ML19344E551
| ML19344E551 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 08/08/1980 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Derrick B HOUSE OF REP. |
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| Download: ML19344E551 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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August 8, 1980 CHAIRMAN Honorable Butler Derrick United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
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Dear Congressman Derrick:
This responds to your letter of June 2, requesting that the Comission re-examine its 1977 decision to terminate the proceedings on the Generic Environmental Statement on Mixed Oxide Fuel (GESM0), now that the Inter-national Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation (INFCE) has been completed. You also asked to know the current status of this matter.
On May 2,1980, the Comission wrote to Stuart E. Eizenstat, Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Policy, asking whether the Administration's non-proliferation policies hed changed since Mr. Eizenstat, by letter of October 4,1977, informed the Comission on behalf of the President that the Administration recommended termination of GESM0 and recycle-related proceedings.
On July 14, 1980, Mr. Eizenstat replied to the Commission's May 2 letter, stating that the views expressed in the October 4, 1977 letter continue to represent the policy of the Administration. He further stated that "it is the view of the President that the GESMO proceedings should remain terminated and that a reopening of GESMO would be inimical to national security and contrary to the non-proliferation and foreign policy interests of the United States."
On August 7, 1980, the Commission issued an order, a copy of which is attached, describing this correspondence with Mr. Eizenstat and inviting the coments of the parties to the terminated proceedings and other interested persons on the GESM0-related issues now before the Commission.
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Honorable Butle r In particular, the order invited views on whether the Commission should reopen GESMO and other recycle-related licensing proceedings; what if any actions the Commission should take regarding several license appli-cations which relate to the commercial reprocessing of nuclear meterial; and whether the Commission should consider any other actions relating to this matter.
The Commission's order provided forty-five days for public comr.ent after publication in the Federal Register. The Commission intends to act expeditiously on the matter once the comment period has expired.
Sincerely,
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Attachment:
Commission Order dtd 8/7/80
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