ML19338C321
| ML19338C321 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 07/15/1980 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Wildermuth C AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8008150101 | |
| Download: ML19338C321 (6) | |
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Mr. Charles A. Wildemuth P00 0I\\
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Dear Mr. Wildemuth:
I am writing in response to your recent letter to President Carter which was forwarded to the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC).
In your corre-spondence, you expressed your attitudes and sentiments regarding issues involving the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station.
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 scheduled to begin this fall.
During the hearing, the technical issues appropriate to assure public health and safety will be addressed.
The NRC staff is currently involved in the on-going review of technical information concerning the restart of Unit 1.
Based upon the current status of the proceedings, the development of a record on which the NRC can make a decision regarding restart is not expected before the early part of 1981.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Comission (PUC) issued on May 23, 1980, l
a sequel to the PUC's June 19, 1979 Order regarding the allocation of the l
financial burden resulting from the March 28, 1979 accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2.
The following excerpt from the May i
23, 1979 Order may be of interest.
"The basic conclusion of the Cemission in this order is that Met Ed should continue to operate as a public utility. The Comission will provide Met Ed the means of financial rehabilitation.
However, we will write no blank checks on its ratepayers.
We find that TMI-1 is no longer used and useful and that the base rates of both Met Ed and Penelec shoulo be reduced.
This order, with its provisions for a fully current recovery of energy costs and an accelerated amortization of deferred energy costs provides an adequate framework for Met Ed's recovery. Respondent must convince its bank creditors that it has the will and the ability to rehabilitate itself.
Above all, Met Ed must demonstrate candor and a willingness to address its problems and the initittive and ability to find solutions to those problems. The very real fears and concerns of its customers and neighbors cust be allayed.
Met Ed's cost must be reduced through load management and conservation-inducing rate structure change.
Met Ed must aggressively pursue the return to, service of TMI-I or an early decision on its conversion to the use of an alternative fuel.
If these things are done, the Comission is confident that Met Ed will no. only survive but will regain its financial health.
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.- Finally, we emphasize that this order does not end our regul'atory concern. The management investigation of the GPU Conpanies at Docket No. I-79080320 continues.
Further, we will continue to closely monitor the operations of Met Ed, Penelee and the GPU Cor,anies to assure the continued provision of safe, adequate and reliable service to Pennsylvania ratepayers at reasonable rates."
While we are, of course, concerned about financial impacts on consumers, the NRC's primary responsibility is the assurance of public health and safety. State public utility commissions and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have primary responsibility regarding the financial aspects of electric power generation.
The former Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) had a Congressional mandate to develop and promote nuclear energy. When the AEC was abelfshed in 1974, the NRC was created by Congress for the sole purpose of regulating the comnercial production of nuclear energy.
The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now responsible for the Federal Government's nuclear research and development activities. Consequently, comments and questions about the future of this energy source shmJ1d be directed to that agency.
Your comments and interest in these matters are appreciated.
Sincerely.
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P. O. Sox h26 Fleetwood, Pennsylvania 19522 May 6, 1980 Mr. John F. Ahearne, Chair =an r
Nuclear Regulatory Cc==ission Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Ahearne:
When is the IGC going to take a positive stand on the Three Mile Island issue? Hasn't enough ti=e lapsed for a goverr= ental appointed office to =ake a decision based en what must be =illions of reports, studies, surveys, and whatever other rescurces the bureaucratic red-tape =achine can crank cut?
How =any studies, hev much = ore =cney, hov =uch repetitive searching vill be done before ;cu per=it Ot! to open again?
Is the main purpose of the IGC the creatien of job security for an unli=ited ar=y of recearchers on their payroll?
In all the reports frc= the IGC cver the past year, I have yet to see any =entien of the safety and efficiency reccrd of TMI Unit I.
You do stu:iy upon study with an endless barrage of facts a=d figures to acec=pany the=.
What vill the final results be? Are you trying to disecurage the future of nuclear pcVer? It vould definitely appear so.
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! aq_in favor of nuclear power, and re-starting TMI Unit I.
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I have seen the results and abilities of the :GC and other goverr ental agencies in =y cbservations at Three Mile Island. I was not then, ner a= I
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now, very i= pressed with their perfor=ance. Political pressures, the grcups of a handful of radicals screaming their dec=sday =essages, and politicians tr/ing to =ake headlines have clouded the issues and the facts. The news
=edia with their irresponsible, unreliable sensationalis= and ignorant report-ing of untruthe and half-truths have =ade the situation vorse.
Isn't it ti=e you people take a stand? Will you vait until the econc=y of this state is in shanbles? Will you vait until the future of nucles pcVer is dead? That is a grave consequence in light of our crisis vith the Arab oil producing nations. The resolution of these issues =ay depend en you.
To date, I have spent twenty-six weeks at TMI doing decenta=ination work in Unit II.
I was there for the big push starting in June of 1979 until the present time. ' he cbse-vations, facts, incidents, and kncviedge I gsined working there vill re=ain, stored in =y =ind and en paper, forever. I have cbserved this cc=edy of errors, personally.
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Mr. John F. Ahearne Page 2 May 6, 1980 If the nuclear industry fails it vill be due, at least in part, to your indecision and lack of positive action.
'4 hen the day comes and this country is raped by the Arab nations and big oil interests, the fault may very well be yours.
Yours truly, Charles A. '411dermuth 1k1 cc: Editor, Reading Eagle ~'imes i
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