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Disagrees W/Commissioner Gilinsky Attack on NRC Chairman, President of Gpu & President of Gpu Nuclear.Gpu Effort to Recover from Mar 1979 Accident Commended
ML20072F224
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Site: Three Mile Island Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 06/24/1983
From: Walske C
ATOMIC INDUSTRIAL FORUM
To: Palladino N
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
NUDOCS 8306270303
Download: ML20072F224 (1)


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Dear Chairman Palladino:

It is distressing to read of Commissioner Gilinsky's attack on the Chairman and President of the General Public Utilities Corpo-ration and on the President of GPU Nuclear. I commend the other Commissioners who expressed their disapproval of his actions.

The reality of the situation at GPU, as known to me from my own contacts with their management, is that an effort of great dedi-cation is being made by them to recover in every way from the accident at TMI-2 in 1979. Lesser men might have sought refuge elsewhere. The GPU top management has loyally stayed o.n to cure the company's misfortunes.

Their efforts have in no way neglected safety. Our own AIF

" Committee on TMI-2 Recovery" has been visiting the TMI site periodically and has independently validated the remedial effort at TMI-2 and also the preparations for restart of TMI-1.

The GPU management has been operating in a very difficult climate:

l substantial local hostility, cautious and sometimes indecisive NRC regulation, and an exceedingly difficult financial situation.

They have done remarkably well despite these problems.

The public and NRC's nuclear safety objectives will be best served by constructive support for the careful and comprehensive recovery effort at TMI.

Sincerely, CW:p1g cc: Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Ahearne Commissioner Asselstine Commissioner Roberts Senator Simpson Representative Udall 8306270303 830624 ]' "R PDR ADOCK 05000289 Q PDR

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