ML20041A390
| ML20041A390 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/26/1982 |
| From: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Brooks J HOUSE OF REP., GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
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| NUDOCS 8202220072 | |
| Download: ML20041A390 (2) | |
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1 CHAIRMAN January 26, 1982 j
i The Honorable Jack Brooks, Chairman Commi ttee on Government Operations United States House of Representatives Washington, D.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
i This letter responds to the recommendations made by the
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General Accounting Office (GAO) in i ts. report entitled,
" Greater Commitment Needed to Solve Continuing Problems at Three Mile Island."
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in response to the first GA0 recommendation to NRC, notes that it has published a proposed rule which would require power reactor licensees to maintain the maximum amount of commercially available onsite i
property damage insurance.
A voluntary insurance program may.be available within the next several months that.would cover cleanup costs for damage comparable to that' suffered at Three Mile Island -- that.is, about $1 billion.
If this level of coverage is not obtained through the voluntary actions of the industry, the Commission believes that such action should be mandated.
In response to the second GA0 recommendation to NRC, the Commission has directed it's staff to develop the scope of guidelines to facilitate recovery efforts in the event of.
nuclear-related accidents. Af ter evaluating th.e proposed scope, the Commission will decide whether to proceed furthdr.
Specific comments on the GA0 recomm'endations to the NRC are presented in Enclosure 1.
In addition, Commission comments relating to other findings of the GA0 study are presented in.
With respect to the present situation at Three Mile Island, the Commission will assure that NRC attention to TMI-2 f20222OO72 820129 PDR COMMS NRCC CORRESPONDENCE PDR
Honorable Jack Brook's'.
cleanup efforts remains at a high level of priority until the problem is solved.
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Enclosures:
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Responses to GAO Recommendations to the tiRC 2.
Commission Comments on Other GA0 Recommendations cc:
Rep. Frank Horton 6
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