ML20004D139
| ML20004D139 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/14/1981 |
| From: | Kammerer C NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Walker R HOUSE OF REP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8106080455 | |
| Download: ML20004D139 (1) | |
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Dear Congressman Walker:
'I Y Thank you for your recent letter on behalf of your constituent, Howard L. Gallop, who is concerned about NRC hearings on the restart of the Three Mile Island Unit 1.
As you know. Three Mile Island Unit l was down for refueling at the time of the accident at TMI-2 in late March 1979.
On July 2,1979, the Comission ordered that the facility remain in cold shutdown until further order of the Comission, stating that "the Comission presently lacks the' requisite reasonable assurance that the... Licensee's Three Mile Island Unit No.1 Facility... can be operated without endangering the health and safety of the public."
Further, the Comission stated that public hearin'gs would be conducted under what conditions.to detemine whether TMI-l should be allowed to resume ope In a subsecuent order issued August 9, the Commission established procedures for the hearing and decision on the issues.
The hearings began before an NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1980. The Board has completed hearing testimony on most issues.
A few issues, including the evaluation of emergency planning, will be addressed later this sumer following ecmpletion of the conduct of an emergency drill on June 2.
before October 1981.The current estimate is that a Board decision will n I hope this infomation is helpful in responding to your constituent.
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