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Nuclear siting and licensing process (Limerick Atomic Power Station, PA. ). Oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-Sixth Congress, second session

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OSTI ID:5533942
The Subcommittee, in conducting this hearing, is not conducting an inquiry into the question of whether or not construction of the Limerick plant should continue or whether the plant should be allowed to operate. Such decisions properly reside with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as do all regulatory decisions. The Committee's concern is whether the nuclear regulatory process is functioning as Congress intended. This oversight hearing will serve as a ''case study'' of the nuclear licensing process, and will assist the Subcommittee in weighing decisions pertaining to proposed legislative changes in the nation's nuclear policies. One area of interest to the Subcommittee is the process by which the adequacy of state, local and utility radiological emergency response plans are evaluated prior to the issuance of an operating license. Limerick provides a useful case study in this regard because the plant is located in a region of relatively high population density, where emergency preparedness presents unique and difficult problems. Also, the Subcommittee is aware that some believe the Limerick plants should be converted to coal-fired stations. While the Subcommittee will make no judgements on the merits of this specific proposal for Limerick, it would like to learn how, if at all, the licensing process addresses and resolves an issue of this kind.
OSTI ID:
5533942
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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