ML18348A192

Information Re Increased Capacity of Spent Fuel Storage, & Potential Public Health & Safety Risks

ML18348A192
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	01/21/1977
From:	Reizen M State of MI, Dept of Public Health
To:	Rowden M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Download: ML18348A192 (2)

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2-00&781E021 01/21/77 res IPHBNGZ CSP WSHB 5173731410 MGM TDBN_LANSING MI 285 01"21 0311P EST HONORABLE HARCUS A RO~DEN, CHAIRMAN U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTO~ DC 20555 A TT ENT I 0 N A SCHWENZER CH I E F OPE R A T I NG R EA C TO R 5 BR A NCH # 1 D ~ V I S I 0 N. 0 F. -

OPERATING REACTORS. REGARDING DOCKET 50"255 DEAR CHAIRMAN ROWDEN THE MICHIGAN DE?ART~ENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS RECEIVED A "NOTICE OF.

PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF AHENO~E~T TO FACILITY OPERATING LICE~S~~ ~HICH RELATES TO A REQUEST OF CONSUMERS PO~ER COMPA~Y OJTED NOVEMBER lb 1q7~

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~E U~DERSTAND THE CONSU"ERS PO~E~ CO~PA~YS REQUEST IT ~OULD ALLOW AN INCREASED FUEL STC~AGE CAPACITY FRO~ 27~-TO

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T~E INCREASED CAPACITY

~OULO ALLOW q22 ADDITIO~AL SPE~T FUEL ASSE~3LIES TO BE STORED AT THE P4LISAOES SITE WHICH SUBSTA~TIALLY !~CREASES THE

.POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS

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THE STAFF OF THIS DEPARTMENT IS CUR~E~TLY RENIE~ING ~CONSUMERS Pci~ER.

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COMPANY5 PALISADES NU~LEAR GENERATING STATION SPENT FUEL POOL MODIFICATION DESCRIPTION AND SAFETY ANALYSIS" AND QUESTIONS RAISED SY THE U 5 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION *As WELL AS.OTHER MATERIAL RELATE TO THIS HATTER WHILE OUR REVIEW IS NOT COMPLETED THIS DEPARTMENT HAY WISH TO RAISE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPACT OF THE.ADDED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CAPACITY I AM ASKING THAT THE U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION.APPROVAL OF CONSUMERS POWER COMPANYIS REQUEST BE DELAYED UNTIL THE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES ARE SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED WITH THIS DEPARTMENT O~R QUESTIONS WILL BE ADDRESSED TO T"E U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY.*

• COMMISSION.

~E ARE NOT ASKING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIHE HO"EYE~, THIS MAY BECOME NECESSARY AT A LATER DATE, WE WIL~ FOLLOW THIS

. ~ITH A LETTE~ DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 2U 1q77 SETTING FORTH OUR CONCERNS.

SI~CERELY MAU~!CE S REIZEN, MD.

OIQECTOR

~rc~IGAN OE?T OF PU6LIC HEALTH 3500 N.ORTH LO.G.AN. ST

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