SHOOTOUT AT ( LIN< II RIVER 



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Representative Stanley N. Lundine (Demo- 

 crat of New York). 



Representative Nicholas Mavroules (Dem- 

 ocrat of Massachusetts). 



EFFECTS OF THREE MILE ISLAND 



The accident at Three Mile Island caused a spirited debate within 

 the subcommittee and full committee, which also affected provisions of 

 the Department of Energy authorization bill in 1979- The subcommittee 

 held field hearings at Three Mile Island, as well as hearings on nuclear 

 powerplant safety, nuclear waste management, and low-level radiation. 

 The $5 million training program authorized by the Ertel amendment 

 was directly related to the Three Mile Island accident, as were other 

 amendments. 



Glickman unsuccessfully presented an amendment to switch 5 

 percent of the authorization for nuclear fission into fusion, solar, coal 

 and all other nonfission programs. "In all candor, this amendment was 

 precipitated by the Three Mile Island accident," he explained during 

 the full committee markup on April 26, 1979. McCormack denounced 

 the amendment in these terms: 



I think it represents the height of folly and also the height of hysterical reaction. 



After a spirited debate, the Glickman amendment was defeated, 

 24-10. Glickman was then joined by Ottinger, Wolpe, and Volkmer in 

 presenting in the committee report "Additional Views" along the 

 lines of the amendment. They stated : 



Even the most vigorous supporters of nuclear fission need to acknowledge the 

 fact that public sentiment in the aftermath of the Three Mile Island incident has 



