ML19220B818
| ML19220B818 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/13/1971 |
| From: | Byerly T AGRICULTURE, DEPT. OF |
| To: | Price H US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| NUDOCS 7904270410 | |
| Download: ML19220B818 (5) | |
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JAll 131971 SUBJECI: Environ = ental Statement for Three Mile Island Nuclear Statica, Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-239 and 50-320 TO:
Mr. Harold L. Price, Director of Regulaticas Atcmic Energy Cc==ission This is in respcase to your letter of October 28 requesting USDA cc==ents en the envircr.. ental state =ent for the Three Mile Island Nuclear Statien.
The state =ent has been teviewed and cc==ents of the relevant agencies, Forest Service, Agricultural Resea :ch Service, and Soil Conservatien Service, are enclosed.
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Subj ect: I'CEEA--Environmental Statement for Three Mile Island Huclea'-
Station, Unit 1 and Uni-1, Eceket :ics. 50-239, 320 To: David H Askegaard, Directcr Office of F-c pan Analysis Rural Electrificatien Ad *.istratien In acccr.ance with your recuest, we have reviewed the attached material d
concerning the envirennental statement fer the propcsed Ihree Rile Island nuclear Statien, Units 1 and 2, prcposed by the Metropolitan Edison Ccapan, Jersey Central Fewer & Light Cc pany.
f Cn page 3, the statement is made, "Und.er no condition, hcwever, cculd a regicn-wide, semi-permanent clcud cover ever cccur frc: cperatien cf these cooling tcwers." Additional infer:2tien to substantiate this assumption wculd be helpful at this point.
Page 10, Secticn II - Ms sect'en covering pcssible adver::e envircnnental effects dces not seen censistent with varicus impacts discussed in other secticns. Fcr example, the loss of apicultural prcducticn en -he island with its as cciated vd' 4 #e habitat (even thcu~h mitigated) cculd be e
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David H. Askegaard, Directer d$35h Office of Program Analysis As requested in your memorandum December 2, we have reviewed the Metropolitan Edison and Jersey Central Power and Light Companies' report which provides information on environ = ental aspects of their proposed two-unit nuct_ar power station at Three Mile Island on the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
In connection with our non-Federal forest land program responsi-bJlities we are pleased to note that Met-Ed and Jersey Central will employ all practical measures available to prevent or abate pollution of the environment. To assure this they are conducting an extensive pre-operational program of monitoring radiation levels in the Three Mile Island area as described in Part B,Section VI.
This program with minor modifications, will be continued post-operationally to establish the degree of environmental ef fects of the power station.
On page 27 of the report under Radioactive Waste Discosal Systems, an off-site burial ground is mentioned for disposal of solid waste packages. The report indicates that the packages would be shielded and sealed to protect station personnel and the general public but it is not clea r as to how they would be shielded to prevent radioactive contamination to subsurface and groundwater at the disposal site.
The report also should provide more information regarding the location of the of f-site burial ground.
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Environmental Statement for Bree.\\lile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 and Unit 2, Docket Nos. 50-2 S9, 320 To:
T. W. Edminster Associate Administrator I have reviewed the above-named statement.
I am impressed with the careful plans for monitoring any pessible adverse effect not anticipated that the plant may have en the enviren-ment.
He monitoring program should include cbservations on the beneficial effects that the released water with elevated temperature will have on the growth of shellfish having econcaic value.
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Environmental S ta te=ent for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 and Unit 2, Docket Nos. 50-239, 320 To:
T. W. Ed=inster Associate Ad=inistrator In view of the brief time allotted =e, I have given the subject state =ent a cursory review and offer the following co==ents:
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As a former e=ployee of the USAEC with knowledge of ramiation safety and nuclear engineering, I have co=plete confidence in the stringent sice selection and safety require =ents set forth by the Divisiou of Reactor Licensing and the Cc= mission's Advisory Co==ittee on Reactor Safeguards which builders of nuclear pcwer plants =ust satisfy.
It appears Metropolitan Edison Company will neet ali require = eats and thus will operate a safe nuclear plant.
2 Radioactive and/or chemical effluents released to the environ =ent will be within licits specified by the USAEC and other Federal agencies. When operated within these IL=its, no adverse effects should result on aquatic, air or land environments surrounding the Nuclear Station.
Sclid wastes generated will be appropriately collected, packaged and disposed of.
All the operations of a nuclear scation are subject to USAEC inspection and compliance procedures.
3 It cust be re=e=bered that fossil fueled power plants also cause thermal pollution of waters and release some natural radioactivity into the biosphere possibly in greater amounts than do nuclear power plants.
4 I a= i= pressed by and have confidence in the thorough environ = ental =onitoring procedures which will be constantly effected by Metropolitan Edison and will insure that the nuclear station will be operated with co=plete safety to
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and benef'.ts derived so outweigh the risks involved that construction and operation of properly designed and AEC licensed nuclear power plants should be indisputable.
E:cperi ence gained fro = power plants built to date confirms their safety, but this is not to i= ply that a serious accident =ty never happen.
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