ML19282C730

Opposes Granting Export License to Westinghouse for Shipment of Nuclear Reactor to the Philippines

ML19282C730
Person / Time
Site:	05000574
Issue date:	12/03/1978
From:	Morfit E AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Bradford P NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUDOCS 7904180234
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ff $b Edwin F. Morfit, Jr.

G 972 Pleasant St.

3oulder, Colorado 80302 (303) 443-0887 December 3, 1978 I:r. Fotor Eradley Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H St. U.1.

Washington, D.C . 20C02

Dear :

7.r. Bradicy, I would like to express my opposition to the panting of an export license for Westinghouse to ship a nuclear reactor to the Philippines. I think that many people will be endangered by the presence of such a facility on the Philip-pine Islands. This not only includes residents but those around the world who would be exposed to unnecessary radiation from an accident at the site.

The possibility of an accident occurring at the site is in my judgement c,uite evident. The proposed site is:

1) Located in an area of high seistic activity.

2) Only 10 miles from an active volcano (by NRC standards).

3) Near Subic Haval Ease where fuel and a==unition are s:cred, increasing possible datage from an accident there.

Further:

1) Philippino peoples have expresced their opposition to the reactor in a country that has operated under :.:artial Law since 1972. They risk in-prison =ent and possible torture by such. statement.

2) Support of the project by the American gcvernment is in violation of the Hu=an Rights Amendment to the Foreig Assistance Act of 1977.

3) The reactor will and already has proven extremely disruptive to the Filippino people in the areas of heres, lost farm lands, dectroyed fishing grounds.

4) The Filippino government will have access to nuclear caterials for the possible production of a nuclear weapon.

Please:

1) Refuse to license the export of any nuclear reactor to the Philippines.

2) Urge the American government to i=plement the Human Rights Amendment to -

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1977.

3) Conduct a study of health and safety effects of the proposed ple.nt and cn environmental impact statement in accordance with the '.!ational En-vironmental Protection Act of 1977 Respectfully,

'U $ ,

Edwin F. Morfit, r.

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