ML19338F728
| ML19338F728 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 10/06/1980 |
| From: | Snyder B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Francis P AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8010270114 | |
| Download: ML19338F728 (3) | |
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Dear Mr. & Mrs. Francis:
l Your letter to Mrs. Carter atuut the delay in restarting Three Mile Island i
Unit 1 was referred to me for response.
On July 2,1979, the Commission ordered that 1MI-1 remair in a cold shutdown condition until further order by the Commission and stated that a oblic hear.
Ing would be held prior to restart of THI-1. The Commission believes that public participation is c vital ingredient in matters related to TMI-1 restart plans.
On August 9,1979, the Connission issued an additional Order on TMI-1 specify-ing the basis for the Shutdown Order and the procedures to govern the hearing regarding restart. On the basis of this hearing (now scheduled for October 15 1980), the Commission will determine whether any further operation of TMI-1 i
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I have enclosed a copy of the August 9,1979, Order for your infonnation.
The Commission's Order also identifies a number of itens that must be resolved prior to restart. These itens, which are listed on pages 5-7 of the Order, in-
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pressurized water reactors similar to THI Units 1 and 2.
These additional items include those recommended by tne Lessons Learned Task Force, which studied the accident at THI.
i The Connission carefully considered the time required for completing all tasks i
related to the Order.
(A Commission schedule calling for expeditious handling of the necessary flRC staff and procedural actions required for the hearing process
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is provided on the last page of the Commission's Order.) Based on that schedule, I do not believe that the restart of TMI-1 could occur until sometime in 1981.
-l While we are, of course, concerned about financial impacts on consumers, the MtC's primary responsibility is the assurance of public her* ci. : art safety.
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.First,rwe want to D.ank you for the Fiftheth Wedding Anniversary
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Vel cherish the gift, especially coming card yoult 'ut_ us some tias ago.
ifrom The First Iady of our Great'Iand.
Secondly,' we_wa'nt to ask your help on a vital issue, one concerning many people,' and so:aething that President Jit:my should know about.
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The nunber of persons,being hurt by. the, continued shut down of No.1, undarandJuc1==* Pmtor-atJhroofila#=1=Acontinuet.togtow.,At first, it"was only tha stock holders of General Public Utilities Corporation who
" wore effect;d, many who invested hard earned savings of years gone by, in m'
hopes'of htving inco:ne' to_ sustain'a meaningful life in retirement, who ars
. now faced vi h uncertainty, no incone from invest:aent and savings reduced ito less than ur.e third previous value.
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. alarming pe.ces. J Portland General Electric Corporation, a co:apany serving the northwest hevi raised rates 37 3 % since January, this year and are reported.to tb coing toLask"for more soon.
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0 and late guarant".ed a loan to Chrysler Corporation? O neral Public Util-
[ities Cort.' rat'sn _does not ask asi nuch -- only tha,t QYognwntlemgAtgy, Agencies release _the _ undamaged No.3 !!uclear% m" at Three Mile Tsh
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safe, reliable.and economical.
'You may ask why we did not write President Carter. We did that several weeks agoitut received no answer.1 We did not expect to.
j Again,,we want to thank you for the card.
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