ML20199J927
| ML20199J927 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 02/04/1986 |
| From: | Udall M HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS |
| To: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19301G055 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-GTECI-A-49, REF-GTECI-RV, TASK-A-49, TASK-OR NUDOCS 8604090617 | |
| Download: ML20199J927 (1) | |
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The Honorable Nunzio Palladino United States Nuclear Regu'.atory Commission Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
Congressman Matsui has called to my attention his January 29 letter to you concerning the safety of Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) reactors.
I share Mr. Matsui's concerns.
His questions deserve careful attention.
I wi1* conduct my own review of the Commission's response to him.
As you know, in recent years I have written several letters to the Commission concerning the pressurized tnermal shock (PTS) issue.
In my June 13, 1985 letter on the matter, I recommended that the Commission establish an ad hoc panel of experts to assess the PTS hazard and the adequacy of the Commission's efforts to reduce it to an acceptable level.
In its July 18, 1985 response to my recommendation, the Commission stated that an ladhocpaneltofurtherreviewthePTSissuewasnotneeded.
While I have full respect for the Commission's judgement that it has devoted sufficient attention to the PTS issue, the recent Davis-Besse accident serves to highlight the importance of leaving no stone unturned.
I continuo to believe the consequences of a PTS could be so severe that extra steps are warranted to make sure it does not happen.
Accordingly, I reiterate my recommendation that the Commission establish an ad hoc panel to review the natter.
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