ML20003A293
| ML20003A293 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/26/1981 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Market AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8102030432 | |
| Download: ML20003A293 (1) | |
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10, 1980 to Chaiman Ahearne.
This is in response to your letter of December In your correspondence, you co=nented upon the activities involving the Three Mile Island Muclear Statica with emphasis on the delay in restart of Unit 1 while similar nuclear facilities are operating.
Unit 1 is shutdown in accordance with an Order of July 2,1979, by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which stated:
"In view of the variety of issues raised by the accident at the Three Mile Island Unit No. 2 facility, the Commission presently lacks the requisite reasonable assurance that the same licensee's Three Mile Island Unit No.1 facility, a nuclear power reactor of similar design, can be Accord-operated without endangering the health and safety of the public.
ingly, we direct that the Unit No.1 facility, prese'.tly in a shutdown condition, shall re:"ain shutdown until further order of the Comission The Connission has further determined that it is in the public itself.
interest that a hearing precede restart of the facility."
The Comnission's Order and Motice of Hearing on August 9,1979, stated:
'"In addition to the items identified for the other BIN react These concerns identified by the NRC staff be resolved prior to restart.(1 concerns result from:
damaged Unit 2, (2) questions about the canagement accident on these, (3) the potential effect of operations necessary to de-contaminate the Unit 2 facility on Unit 1 and (4) recognized deficiencies in emergency plans and station operating procedures."
The hearing conducted by an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) of the N coc-enced on October 15, 1980 and is ongoing. The record on which the Com-nission will eake a decision on resumption of operation of Three Mile Island Because of the uniqua
,y Unit 1 will include a recommendation from the ASLB.
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nature of the Three Mile Island Unit 1 restart proceeding and the broad spectrum of issues under discussion, it is difficult to provide a defini-tive schedule at this tine. Our best estimate is that the Hearing will be connleted in mid 1081.
Your comments and interest in this natter are appreciated.
l Sincerely, C:W! D:d k1 g' y it. R. hnt:M1 Harold R. Denton, Director
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