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Ack Receipt of Inquiry on Behalf of J Merryman Re Status of Restart Proceeding.Commission Will Undertake & Complete Review of ALAB-772.Forwards Commission 840911 Orders & Commissioner Asselstine Dissenting Views.W/O Encl
ML20132E977
Person / Time
Site: Three Mile Island, 05000000
Issue date: 10/18/1984
From: Kammerer C
NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA)
To: Sarbanes P
SENATE
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ML20132C205 List:
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FOIA-85-564 ALAB-772, CLI-84-18, NUDOCS 8510010213
Download: ML20132E977 (1)


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CLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSI w AssiscTO N, 0. C. 20555 spc$.c; October 18, 1984 74b tf

/The Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes

' United States Senate Washington,~D.C. 20510

Dear Senator Sarbanes:

Thank you for your inquiry on behalf of John Merryman, Jr., regarding, the status of the Three Mile Island Unit 1 (TMI-1). restart proceeding.

On May 24, 1984, an NRC Appeal Board, which was reviewing the record of the restart proceeding, issued its decision (ALAB-772) finding the hearing record inadequate to pemit an ultimate judgment on the management competence and integrity of the licensee, General Public~ Utilities, and remanding several issues to the Licensing Board for further hearings.

On September 7,1984, the Conr:ission decided to take review of ALAB-772 and '

certain related matters. The Commission will not make any decision on whether to lift effectiveness of the TMI-1 shutdown order before it completes its review and decides whether further hearings are needed. In the interim, the management integrity hearings that have been ordered by the Appeal Board will be allowed to proceed.

The Commission's next step is to undertake and complete the review of ALAS-772 and related matters. This will involve receiving written briefs from the parties to the restart proceeding and making a decision after review of those briefs. Past experience indicates that the time involved might range from 90 to 150 days from the time review is taken.

When the Commission has completed its review, it will then decide whether further hearings are required and, if so, whether the public health, safety and interest require completion of those hearings prior to a decision on lifting effectiveness. I am enclosing two orders of the Commission, dated September 11, 1984, which relate to the Commission's decision. Consnissioner Asselstine did not approve this approach. His dissenting views are attached to the enclosed order (CLI-84-18).

Sincerel>y,  ?

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- ham,erer,'Direc or

[ ce of Congressional Affairs

Enclosures:

9/11/84 TMI Orders 8510010213 050904 PDR FOIA DEZUBE85-564 PDR