ML20246M428

Responds to Statements Re Settlement Agreement Between State of Ny & Lilco Concerning Decommissioning of Plant.Nrc Directly Involved in Ensuring That Transfer of Ownership & Subsequent Decommissioning Conducted Per NRC Regulations

ML20246M428
Person / Time
Site:	Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date:	08/31/1989
From:	Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Gallegly E HOUSE OF REP.
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NUDOCS 8909070159
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• • • • • ,d August'31, 1989 The Honorable Elton Gallegly United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

Dear Congressman Gallegly:

This is in response to your referral forwarding to us statements dealing with a settlement agreement between the Long Island Lighting Company and the State of New York, involving the decommissioning of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 (Shoreham).

The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC), under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is responsible for regulating comercial nuclear f acilities to -

ensure that the operation of these facilities will not be inimical to either the common defense and security or to the public health and safety. In accordance with that mission, the NRC granted the Long Island Lighting Company a full-power operating license for Shoreham on April 21, 1989 upon determining that the facility could be safely ope nted. Similarly, the NRC would be directly involved in ensuring that any transfer of ownership of Shoreham and any possible subsequent decommissioning are conducted in accordance with the NRC's rules and regulations. We intend to closely monitor the situation to assure that all requirements of law and regulation are met.

For your information, I have enclosed a copy of Chairman Zech's May 19, 1989 letter to Senator J. Bennett Jchnston more fully dealing with this situation.

.The NRC does not, however, have jurisdiction over the matters related to a tax writeoff that could result from the decommissioning of the Shoreham facility.

Such netters are within the jurisdiction of the Internal Revenue Service.

In accordance with your request, we are returning the incoming correspondence.

Sincerely, a[k es M. wb Tay1 tting Executive Director for Operations l

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1. Ltr. to Sen. Johnston

2. Incoming Letter CCST

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