ML19224A781
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 04/06/1979 |
| From: | Collins H NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
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33 NAARATIVE - MAJOR EVENTS Envirormental Samolino by State of Pennsylvania.
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Environmental sampling by Penna-DER appeared to have gotten of to a slow NRC-SP, in the NRC Cperations Center, had start on 3/28 and 3/29.
The PA-CER sampling and analysis difficulty getting sample analyses.
PA-DER was not operation appeared to have dif ficulty getting organized.
always able to give times of samplings and locations where sam SP log shows that NRC-SP encouraged FCA-BRH (CHEW) taken.
PA-DER needed help.
and EPA-CRP to call the State and offer their assistance in a supportive Later in the mornig This was done early in the morning of 3/29/79.
of 3/29/79, PA-CER indicated that they had not taken up offer of assistance way.
from these two Federal agencies.
NRC Recommendation to PEMA to evacuate during the plant queous release I
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on 3/30/79.
t At about 0917 on Friday, 3/20/79, NRC-SP representative in NRC Cperations Center called the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director I
and transmitted an NRC recommendation from NRC management in the Operations b
Recommendation was to evacuate towns close to site and out to PEMA Ofrector indicated he would start Center.
10 miles in direction of plume.
Shortly with a 5 mile evacuation first and icok to 10 milas if necessary.
af ter this time, SP representative received call from PA-DER that this recommendation was not valid since plant had informed them that release a
f tant rel was relatively short and radiation levels over the i
T were less than originally reported (1200 mr/hr). pnis recommendat on was
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j later rescinded by contact between the NRC Chairman and the Governor of Pennsylvania, and the subsequent evacuation recommendation issued by the i
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provided by SP to a Mr. Trump at 0010 on 4/4/79.
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At 0755 Mr. Lubenau SP (in PA-DER Marrisburg) called SP and said th'at no waste water was oeing discharged into the river, but that dumping would commence at 1C00 if Maryland was in agreement. It was indicated that the Pennsylvania State Bureau of Water Quality Control would meet with NRC at 1000 and would concur w.th the discharge at that meeting. At 0850 Mr. Lubenau SP (Harrisburg) informed SP that the Susequehanna River Basin Commission is coordinating the necessary approval for the discharge, and This the Maryland should contact that agency with its approval.
information was passed to Maryland of ficials.
At 0940 SP called Maryland officials and Informed them that unless Maryland approval was forthcoming and dumping started, the waste water tanks would be filled by 1100. Shortly thereaf ter, Maryland of ficials called back on a conference call and said they had called the Pennysivania representative to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission who knew nothing about the discharge.
SP called Mr. Lubenau in the PA-0ER at 1030 and attempted to straighten out this matter.
Mr. Lubenau said that Mr. Nelson of Maryland called Mr. Boardman of Pennsylvania to act for it (Maryland) as long as the activities were below MPC values. Also, the Maryland and Pennsylvania water quality people had exchanged telephone numbers and were now in contact with each other.
Mr. Lutenau stated that TMI is aware of the Pennsylvania approval for discharge.
i At 1050, Maryland of ficials called SP and briefed us on their conversation with Pennsylvania officials. They said they had given Pennsylvania blanket approval to act for them (Maryland) on this matter but to keep i
This information was given to Mr Gossick by SP.
Maryland informed.
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HCollins 4/6/79 6 MILE JOB L STATE PROGRAMS 3/28 (First Day)
Date/ Time Source Activity C850 Region I SLO (Elrasser) Contacted Pa. Dept. of Environmental State Liaison Resources (FA-DER).
Officer (SLO) 0915 SP Call-in from W. J. Gillen, Administrator Wisconsin Public Service Commission.
0930 SP Call-in from Laverne Copeland, Missouri Energy Program.
1000 SP Notified EPA (Office of Radiation Programs),
Wash. D.C.
1000 SP Call-in from W. J. Gillen (Wisconsin Public Service Commission).
1010 SP Call-in from Sen. John Hines from Philadelphia.
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1015 SP Notified Federal Preparedness Agency /GSA Wash. 0.C.
They already heard about it.
1020 SP Call-in from Congressman Walker.
1020 SP Log Telept.oned Gerusky, Pa. State Radiological Health
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Officer; not available. Call returneo at 1045 (subsequent calls every hour or two, starting about 1725 to discuss status of samples and monitoring).
1030 SP Ner.ified Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA) fn Pentigon.
1030 Region I Call for representative of Gov. Dupont of (SLO)
1040 SP Lrg Call to Lothrop of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA). They are on " standby status" They apparently have been told by the licensee that there is no offsite problem.
Note: SP did not confirm what licensee told PEMA since SP had no contact with licensee.
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i 3/28 Date/ Time Source Activity J. Capita f rom Pa. Governor's " Action Center" 1040 Region I (SLO)
Notified Federal Disaster Assistance 1040 SP Administration /HUD, Wash. 0.C.
i Notified DHEW, Food & Drug Admin., Bureau of 1040 SP Radiological Health, Rockville, Md.
Call frcm J. Baranski, NY State Energy Office 1045 Region 1 3
(SLO)
Call from D. Goddard, Oregon 1045 SP Gerusky, Pa. State DER Called in 1045 SP Log environmental sample data.
Press conferenced (from where ?) patched 1055 SP Log through to Gerusky, Pa. CER.
Call-in frcm M. Markovitz of Congressman Fish's 1055 Region I
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Office.
Called J. McCool, 00E - Notified them of TMI 1100 SP i
incident. Already aware of it.
Called Washington State Office of Emergency d
1105 SP Briefed them on incident occurring.
Services.
Advised Returned call frem ACRS (R. Mul:er).
1115 SP j
him what we know.
L. Priester, South Carolina called, briefed him.
1130 SP Oriefed him.
J. Abbott, Missouri Energy Pregram.
1130 SP Telephone call to Lamenson, PEMA opns. of ficer.
1130 SP Log T. Hardy, FPA/GSA, Philadelphia cal' led.
1135 Region I (SLO)
Briefed Returned call from DCPA-Pentagon.
1145 SP C. Sabontrite.
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1145 Region I Call frcm A. Rizzolo, New Jersey.
(SLO) 1150 SP Call from A. Pasternak, Calif. Energy Commission.
I 1155 Region I Call from S. Long, State of Maryland (SLO) 1200 SP Commissioner Gilinsky's office called -
"who did SP talk to in PA? Informed them original call from NRC Region I to PA CER (Gerusky). All other contacts are via the NRC Ops. Center.
1204 Region I Call from G. Bochauski, EPA Region III.
(SLO) 1205 SP FDA-SRH called (Schleien) asked who tells FDA to take s.'ples?
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1210 Region I Call from J. Bruwn, DCE-Valley Forge.
(SLO) l 1220 Region I Call from J. Barry, Congressman Fish's of fice.
j (SLO) 1 1300 Region I Call frcm R. Corcoran, Maryland State Rad.
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Health Officer.
1300 SP Called B. Shleien, FDA-BRH; he will call state I
of PA about FDA sarpling.
1300 SP Log Received call from NRC Region II; about rumors from States that 3 counties in VA evacuated; and MD and WV were starting air monitoring.
i 1305 SP R. G. Ryan, SP advises that PA State Highway 441 closed by State Police - 15 miles N & S of plant.
00E Radiological Assistance Team (Brookhaven Nat'l Lab) arriving at 2:00 pm., Aerial Monitoring System (ARMS) aircraft arriving at 3:00 pm.
IE Region I van (radiological) ar, riving.
4 1310 SP Call from C. George, CCE k
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'I 3/28 Oa_te/ Time Source Activity 1310 Region I Call from W. Riley, Phila. Air Pollution Div.
(SLO) 1312 SP Log SP called G. Jones, VA Civil Defense about rumor. He had no knowledge.
1312 SP Log Telephone call to G. Jones (VA CD) to cor. firm or deny rumors that 3 VA counties were being evacuated.
1311 SP Call from A. Pasternak, Calif. Energy Commission.
1315 SP Call from D. Lavine, Connecticut 1315 SP Called NY State Energy Office (J. Dunkleburger).
Briefed him.
1315 SP Log NRC - Region II (Hufham) called rumors inesived PA Counties, but information was false.
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SP Log SP called office of G. Jones, VA Civil Defense.
Informed him rumors are false.
1320 SP Log SP called PA CER, asked about airborne and direct radiaticn in Harristurg. SP informed of transitory i
status of release. SP also informed that State has no capability to -heck for Iodine (airborne).
1320 SP SP (Collins) called NY State Rad. Health.
Briefed them on accident details as known.
Advised them to contact PA DER about any possiole milk problems in NY.
1325 SP Call from D. Lavine, Connecticut.
1325 SP I
Call from W. Gillen, Wisconsin.
1J30 SP Call from J. Abbott, Missouri Energy Program.
in 2-3 hours. Radiation readlig 1/3 mile from site is 7 mr/hr (containment " shine").
1333 Region I Calls from W. Brown, Public Service Environmental (SLO)
Protection, Delaware; M. Pawlowski, OCPA-Region II, Olney, MD; W. Runch, South Carolina State Legislative.
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1400 SP EPA-CRP (J. Logsdon) called for update.
1400 SP Log R. Ry.. SP talked to B. Schlein, FDA-BRH.
BRH ready to help.
1400 SP Call from Connecticut Public Utilities Control Authority.
1415 SP Call from F. Adair, Washington State.
1415 SP Call from D. Goddard, Ore'gon.
1425 SP Log SP Contacted PA DER (M. Reilly). Asked for environmental sampling information.
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1430 SP Call from ConnectSut Power Facility Evaluation Council (P. Smith) 1430 SP Region I SLO called. PA State had made an announcement at press briefing, that radiation 8
readings on west bank of river - 10 pc/cc.
1435 SP Call from F. Brenneman, Connecticut.
1445 Region I Call from K. Murton, Govs. Of fice, Connecticut, (SLO)
Call from Peckham, Congressman Goodling's office.
1455 SP Call from FCA-BRH (Shleien) informing SP that they had talked to PA SER (Reilly). They (PA) will take milk samples this evening.
1500 SP Log L. Northam, called. (State Senate Republican l
Research Staff - PA) 1520 SP Call from - J. Bunchuck, Environmental Policy Center Washington, D.C.
1525 SP Call from - A. Pasternak, Calif, Energy Commission.
1530 SP Call from J. Cox, Conn. Public Utilities Control Authority.
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1545 SP Call from A. Dolezal, Minnesota Rad. Health.
1545 Region I Call from Representative J. Wright.
(SLO) 1550 Region I Call from G. Fischer, NJ Rad Health.
(SLO) 1600 Region I Call from P. Paul, VT State.
(SLO) 1605 SP Log PA CER called about NRC Press Release J. Fouchard, NRC talked to them.
1625 Region I Call from F. Brenneman, Conn. Ener:f Office.
(SLO) 1632 Region I Call from H. Otto, M3 State (SLO) 1635 C'
Region I Call from J. Boranksi, NY State (SLO) 1643 Region I Call from D. Harmeson, Delaware Health Dept.
(SLO) 1655 SP Call from D. Lavine, Connecticut i
1725 SP Log Called Gerusky PA DER (not in);.. ail returned 1815; he has ARMS data and said Governor is being kept informed.
1815 SP Log Called PA CER (Gerusky) about ARMS data. SP told Governor being kept informed.
1855 Region I Call from M. Pawlowski, DCPA - Region II, i
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Olney, MD.
1905 Region I Call from E. Haars, Washington State Rad.
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Health.
1905 SP Log SP called PA DER (Gerusky) inquired about DGE RAP team data.
1955 SP Log SP called PA CER and told them ARMS aircraft is now flying; PA briefed SP on status of ks monitoring activities.
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2100 SP Log SP called PA DER to inquire if FAA had been notified. Response was negative. PA SER furnished some environmental data.
2132 SP Log PA DER called in environmental data to SP.
2142 SP Log SP called PA DER to inquire if any water samples taken. Response was negative. SP recommended they do so.
PA DER agreed.
2310 SP tog Called PA DER inquired about evening milk samples. Being analyzed now.
2340 SP Log Received call from PEMA regarding W=shington Post article.
3/29 (Second Day) 0035 SP Log Called PA DER, and read NRC Press Release; and received milk analysis data.
C 0100 SP Log Notification to Defense Civil Preparedness Agency; read press release to them.
0140 SP Log Called PA DER (M. Reilly) and suggested they obtain wet grass samples because of raf 1.
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discussed other environmental analys35.
I 0200 SP Log Telephoned PA Emergency Managemeit Aq rcy, read them press release.
t Oc?0 SP Log SP tried to return earlier telepho7e call to Health Center for Disease (Atlanta). No answer.
0215 SP Log FDA-BRH (B. Shleien) called. 12 mrem /hr at airport concerns him (2 mi. from site). If level is constant for about 3 days, will beach EPA -
Frotective Action Guides (lower end). Also, FDe BRH has themo-luminescent dosimeter chips available if PA needs them. Could be useful fo-integrated doses. Also HEV could if needed make arrangements for thyroid monitoring with PA hospitals. FDA-BRH available for auxiliary monitoring. Sh1eien will call CDC Atlanta in am.
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3/29 Date/ Time Source Activity SP called PA-DER and asked for samples analyses.
0240 SP Log Not ready yet.
Received call from PA-DER with milk analyses.
0315 SP Log One milk sample of 5 analyzed reported to have 21 picocuries/ liter 113' Note: This information on 1131 later proved erconeous.
Gave H. Calley, EPA-CRP a brief plant status and 0830 SP Log environmental report as of 12:10 am 3/29/79 NRC Press Release. Told him SP was concerned about the States' ability to collect, ar.alyze and report, results of environmental samples in a timely fashion. Was also concerned about the relative dearth of reports from the State during the night i.e., 6 milk samples with one showing an 1151 reading, no water analyzes on river water or rain water. Not enough gras; samples, Need more confirmatory particularly wet grass.
milk samples. Calley was advised that SP thought
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He agreed to do this and get the EPA lab involved.
i SP gave PA-DER (Gerusky) the pitch that we need 0905 SP Log PA-DER more environmental samples and analyses.
(Gerusky) agreed. Milk, water, grass samples are needed. Gerusky says he needs another AFftS aerial survey and then he'll know bett.fr where to sample. SP told him to ask for EPA-CRP and HEV-FDA/BRH lab and people assistance.
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to State and ways to previde it). Villforth says he will alert Winchester lab-and Baltimore FDA-BRH fielti folks to determine how they can help in looking at food pathways.
1148 SP Log Called PA-DER (Gerusky). Asked him if FDA-BRH and EPA had called to offer help. Gerusky said they had called b.t he did not take them up l}
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'1020 SP Log Telephoned Gerusky, Pa. State Radiological Health Officer; not available. Call returned at 1C45 (subsequent calls every hour or two, starting 1
about 1725 to discuss status of samples and f
monitoring).
1030 SP Notified Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA) in Pentagon.
1030 Region !
Call for representative of Gov. Dupont of (SLO)
1040 SP Log Call to Lothrop of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEKA). They are on " standby' status" They apparently have been told by the licensee thatthere is no offsite problem.
Note: SP did not confirm what licensee told FIPX since SP had no contact with licensee.
/ 0850 Region I SLO (Elrasser) Contacted Pa. Dept. of Enviroi.sental State Liaison Resources (PA-DER).
Officer (SLO) 0915 SP Call-in from W. J. Gillen, Administrator Wisconsin Public Service Commission.
0930 SP Call-in frem La erne Ccpeland, Missouri E:
Program.
1000 SP Notified EPA (Office of Radiation Progra.j, Wash. D.C.
1000 SP Call-in from W. J. Gillen (Wisconsin Public Service Commission).
1010 SP Call-in from Sen. John Hines from Philadelphia.
1015 SP Notified Federal Preparedness Agency /CSA Wash. D.C.
Th(y already heard about it.
1020 SP Call-in frem Congressman Walker.
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3/28 Cate/ Time Source Activity 1145
".egion I Call frcm A. Ri;zolo, New Jersey.
(SLO) nL ll5n SP Call froC A. Paster w, Calif. Energy w
Commission.
1155 Region I Call fror S. Long, State of Maryland (SLO) 1200 SP Commissioner Cilinsky's office called -
"who did SP talk to in PA? Informed them original call from NRC Region I to PA DER (Gerusky). All other contacts are via the NRC Ops. Center.
1204 Regior! I Call from G. Bochauski, EPA Region III.
(SLO) 1205 SP FCA-BRH called (Schleien) - asked who tells FCA to take samp!es?
1210 Region I Call from J. Brown, 00E-Va11cy Forge.
(SLO) 1220 Regior I Call from J. Barry, Congressman Fish's office.
(SLO) 1300 Regi~i I Call from R. Corcoran, Maryland State Rad.
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Health f'r;cer.
1300 SP Called B. shivien, FDA-BRH; he will call state o' PA about FD4 sampling.
1305 SP R. G. Ryan, SP cvises that PA State Highway 441 closed by State rolice - 15 miles N & S of plant.
DOE Radiological Assistance Team (Brookhaven Nat'l Lab) arriving at 2:00 pm., Aerial Monitoring System (ARMS) aircraft arriving at 3:00 pm.
IE Region I van (radiological) arriving.
1310 SP Call from C. George, DCE 1310 Region I Call from W. Riley, Phila. Air Pollution Div.
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Date/ Time Source Activity 1300 SP Log Received call from NRC Region II; about rumors from States that 3 counties in VA evacuated; and MD and W were starting air monitoring.
1312 SP Log SP called G. Jones, VA Civil Cefense about runor. He had no knowledge.
1315 SP Log NRC - Region II (Hufham) called rumors involved PA Counties, but information was false.
1320 SP Log SP called office of G. Jones, VA Civil Defense.
Informed him rumors are false.
1320 SP Log SP called PA DER, asked about airborne and direct radiation in Harrisburg. SP informed of transitory status of release. SP also informed that State 9
has no capability to check for Iodine (airborre).
1325 SP Call from W. Gillen, Wisconsin.
j 1330 SP Call fr.
J. Abbott, Missouri Energy Program.
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site is 7 mr/hr (containment " shine").
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SP Leg Telephone call to G. Jones (VA CD) to confirm or deny rumors that 3 VA counties were being evacuated.
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1313 SP Call from A. Pasternatr, Calif. Energy Commission.
1315 SP CallfromD.Lhine, Connecticut 1315 SP Called NY State Energy Office (J. Dunkleburger).
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1320 SP SP (Collins) called NY State Rad. Health.
Briefed them on accident details as known.
Advised them to contact PA CER about any possible milk problems in NY.
( 1325 SP CallfromD.Lfvine, Connecticut.
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Region I Calls from W. Brown, Public Service, Environmental (SLO)
Protection, Delaware; M. Paw 1cwski, DCPA-Region II, Olney, MD; W.
Runch, South Carolina State Legislative.
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,, 3/28 Date/ Time Source Activity 1545 SP Call from A. Dolezal, Minnesota Rad. Health.
1545 Region I Call from Representative J. Wright, (SLO) 1550 Region I Call from G. Fischer, NJ Rad Health.
(SLO) 1600 Region I Call from P. Psul, VT State.
(SLO) 1605 SP Log PA DER called about NRC Press Release.
7 J. Fouchard, NRC talked to them.
1625 Region I Call from F. Brenneman, Conn. Energy Office.
(SLO' 1632 Region I Call from H. Otto, MD State (SLO) 1635 Region I Call from J. Boranksi, NY State (SLO) 1643 Region I Call from D. Harmeson, Delaware Health Dept.
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'655 SP Call.-omD.LfIine, Connecticut 1725 SP Log Called Geruiky PA DER (not in); ca'l returned 1815; he has ARMS data and said Governor is being kept informed.
1815 SP Log Called PA DER (Gerusky) about ARMS data. SP told Governor being kept informed.
1855 Region I Call from M. Pawlowski, DCPA - Region II,
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Olney, MD.
1905 Region I Call from E. Haars, Washington State Rad.
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Health.
1905 SP Log SP called PA DER (Gerusky) inquired about i
1955 SP Log SP called FA DER and told them ARMS airc: aft is now flying; PA briefed SP on status of monitoring activities.
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%" l og SP called PA-DER and asked for samples analyses.
Not ready yet.
0315 SP Log Received call from PA-DER with milk analyses.
One milk sample of 5 analyzed reported to have 21 picocuries/ liter 1131 Note: This information on Itai later proved errcneous.
0830 SP Log Gave H. Calley, EPA-ORP a brief plant status and environmental report as of 12:10 am 3/29/79 NPC Press Release. Told him SP was concerned about the States' ability to collect, analyze and report, results of enviru.. mental saaples in a timely fashion. Was also concerned about the relative dearth of reports from the State during the night, i.e., 6 milk samples with one showing an 1131 reading, no water analyzes on river water or rain water. Not enough grass samples, particularly wet grass. Necd more confirmatory milk samples. Calley was adsised that SP thought he should call Gerusky and Reilly (PA-DER) and offar positive EPA assistance. He agreed to do this and get the EPA lab involved.
0905 SP Log SP gave PA-DER (Gerusky) the pitch that we need more environmental samples and analyses. PA-DER (Gerusky) agreed. Hilk, water, grass samples are needed. Gerusky says he needs another ARHS aerial survey and then he'll know better where to sample. SP told him to ask for EPA-CRP and l
HEW-FDA/BRH lab and people assistance.
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to atate and ways to provide it). Villforth says he will alert Winchester lab and Baltimore FDA-BRH field folk,fs to determine how they can help in looking at food pathways.
1148 SP Log Cal.ed PA-DER (Garusky). Asked him if FDA-SRH and EPA had called to off help. Gerusky said they had called but he did not take them up on offer of aid.
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p DCollins 4/6/79 6 MILE JCB Q STATE PRCGRAMS NARRATIVE - MAJOR EVENTS 1.
Environmental Samoling by State of Pennsylvania.
Environmental sampling by Penna-DER appeared to have gotten of to a slow start on 3/28 and 3/29.
NRC-SP, in the NRC Operations Center, had
, difficulty getting sample analyses. The PA-DER sampling and analysis operation ~appgred to have difficulty getting organized. PA-DER was not always able to give times of samplings and locations where samples were taken.
It seemed to SP representatives in the NRC Operations Center that PA-DER needed help. SP log shows that NRC-SP encouraged FCA-BRP (CHEW) and EPA-ORP to call the State and offer th+ir assistance in a s, sportive way.
This was done early in the morning of 3/29/79. Later in the mornig of 3/29/79, PA-DER indicated that they tad not taken up offer of assistance f rom these twe Federal agencies.
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NRC Recommendation to PEMA to evacuate during the plant gaseous release on 3/30/79, 1
At about 0917 on Friday, 3/20/79, NRC-SP representative in 'IRC Operations Center called the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director and transmitted an NRC recommendatirn from NRC management in the Operations Center. Recommendation was to evacuate towns close to site and out to 10 miles in direction of plume. PEMA Director indicated he would start with a 5 mile ev_:uation first and look to 10 miles if necessary. Shortly af ter this time, SP representative received call from PA-DER that this recommendation was not valid since plant had informed them that release was relatively short and radiation levels over the plant release point were less than originally reported (1200 mr/hr). This recommendation was later rescinced by contact between the NRC Chairman and the Governor of Pennsy!vania, and the subsequent evacuation reccmmendation issued by the Governor was for a 5 mile evacuation of pregnant women and pre school children and the closing of about 23 schools within the 5 mile radius af the plant.
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Chrcnolecy of events on industrial waste water discosal as known by SP:
e At 2250, 4/3/79, the State of Maryland (Rad. Health) asked a series of questio7s regarding the industrial waste discharge. 4The answers were provided by SP to a Mr. Trump at 0010 on 4/4/79. A/0035on4/4/79, Mr. Vaden of SP (stationed at Harrisburg) reported the licensee planned to start dumping early in the morning.
At 0510 and again at 0725 SP called Maryland and asked if they agreed with the dumping of the water (based on the answers to the questions they had asked).
Mr. Trumo indicated he was satisfied but that he would have Mr. Corcoran call in the scening.
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