ML19332E296

Commission Response to Udall ,Question 4,re NRC Authority to Compel Licensee to Complete Const of Nuclear Facility

ML19332E296
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Issue date:	10/27/1989
From:	NRC
To:	Udall M HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS
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UDALL-891027, NUDOCS 8912070039
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QUESTION 4.

.Does the NRC have the' authority to compel a licensee to complete construction of a-nuclear facility that is not complete?

e ANSWER.

Nothing in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 ' or other legislation enacted by the Congress provides any authority to the NRC to compel the completion of a licensed nuclear facility that is not complete.

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8912070039 891107 PDR COMMS NRCC CORRESPONDENCE PDC

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