ML19210C850
| ML19210C850 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 07/18/1979 |
| From: | Walker R HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | Kammerer C NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
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T Mr. Carlton Kammerer, Director Office of Congressional Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.
Washingto D.C 20555 Dear Mr.
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This is in further reference to my correspondence regarding an ingriry from my constituent, Mr. Robert Bressler. 5 As you will note from the attached corresponde.nce, Mr.
Bressler posed some technical questions conce.rning the possible dumping of water containing low-level radioactive waste into the Susquehanna River from the Three Mile Island nuclear site.
As I have not yet received any further information since your May 17 lettar, I would appreciate receiving a response as soon as possible.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Mr. M Lt&B Kammerer, Director office of Congressional. Relations Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
1717 H Street, N.W.
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Dear Mr. Fammarer I have been contacted by'my. constituent,.Mr.. Robert.Bressler,.
who has posed some technical. questions concerning.the pos-sible dumping of water containing low-level radioactive waste...
into the Susquehanna River from the.Three Mile Island nuclear.
site.
I believe that the. technical experts.at the NRC are best quelified to answer.the.following questions:.
1.
Why must the water be. removed.at all?
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Is fission still occurring in the water containing radioactive waste.and is the amount.ot waste _.
water, therefore, continuing.to increase?
If the amount of water in nt2t increasing, can the _ level.
of the waste water be. considered. stable?,..
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That other options have been considered?
Specifically, has the option.of. storing.the. waste..
water in stainless stehl. tanks or pumping..it.....
into the containmant. facility at.Three Mile.
Island Number 1 been. considered?
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How do NRC experts know that they are conducting tests for the right isotopes...Are all radioactive..
isotopes being tested for.and especially are tents being conducted for plutonium contanination?
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What isotopes are being taken out of.the water and what prodedure is being employed to remove them?
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What kind of continuing monitoring device or procedures will be installed to ensure.that any, water put into the Sqsquehanna is. safe?
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.May 10, 1979 Page Two I will appreciate your at.tention to these. questions.and look forward to receiving youz response.
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Mr. Robert Bressler....
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