ML19031A956

Letter Concerning Public Is Not Being Told All It Should Know About & What the Contaminant Is

ML19031A956
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	03/13/1977
From:	Coleman E - No Known Affiliation
To:	Bardin D, Hughes W, Van Ness S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, State of NJ, Dept of Environmental Protection, State of NJ, Public Advocate, US Congress
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.: e Da'vid J: Bardin, Commissioner y' Depal"tTI~ei:lt 6 f Environrnen tal Pro tee ti on P. O. Box 1390 Trenton, N. J. 08625 Stanley c. Van Ness, N. J. Public Advocate 143 E. State Street Trenton, N. J. 08608 Congressrt1an William J. Hughes 327 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D. c. 20515 35 "K".Drive Pennsville,. N. J. 08070 March*l3, 1977 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. c. 20555 REGUUUURv ntu'dit ~

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SPILLS AT SALEH I & II NUCLEAR GENERATING FACILITY

-I realize a great many problems plagu:e the Atomic Industry at the present time. I am deeply concerned about all of them.

Since start-up of Salem I at the end of 1976 several incidents have been found out by the public. I an sure the public is not being told all it should know about what's going 011 down there; but be that as it may r:iost of the tirn.e the information leaks. For this we are a.lli.N.ost grateful.

Ea.ch .--tir.1e there is an incident we are (as expected) assured there is no danger and that what has happened is a normal occu1. .rance.

There is one thing I find we are not told. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CONTAMINANT IS. I would appreciate knowing exactly what the different co11taMi11ants that have escaped (at J.oast the ones we found out about) arc and precisely how much of each of the coIDtaminants was. I am not interested in total amounts of water that contained contaminants. I am interested in the co~taminant itself.

Very truly yours,

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Eleanor G. 8oleman

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'!';..: announced *it would permit *. :,:. :'; with this industry - such as was not

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':::,>.imately 30 *tons *of spent_;'/'*':~;}:/~;: ALREADY PRODUCING ENERGY SHOULD BE

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