ML19347F312

Responds to to President Reagan Re Facility. Should Fuel Licensing Option Be Chosen,Public Hearing Will Be Held in Early 1983

ML19347F312
Person / Time
Site:	Clinch River
Issue date:	05/07/1981
From:	Tedesco R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Mcmillon A AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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NUDOCS 8105180335
Download: ML19347F312 (2)

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Dear Mr. McMillon:

RPurple JGibson Affairs RTEdesco LTremper w/ incoming Your March 5,1981 letter to President Reagan has been referred to the Andy Pressessky United States Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC). Following President PPAS Cc6 Carter's energy pelicy message of April 22, 1977, the Energy Research HDenton and Development tdministration requested an indefinite suspension of ECase i

the schedule ae,sociated with the licensing of the Clinch River Breeder SHanauer Reactor Project (CRBRP). As a result, the NRC staff did not continue TMurley its safety review in regard to the construction permit applicatior for RVollmer the CRBRP, The staff did redirect its review activities to bring the BSnyder safety review to a point where the effort to date would be adequately PFine documer.ted and any nearly ccmplete efforts would be completed. The Rffattson NRC s'caff estimates that its technical review was about 60% complete wher. the review was suspended.

The Senate Subcomittee on Energy and Water Development Appropriations, chaired by Senator Hatfield, has discussed CRBRP licensing activities.

Senator Hatfield advised that during testimony the Department of Energy stated that they were going to proceed with the CRSRP.

In view of the administration's support for the CRBRP, the NRC staff has been developing a program to insure that our regulatory efforts are integrated into the overall schedule for the licensing of CRBRP. We have progressed to the point of establishing review schedules, Jdentifying resource requirements i

and furnishing information to various Congressional Comittees. Should full licensing of CRBR be the option chosen, our staff's schedules are all aimed at being prepared to go to public hearing in early 1983.

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Dear Mr. McMillon:

Your March 5,1981 letter to President Reagan has been referred to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC). Following President Carter's energy policy message of April 22, 1977, the Energy Research and Development Administration requested an indefinite suspension of the schedule associated with the licensing of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project (CRBRP). As a result, the NRC staff did not continue its safety review in regard to the construction permit application for the CRBRP. The staff did redirect its review activities to bring the safety review to a point where the effort to date would be adequately documented and any nearly co@lete efforts would be cogleted. The, NRC staff estimates that its technical review was about 60% complete when the review was suspended.

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stated that they were going to proceed with the CRBRP. In view of the administration's support for the CRBRP, the NRC staff has been develpping a program to insure that our regulatory efforts are integrated into the overall schedule for the licensing of CRBRP. We have progressed to the point Of establishing review schedules, identifying resource requirements and furnishing information to various Congressional Comittees. Should full licensing of CRBR be the option chosen, our staff's schedules are all aimed at being prepared to go to public hearing in early 1983.

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rest of the world is going nuclear as fast as they can as a method of shifting their national energy sources from petroleum; therefore, it doesn't matter very much to anybody but us whether we go nuclear or not.

There are eleven fast freeder reactors in operation in the world, with thirteen more comitted. France is scheduled to add thirty 1200 Megawatt pressurized water reactors during the next five years.

As a step toward starting to catch up in nuclear technologya please work with NRC to grant a construction permit and operating licente to Clinch River. Increasing our pace of exercising the nuclear option will make a significant contribution toward reducing inflation.

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