ML19331C997
| ML19331C997 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 08/15/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Sawyer E AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8008270041 | |
| Download: ML19331C997 (2) | |
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Mr. Elton Sawyer 20401-378 Soledad Canyon Road Canyon Country, California 91351
Dear Mr. Sawyer:
This is in reply to your letter of July 20, 1980, about the planned public hearing concerning the resumption of operation of Three Mile Island Unit 1.
In the case of Three Mile Island Unit 1, the NRC detenained that a hearing and a decision with review thereof on the issues relating to the actions required prior to restart of the facility should be held prior to any NRC order lifting the suspension of operation.
i;RC rules state' that any person whose interest may be affected by a proceed-ing and who desires to participate as a party shall file a written petition for leave to intervene and that the ruling on that petition shall consider the following f actors, among other things:
(1) the nature of the petitioner's right to be made a party to the proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of the petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of any order which may be entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest.
An order pennitting intervention may be conditioned on such tenns as the NRC presiding officer or designated atomic safety and licensing board may direct in the interests of (1) restricting irrelevant, duplicative, or repetitive evidence and argument; (2) having common interests represented by a spokesman; and (3) retaining authority to detenaine priorities and control the compass of the hearing.
A person who is not a party may, in the discretion of the presiding officer, be pennitted to make a limited appearance by making oral or written state-ment of his position on the issues at any session of the hearing or any pre-
-hearing conference within such limits and on such conditions as may be fixed by the presiding officer, but he may not otherwise participate in the pro-The presiding officer will afford represenatives of an interested ceeding.
State, county, municipality, and/or agencies thereof, a reasonable opportunity to participate and to introduce evidence, interrogate witnesses, and advise the NRC without requiring the representative to take a position with respect to the issues.
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Nr. Elton Sawyer August 15, 1980 In the case of Three Mile Island Unit 1 the NRC is committed to a fair and thorough hearing and decision. The hearing board is instructed to explore opportunities, provided in the rules, to shorten the time limits where feasible.
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July 20, 1980 HaroId Denton, Director of Nuclear Reoctor Regulation Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir I am writing in response to Robert Reid's letter to me dated July 9,1980.
(see enclosed copy)
By law, rule or requirement of any kind is a Public Hearing a must?
The general public, I'm sure is not aware of what is safe for public health, only N.R.C. or a person knowledgeable in this field.
A public hearing will bring out all the people who want to bring the U. S. A. down to it's knees.
They don't want the real people to know about Congress-man Mike McCormack (D '! ash.) newc r61 ease #96-176 of April 3,1980 or the true facts sach as the Grand Central Station, Vanderbilt St. entrance, 120 MREM /yr, 40 hour4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> week, or the Gate House of the Nuclear Power Plant 1 MREM /yr.
If you must have a public hearing, would it be possible to permit only those persons having something in common, such as service by G.P.U, perhaps bringing utility bills to be verified..
This might help some in the protest problems in-side the building, but outside would, of course, be another problem.
Those people attending Public Hearings could very well cause the end of N.R.C. and the use of Nucleas power with their demonstrations.
At the present time the N.R.C.'s responsibility is the health and safety of the public who ha* a been exposed to nuclear radiation every day of our lives--
all of us.
Good luck in getting the show on the road and starting up Three Mile Island #1.
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Dear Mr. Sawyer:
I am writing in response to your letter to the Director of Nuclear Reactor
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In your correspondence you requested the L, t : 4 aff. scheduling for the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) authorization to p'frmit restart of Unit No.1, and the actions required of the licensee by the NRC.
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' As you may be' aware, the NRC has ordered that a public hearing be conducted
'to determine whether the facility should be operated and, if so, under what conditions. The public hearing is schedulea to begin this fall. During.
,,the hearing, the technical issues appropriate to assure public health and..
. safety will be addressed including a review of the licensee's compliance with existing NRC regulations. The NRC staff is currently involved in thq ongoing review of technichl information concerning the rptart,of Unit No.1.
1.( Based upon the current status of the proceedings;:th,e>c,everdjeelit of a record
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