ML20135C000
| ML20135C000 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 01/13/1997 |
| From: | Biden J SENATE |
| To: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 9703030300 | |
| Download: ML20135C000 (1) | |
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Snited$tates $tnate wASMGToN.DC 208104002 January 13,1997 Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Chairwoman Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555
Dear Chairwoman Jackson:
I am writing to urge that the full Nuclear Regulatory Commissi i
ather than condition whether the Salem H nuclear power plant should be permitted to resume oper restart on favorable review by the regional administrator.
RC As you know, Salem H has a deeply troubled recent histo rformance rating, regulations from 1993 to 1994, and the lowest po l
ster (the f
Long-standing so-called " watch list"), or even issued a trending letter waming of declin operational and maintenance problems finally f l f the plant and its personnel.
It is my understanding that under the terms of the NRC's
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the regionallevel, based on to PSE&O and the restart action plan, restart of Salem 11 can be appmw at de by PSE&O. This the conclusions of NRC's restan assessment team inspection and the progre ii d voting to agreement, however, does not in any way preclude the full Comm f
id ts determine whether to put the plant back on line. Indeed,I believe ii in any mismanagement, fmes, and down-time dictates the personal involv restart review.
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facility with such an exceptionally tmublesome track record; i
the " watch list" will need formal approval from the Commission pr or to re hi i the greatest level of such an action would be an imponant practical and symbolic step toward a fi i
f the past public accountability, and is perhaps the only d
objectivity and shortchange legitimate public safety concems.
Thank you in advance for your consideration. I eagerly await your resp Sin cly, 9703030300 970220 PDR COMMS NRCC oseph R. Biden, Jr.
CORRESPONDENCE PDR United States Senator