ML20079M217

Reiterates Views That Questions of Mgt Competence & Integrity Should Be Resolved Prior to Restart.Nrc Should Reject Any Proposal to Separate Competence & Integrity Issues from Restart.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20079M217
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	01/24/1984
From:	Thornburg D PENNSYLVANIA, COMMONWEALTH OF
To:	Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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ud". .sm.;e ** c COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANI A Orrect or THc GOVERNOR HAnnissuno THE GOVERNOR January 24, 1984 Dr. Nunzio J. Palladino Chairman U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.1 20555

Dear Mr. Chairman:

The Commonwealth is in receipt of NRC staff's re-sponse to GPU's. management proposal and I want to take this opportunity to reiterate my views concerning the question of restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1.

As you know, I have repeatedly stated that I will remain opposed to the restart of TMI Unit 1 until and unless I receive adequate assurances that Unit 1 can be operated safely, and until and unless there is a funding mechanism in place for completing the radiation cleanup at TMI Unit 2.

In my letter to you of June 2, 1983, I expressed my view that a variety of questions, including those related to management competence and integrity, should

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be resclved prior to restart, not the other way around.

In your written response dated July 14, 1983, you provided assurances that the NRC would make no decisions regarding the restart of Unit 1 until such issues had, indeed, been addressed.

I believe that the NRC staff's recommendation, which would permit the conditional restart of TMI-l in the face of unresolved issues related to competence and integrity, would be inappropriate and inconsistent with the spirit of your Ltatement of July 14.

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Dr. Nunzio Palladino Page two Public safety must be the primary concern and principal. objective of the operators and regulators of. nuclear power facilities. In the interest of public safety, the NRC should reject any proposal to separate competence and integrity issues from TMI-l

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UNITED STATES OF MERICA NUCLEAR PEGULATORY 03f4ISSION BEFORE 1HE 00t'tESSION _

In the Matter of:'

IEIROPOLITAN EDISON 00t4PRN, )

) Docket Ib. 50-289 (Three Mile Island Nuclear ) (Restart)

Station, Ihit No.1) )

7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the Camenwealth of Pennsylvania's Coninents on NRC Staff Report on GPU Managenent Proposal with attachnent, were served on the persons on the attached service list this'24th day of January,1984. Persons identified by an asterisk were served by Federal Express. All other persons were served by deposit in the U.S. mail, first class, postage prepaid.

&1 DOUGIAS R. BLAZEY [] (

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UNITED STA'IES OF AlERICA NUCLEAR REGUIAIORY 00tEISSION BEFORE 'IHE 00ti1ISSION In the Matter of:

METROPOLITAN EDISON CC14 PAIN, )

) Docket No. 50-289

-('1hree Mile Island Ibclear ) (Restart)

Station, Unit No. 1) )

SERVICE LIST

' O Nunzio L. Palladino, Chairnun Ivan W. Smith, Esquire, Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Washington, D.C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cmmission Washington, D.C. 20555 p John F. Ahearne, Conmissioner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Sheldon J. Wolfe Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission O 'Ihomas M. Roberts, Conmissioner Washington, D.C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Washington, D.C. 20555 Gustave A. Linenberger, Jr.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel O Victor Gilinsky, Conmissioner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 George F. Trowbridge, Esquire O James K. Asselstine, Conmissioner Shaw, Pittnnn, Potts & Trowbridge U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission 1800 M Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20006 Judge Gary J. Edles, Chairman Joseph R. Gray Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Board Office of the Executive Irgal Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Judge John H. Buck Ellyn R. Weiss Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Ecard Hannon & Weiss U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cmmission 1725 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 506 Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20006 Judge Reginald L. Cotchy Karin P. Sheldon, Esquire (PANE)

Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Harmon & Weiss U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission 1725 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 506 Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20006 O Docketing and Service Section Henry D. Hukill, Vice-President Office of the Secretary GPU Nuclear Corporation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cmmission P.O. Box 480 Washington, D.C. 20555 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 s.

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1037 Maclay Street Harrisburg,-Pennsylvania 17103 Dr. Chauncey Kepford & Judith Johnsrud Euvirornnental Coalition on Nuclear Power 433 Orlando Avenue

= .; State. College. Pennsylvania 16801-Mr. Steven C. Sholly Union of Concerned Scientists 1346 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Dupont Circle Building, Suite 1101 Washington, D.C. 20036 Ms. Louise Bradford

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'1011 Green Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102 John A. Levin, Esquire Assistant Counsel Pennsylvania Public Utility Cmmission P.O. Box 3265 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Jordan D. Cunningham,-Esquire Attorney for Newberry Township T.M.I. Steering Comnittee 2320 North Second Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 i Michael F. McBride, Esquire ImBoeuf, Lamb, Imiby & MacRae 133 New Hanpshire Ave. , N. W. Suite 1100 Washington, D. C. 20036 David E. Cole, Esquire i Smith & Smith, P.C.

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 Michael W. Maupin, Esquire Hunton & Williams 707 East Main Street P.O. Box 1535 Richnond, Virginia 23212 1

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Mr. Steven C. , Sholly Union of Concerned Scientists 1346 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Dupont Circle Building, Suite 1101 Washington, D.C. 20036 Ms. Iouise Bradford IMI Alert

'1011 Green Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102 John A. Levin, Esquire Assistant Counsel Pennsylvania Public Util.ty Cmmission

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P.O. Box 3265 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Jordan D. Cunningham, Esquire Attorney for Newberry Township

- T.M.I. Steering Comittee 2320 North Second Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 f Michael F. McBride, Esquire IeBoeuf, Lamb, Imiby & MacRae

-133 New Hampshire Ave., N. W. Suite 1100 Washington, D. C. 20036 David E. Cole, Esquire Smith & Smith, P.C.

2931 N. Front St.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 Michael W. Maupin, Esquire Hunton & Williatra 707 East Main Street i

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