ML20040B676
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/20/1982 |
| From: | Bradford L THREE MILE ISLAND ALERT |
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TMIA REPLY COMMENTS ON NRC STAFF COMMENTS I
ON WHETHER COMMISSION SHOULD DEFER RESTART DECISION UNTIL ISSUANCE OF LICENSING BO7<D'S OPINION ON OPERATOR CHEATING INCIDENTS l
1 In its January 13, 1982 comment; on.whether the Commission should defer a restart decision until issuance of licensing board's opinion on operator chearing incidents, received by TMIA on January 16, 1982, the Staff insists that the reopened hearing on cheating is not a legal bar to the Commission's ruling on immediate effectiveness. This is despite the Staff's recognition that all management-related concerns have not been fully and finally resolved.
For the reasons already stated in TMIA's January 13, 1982 comments, TMIA maintains that there are significant legal and policy reasons which recluire the Commisssion to defer its decision.
In addition, however, we urge the Commission to consider one additional point. Since its inception, this Commission has recognized the TMI-l restart proceeding as extraordinarily unique.
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The instigating March 28, 1979 accident, the concerns raised 1
in the Order of August 9, 1979, CLI-79-8, 10 NRC 141 relating to management competence anu training, plant cesign and procedures, i
Unit 1 and 2 separation, and emergency planning, the length of the proceeding ano tne Plus, anc tne attention given ene proceedings and decisions by the media and the public, have f
all contibuted to its unique ness.
But as stated so succinctly f
by Stephen F. Eilperin, former Chairman of the TMI-l Restart
- 1 Proceeding Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board who recused i
himself on the basis of TMIA's concerns, "I think the TMI 4
4 experience has undoubtedly been unique, especially for those who i
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claim that there should be notthe slightest appearance of unfairness to the decision about which they are concerned." See letter dated October 9, 1981.
Apart from all legal considerations and particularly in i
light of the strong evidence developed during the reopened proceedings of management incompetence and lack of integrity, as 1
well as the inadequacy of the training and testing process, a restart decision by the Commission now, even at 5% power, would be viewed as grossly unfair by those who live in this area.
r TMIA can discern no rational reason-legal, economic or otherwise-why the Commission need make this decision now. We 4
strongly urge the Commissioners to afford the residents in this area, who have already lived through the trauma and strain of the worst commercial nuclear accident in this nation's history as well as illegal exposure to, krypton, a minimal degree of a
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con ~ sideration and defer the restart decision until after l
the ASLB issues its f.inal PID.
I Respectfully submitted, Lu A Awha January 20, 1982 Louise Bradford,ITMIA 9
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I
I hereby certify that copies of the attached TMIA REPLY COMMENTS to Licensee and NRC Staff comments, both dated January 20, 1982, were served this 19th day of January, 1982 by deposit in the U.S. Mail first class postage prepaid to the parties identified in the attached service list.
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UrlITED STATES OF AMERICA ITUCLEAR REGULATORY C0tG11SSI0tl BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICEriSItiG BOARD In the Matter of
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_ SERVICE LIST George F. Trowbridge, Ecquire Dr. Linda W. Little Shaw, Pittman, Potta & Trowbridge Atomic Safety & Licensing 1800 M. Street, fi.W.
Board Panel Washington, D.C. 20006 5000 Hermitage Drive Raleigh, fiorth Carolina, 27612 Ma. Margorie M. Aamodt R.D. # 5 Docketing & Service Section Coatoville, Pa., 19320 Office of the Secretary U.S. fluclear Reglatory Com.
Mc. Gail Bradford Washington, D.C.
20555 ANGRY 245 W. Philac alphia St.
Ellyn R. Weica York, Pa., 17404 Sheldon. Harmon, Roisman & Weicc 1725 I Street, N.W. Suite 506 Robert Q. Po] lard & Steven C. Sholly Washington, D.C.
20006 Union of Concerned Scieg,ic ts 1725 I S treet, ti.W., Suite 601 James A. Tourtellotte, Enquire Washington, D.C.
20006 Office of the Executive Legal Dir.
U.S. tiuclear Regulatary Commission Walter W. Cohen, Esquire Washington, D.C.
20555 Consumer Advocate Department of Juctice John A. Levin, Esquire Strawberry Square,14th Floor Ancis tant Counsel Ha rri cbu rg, Pa., 17127 Penncylvania Public Utility Com.
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Box 3p65 Dr. Chauncey Kepford Ha rri s bu rr,, Pa., 17120 Dr. Judi th H. Johnarud ECNP lo rda n D. Cunn ingham, Ecq ui re 433 Orlando Avenue A l. t.o rn ey for Nowherry Townshb S tate College, Pa., 16801 T.M.I.
SI.eering Committee 2320 [Jorth Second Street Ivan W. Smith, Ecquire, Chairman Harriaburg, Pa.,
17110 Atomic Safety & Licencing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commincion Ka rin W. Carter, Ecquire Wachington, D.C.
20555 Robert Adice, Esq uire Acciatant Attorney General Dr. Walter H. Jordan 505 Executive Houce A tomic Sa fety & Licencing Boa rd Panel p.o. Box 2357 881 Wect Ou ter Drive Harriaburg, Pa., 17120 Oak Ridge, Tenneccee, 37830 Gary J.
Edles, Chairman, Dr. John H.
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20555 Commissioner Gilinsky U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Commission Aharne U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Commissioner Roberts U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Commissioner Palladino, Chairman U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
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