ML19256B673
| ML19256B673 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 08/09/1979 |
| From: | Bowers J, Bradford G AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED, ANTI-NUCLEAR GROUP REPRESENTING YORK |
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Before the UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY CCMMISSION In the Matter of the Petition of ANTI-NUCLEAR GROUP REPRESENTING YORK (ANGRY)
JCHN BOWERS, GAIL BRADFORD, Etc.
PETITION FOR RULEMAK ING For An Order Requiring the Preparation Of An Environmental Impact Statement Prior To The PRM No.
Relense Into The Atmosphere Of Radioactive Goses From The Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station 1.
On July 26 and 27, 1979, Newspapers serving the crea in which-petitioners reside published reports describing the presence within the containment structure of Unit Two of'the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (TMI-2) of high concentrations of radioactive g a se s,,
and the eventual necessity of removal of such gases from the structure prior to entry of workers assigned to recovery operations.1 The most plentiful radioactive isotope present in the g a se o u s - mixture was reported to be Krypton-85, although other fission products, including xe n on-133 and -135, strontium-90, and cesium-137 are also present.
Mr. John Herbein, Vice-President of Metropolitan Edison Co. the owner of TMI-2 ond licensee of this Commission, estimater; the overall level of radio-activity represented by the gaseous mixture to be two million curies.2 The af orementioned newspaper accounts stated that Met-Ed was considering two principal. options for the removal of the 'goses :
- 1) ventilation into the atmosphere, and 2) pumping it into pressurized steel tanks of liquid hydrogen for disposal at on oopropriate nuclear waste facility.
Mr. Herbein stated that release into the atmosphere was considered by Metropoliton Edison to be the "less hozordous" of the two oforementioned methods of removal.3 1
" Krypton Gos May Be Vented At TMI Plant,"
York Coily Record, July 27, 1979, p.1.
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Interview with John Herbein at TMI-2, August 3, 1979.
On July 30, 1979 Petioner Bradford was erroneously informed by Mr. Karl Abrohom, of this Commission's Region I office that the level of rcdioactivity in TMI-2 gases was 61,000 curies.
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Petioners all reside within on eight to fifteen mile radius of the TMI-2 facility and therefore are directly offected by whatever action this Commission may take with respect to the disposal of TMI-2 gosseous fission products.
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Krypton-85 is a noble gas radionuclide with a half-life of 10 years.
It emits both gomma roys, which are known to pose serious health risks to human reproductive orgons, and beto porticles grovitoting toward concentration in the lungs.
In addition to the lung exposure, direct exposure would provide aniexternal skin dose.4 4
This petition-is. brought pursuont to section;2.802 of this Commission's regulations (10 CFR E 2.802 ).
It seeks o determination by this Commission pursuont to 10 CFR $ 51.5(o) (10) that any action by it authorizing the release into the otmosphere of the radioactive gases presently, contained within the TMI-2 facility wculd "significantly offect the quality of the human environment," and therefore requires the preparation of on Environ-mental Impact Statement prior to the taking thereof.
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Release of said gases into the otmosphere poses a substantial risk that one or both of the following limitations on radiction exposure of persons in the immediately surrounding unrestricted crecs will be exceeded:
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Two millirems within any single hour (10 CFR 20.105 ( b ) (1 )
2) 100 millirems in any seven consecutive days (10 CFR 20.105 (b)(2).
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A full Environmental Impact Statement is felt by petitiencrs to be necessory in order to assure adequate consideration of all environmentally relevant aspects of the gaseous releases Metropoliton Edison Co. oppears to have decided to cause in the near future.
Such a Statement could be expected at minimum to satisfy the standards of comprehensiveness and specificity set forth by this Commission at 10 CFR 20.106 (c)' which inter clic calls for on ossessment of the possibility of "reconcentro-tions of radionuclides" within the relevant period of radioactive decoy (10 CFR 20.106 (c)(6)).
Most importantly, o full EIS will insure full and complete consideration of oil feasible alternative methods of disposal of the gases. (42 USC 5 4332 (C)(iii).
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Notwithstanding this Commission's eventual action pursuant to this petition, Metropolitan Edison Co. should in no event be given author-i otion to make any further releases of radioactive materials into the atmosphere unless at least twelve hours before taking any such action it hos issued a public announcement of its intent to do so.
DATED:
York. Pennsylvania August 9, 1979.
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