ML19208A342
| ML19208A342 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/14/1979 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (OPA) |
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| References | |
| PR-790514, NUDOCS 7909130423 | |
| Download: ML19208A342 (2) | |
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i b%,. [e, OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFF AIRS. P.EGION 1 631 Park Avenue, King of Prussia. Pa.19406 May 14, 1979 TOR I"".E l A TE R EL E A S E WREE MIL E ISLAND, FEmiSYLVAN!A -- *emoers c# the 'Juc l ea r Regulatorv Commission staf' net tociv wit' Governor Tnornburgh, at nis request, to discuss the future releases of treated water frem the Tnree Mile Island site.
Releases o' Later have been from tanks that contain wastes generated before the March 28 accident and F om incustrial wastes that have verv small c ounts of radioactivity fro-the accicent, M
NR site operations director Richard Vollrer told the Goverr.or.
Vo'!mer said that water that has been highlv contaminated ov tne a:cicent, that is, water now lo:ated in the pri ary system and in the containment building, has not been processed or dischargec anc will not be processed or discharged in t!.e nea r future.
The NRC sta#f also assured the Governor that:
Sefore any processing of the highly contaminated water takes place, the NRC wi s ! review the options considered by the Metropolitaa Edison Company for eatment and disposal of the water.
The results o' this review will be discussed with the state and made public.
The NRC staf# will approve the fina! ::rocess i ng and di t;posa l methocs prior to their use.
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aater # rom sources sacr as launcrv and s"cde-J o t> r a * 'Cas, which may contain small amounts o' ra c i ca ct i ve ra t e -i a i s, have ceen anc will continue is De distnargec from the plant service water system.
These discharges meet N?.C regulations anc a e celow Environ ental Protection Agency (E?A) c-inking wate-standarcs for public water supplv intakes.
These discharges will continue to neet these and other Feaeral standards.
3 Levels o' ra d i oa ct i v i t y in the Susquehanna River are indistinguishable from existing bac'= ground levels at public wate-supply intakes from the River.
This nas been confirmed bv incecencent cownstream measurements m.aae bv the NRC, E FA,
and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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