ML19209C695
| ML19209C695 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 02/26/1968 |
| From: | Grimes B US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Boyd R US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| NUDOCS 7910170862 | |
| Download: ML19209C695 (3) | |
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FI.2 TING WIT!I FAA 03 AIRPORT PROXIMITY TO TEI tiFZZ MILE ISUNF 'LCT DOCT" 'O.30-239 On Februarv 21, 1963, Dr. M. Mann (REC) and cyself cet with representa-tives of the Airports Service, Air Traffic Service and Flight Standards Service Divisions of the FAA at the FAA Independence Avenue offices.
The purpcse of the neeting was to ootain information cri aircraf t crc 3h statist:.cs and to inform tne FAA of our review of the Three "ile Island Plant. An attendance list is attached.
As a result of the Feeting, Mr. Horn (Flight Standards Service) will extract information on aircraf t crashes as a function of location vita respect to the airport from his files. Our contact with the FAA vill be Mr. Helstrom (Air Traffic Service) who vill alsc keep us informed of any letters or other developments with respect to Metropolitan Edison's Form 117 filing with the FAA in connection with the cooling tcvers.
Dr. Mann opened the meeting by briefly describing our reg.tlatory process and the problem at hand and expressed our desire to be thoroughly versed in the area of aircraf t crash statistics and any possible effect of the nuclear plant structures on opertations out of the airport.
Mr. Helstrom stated that their New York of fice was reviewing the FAA-117 form filed by Metropolitan Edison notifying the FAA of the cooling tower construction.
(The natural draf t cooling towers will be 350 to 400 feet high.) The Kev York office has, in the last few days, circu-lated the form for puLlic (airspace-user) cercrent. Within about 13 days af ter the end of a 30-day comment period the FAA vill inform the aneli-cant of any co=nents cade.
Mr. 3 overs said that no serious objectica was expected in this case, but if there were, a public hearin2 mizht ce held to explore any objections that airspace users minht have. The FA!.,
hcVever, decssnot have authority to prohibit the construction, or even demand installation of special lignting on the towers.
It was# ade clea' if the state had the authority to prohibit construction. We asked for a copy of any correspondence on this sub ject.
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" Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace" U. C. St.andard for Terminal Inctru-ment Procedurcs. and a Statiatical Review of General Aviation Ac:ident.1 for IM3.
~'he last document does not include co-creial aircraf t. but I aave obtained Statistical Reviews of U. S. Air Carrier Accidents for the years 1962,1960, and 1965 from the applicant as well as a taale shewin; coa =ercial crashes as a functica of distance from an airport.
(C.a ry re o to Soyd 2/14/60)
Mr. Horn said that he would have infor=atica on crashes near airports con-piled for the last couple of years cad transmit it through Mr. Helstro=.
He indicated that a major effort would have to be made to compile accident statistics over a longer tice interval (say 10 years) since the records were not 1==ediately available to hi=.
I understand, however, as a result of a subsequent phone call with Mr. Lcue :that the applicant has corpiled statistics for the last 10 years through the CA3 and this vill be included in the e=endment to be filed February 25.
We vera requested to cbtain information en the height and routine of trans-mission lines from the site so that the FAA could evaluate any aeronautical hazard from these. I transmitted this request to Mr. Love and he vill obtain the information for us.
We informed the FAA that we planned to meet in the near future with Pen t-sylvania State authorities. They indicated that they would not be inter-ested in attending this meeting, but would check with their Nav York office.
With respect to the effect of the cooling towers on traffic patterns, Mr.
Helstrom said that the minimum instrument approach height near the plant might have to be raised 100 feet and, although this has not yet been looked at in detail, the miased approach patterns might also have to be modified.
The possiblity of makbg the plant area a " sterile" or prohibited air space was also =entioned.
We stated that the applicant was currently analyzing yhc effects of a 300,000 lb. plane impacting on the facility at 200 knots and Mr. Tndres said that this =ight be e low wel:;ht for future airplancs. He mentiened the Boeing 747 as designed hr about 700,000 lb.
It was noted by others present that this airport would probably not have much traffic of this size.
No information was available on probablo angle of crash or distribution of debris.
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