ML20212M379
| ML20212M379 | |
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| Issue date: | 08/12/1986 |
| From: | Roberts T NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Barnes M HOUSE OF REP. |
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| NUDOCS 8608250467 | |
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August 12, 1986 CHAIRMAN The Honorable Michael D. Barnes United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
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Dear Congressman Barnes:
I am pleased to nominate, on behalf of the Commission, Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, for the Congressional Excalibur Award.
The dedication and initiative exhibited by Mr. Denton are characteristic of his fine performance and truly make him an outstanding candidate for this award.
Sincerely, Thomas M. Roberts Acting Chairman
Enclosure:
Nomination of Harold R. Denton l
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,j Nomination for Congr:ssional Excalibur Award Harold R. Denton Harold R. Denton is Director of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. As Director, Mr. Denton is responsible for the principal licensing and regulatory functions associated with research, test and power reactors, including the detailed safety review of nuclear power plants in operation and under construction. His functions include the administration of the programs and policies governing the review of all safety and environmental aspects of such facilities.
Mr. Denton's demonstration of technical and managerial capabilities during his career with the Atomic Energy Commission where he began his federal career in 1963 and its successor, the NRC, has resulted in successive appointments to higher managerial positions within the Commission.
In his present position, Mr. Denton continues his exemplary performance and dedication to the goals and objectives of the NRC. For example, amid an atmosphere of considerable uncertainty following a diversity of recommendations from various groups which investigated the accident at Three Mile Island, Mr. Denton's calm, steadying influence and his unusual ability to provide leadership and management in a changing environment have proved invaluable to the reactor regulation program.
Mr. Denton's contributions to the safe resolution of the accident at Three Mile Island were most significant in the manner in which he directed the multi-faceted operations at the site. His thorough, deliberate approach to understanding the issues and the alternatives, and weighing the benefits and costs of each before making decisions, was also evident to the American people, who were reassured by his high quiet confidence and ability during his numerous press conferences and interviews with media representatives. His forthrightness and evident competence contributed significantly to the government's ability to assure the people in the vicinity that the accident was handled in a responsible way, and that they were receiving accurate information on the risk to the public health and safety.
Most recently, Mr. Denton has played a key role in the evaluation of the impact of the Soviet Union's Chernobyl accident on U.S. regulatory policies and practices. Mr. Denton is currently overseeing the coordination efforts to be j
undertaken both within the U.S. and internationally. With the assistance of a specially-appointed NRC task force, Mr. Denton is implementing a two-phase plan which will first develop a coordinated U.S. report of the facts surrounding the l
Chernobyl accident and secondly, develop a series of comprehensive reports on j
the implications of the accident for U.S. policies and practices.
Mr. Denton is continually sensitive to the management of human resources in the Office and has recently reorganized his staff to reflect the nature of the expected workload during the next few years, to permit the most effective implementation of recommended changes and improvements identified by current industry issues and to provide for the most effective and efficient utilization of available resources.
Finally, Mr. Denton has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award in 1980, in recognition of sustained extraordinary accomplishments in management of U.S.
government programs and for leadership exemplifying the highest standards of service to the public.
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