ML20236W257
| ML20236W257 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 11/10/1987 |
| From: | Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Jeanne Johnston SENATE, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES |
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| NUDOCS 8712070359 | |
| Download: ML20236W257 (1) | |
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.....p# November 10, 1987 j CHAIRMAN j
The Honorable J. Bennett Johnston !
Chairman, Comittee on Energy and Natural Resources j United States Senate i Washington, D.C. 20510
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
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This responds to'your letter of November 9,1987, in which you requested i the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's views on legislation that would ,
require the Secretary of Energy to select by January 1,1989, a single j preferred site for characterization as a repository from among the three q current candidate sites. J a
The Commission's views continue to be those that we expressed in an l October 2, 1987 letter to you. Simply put, the Commission does not oppose '
legislation that would require the Secretary of Energy to select one site j for at-depth characterization. Simultaneous characterization of three j sites is not necessary to protect the public health and safety. The ,
Comission takes no position concerning the date for selecting a preferred !
site for characterization. However, it should be recognized that {
sequential site characterization could delay the schedule for opening.a ;
repository if the preferred site is subsequently found to be unlicensable. 1 To mitigate this concern we have suggested that surfac-based testing l continue at the two sites not selected for at-depth characterization. !
This is the approach reflected in your amendment to S.1668. Please !
contact me if we can be of further assistance. 1 Sincerely, i
- b. k Lando W. Zech, . l cc: Hon. James A. McClure l l
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