ML20236W257
| ML20236W257 | |
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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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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555
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CHAIRMAN
!j The Honorable J. Bennett Johnston Chairman, Comittee on Energy and Natural Resources j
United States Senate i
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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.
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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
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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
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k Lando W. Zech, l
cc: Hon. James A. McClure l
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