ML20030C534
| ML20030C534 | |
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| Issue date: | 08/10/1981 |
| From: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Socolar M GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE |
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8 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION g
WASM NGTON, D. C. 20555
'C August 10, 1981 CHAIRMAN l
The Honorable Milton J. Socolar i
Acting Comptroller General of the United States General Accounting Office j
Washington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. Socolar:
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-In its report to Congress on the Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, the GA0 recommended that:
Unless the Commission determines that it would be detrimental to the U. S. national security interests, NRC should resume decisien-making proceedings on whether commercial reprocessing and the use of plu-tonium-bearing fuels should be permitted on a widescale basis in the United States from an environmental, health, safety, and safeguards standpoint.
We would like to offer the following comments regarding the above recommendation by the GA0:
The Commission has the issue of resumption of decision-making proceedings on commercial repro-cessing and use of plutonium-bearing fuels under l
review.
As in the past, the Commission will give substantial deference to the President's views on this important subject.
We anticipate that the domestic nuclear policy statement to be issued by I
the Administration will provide additional views on this matter.
Reprocessing and use of plutonium-bearing fuels are integral parts of the nuclear power research and development plans of the Department of Energy.
Accordingly, assessment of the associated environ-mental, health, safety, and safeguards aspects might also be considered a part of that agency's activities.
As a final matter, Commissioner Ahearne and I support GA0's recommendation that the Congress clarify to what extent 8102270061 010010 PDR COMMS NRCC CORRESPONDENCE PDR
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effectiveness of internatior.al safeguards should be considered by NRC in export licensing.
Sincerely,
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