ML19261D824
| ML19261D824 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 06/21/1979 |
| From: | Custard C HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, DEPT. OF |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906260462 | |
| Download: ML19261D824 (3) | |
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Dear Sir:
me Depart:mnt has reviewed the draft environmental inpact statemnt on the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Lhits 4 and 5 (NUREG-0522), Maricopa County, Arizona. Our ccmmnts are attached.
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( FNTFR FOR DbF bF CONTROL to Mr. Charles Custard tu rE-June 7, 1979 Director, Office of Environmental Affairs fro \\f Chief, Environmental Affairs Group Environmental Health Services Division, BSS stBJECT:
Comments on DEIS - Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 4 and 5, Arizona Public Service Company, April 1979 We have reviewed the subject draft statement and have the following comments to offer on behalf of the Public Health Service:
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Section 5.8.6 Radioactive Waste: The discussion on disposal of radioactive waste states that high-level and transuranic wastes are to be buried at a Federal Repository. This section should be expanded to indicate alternatives for disposai of these wastes in the event the Federal Repository is not operational when required by plant operations.
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Section 6.2.2 Radiological Monitoring Program: The operational offsite radiological monitoring program should be reexamined to assess its effectiveness in providing timely population exposure data in the event of a Three Mile Island type accident. In view of the experience from this accident a separate section should be added to expand this aspect of the offsite monitoring program.
It should provide assurance that the sampling locations and radiation detecting instruments will provide the data needed to assess the population dose within an appropriate distance from the reactor.
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Environmental Impact af Postulated Accidents: The discussion on page 7-2 on the Reactor Safety Study ' WASH-1400) relative to discussion with EPA is outdated (1978), and since it discusses the early scope of the study and not results, it should be deleted.
It is noted that this DEIS has included a statement on the impact of the Lewis Report and clarification of the staff use of WASH-400 in arriving at conclusions regarding environment risks. The experience from the Three Mile Island accident shows the need for the addition of a section on emergency response plans. Such a section should include a summary of the critical aspects of the detailed emergency response plan which will provide assurance that adequate plans exist and have been tested. We believe that including such a discussion in the DEIS would serve to point out the key actions that would be taken to protect the public health and safety in the event of an accident.
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