ML19344B354
| ML19344B354 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 08/15/1980 |
| From: | Snyder B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Tucci M AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8008260707 | |
| Download: ML19344B354 (3) | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:.a h [ UNITED STATES [' Ij NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION g .E WASHINGTON, D. C. 20655 \\...../ AUGUST 1 5 1980 Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Tucci, Jr. 770 Chaucer Drive Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Tucci:
Your letter to President Carter about the health effects of radiation and the perme.nent shutdown of the Three Mile Island nuclear station was referred to me for response. A team of investigators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Environ-mental Protection Agency, and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare calculated the doses to the people living within SU miles of the Three Mile Island site and estimated the number of new cancers that would result from the exposure to the radioactivity that leaked out of the plant. The team reported their work in a report entitled, " Population Dose and Health Impact of the Accident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station" (NUREG-0558). They con-cluded that the offsite collective dose associated with radioactive material released from March 28, 1979, to April 7,1979, represents minimal risks (that is, a very small number of additional health effects to the offsite population). Enclosed for your information is the summary of NUREG-0558. With regard to your comments concerning the possible future operation of Three Mile Island, the Commission has ordered that a public hearing be conducted to determine whether TMI-1 should be operated and, if so, under what conditions the restart would take place. Prior to start of the hearings, the NRC staff will conduct a review of technical information concerning the restart of Unit 1. As part of this review, the NRC staff will conduct meetings with the li-censee in the presence of the public, and the public will be given the oppor-tunity to raise questions and to make statements. During the hearing, the technical issues that are appropriate to assure the public health and safety will also be addressed. In addition, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board has indicated that NRC should consider the psychological impact of future operation on the nearby comunities. A copy of the Commission Order that outlines the issues to be considered is also enclosed for your information. As for Unit 2, the licensee has not yet submitted to the NRC a proposal for overall plant recovery, although the licensee is conducting feasibility studies. It is not possible at this time to determine when such proposals for recovery may be submitted or how much time will be needed for the required reviews and l approvals in connection with Unit 2's recovery. I would note, however, that the licensee's authority to operate Unit 2, except for those actions necessary to keep the reactor shut down, was suspended by Order of July 20, 1979. l 8008260707 l
AUSUST, g pggg Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Tucci, Jr. With regard to your coment about phasing out nuclear power plants, fiRC's primary responsibility consists in the licensing, inspection, and enforcement of regulations for nuclear power plants in the interest of public health and safety and for the protection of the environment. Changes in NRC's regulatory responsibilities can stem from the public's will and the resulting Congressional action. t 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 i only at Three Mile Island, but also at all nuclear power plants. Sincerely, I f Cl. 4 t/s.bL /m Bernard J. Snyder, Program Director Three Mile Island Program Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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