ML19225B797
| ML19225B797 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Maine Yankee |
| Issue date: | 04/26/1979 |
| From: | Muskie E SENATE |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
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a EDMOND S.'MUSKih.
MAIN 5 COM MITTEE ON THE BUDGET, CHA B R M AN COM MITTEE ON EN'/lRONM ENT AND PUBLIC WORKS TCnifeb Sfalec Senafe
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,oREIGN RELATIONS WASHINGTON, D.C.
20510 April u, 1979 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Liaison Washington, D.C.
20555 Dear Sir.
Enclosed is a copy of a letter from my constituent, Mr.
Raymond Shadis, regarding reopening of the Maine Yankee Atomic Energy plant in Wiscasset, Maine.
Mr. Shadis has raised several
- stions about the safety of nuclear power.
I would appreciate your respondin these questions and returning a copy of your reply, along w.
the enclosed letter to me as soon as possible.
Thank you for your assistanc.e.
, / Q incerely, C
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r Eeyrond Sbadie Forth Idrecorb reine April 5,1979 1
Senator Idcund Faskie U.S.Senete Office Fu11 ding
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Deer Senator Puskie, We often get nailings from nenbers of congneo, state and fede: al egencies full of newny chit-chat about Well all the profound good things they are working. on.
and good if it 6ete you votes or nakes you feel better.
Fow, I charge you according to my authority es e citicen and a Chrictinn to provide a mailing to the people of Feine concerning the neture nnd hazards of nucient power se v:cil se en econocic snalreie of the can9 Teu must cend accurnte, unbinced infon etion to answer the following q acutions.
et lenot de the ncture of nucleer radiation, radionctive g 6 1.
Tnnt iectores and radioactive wastes or by-producto ancocieted aith nucl ear renetors?
ht is the in:tediate end long range or cunnuIntive g A 6 2.
effects of theee forc e and naterinIe on huran,11fe food ecurces and surroundings 7 cecin, cancer 14s 3.ithat is their relation to bone enneer, 3 O
of'.he thyroid, effecte on the uncorn etc.?
What nichnpa and ano. ilien in p.enenstion, techanice,. ggg m
4 nnd nuclear naterials handling have nireedy tnken place nt g
Taine Yankee?
.5 ht precautione can an individus1 or fan 13y teke in g
the event of an accident nuch as Three File Telond or wone, /
V including c corp 1cte ze%t-60nni 6.
What would the effectG nnd EItent of effects of euch an event be on the arec, on the henith of this generetion, g;!d 6
and'on future generntiono?
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ht provicions have the federal cov( nu ent, stnte covern=ent and, or utility conpanier ande for reitburnenent AMb' for daregec to health P.d the valu+ tif property?
b How nuch of C
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What are the ecor.orice of rnint Ynnkee?
Out of th d hb the power and ncney it penernter go out of etnte?
U.S.7 h t are.it's profi.9, incluCm. c rmieriee f or etock
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cr.ing executives?
5.How much federel and ctate L.oney has been spent or wi33 jl 2f tn.I Frerks, opent on cencultetion, reed otion, deve3 cycent,
midies, naste diepoon1 end ec on for Paine Yankeet 10.
DS any of our elected officiale own stock in Feine
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451 A ~ How uny private citicene obtran copics of the [/l,/) 11. / .g [ Fugget file, e ccverncent fi'lc nbout bicheps in nucient 4 y power pinnto? 12. Cer trol reine power be.re ch9rce6 Pe.ine peop3 e j The bi}l trey p! direc+.ly for every prrbler at Feine Ynnkee. j annonoced for the ??.R.C. 's ehut down of rnire Tenkee was / five nillion. How econ will reine Yankee beco::e b l scence e.n6 rc61ntion con %7 What inoperative due to o so e will decomniosioning of the plent cost us? Once the plant is reroved or sea;ad, et vrhat rate will it cont $nue to g'enerste. nativity? w40 Anevers to the above queritione celling for statistico eheuld be crapbed or in other ways he mnde pinin end direct *, This inforention tnuet be rede evci3 obic before considering reopening Feine Tankee. I have confined cy charce to the stcte of ruine se I tnist that cititens cIsewhere wi31 exprese their own J The people of Thine heve eb.4cted you to see l 7f there ic cone rencon ccncerns. te their interests and well-being. that you do not see fit to dirnharge this duty please iifem re and I will pase your rece,cno on just prior to 4 the next election. Q [ .ny;.ond Shadin g i cCHES-j Frcsident Jic. y Carter i Esnnter Edtund Ibkie Senttor Tfillirin Cohen j Rep.Invid D cry Covernor.Toneph Frennan j Wincrncet Ee.weparer-a Unine T.h:ec j Fort 3 nnd Fro:n He rrad 1 Conin p3.TouninI ?. Bnnpor Imily Eeto j pew York Tinec Ecrrieburi' 7recc UM LP i L y 3. s 3 A 't J 'y, 7e, J /r Q}}