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Licensing process at Grand Gulf Nuclear Powerplant. Oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session, July 24, 1984

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OSTI ID:5682800
A panel of Commissioners from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) headed by Nunzio Palladino and a panel of witnesses from the Jacksonians United for Livable Energy Policies and the Union of Concerned Scientists testified at a hearing on licensing of the Grand Gulf nuclear plant for low-power operation and the reasons for delaying its application for full-power licensing. At issue were a number of irregularities during the design and construction stages and the integrity of the regulatory systems. Panelists were asked to limit their comments to licensing procedures, and not to debate safety issues. Witnesses were critical of NRC's handling of the licensing in view of the large number of errors, unqualified personnel, mishaps, and other problems which have plagued the plant. An appendix with additional material from the witnesses and others follows the testimony.
OSTI ID:
5682800
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English