ML19249D355

Responds to Ltr Re Farm Animals in TMI Vicinity & Solar Energy Development.No Excessive Risk Present from Nuclear Power.Directs Solar Energy Queries to DOE

ML19249D355
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Site:	Crane
Issue date:	08/15/1979
From:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Klunk J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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