NUREG-0637, Responds to Comments to Panel Re Accident Classification. Forwards NUREG-0637, Rept to NRC from Staff Panel on Commission Determination of Extraordinary Nuclear Occurence (ENO) & Related Fr Excerpt
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/08/1980 |
| From: | Saltzman J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Shultz W AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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January 8, 1980 P
William B. Schultz, Esq.
200 P Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036
Dear Mr. Schultz:
Some time ago you provided a senior staff panel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with your conments as to whether the accident at Three liile Island was an " extraordinary nuclear occurrence" (ENO) as defined by the specific criteria in the Commission's regulations.
The panel has prepared its report (" Report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from the Staff Panel on the Commission's Determination of an Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrence (ENO)" - (NUREG-0637)), a copy of which is enclosed along with a Federal Register notice pertaining to this report.
We wish to thank you for providing us with your comments. All of the comments were considered by the panel and responses were prepared for each category of comment.
In those cases where specific data were provided, more extensive panel responses were included.
(Pleaserefer to Appendix C of the report.)
Sincerely, Jerome Saltzman, Ch ff Antitrust and Ind.nity Group Office of Nuclear peactor Regulation
Enclosures:
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Federal Register Notice 2.
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1180 Fed:ral Register / Vcl. 45. No. 3J Friday. Janusry 4.1980 / Noticss NUCt. EAR REGULATORY public the opportunity to present oral Panet Report to the Secretary of the COMMISSION statements on whether the accident at Commission. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory nil-2 constitutes an ENO. Copies of all Commission.1717 H Street. NW.
Financial Protection Requirements and written comments and the transcript Washington, DC 20555 by February 4.
Indemnity Agreements; Report of the have been placed in the Commission's 1980. in order to be considered by the Staff Panel to Commission Regarding Public Document Room at 1717 H Street.
Commission before it makes its final Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrence NW, Washington.DC and the localTMI dete@uon.
Determination Public Document Room.
The Panel has completed its Dated at Bethesda.Md this 31st day of On July 23.1979, the Nuclear Investigation, evaluation and analysis December 1979.
Regulatory Commission published in the and has reported to the Commission its For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Federal Register (44 FR 43128) a notice findings and recommendation. Report to Im V. CM that pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act the NuclearRegulatory Commission E.xecutiveDirectorfor Opemtions.
of 1954, as amended, the Commission was initiating the making of a 8
N gym o.e. swa ru.d s.ua mes mal gg determination as to whether or not the g.naryNuclear Occurrence March 28,1979 accident at the Three M
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constitutes an extraordinary nuclear August 17.1979. the Panel made its occurrence (ENO) as defined in the findings and recommendation by Commission a reguladons.10 CFR Part applytng the explicit criteria set forth in 140. Ii 140.64 and 140.85. On August 17' the Comminion's regulations.10 CFR 1979, the Nuclear Regulatory 140.84 and 140.85, to the information Commission directed that a panel.
gathered and analyzed by the Panel.The composed of members of the principal Panel has not addressed the question of staff be formed to evaluate public whether the criteria set forth in to CFR comments received and other technical li140.84 and 140.a5 for determining information assembled by the.
whether an ENO has occurred should be Comrmssion from its own and other changed for future application.This sources.The panel was directed by the matter will be considered in a separate Commission to make explicit findings on rulemaking which the Commission has whether the Commission's ENO criteria announced in response to the July 24 have been met, the tactual basis for 1979 petition of the Public Citizen those findings, and a recommendation I.itigatisa Group and the Critical Mass as to whether or not the accident at TMI Energy Project. See 44 FR 50419. August constitutes and ENO.The Panel 28,1979.
received and evaluated some 57 The Panel finds that the first criterion, comments and technical assessments pertaining to whether the accident received from members of the public. On caused a discharge of radioactive November 21. selected panel members material or levels of radiation offsite as.
and supporting staff held a public defined in to CFR 140.84 has not been hearing in Harrisburg. Pennsylvania to met.It further finds that there is provideinterested members of the presently insufficient information to support any definitive finding as to whether or not the second criterion, relating to damage to persons or property offsite as defined in 10 CFR i 140.85. has been met. Since the Panel has not found that both criteria have i
been met,it recommends that the Commission determine that the accident at Three Mile Island did not constitute and " extraordinary nuclear occurrence."
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adviscry only.The Commission will naka the finaldetermination whether the accident constitutes and ENO.
r'rei copies of this report may be l
obtained, to the extent of supply,by writing to the Nuclear Regulatory i
Commission. Director of Division of TechnicalInformation and Document Control. Washington. DC 20555. Copies are also available at the Commission's Public Document Room.1717 H Street.
NW Washington.DC and at the local TMI public document room.
The Commission invites interested persons to submit comments on the
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