Bingham, Hon. Jonathan B., a Representative in Congress from the of New York____ Carr, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Mich Cheney, Hon. Richard B., a Representative in Congress from the Sta Wyoming.. Domenici, Hon. Pete V., U.S. Senator from the State of New Mexic Hart, Gary, U.S. Senator from the State of Colorado... Huckaby, Hon. Jerry, a Representative in Congress from the St Louisiana Kostmayer, Hon. Peter H., a Representative in Congress from the of Pennsylvania__ Markey, Hon. Edward J., a Representative in Congress from the St Massachusetts.. Moffett, Hon. Toby, a Representative in Congress from the Sta Connecticut_ Moynihan, Hon. Daniel Patrick, U.S. Senator from the State of New Randolph, Hon. Jennings, U.S. Senator from the State of West Virg Simpson, Hon. Alan K., U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming - Stafford, Hon. Robert T., U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont.. Symms, Hon. Steven D., a Representative in Congress from the St Idaho. Udall, Hon. Morris, a Representative in Congress from the St Arizona__ Vento, Hon. Bruce, a Representative in Congress from the State of nesota.. Weaver, Hon. James, a Representative in Congress from the St Oregon___ WITNESSES Kemeny, John G., Chairman, President's Commission on the Accid Three Mile Island, accompanied by: Hon. Bruce E. Babbitt, Co sioner; Carolyn Lewis, Commissioner; Patrick E. Haggerty, Co sioner; Paul A. Marks, Commissioner; Cora B. Marrett, Commiss Harry McPherson, Commissioner; and Theodore B. Taylor, Co sioner. Haggerty, Patrick E. Lewis, Carolyn....... Taylor, Theodore B.. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island, rep excerpt from....... Supplemental views: Six Commissioners.. John G. Kemeny- (V) U.S. SENAT COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS, Su MITTEE ON NUCLEAR REGULATION, AND U.S. Hou REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AN ENVIRONMENT, COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND IN AFFAIRS, Washi The subcommittees met at 2:10 p.m., in room 318, R Office Building, Hon. Gary Hart (chairman of the Sub Nuclear Regulation), presiding. Present: Senators Randolph, Hart, Moynihan, Staffo and Simpson; Representatives Udall, Bingham, W Markey, Kostmayer, Vento, Huckaby, Symms, and Che OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. GARY HART, U.S. SEN THE STATE OF COLORADO Senator HART. This hearing will come to order. To is unprecedented in several respects. First: This is the first joint hearing of the principal r oversight committees of the Senate and the House. Second: The subject of the hearing is the report of th Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island. The the most serious in the history of the American nuclea gram-indeed the most serious such accident that we where in the world. The report is the most candid and t pendent assessment to date of nuclear power. It sub scrutiny and hard criticism for the gloss and the plati Government studies on the performance and the regulat powerplants. Third: This hearing continues a fair but intensive nuclear power program. The Presidential Commission sents a striking indictment of the institutions most inv program-principally the nuclear industry and the Nu tory Commission. But the Congress is also on trial, as is branch of Government. Ultimately, it is our respons people's elected representatives to determine whether is, or can be made, safe enough to embrace as a princi energy. On that overriding issue, the jury is still out. (1) uy μια ομοιωινιο апи ed to the accident. Small comfort there, in my view: s fine; it is just the people running it that are flawed. m interested in learning the individual commissioner's ther Three Mile Island teaches us that we have gone with our nuclear power program. Are the latest 1,000ors, like the one at Three Mile Island, too big and too trol in an emergency? Would smaller, simpler reactors in terms of safety even if they are less desirable from of cost effectiveness? Perhaps the American people are more for nuclear-generated electricity if they can be be safe electricity as well. n troubled by the Commission's decision not to recomconstruction of new plants in light of its finding that, e, the siting of new plants should be, and I quote the maximum extent feasible . . . in areas remote from of population." Since some of the proposed plants now uction permits do not meet this standard, why didn't n recommend that new construction permits be held es can be found? concerned by the Commission's recommendation that t, multimember NRC be transformed into a singlegency within the executive branch. There are some s with the structure of the NRC, but I am not conbest overcome these problems by putting the agency e branch and eliminating the diversity of views protimember commission. ommissioners will provide further insight on this issue elcome their presentation. It is particularly significant s I indicated, this is the first hearing involving jointly 1 House oversight committees. We are particularly chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and the House Interior Committee, Congressman Morris present with us and members of his subcommittee. Udall? TEMENT OF HON. MORRIS UDALL, A REPRESENIN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA Thank you, Senator Hart. It is a pleasure for me to earings with you. I think our two subcommittees oly bear the major responsibility over the next few 3 in coming up with some answers, because the nuclear |