ML20148B738

Forwards Draft Order & Portion of 790809 Decision Re Mgt Competence.Issue Is Closely Related to Financial Resources Issue.Commission Should Consider Issues Jointly

ML20148B738
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	12/04/1979
From:	Bickwit L NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC)
To:	Gilinsky V NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
Shared Package
ML19291C158	List: ML20148B738 ML20148B745
References
REF-10CFR9.7 NUDOCS 8001230046
Download: ML20148B738 (4)

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%. . J i ...* J December 4,19 79 MEMORANDUM FOR: Co=issioner Gilinsky FROM: 3 Leonard Eickwit, Jr., C-eneral Counsel SU3 JECT:

Dil UNIT ONE -- b'J.NAGEMENT COMPETENCE Ue have pr'epared, with OPE's assistance, the enclosed draft order. OGC and OPE take no position on whether it should be issued. OPE believes that, should the Corr.ission order the Board to address the management cocoetence. issue before it addresses other contentions, it shohld similarly :Jea: the closely related issue of whether Metropolitan Edison has the rinancia,. resources to sar. ,y e. opera:e ..un_: One.

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i ORDER On August 9,1979, the Connission issued an Order and Potice of Fearine  ::

specifying issues to be addressed by the parties in this proceedino and sugeesting a hearing schedule. The Cotrission has giver this matter addi- ..,

tional consideration and believes that the issue of vehether Petropolitan .

Edisen possesses the ranP.ge ent capability and technical [and financial.1

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resources to safely operate Unit One, while at the same tire continuing its '

cleanuo efforts at Unit 2, warrants special and expedited consideration so that the Cor-issien ray review that issue on an interlocutory basis. In addition  :

to :ne r.anagement competence issues specified in the August 9 order, the oar ies should also address the reasures which the licensee has implemented to clearly define the roles and responsibilities within its orcanization for

lant c:erations. These reasures shcuid encor.cass bc b normal and e ergency cenditions, including specification of ocerations cor.nand and administrative i

centroi # unctions. We the efore are modifying our au gust 9 instructions to the

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participants. Tne Board should then issue a partial initial decision on those '

issues. Once the Board's opinion has been issued, it shall reconvene the  ;..

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. ssure safe operation,of EI-1, and that EI-1 waste handling capability is not a ~~

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planned decontamination and/er res . oration a::ivities. Issues to be acdrassed

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