ed.
There are a nur.ber of new nuciaar plants now a'.caiting operating licenses or construction pemits.
" Licensing decisions rest with the NRC and, as the Kemeny C:-.issi:n noted, it has the authority to proceed with licensing these plants on a case-by-case basis, Qich ray be usad as circumstances surrounding a plant cictate. The NRC "Is in-dicated, however, that it will pause in issuing new licenses and Construction perr.its in order to devote its full attention to putting its house in order.
I endcrse the apprcach tSe !.'?C has ad pted, but I urge the 'PC to conolete its ::rk as puickly as possible, and in any event no later tnan six c:nti.s from today.
"Once we have instituted the r.ecessary reforms to assure safety, ust resu.ma the licensing proc rss pro ptly so ths; the naw weplants which.:e need to reduce our dagendence on forsign oil can be built and ;; era.?d."
The 'suclear 0.e;ulatory Comission is cc...itted to prot:ct ne ;.:iic health and safety. The Three Mile Island accidant resulted in ' med for changes in.he aptr:aca to safety.
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ission Es fcund that actions recrmended by its :..'n staff and :y ne ' 3sident's C mission en.he Accidant at Three :le :siind in its arsis f ; an f actors, coerational safety, emergancy ? anning, nuclear p:.er plant l
design and siting, health effects, and public infor ation are recessary a u #easicle.
'r. Paga. _ _.
At this tic.e we are preparing for review and appr val by tSe ? vcl2ar F.egulatory Cccr.ission an Action Plan that will specify ti.a precise actions to be taken.
It will include new or inproved safety ob-jectives, detailed criteria for their irplementation, and various ir? e.entation deadlines. As soon as the Action Plan is c::pleted l
and as; roved, the resulting regulatory requirenants ':ill be trans-uitted to all utilities concerned.
It is recognized that there will be a significant effect on the evailability of power generating capacity if tnose plants now in the final stages of construction do not receive cparating licenses by the dates previcusly anticipated, and every effort is teing cade to avoid unnecessary delays. 'lith this cbjective, tPe Cc:missioners approved on February 23, 1930, the issuance of an ',?C license to the Tennissae '! alley Authority for the Sequoyah ':oclear Plant Unit 1 to load fuel and, under specified conditions, to cparate at 17.; po.;er le tels for testino.
Saveral other similar cases are under consid-eration.
Sincerelv,
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