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The Electric Industry's Response to Current Events
Pages 45-50

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... It was increasingly apparent from the early hours of the Three Mile Island excursion that we in commercial nuclear power were being confronted with perhaps the most unusual event of its kind in the history of our industry. And we faced the reality that in related terms -- in terms of public interest and concern -- the shock of this accident will be felt for a long, long time.
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From page 46...
... To this it adds the input of electric utilities in the nuclear field. Esentially every utility with nuclear power programs has initiated an internal review effort for self-evaluation of its activities.
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... I would like to bring you up to date, in the few minutes remaining, more specifically on the activities of the Nuclear Safety Analysis Center (N-SAC) , the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
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... In the matter of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
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From page 49...
... It is anticipated that the president of the institute will be selected before the end of the year and that the institute will be fully operational in l980. As I indicated earlier, the industry is investigating a plan for improving nuclear insurance protection, and it is anticipated that participation in the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations will be a condition of obtaining such insurance.
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From page 50...
... The positions developed through the subcommittees are meant to provide a common basis for individual utility action and permit sufficient flexibility for satisfying specific company or site-related needs. Using the preliminary input of these subcommittees, the Policy Committee as a whole developed an August 2, l979, letter of comment on the first phase of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's "lessons learned" task force report.
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