ML17037B763

Letter Attaching a 06/12/1979 Letter Addressed to Senator Jacob C. Javits and a 06/11/1969 Letter to the Atomic Energy Commission

ML17037B763
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	08/07/1969
From:	Javits J US SEN (Senate)
To:	US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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OEBESSIOiMU. XZA3RON ATCEE ENERGY CO~amION Because of the desire of this office to be responsive to all inouiries and communications, your consideration of the attached is requested.

Your findings and views, in duplicate form, along with return of the enclosure, will be appreciated by I,

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Dear Sir,

ln July'Q 3.nacleoue uly'o

- 3.gned

.toil?ic" pok'."Gr'ul.Qt 4'P-ll 00GQ

~ on Lalce Ontario unless: you or. Someone po~re: Zul. ac"us

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coo.'o.'u order or geus; thc Federal'olluuion Adz>inis'ura'uion to act

.. Tbc plants..sr'll

.crea'ue therma,L pollution 3;Q the area.

7be f'lsh, planulifc, and birds:

in, 'uhe areas: of tbe a'uomic poorer'lanus have'horn, "uo have thousands.

ui:.-~es

@or'c radioactive nm"u'Gr" 1 in them "uhan that of uhe surrounding;lttauo s

Z'e"u the Atomic clergy; Cormni

<<on );3.r;b ".Gle..sc lovel,. of r.dioac'Give

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3.s'nly dos" oned co proucc.u ITv'an o Znvizovaaeno

.Qd..i3 r3QG. Zi'c re I

e=rpenta Dle;.,

l4 Calves.'oo long.. for raaio cr'ive ma:uicria3.'s'0 c~is.".ipatc.

Even ubG l306ies 0" conuQMi.naied f>shy planus g alGao g and D rds f'3.uhe:

normal vrave pat"uern d'Gposiur coulci r>.".l.-e,'ubo ant~re East shore

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Lairzcncc: evenuu ll'y'nsaZG for human u,.e.. Steriluy of'ish, Diids, Dri i ule Bird G~<'<s'l". az',Gi tbe resulu of DcrlKLssive po" luu3.0Q levcZs f."oitl tbc, Auoniic'.,EnerGy Commission,,

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~rhy 'uikicy co~~%':nue to, lcu I

our cnvi'rorunenu'e ubre..tered so.. Perhaps

bcy aro honesu

@con handeling a dif' cul u $013 o

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'U gct Cbe rcsultis of the Ges'Gs run 0Q 63cisting a so)Qic'oiMr p3.ants'ho tha"u seoms oddo At any'auc can poll V

s'uop uhis atomic poorer pl'anu f2012 open.'QgTithou'u Qece.'sary" pz'ouccdion for. L~'~G O~z'ario

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3.s. 10ca ued a"u 2'".iQG 15.1e Poinu no~r'st'lego

~ Govcrn02 BoclcefclZGr, vetoed. the. bill's that, ~rould. have rectum:red

.uhezmal. and radi,,;"uion polluuion pro"uec"uion.

<Pay i a'0 Qo"ui lnorr 911 I do 1moir i" is tba'u be is s, ic. ~o have: had depar'umen"u'econ:.~uendations fro~a ube Sua'uo

'uo vouo iu.

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ox'"i~zL error, J.il T'Tziuing u.

b ' isa t."u Qoes no"u scc.-.'. rich'u "uo me t}iat "uhc polre

.co>>vi.-.Dies can st,.rt whose nelr slants le"uhoi>4 aQcouou coolin~', sys'ccms

'uo prevents, thermaT N

go13.ution 0 'L}1J.s'ntern Cioilal DQUDQ contro3 s t}ley'oulQ } Qvc,, The cost J.s Do'0 px',0}'lioiuiv'e The)r'have, no right to maRe money by Qcstroying our Lalce

~:lha.u'ri11 you Qo to stop uhis planu from opening Until.

i4 KEill Dot pollu4G oux'. marine lifG QDQ cz'ea ue QGG sou))'f

'Uhe area'o ZD fact lrh""u rrill you Qo to stop

'u}ie o"uher atomic poorer p~~z.'us from

))ollu"'ion our occm. Zif'c

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Arc zre smh fools.'uhat, ere lct bus. Dc prof':.,";

'by Q'Gstroyinl: our Gnvirozmenc

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zrith}>olQ'T.Z. Sgaure funds un'u'3. "uhis nerr pollution "uhrca'u i" cl'eared; up

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Ple se: help us

~. The o'uher a'comic poorer; plor.u reports are suff>cient proof, Chat the; }line 'tiile anQ 8'ua'uc Poorer Auuilority Pl n'us <TilI, pollu~u e anQ baQ. fg HQQG you WeaQ in vhe mcus f~aSine

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3. I<iStOXy', }'!ay 1969 the, article " The t":yub. of the Peacoful Audi

'? ln m. ef oi.u"uo f;ot,.a Up, to Qa'ue. reply f".Om the; Atomic Xhzcrpy Cor)mission 7 senu the cilclo GQ 3.GC or to the

~~ ozvc: EGG gy'Coilm.. 1aybv uhGJ'll send.

his years informauioi'l and, nou 196:. reports thau

@~re pure p'pacaDQao-

}M pub ic shou" Q be'ble to lQloE'T of 4}"is r. pe of ov U.ruers aDQ marine" lifGo 2'ou muse ac9. Her can you conscienco let you Qo otherl>>se U

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'uhe reports on "uhe ef Gccs on our marinelife 1 pray you arc poirerful enourh to Qc'eat an eac~er business anQ ca~:Gr finiancial in'ueresus in "uhc SN te and. Dation.

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Dear Sir,

Op t'ay y}'960 ~

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" 0 your do'oi. ~ as) i'gf~ soPG Questions aoout ato::.!ic Gner~:;)r in the po~:;Gr lQOustry.

bcxG Has

})Gen 330 reply. J.'~a especially concerned.

about the tlso atomic poorer plants near i

Oszrego il.Z. at.'.ine labile Point on L.=.l;8 0>>tar o.

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inad.eauet coo in@

systems and: inadequot r.".d.iation control i<ill rcsuli ~n ther:.al and rao'3.0-active-l30llution of Lathe Ont'ari'0, the St io tparl~s nearby, an8 the St.

Latrrence 1 Kloul(l..l)p "Gciate having ihi 1ct ior ".le~'Tered. ",P.'z 'o.....",'

send. col3ies of youx'cv)

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Stq'atton

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Does ihe radioact3ve relc" se "Gvels Qi 'Gox'ma ".p S1041 f ush' lal;es live Cayuga L:-3..6 in i'..'..'. vs. Lal:8 Ontario 3.'Q!~.5'.. Vs. the ocean Zi 3.t 3.s the same

>%1hy'i c-h 2 ~ t'lilac %'le "6 ihe rcsuli s of ihe i est s un on

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~t ~to."~:i~ notrer si"8" each yc'r

~ Did. they concontratc radioactive m"teria~:

ai. a h'~he y than tha"G Of i}lc su "roul"Q'.nc' MQat i"Gre 'e 'Gsulis u

I each yer on the 8 o.";'aQi Bs

~ tiay 7 see.

ihe results ox those tests

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3'.Have i'"-n of 'thermal pollution 'oecn presont in any atoaic poaclr s3.'te

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Has: 'chis oecn t'ested: 'or, each year.?

>~ay i seo the rooo~ts of th's "beesting;

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~ Uez'6 any Par" Qeli3.c'.illoc. Or,'riven off due io rad.".aYZ0Q pollution a~

Oohier siies 4'fhere they Uere p "Gvelent 136'0 8.

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".cct of atom c po~rcr pl n'~s thc ecology o

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'sh Gian 1"f0 or bl"Qs 'unQ be'almcQ a",i er cvcral year's of ezQosure'o' be l)crmittcQ i. elec se rate of zaQioac vive materiGls

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Do your release 3.6ve3.s t~'.~e into consiQer.tion prevention of Qa.a,".e to

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'Ol nts anQ birQs 0'lhe a 'Gas;rhe'",

iiheJ're set u'0

"'3.11 i hey Qamagc; our enviroment by Qestroyinp or mal~in~~ storile our marine qnQ'ir creature

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1 o intcre teQ in the p "of't 'cc of atomic energy.

P3.ease senQ ansrrcrs of these auestions also to Con.".ressman Samuel Stratton Senator.uskie',)

anQ myself 3.. lL~a pUrraltics zroulQ

". p01:-or comcany receive f ii. Cz:cecQGQ you" release; lovels

. (re there c~ t;ra pcnaltics fo> flcqucnt ci"CG scs 2., Uhy Qon't you consiQcr ther.-.~al pollution lihelihooQ'u ficicn~ reason not to grant a permit

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T>R)at finincial benefit

. are avai3 able to a poorer c02pany'0 go a"i'omic'~.

Docs a ta:: rek,te or taz -izite-off 6::ist..o cor~panics rr'nen a p ant must be shut Q01rn Que to it.'s pol3.ution rate., or because it's uncconori>ical

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'I t'0 chan~6 thc Qesin to stop c:.-Cessivc raci Cion 18aLage 5

t'lha i atomic'oi jcr companies h '.Ue oeen shut QCUn Que to czcc

. ive pollution 1

or inaQequet Qcs

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'? DiQ the poorer c0111panics receive. compe>>sa'~"'on of any.

"'srQG: in re5ate~

'i"i ~<<1'~rite-offs or grants

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so. ho'r r:.uch to each compar.y 2

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<iby is your permittGQ Qischarge: r'atc so h gh

? :t is technically possi'bl'6

'~0 elim~na~e, virtually a2'.1, r;.,Q ation noir anQ thc co t is not "rohibitive,.

3:s y'our. Q'epartmcnt suppose. to ~seep atomic pjircr a "afe inQustry'?

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10llution coI "viol dev"ces even if they

~Fore per:::li'v'ved. to sear"v up.<>0;I-

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ing 'vhe high chances of pollution li!celihood.

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8 FLOKF can i'le reouire'ro'ge

~ 'revenvion of j)olluvion if your (kepc ~ does np v insis v u)30$ 'She higher>%

s"vandarGs ops s~ Dle y Q ~ Xs thc' l'ly laK'" 'M.'oh" bit"-nP, any Robber 0 'vvhe.'o!'lic ~<'nergy'OP~~ ss~ pn f."on being !.'ired: by uolrer co-;iloanies a

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Copip o" 'vhis lc'v'ver ~Fill be. Sen'v vo Cong "ass'.":.an S'v=. 'v-von.and Senator:~us!cie.aFou"i>rompt reply vo as nlany of t!le auesvion~

as possible; L'Foulct'8: O'DPrecxa eccl+

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