ML20126C898

Discusses Steps Being Taken & Procedures Being Followed to Assure Safe Operation of Facility in Response to Encl 791101 Telegram to President Carter.Nrc Response to Ja Biers & Johns Request to Suspend Operations Will Be Forwarded

ML20126C898
Person / Time
Site:	Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png
Issue date:	01/17/1980
From:	Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:	Christamaria BIER, MILLS, CHRISTA-MARIA, ET AL
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. 1 Ms Christa-Maria M Rt. 2, Box 108 C Charlevoix, Michigan 49720

Dear Fs Christa-Maria:

This is in response to ycur Novertber 1,1979, telegram and the followup letter  !

dated Novencer 1979, expressing con:ern over the startup and continued operation l of the Big Rock Point Huclear Plant. 1 With regard to our response to those items addressed in the attachments to your letter, we note that these items are the subject of a request by Ms Jo Anne Biers and Ms Shirley Johns, pursuant to 2.206 of the Commission's regulations to suspend oper'ations of the Big Rock Point fa:ility pending resolution of those questions.

Their request is carre .tly ur. der review by the NRC staf f. Therefore, we are unable to comment on these iterr.s at this . ire. However, a copy of the NRC .

l response to Ms Biers ar.c Ms Jchas will be forwarded to you by the Office of J Nuclear Reactor Regulation when available.

I wculd like to give you my personal assurance that the NRC is striving to provide adequate assurance that the health anc safety of the public and environment are p ro t ec .e d. Prior to tre star:cp and co-tinued operation of the Big Rock Point facili .y, *.he Consumers Fower Corroa y had tc meet specific plant condition require. ten .s set f ar .h.ir hpendix A, the Technical Specificatiens of their Operating License. To provice es surance that Big Rock Point is operating in ccmpliance with their Cperating License, inspectors from the NRC's Region III Office of Inspection ard Erfcreemen: co-ducted 15 inspections in 1979. Starting in oure,1383, a resident insoector will be permanently stationed at the Big Rock f oint f acility. his will greatly increase our independent verification of the safety of opera:icns anc alsa ensure iore timely resolution of identified p rob l ems . 'de are presently locking at ways to further improve our inspection progran, so that we say continue to pro < ice adequate assurance that the health and safety of .he pu lic and enviremen. are protected.

I trust yoJ will find the abcve res:onsive to your request.

i Sincerelcma M " n-ella W *#

Victor Stello, Jr.

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