ML20058K290
| ML20058K290 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/08/1993 |
| From: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Studds G HOUSE OF REP. |
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October 8, 1993 The Honorable Gerry E. Studds Member, United States House of Representatives 1212 Hancock Street Quincy, MA 02169
Dear Congressman Studds:
This is in response to your letter of September 14, 1993 to Dennis Rathbun, Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, which forwarded a copy of a letter from your constituent, Mary Elizabeth Lampert, Chair, Duxbury Nuclear Advisory Committee, urging NRC to impose a moratorium on entering into new Agreements with States under section 274b of the Atomic Energy Act.
Despite recent criticisms of the Agreement States program, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) continues to believe that the program is fundamentally sound and that the programs administered by the present Agreement States adequately protect public health and safety.
For this reason, NRC does not believe that a moratorium on signing new agreements is necessary. However, this does not mean that improvements to the Agreement States Program are not being planned. At the direction of the Commission, extensive reviews of the Agreement State program are underway which among other things will address the findings of the General Accounting office and the Congressional inquiries into the program.
In addition, the Commission is more directly involved with the activities of the Agreement States program and is committed to assuring safe and compatible radiation control programs in all Agreement States.
Enclosed is a copy of a recent letter to Ms. Lampert from Richard Bangart, Director of NRC's Office of State Programs addressing this subject.
With respect to the application by Governor Weld, the NRC staff has conducted a preliminary review of the proposed program. This review has raised a number of issues. Our review of the formal application package, which has not yet been received, will be detailed and rigorous in order to ensure that the public health and safety will be adequately protected if Massachusetts becomes an Agreement State.
I trust that this response will satisfy the concerns of yourself and Ms. Lampert.
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