ML18347A695

Raising Concerns on Public Health & Safety Risks with Increased Capacity Allowing 422 Additional Spent Fuel Assemblies at Palisades

ML18347A695
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	01/21/1977
From:	Reizen M State of MI, Dept of Public Health
To:	Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPE~ATING LICENSE 11 WHICH RELATES TO A REQUEST OF CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY DATtD NOVEMBER 16 1976 iO AMEND LICENSE #DPR.,;20o AS WE UNDERST4ND THE CONSUMERS POv~Ef~ COMPH~YS REQUEST IT WOULD ALLOW AN INCREASED FUEL STORAGE CAPACITY FROM 276 TO 1QB ASSEMBLIESo THE INCREASED CAPACITY WOULD ALLOW 422 ADDITIONAL SPENT FUEL ASSEMBLIES TO BE STORED AT THE PALISADES SITE WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASES THE POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEAL.TH AND SAFE'rY R!Sl<S

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WHILE OUR REVIEW IS NOT COMPLETED THIS DEPARTMENT MAY WISH TO RAISE Q U E S 'f I O N S R E G A R D I N G T HE P LJ B L I C H E AL. T H A ND S A F E T Y ~*I M P A C i O F T H E A D D E D SPENT FUEL STORAGE CAPACITY X AM ASKING THAT THE U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVAL OF t

CONSUMERS POWER COMPANYIS REQUEST BE DELAYED UNTIL THE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES ARE SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED WITH THIS DEPARTMENT OUR QUESTIONS WILL BE ADDRESSED TO THE U S NUCLEAR REGULATORV COMMISSIONc WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME H 0 \\*~ E V E R r HU S M A V B E C O M E N E C E S S A R Y A T A L A T E R D A T E e l'J E \\H L L, f 0 L L 0 1*-i H1I S

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~URING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 2U 1Q77 SETTING FORTH OUR CONCERNS, SINCERELY MAURICE S REIZEN, MD DIRECTOR MICHIGAN DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 3500 NORTH LOGAN ST