ML20003E204
| ML20003E204 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/1981 |
| From: | Kammerer C NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Warner J SENATE |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20003E205 | List: |
| References | |
| 81-0235, 81-235, NUDOCS 8104020505 | |
| Download: ML20003E204 (1) | |
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vear Senater,a,arner:
'Qp Thank you for your' letter en behalf cf your censistuent, Mr. J. B. Lankes, ccncerning the restart of the Three Mile Island Unit 1.
Unit 1 was dcwn for refueling at the time of the accident at TMI-2 in late March 1979. On July 2,1979, the Commissica crdered that the facility remain in cold shutdcwn until further crder cf :ne Ccmissien, stating -hat "the Cemission presently lacks the requisite reasonable assurance that the... Licensee's Three Mile Island Unit No.1 Facility.'..
can be operated wi-heut endangering the health and safety of the public."
.urther, the Ccamission states that cublic hearings wculd be conducted tc determine whether TMI-l should be alicwed te resume operatien and, if se, under what conditiens.
In a subsequent crde. issued August 9, the Ccmmissien es ablished prececures fcr -he hearing and decisien en the issues. The hearings began before an NRC A:ce.ic Safety and Licensing Ecard in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Oc:cber 15, 1520 The current estimate is that a Ecard cecisien will not he r.ade before li.te 1951.
I a= enclosing for your further information
'2 a memorandum that the NRC received frem the TMI-1 Licensing Beard ;n the sta us of the restart proceedings.
I hcpe this infor@atien is helpful in responding to ycur censistent.
Sincerely, 1
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/cd Carl en Kamer..
Dire.or 0ffice cf Congressional Affairs
Enclosure:
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