ML19347F619
| ML19347F619 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/15/1981 |
| From: | Blake E METROPOLITAN EDISON CO., SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE |
| To: | Jordan W, Little L, Smith I Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission 881 West Outer Drive Washington, D.C.
20555 Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 Dr. Linda W. Little Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 5000 Hermitage Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 In the Matter of Metropolitan Edison Company (Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1) l Docket No. 50-289 (Restart)
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Dear Chairman Smith and Drs. Jordan and Little:
I enclose pursuant to the Board's Memorandum and Order of April 22, 1981, Licensee's findings on management issues in the captioned proceeding.
In the findings, we discuss the history of the GPU Nuclear Group and GPU Nuclear Corporation, as well as their regulatory approval status,. based on the evidence of record.
Counsel is not aware of any change in the status of regulatory approvals from the status reported on the record.
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O SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE Ivan W.
Smith, Esquire Dr. Walter H. Jordan Dr. Linda W. Little May 15, 1981
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Page Two Presently, the TMI-l licensees are Pennsylvania Electric Company and Jersey Central Power and Light Company, as owners, and Metropolitan Edison Company, as an owner and the operator.
Organizationally, TMI-l is being operated for Met Ed, with NRC -
licensing approval, by the currently constituted GPU Nuclear Group.
It is intended as soon as regulatory approvals are received, that GPU Nuclear. Corporation, which is functionally analagous to the GPU Nuclear Group, will become an NRC licensee and the exclusive operator of TMI-1.
No change in ownership would be involved.
The restart record in our view would support restart of TMI-l by either the GPU Nuclear Group or the GPU Nuclear Corporation, with 'he NRC Staff's concurrence as reflected c
in Supplement No. 3 to its Evaluation Report.
However, the Board has been charged by the NRC Commissioners with reviewing Met Ed's competency and not GPU Nuclear Corporation's.
Recognizing the potential jurisdictional problem for the Board, we submitted to the Commission in January, 1981, a motion to extend to the Board authority to consider whether GPU Nuclear Corporation could restart TMI-1.
In CLI-81-3, the Commissioners deferred ruling on our request pending c
i further guidance from the NRC Staff.
At the same time that we requested the Commission to extend the scope of the Board's authority to consider the GPU Nuclear Corporation, we submitted to the Director, NRR, a request to amend the present TMI-l license to add GPU Nuclear Corporation as a co-licensee with the existing three entities and as the one entity exclusively authorized to operate the i
plant.
We anticipate that the Director shortly will issue this license amendment (subject to other regulatory approvals) l and concurrently will provide the Commission with further l
guidance to allow it to modify the Board's authority to con-sider GPU Nuclear Corporation as operator of TMI-l for restart.
Pending further Board authority from the Commission, Licensee's view is that the Board could recommend restart by Met Ed operating through the GPU Nuclear Group, but could only commend to the Commission, based on the record, that it consider as well granting authority for restart to the GPU Nuclear Corporation.
Assuming, however, as we do, that the Staff will provide shortly to the Commission the requisite further guidance it needs to act on Licensee's January, 1981
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S SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE Ivan W. Smith, Esquire Dr. Walter H. Jordan Dr. Linda W. Little May 15, 1981 Page Three motion, and that the Commission grants the motion, then in Licensee's view the Board would be free to reconinend restart in accordance with that Commission Order, presumably by either Met Ed or GPU Nuclear Corporation.
Licensee intends to continue to track this issue and further intends to provide additional guidance to the Board at the time the management reply findings are submitted, if not before.
Respectfully submitted, WW. NA h.
Ernest L. Blake, Jr.
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LIC 5/15/81 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATOPY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
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Docket No. 50-289 SP
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CERTIFICATE OF 3ERVICE I hereby certify that copies of " Licensee's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law on Management Issues" were served this 15th day of May, 1981 by deposit in the U.S.
mail, first class, postage prepaid, to the parties identified on the attached Service List.
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Blake, Jr.
UNITED-STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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Docket No. 50-289
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SERVICE LIST Ivan W. Smith, Esquire Jolm A. Ievin, Esquire Ni man Assistant Counsel Atmic Safety and Li';ensing Pennsylvania Public Utility C e ianian Board P.O. Box 3265 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ca mission Ea M ahurg, Pennsylvania 17120 Washington, D.C.
20555 Karin W. Carter, Esquire Dr. Walter H. Jordan Robert Adler, Esquire Atmic Gafety and Lie *naing Assistant Attorney General Board Panel 505 Executive House 881 West Outer Drive P.O. Box 2357 Oak Ridge, 'Ibnnessee 37830 Ha M ahurg, Pennsylvania 17120 Dr. Linda W. Little John E. Minnich Atmic Safety and Licensing Niman, Dauphin Cbunty Board Board Panel of hiaaioners 5000 Hemitage Drive Datphin County Courthouse l
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 Front and Market Streets Ha M ahurg, Pennsylvania 17101 James R. Tourcellotte, Esquire Offi of the Executive Iagal Director Walter W. Cohen, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ca mission Consuner Advocate Washington, D.C.
20555 Office of Consumer Advocate 1425 Strawberry Square Docketing and Servi Section Farriahurg, Pennsylvania 17127 Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cm mission Washington, D.C.
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. Jordan D. Cunningham, Esquire Ibbert Q. Pollard 2320 North Second Street 609 Montpelier Street Harr4=hurg, Pennsylvania 17110 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 Ms. Iouise Bradford Chauncey Kepford mI ALERP Judith H. Johnsrud 315 Peffer Street Envircrrnental Coalition on Nuclear Power Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102 433 Orlando Avenue State College, Pennsylvania 16801 Ellyn R. Weiss, Esquire Harmon & Weiss Marvin I. Iawis 1725 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 506 6504 Bradford Terrace Washington, D.C.
20006 Pb41=aalphia, Pennsylvania 19149 Ste"en C. Sholly Marjorie M. Aanedt Unicn of Concerned Scientists R. D. 5 1725 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 601 Cbatesville, Pennsylvania 19320 Washington, D.C.
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'Ihcznas J. Germine, Esquire Gail Bradford Deputy Attorney General ANGRY Divisicn of-Iaw - Ibcxn 316 245 West Philadalphia Street 1100 Raynond Boulevard York, Pennsylvania 17404 Newark, New Jersey 07102 William S. Jordan, III, Esquire Harnen & Weiss 1725 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 506 Washington, D.C.
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