ML19340B685
| ML19340B685 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane, Hartsville  |
| Issue date: | 10/28/1980 |
| From: | Snyder B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Colbert J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| NUDOCS 8011110626 | |
| Download: ML19340B685 (4) | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:. t e c. a / PDE e [j ta Rig Io UNITED STATES [" ~k NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION g., g: C. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 007 2 8 1330 a Mr. James E. Colbert 32 Valleybrook Drive Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Dear Mr. Colbert:
Your letter to President Carter about cleanup operations at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station was referred to me for response. I regret that this ansuer has been delayed. The accident and its consequences have created a substantial increase in the agency's workload, which has prevented me from responding to you as promptly as I would have liked. With regard to your desire for government supervision of cleanup operations, the licensee (Metropolitan Edison) has the primary responsibility to physically carry out decontamination operations. The NRC was created by Congress to regu-late the commercial use of nuclear energy. Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, NRC has the authority to revoke licenses, take possession of special nuclear material (uranium fuel), and license other organizations if necessary. Should Metropolitan Edison be unable to carry out decontamination operations adequately, a number of options are possible, including NRC's licensing another organization to run the facility or NRC's operating the facility itself. Pre-sently,12 Commi sion professional. representatives are at the TMI site. Their task is to review all proposed cleanup plans, including the review and approval of detailed operating procedures, and to maintain surveillance of those oper-ations that NRC has authorized. No future actions can be taken at the site without the NRC's review and approval. Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, NRC has the statutory authority to ensure that the public health and safety will be protected should Metropolitan Edison Company be unable to carry out its responsibilities as a licensee. At present, however, the resources necessary for NRC to implement its direct in-volvement in Metropolitan Edison's activities are not authorized. Nevertheless, existing statutes do give NRC the final authority to decide who assumes respon-sibility for a facility when a licensee cannot continue its operation. NRC has prepared a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for public comment on the decontamination and disposal of radioactive wastes resulting from the accident at Three Mile Island Unit 2 The PEIS, a copy of which is enclosed i 8011110 cz j
OCT " G id'0 3 Mr. James E. Colbert for your information, focuses on the environmental issues and alternative methods associated with the performance of these cleanup activities. 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 Mile Island, but also at all nuclear power plants. S.icerely, Bernard J. Snyder, Program Director Three Mile Island Program Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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