ML19242B784
| ML19242B784 | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1979 |
| From: | Pevear R NEW HAMPSHIRE, STATE OF |
| To: | Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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.k' ff HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCOPD COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE GR EENE. ELIZi
--TH A., Chairman SCAMM AN, W. O,.UG L AS J R. V<e Chairman Drinkwater Road ROGERS MYRTLE B, C:erk Hampton Falls, N.
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B L AK ENEY, CORDON R. JR.
BOWLER, B ARB AR A B 03844 CAMPBELL, MARILYN B.
CATE, GEORGE H.
CATE JOHN O.
May 22, 1979 CORSER, JOHN B.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission K O2ACK A, F R ANK J.
LACAILLAOE. MARG ARET Washington, D. C.
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TROMBLY, RICKY A.
g{g; WHEELER, EMVA S Enclosed is copy of a telegram which I sent to Presi-dent Carter, Senators Durkin and Humphrey, Representa-tives D' Amours and Cleveland, and Gov. Hugh Gallen.
Also enclosed are copies of two public statements I have made.
All of these messages were conveyed at the request of a majority cf my constituents.
I have also been asked to advise you that the people of Hampton Falls and Hampton DEMAND a moratorium on nuclear power stations, INCLUDING HALTING THE SEABROOK NUCLEAR PIANT NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION! !
My family and I live TWO MILES FROM THE PROPOSED SEA-BROOK PIANT, which is situated directly on the Atlantic Ocean.
There has NEVER BEEN AN EVACUATION PLAN submitted to any of the residents in the five mile " DEAD cone (of which we are a part), or any of the citizens of the other
" zones" surrounding this proposed plant.
Since we are backed up to the ocean, and a wind coming off the water would blow any contamination toward any
" escape" routes, it appears there would be no way we could be evacuated during much of the time.
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'Y, It is my understanding that the reason the residents in Pennsylvania were not evacuated was that the wind had shifted, and they "DID NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO RUN",
as shown in the transcripts during the crisis.
I cannot comprehend how you can allow construction of this plant to continue, when you know the dangers not only to the thousands of area residents from Portland, Ma ine, to Boston, Mass., and beyond, and west to Con-cord, N.
H., and beyond, but also to the 100,000 people who gather on the beaches in the summer.
It is inter-esting to note that the population in this area exceeds the NRC's own guadelines for the siting of nuclear plants.
It is unbelievable that you continue to allow the build-ing of these plants even in areas of less population with no evacuation plans, and no means of disposing of the wastes.
If, as it appears, you care nothing for humanity, per-haps the dollar value of the loss of material things is important to you.
If that is the case, I am sure you are aware the costs could be tremendous.
I am enclosing a copy of an article by Jack Anderson on this subject.
Again, my constituents DEMAND that you immediately dis-continue the building of the Seabrook Nuclear Plant.
Just one of these units will be the largest in the world, and they propose to build two of them.
We also ask for a moratorium on ALL Nud ear plants.
Sincerely, r
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AG-Rep. Roberta C.
Pevear Rockingham District #1" Enc.
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' '/1d souss og asgasssxririvss CONCORD COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE GRE ENE, E LIZABETH A., Chairman SCAMM AN, W. DOUGLAS JR., Vice Chairman Drinkwater Road ROGERS. MYRTLE B., cerk Hampton Falls, N. H.
BLAKE NE Y, GORDON R. JR, BOWLER.8ARBARAS.
03844 CAMPB E LL, MARILYN B.
CATE, GEORGE H.
CATE. JOHN O.
MaY 11' 1979 CORSER, JOHN B.
DONOVAN, F R ANCl3 X.
FISHER, MARK GIB00NS. PAUL A.
HAYNES BR AOLEY The Honorable Douglas Costle
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Enclosed is, copy of a telegram which I sent to Presi-dent Carter, Senators Durkin and Humphrey, Representa-tives D' Amours and Cleveland, and Gov. Hugh Gallen.
Also enclosed are copies of two public statements I have made.
All of these messages were conveyed at the recuest of a majority of my constituents.
I have also been asked to advise you that the people of Hampton Falls and Hampton DEMAND a moratorium on nuclear power stations, INCLUDING EALTING THE SEABROOK NUCLEAR PIANT NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION! !
My family and I live TWO MILES FROM THE PROPOSED SEA-BROOK PIANT, which is situated directly on the Atlantic Ocean.
There has NEVER BEEN AN E'JACUATION PLAN submit-ted to :my of the residents in the five mile " DEAD" cone (of which we are a part), or any of the citizens of the other " zones" surrounding this proposed plant.
Since we are backed up to the ocean, and a wind coming off the water would blow any contam:. nation toward any
" escape" routes, it appears there would be no way we could be evacuated during much of the time.
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N It is my understanding that the reason the residents in Pennsylvania were not evacuated was that the wind had shifted, and they "DID NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO RUN",
as shown in the transcripts during the crisis.
I cannot comprehend how you can allow construction of this plant to continue, when you know the dangers not only to the thousands of area residents from Portland, Maine, to Boston, Mass., and beyond, and west to Con-
- cord, N.
H., and beyond, but also to the 100,000 people who gather on the beaches in the summer.
It is unbelievable that you continue to allow tne build-ing of these plants even in areas of less population with no evacuation plans, and no means of disposing of the wastes.
If, as it appears, yoa care nothing for humanity, per-haps the dollar value of the loss of material things is important to you.
If that is the case, I am sure you are aware the cocts could be tremendous.
I am enclos-ing a copy of an article by Jack Anderson on this sub-ject.
Again, my constituents DEMAND that you immediately dis-continue the building of the Seabrook Nuclear Plant.
Just one of these units will be the largest in the world, and they propose to bu?d two of them.
We also ask for a moratorium _ on ALL Nt. clear Plants.
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Pevear Rockingham District #12 Enc.
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MAILGRAM - 4/1/79 TO:
PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER, THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON 20500 SEN. GORDON HUMPHREY, U. S. SENATE, 20510 SEN. JOHN DURKIN, REP. NORMAN D' AMOURS, U. S. CONGRESS, 20515 REP. JAMES CLLVELAND, GOV. HUGH GALLEN, STATE HOUSE, CONCORD, N. H. 03301 AS A REPRESENTATIVE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF HAMPTON AND HAMPTON FALLS, N.
H.,
IN THE N. H. LEGISLATURE, AND A RESI-DENT OF HAMPTON FALLS, RESIDING TWO MILES FROM THE PROPOSED SEA 5 ROOK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, I DEMAND _THAT CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEABROOK PIANT BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY.
IT IS THE FEELING OF A MAJORITY OF MY CONSTITUENTS THAT THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECTED TO THE DANGERS NOW BEIX3 EXPERIENCED IN PENNSYLVANIA.
ROBERTA C. PEVEAR, REPRESENTATIVE DRINKWATER ROAD, HAMPTON FALLS, N. H.
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H. - 4/2/79 Rep. Roberta C. Pevear Rockingham District #12 I' d like to read the following Mailgram dated 4/1/79, sent to Pres.
Jimmy Carter, Sens. Gordon Humphrey and John Durkin, Reps. Norman D' Amours and James Cleveland, and Gov. Hugh Gallen...
(from original copy)
In addition, I'd like to state that in 1977 the Town of Hampton Falls voted by ballot vote of more than 2/3's to " request the selectmen to obtain from Public Service Co. an evacuation plan for the Town of Hampton Falls".
As of this date, no such plan has been received.
On the front page of today's MANCHESTER UNION, an area resident is quoted:
(Lee Smith, an Internal Revende. Service employee)
"I don't think we are talking about X-rays here or a coal mine cave-in that kills a few people.
You can't draw those analogies.
We' re talking about hundreds of thousands of people being affected, maybe years from now."
The Article goes on to say:
Among those who could be affected if a similar disaster struck Seabrook, are the estimated 100,000 people who visit lccal beaches on scmmer weekends.
No evacu-ation plan has been designed for them because of the few roads serv-ing beach areas.
Anothe; article in that same paper, datelined Harrisburg, Pa.,
states:
" Defense officials were drafting contingency plans to get tens of thousands out of the area..."
There was no evacuation plan in place prior to the accident, and, if what couldhavehap[cenedhadhappened, there would be no time to make up their minds which way to run.
We i-the Seacoast DEMAND a halt to Nuclear Power Plants, including the proposed Seabrook Plant!!.
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- CONCORD, N. H. - 4/14/79 I'd like to read the following Mailgram dated 4/1/79, sent to Pres.
Jimmy Carter, Sens. Gordon Humphrey and John Durkin, Reps. Lorman D' Amours and James Cleveland, and Gov. Hugh Gallen...
(from original copy)
In addition, I'd like to state that in 1977 the Town of Hampton Falls voted by ballot vote of more than 2/3's to " request the selectmen to obtain from Public Service Co. an evacuation plan for the Town of Hampton Falls".
As of this date, no such plan has been received.
On page 8 of yesterday's PORTSMOUTH HERALD, an article entitled, "THREE MILE TRANSCRIPTS SHOW OFFICIALS ' IN THE BLIND' FOR DAYS",
states:
"In a meeting March 31, Roger J. Mattson, NRC director of systems safety, told the commissioners bluntly:
' No plant has ever been in this condition, no plant has ever been tested in this condition, no plant has ever been analyzed in this condition in the history of this program...'
Mattson was one of at least three staff members who, on March 30, were urging a precautionary evacuation of the area downwind from Three Mile Island, some 10 miles south of Harrisburg, Pa.
But the commission did not recommend it, partly because the wind was shifting erratienlly and nobody could be sure which way ' downwind' would be when people moved out'".
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(Statement - 4/14/79) My tiuestion is this...
If we on the N. H. Seacoast should happen to have a North East Wind at the time an evacuation should become necessary, is there anyone who can guarantee us that the waters will open and let us pacs?
Although those who have assured us that nuclear power is safe give the impression that they are gods, I doubt they could pull this off.
Rep. Roberta C. Pevear Rockingham District #12 l
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e ris are st.D in effect reduce" the amount of coverage that arinung, over the long-range Ith effects of.could be " purchased by a facility owner.*!
the nree Mile Island nuclear accidmt, and it wn! be years beiore ther educaLed guesses are But the insurance purchased by facility owner
' pwen right or wrong.
, wcarld bkely be used to cover his own lones Srst.
But one-thing ts already clear. If the ne system appears to be designed, therefore, Harrisburg area, or any othe commumty near a more to protect the industry than the nudear power plant, had been exposed to a homeowner.
full blown cudear disaster, it would have
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meant financal rutn for thousands of residents.
De rease Federal law sets a hmit m in-surance compensation for raiclear accidets, and the limit is rediculously low.
De' Price Anderson Act of 1937 sets the compmsation limit for any one accdent at $560 mGhen. And because the law requires the ranclee irmiustry to purchase aD available in,,
surance coverage, indmdual bomeowners -
' cannot buy any nuclear msurance to supplement the 3560 milbon maxrnum prtmded byphe 1957 ac t.
Here's bow this inequitable insurance com-pnsanon might have worked out in the nree i
Mile Isicnd situaton, according to an internal study prepared by the Federal 12 urance Admuustraucut:
Assuming that senous radiaDon is confined to a 2f> mile radius, 200.000 dweDings w'arth an average of $50.000 each would be rendered permanetly unfit to live in. Adding in an I estimated 35.000 in relocation expenses and i 512.500 in personal property loss for cach family, I I
plus damage to area businesses, the totalloss would amount to 16.8 bilhan.
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ne study also assumed that people would be,
evacuated and no medical expe.ses or damages would beincurred. -
ne average family, losing a total of 567,500,,
would get just12.247 out of the 5560 miDion katty, i nas would amount to just over 3 cents d compensacon for every douar loss.
Assummg a less severe disaster, the federal actuanes estunated a " moderate" loss of 57 6 i btuson. In that scenano, the residents would get i about7 and one half cents for each dollar of loss, i or $4.995 for the2r home, its contents and extra livmg expenses.
In add: tion. the federal study noter Under the Pnce-Anderson Act, "an absolute lenit for filing clauns of 20 years applies. Cancer me:dence w hw:h develops beycad 20 years is not eovered."
i n's nrt as if the pathetic inadequacy of nudear-eccident insurance coverage hasn't i
been known to, government officials and i Congress. Study af ter study bas shown that potential property damage would be well up in l the bdhons of douars.
Even before passMe of Pnce-Anderson, a 1957 6
Atomic Energy Comrruss2cn study est: mated damage at 57 biUion in a full 4cale nudear ac-cident. Seven years later, another gcVernment report set the figure at anywnere from $17 bilhon to 1280 bi!Lon. A more conservative federal study u21975 stiU pred2cted a loss of $14 bdhon.
nree years ago, an insurance mdustry task fo-ce concluded it was tech.:cally fus2ble to set up a "bomeowners ic.surance pool." However, the experts decided agarrt.t recommendmg this b
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