ML19338F701
| ML19338F701 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 10/06/1980 |
| From: | Snyder B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Gervasio R AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| NUDOCS 8010270077 | |
| Download: ML19338F701 (2) | |
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C f Your' letter to the Nuc1sar Regulatory Com;nission was referred to me for re-
.I regret that this. answer has _been delayed.'. The accident and its
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a number of reasons.- Some: problems were attributable to the sources of infor-Way in which information was 'made available to the press, mation Jsome to the infor-
,andssone to how.the press reported the information;it obtained..HRC s
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We recognize the importance of making complete and. accurate infomation av to the public.v Consequently, we have made specific plans for providing informa
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Mile: Island.. These ' plans include maki.ng the availability.of public informationU
. part of HRC's3and the utilities' 'energency response planning.4 tho' utilities =must provide offsite locations for. newscenters. We also plan to-i i appointla. senior'NRC official responsible for coordinating NRC'infomation a f
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- NRC's information, we williprovide the public with relevant and' timely informatio ESevere Phuman. errors have been identified as contributing to the accident at
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. changes necessary to~ assist Lthe operator onjboth a short-and long-term Immediate changes 5were~ required atf a11' Babcock and Wilcox facilities prior to Also, the Lessons
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- 1 T* human errors experienced at.Three illie Island stemmed in part from the in-co. rect interpretatio~n of reactor coolant systen instrumentation. Operator training had not previously addrecsed the system and operator response to the set of conditions experienced during the !! arch 23, 1979, transient. As a re-sult. all licensed operators at Babcock and liticox facilities received special training and a written examination on the transient. Additionally, these opera-tors attended. training sessions on the Dabcock and Wilcox simulator to reinforce i-the operator response required during similar transient situations. All train-ing was completed before operators could resume their duties during power opera-tions.
Long-term commitments on operator training and licensing are. being developed by HRC's Operating Licensing. Branch.
i I appreciate your concerns and assure you that every effort is being made to ensure the continued protection of the health and safety of the public, not only at Three flile Island, but also at all nuclear power plants.
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