ML19351E720
| ML19351E720 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 12/08/1980 |
| From: | Jay Collins, Conte R, Shanbaky M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-TMI-80-053, PNO-TMI-80-53, NUDOCS 8012190092 | |
| Download: ML19351E720 (2) | |
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PREllMINARY NOTIFICATION December 8, 1980 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-TMI-80-53 This preli inary notification constitutues EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety m
or oublic interest significance.
The information Dresented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by NRC staff -
on this date.
Facility: Metropolitan Edison Company
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Three Mile Island, Units 1 & 2 Middletown, Pennsylvania Docket Number s 50-289 & 50-320
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Subject:
GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES (GPU) F.ILES CLAIM AGAINST NRC 3
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v, Today GPU issued a press release stating that a claim of $4 billion was filed against the NRC. The filing charges the NRC with negligent performence and omissions of its operational functions; negligent failure to comply with its own regulations; negligent failure to give warning based on the (Taledo Edison)
Davis-Besse incident that occurred in September 1977; negligent.ir? ementation l
of review and approval requirements; and regligent review and approval of Babcock & Wilcox Co. topical reports and generic designs.
The claim is based on estimated cost of the TMI-2 cleanup; recovery of replacement power costs for both TMI-1 and 2; estimated cost of TMI-2 restoration; cost of lost revenues; and increased cost of borrowing.
Region I is responding to media interest because of licensee issuance of a press release. The NRC has no plans to issue a press release at this time. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been informed.
This preliminary notification is issued for information only.
The NRC TMI Program Office received notification of this occurrence by telephone at approximately 9:00 a.m. from the licensee public affairs of fice, and this information was current as of 12:00 p.m.
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R. Cohte 590-1125 M. Shanbaky 590-1140
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