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Plaintiffs First Set of Interrogatories in Civil Action 79-1185,US District Court for Eastern District,Pa
ML19289G006
Person / Time
Site: Crane Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/18/1979
From: Johnsrud J
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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NUDOCS 7906220068
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recorded, or otherwise) ; (2) the title or name of the do,cument; m (3). the nature of the conte.nts of the document; (4) the purpose _1._ _, of the' document (why it was originally created) ; (5) the da'te of -- ~h the dccu=ent; (6) the subject of the document; (7) the names, addresses,.afficial titles, nature -of participation and relation-EM ship'to defendants of all creators, authors, other persons m responsible for researching, writing, or preparing the docunent; .__Z 4 (2) the location of the document giving the name and address of ~ 2 m

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' ~ did the licensee have in place on,naren 28, 197s at E - g-m.s-), 'the eccent of the initial indication that en unusual event was {,,[ g a:. m tak hg place? = (a) specify the location of each. g:p :: T2 C2 ET5 1 .(b) Specify when each was initially placed in p-ym e. ee cosition it occupied on March 2 8, 1979. 65 @Z

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(c) Specify the sensitivity range of each. - ((f m' i ~- (d) Describe the kinds of radiation and the energy 52 m mg levels within each kind that the.dLD's were able to detect. !=* 3.' To the best of your knowledge did anyone other' than tha licensee have off-site TLD's in place at the time of the -7 initial occurrence on March 28, 1979? If so: ~1 (a) Specify the location of each. 7 . m__ Z (b) Specify when each was initially placed in the - -w position it occupied on March 28, 1979. (c) specify the sensitivity range,of each. 5 ~

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E3 (a) specify the 1ccation of each. y m =2 (b) Spe.cify the sen.!.tivity range of each. [_= g wW (c) ne sacriba the M nrh nf radiation and the. energy ~ levels within,each kind that the real ti=te dosi=eter was =+s gm = - = - able to detect. = _-=J Z 5 (d)- Give the dose-ra tes d etected for. th.e. real time.. M .. = -1 g =m dozineter for as long as it was/is operational.up to and C =.. including the present time.

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~~ j. a.. =3 March 28, 1979 to. the. ev.e_n.i.n.g.o.f. Ma.r.c.h. 3 0., 1.9.7 9.,. how,=.a.ny. d,iff.ere.n..t 7 labs were involved,in reading. the.radiatic,n measured.on t.he T.Ia. 's? f -= .; m (a) In particular for, the TI.D's placed by the M_-'- _ 4 g= _-. -. licensee, were. th.ere. more. tha.n..one..la.b involved in the F==---- 1 3--, .i e g _.., readings? ? Ca (b) Was,it cc:= con practice to hang TI.D's. side by (Zus side in the same loc.ation and send one to cne lab for reading $-== _= ~ G.

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how ny different labs.;ere involved in reading the radiation %.== neasurements. frc= those C's? (a) Was any cross checking of the kind described in the previous question done en these' later TLD's? m =- (b) How many different official state or federal C' La orga.nizations were placing TLD's of f site or one site after =- midnight of March 30, 19797 ] (c) In particular, were any TLD's place by the v===

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Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Co:cnission, Federal- -C 2 n, ronmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, ,= 4 Focd and Drug Administration, the Licensee or agents therecr, ZI State Environmental Protection Agency, State Bureau of u- _::.g Radiological Health, Atomic Energy Commission, Lawrence i_ ~ Liver = ore Laboratories? m - -- 5_...___ (d) Are there any discrepancies known at the present O y- -- r--= -- time between the reading from TLD's placed by different y official organizations but read by different laboratories? Z _~ s r-- -= - ~ Explain your answer fully. L"5 246 064 d 5_ c=n -=~

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~ l' f . a y 12 . d. g o ; o > s. L. m ~ Y, o.. ' ? G. >..,* ; ;. u u u,A y=~j s u s.- ., 1 y m __ y3 7. For dose rate meters used to make any measurements . g--- r..bsequent to March 28, 1979, describe their method of calibration. ] .. m (a) Who calibrated them? e m f +2= ~ Ecw often was.this done? (b) -'=~T' m (c) Ecv was it donc? A t= m (d. ),, What were-the confidence limits for readings 7-C__ taken from these instruments when properly calibrated? N L:-5 Laz== [S. her r$diatics detectors inside the reactor contain-F_9_. .h ~ ....: 1 -.: :: Cm = r,ent bu.1 ng, s ta te : I =_y (a) Their readings for all tirnes read frca the d mcrning of March 28, 1979 up to and inc1'uding the present ti=e r-_;

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(c) If any instruments of hi.s tind have been " lost" =j t .. state how they Verc lost if that is known. ~; .+=== ~ --~~- =-m =: =, ,- i 9.\\ -Ha v e-Eby: m M..u.r me-.nz.be.en...ma de

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4-g ig the area withi.n. twenty. m.i.le..s., of"t.he.Teacto.r?. ' If so, state: -J -a .(a.) The m.cthed.use.d to..t ake these measurements. L=d m = (b) The pean 1ts of these measurements which are Z-n== available at the prese.nt. time. or.otherwise k.nown to you.. m, N (c). In particular, state whether any I-131, Cs-137,- -6 e sr-90, Sr-- 8. 9,.Xe-13 5...Kr-8 5, 17p-- 23 9, :3a-14 0, Y-9 0, A=-241, %w E-- - --R U-235 or U-238 have been relecsed in greater than usual amounM_= s e %_ . since March 28, 1979. Fcr each of these which has been d m-3 o r t n i c;- .. __. a v v. - e

~ sin'ce March 78r 1971., where they were detected, and what the [ ~ ~ ~ -= total anodnt for each that is 'celmilated to be off site at .i as a result of the occurrence. { the present' time, ~ ,0. :f 3-Q:M. ~. d If for any reams part c cf M c gestion can-

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'~ . uw,;. -:: - . g vys:-; = ~ ' M, I,cannot be done in a meaningful way, just give the a. mount of G .=_ =_ ~ .s, i_ any officimi eacn of the radivnucliden det.ected by.you or ste= agency of which you presently share information and have , = = - = w 1s knowledge for tne pert'nent t6e period. cive the location. C g-s and times and amounts for each of the radionuclides of which. you.have knowicdge, in particular the agencies listed in E =- cuestion 6. Part (c). Q_m D 5 10 W11 h r eostra t.o t.hc u2 f or ma tion sought 1.n the fore-c: , oing questions, state what correction was made fo$ background C g -- a levels or radiation or radionuclides in the area. (a) In particular, were any cacxground reference 1 TLD's or dosimeters kept? If so, state where they were 'kept. =m (b).What steps were taken to be certain that the m reference dosimeters, if there were any, read th'e correct _.M normal background radiation? (c) Were the reference instruments set up to measure w w , gross beta and ga==a radiation, or gross beta, or gross ga m, -w or gross alpha, beta and ga m or in some other way? Explain, M your answer. 92551 11. When did the first team from Brookhaven. arrive at C-W the s: ta. p= = fa) After their arrival did they at anY time set up a r-a. n r. p o q q i' ' w - s =7~~,, }' . a. M \\. /,. J _.,.a i sJ L2 m) y ----- 3 &*[W'Q~ =5 ___.__,..___7 }~ ---=--- [ g G p l

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== _w G=_. - radiation monitors using biological radistion maniters such ma Il . - =w as Tradescantia Stamen E ir counting (Spiderwort KU-9), or ^ t-- white cell chromosome checking? M! ...t..'.'G . ~~ (b) nas nny biologica1'radiat. ion raonit.oring been ] i ..,.. - w. done by anyone else to your knowledge? Z l r-(c) If either or both of the ensw s to parts (a)

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m ~ and (b) of this question are in the at:1rmative, pleana ---t w_; state the results as they. are presently known of this = ~ = _ w biological radinHon monitoring. b 1 ' aesq t=- _=- ..(d ) !!e s +--M any 1.est.ing been done by any of the agehcies sw listed in question 6, part (c), en the subject of Iodine yee s checking by examining th: thyrgide g;l ;p. s, nics, @ eep, or _ m.M goa ts ? Please giv'e all results kncvn at this time of such. M tenting. L. r l' -i m 12. Describe im detail-the results of' all aerial-surVe'ys - i _.e rrom Y..ucp 28,1979 up tp.and. including the presant. time. x_ _ ; L-]=4 (a). In par.ticular state the intensity;a.nd dire.ction me of,.all_ plumes.dg.tected, e:id of. any. other. radioacti+e :ha 6dlal - =- 2 detected either en the-: ground'or in the air by means.cf __,4 Eerial survey. Z ..,.n , _.. n.. y,,..; ,= Q)..In particular,.. gin the.isodese plots or a:iy. -- m .===__2_ car.in forma t-ion sonorated bh. th=I A.R.M. c. he'licoptern End/or Gj planen. -J ws.= >4 (c') ' State specifically whether a y equipment en ij n board during official conduct-ed aerial n= rurvoyc was able to perfor:= the. functions of a. scintillemeter with a multi-channel ' ".__"_5

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r=== y~ L1L FAN P" i 12 (cont. ) .=._ j (d) If the answer to part (c) is in the.affirr:ative, P-A state whether anv effort was made to determine the precise c e . ~*- t q '. ' [ ci.uposir. ion or the plumes or other cetected radioactive M m= ~ ' =aterial in the air or On the ground. [i? (e) If any scintillation spectrometry was done S = allcuing differential analysis of the radionuclides released, L==e + = = state in specificity each piece of information that is known ' gy at this ~3 e en this subject with specia'l reference to the c p -4 x cf gases ccming frc= the stache. Alce include any inform j ration of ground ga==a concentrations measured by airborne pg crystal spectremetry and the energy levels and associated i n i radionuclides for each place and ime for which inforr.ation is ~~i available. em b-w y --- (f) If an.v. air sar.oline. d evic e s w er e ca rri ed h.v.. M w helicopters or planes attempting to measure picoeurien per cubic meter of air by drawing sa=ples of air through a filter R and then measuring their radiation ecming out of the filter, =-_.- give the results and state the relative confidence factc you ra, .__[' have in.these results campared to the other types of as w =-. radiation measure. ment techniques used. D ~ I)\\ ~~ ( 13 y Ntc with apccificity s11 data now available to M sic:a you on the enries released pe.r second from the stacks of the i-. _ 2 ~ _., 7 varicus buildings en site for all :ncments after t.he morning of q ' arch 28, 197F,when th.e incident was first *:nown of. i (a) Give the wind' directions and speeds at all. - - - - = m.,., n.n) r rs. a...l_E55, times for which data is available to you.,c _ ', ' ' ' c 3:6. "a,;=,w..;yN, F. L C - m .m. t c. -.. - = ) I4 (4 >f d' 'bp ?% l- '.. gd j~ .2% UWW \\ .Q. i,l.%.h %

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I [7. Arnont.) (b) Give the spectral ecmposition of all materials 2 m ,.t released as it =sy be available to you. In answering this question. identify specifically I-131 and Sr-90 frca all the ql other radionuclides if that can be done und state their M t m . ~. concentrations at the various times when measurements w.re b -~ 'd i,= = m = pcrformed. i L- ' r--* [ (c) 2.xplain, if possibic, the apparent discrepancy between' the dose rate in the cloud of 1200:tr/h as related on =- tho tolophone tapos of the Nuclour Re guls b= ry Cor=is sioners "] =- w transcript, and the public statement that there was only 6 to. _r _= e O m -/h. in t.5 a t sar$ cloud at the same time (a s n.nnounced in __ =. - _ ao m5o < > - C =2 m (d) Was the reference in the PNO only.to the external p_- garuna dose dosimete$ readings such as could be

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==- - a.::.: ; -. u.: ::.. :- tion dose is taken into account? '~-d -_=;. . - :+1 -..:t. : : : s -= -1 -~ -- -m (g) Would this, in your opinion, be consistent with =m the testimony given by K.Z. Morga.n at the time of the Kennedy ~f hearings 'in Washington, on April 4, 19797 55 ~ ~~ 14. Docs Dr. Allen nrodsky presen tly hold a position at ......i s. r -._ a the Nuclear Regulatory Cc=ml.ssion? c==4 =- - fa$. Has he been consulted with by the NRC foT-i' I- -I purposes of making calculations on the arnount of inhalaticn =" s n p Ti T M N L= p. m o n p' 10 - iNv ' w . i m--- w s - h Y U 0 NNYbV 'M ? d f). 069 U m3 d

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P- - do$e to persons within various distances from the reactor? EU. ~ WD[ ~ (b) Has he r.ade any c N "'=* b e ui n ~ gard to [ s1 ; doccc to the lung and bone cind v t.he critical v2 9cws z[ a as a e' aC result o# inhalation of beta emitting radionuclides? gg p=: (c) Does -the NRC hold to be generally valid,or

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,dv b 1 se, ' u u u 19. Were any documents prepared under the SEE: supervision cf the National Security Council or by Mr. =a Jack Watson or by Dr. (= migniev arte:Inski curing the period from March 28, 1979, up to E=i w _nd 1.ncluding the pres *'nt ti~e in which ccntingency plans were. = =,.:

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laid cut for a worst case scenario in which there was a reactor ~ ~~ a=a meltdown or other event resulting 'in a sudden release of massive ,2 cunts of radiation? (a) If the answer is in the af fir =s tivo pl aa se s-=-

==m s ta te-npeifically what contemizantion . = = levels were contemplated Q fer the Susquehanna River and for the Chesapeake Bay, i (b). State how these levels would have affected = evacuatien plans. = -- (c) State how much lead time was cente=olated fo2- ' evacuation from t'2a time a de,cisio,n might have.be' n reached e that it was necessary until the point where it would no '

===i 1m=]- longer be to any avail. ~ ~ v_. u_, (d) State how many people could have been moved. = how far during that & c. O a .,"_ 4 (e) At any time. during the days since March 28,-1979, hn er c = 11'e ate errorts neen =tade by officials cr agencies 57e cf the Federal er State govern cnt to confuse, mislead ar Q Nr6 073

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. ' s.... ~ ',19. (cont. ) ~ withhold infomtion from the public for any reason whatsoeve_r? r %- i If no please state the reason. 20 ,as there a large, by co.mparison, release of W radioactive material from the plant on the morning of Marchi 30, =m. 19797 =a ~ ~q s (a) At any time on March 30, 1979 was there a re-y ~ .. tease tnat was coming out at nore than 6 0 cu r t a s: mr cocend? M W (b) If the answer to either of the former secticas i~-3 is in the affirmative,' p'le'asc state what was the total dura-m r== - tion of Um.veriod of elevazed venting.

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Give' the total curies releasdd..!and hive -@;,h - e n... um ;; e - (c) p C M' time versus the release rate so that a release rate profi1= ~ could be plotted. =

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7- - 21 cive all,re:suity,,or pnalyses cone.on primary,and,_ r--- [ second ccctant. wat.6;t. - { -(a ) In. particular tell when these were done and how M zw : the water s tmples.dere physically recovered to be analysed. mr= a

==-i (b) .in particular state whether any employee of the mm _.J n licensee, the state, or the federal government was ever exposed i Z_ to amounts of radiation signifi.cantly above backgrcund E radiation in attempting. to collect ori i.n c'ellecting any water 2 sample frem any building er pipe on the premises of the pl =- r_a _ 14 - ant! R '/d6 07b ,-G j ~, . < t t w I iW*" g W-- --]--"

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-ho might have received relatively high doses of radia-bEai m, i esa '_ien eitbar in the contain:nent building or in the auxiliary j - m=.s d1 ding or in the control room? pm en (a) If the answer is in the a ffi ma H v.a. Mc -H er - the employees and state where are* their film badges now, d = vho took them, were they ever used, wha t was 1.lm reading. 'T AJ .,.e l~=Ea (b) Please give the beta activity as measured in picocuries per cubic =eter by the autnutic measuring =m ir. 2 *mr.cr. t_a in the Control rocn. ~ _ __g (c) State at what peint the men in the control roon'~ t ===_ C=m

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(0 h h d[@V $ J " "*gtb' gff e d D 23._ State the contents in tummary form of all press O L _ leases given out by defendants concerning the occurrence at Three y 'le Island from March 28. 1979 to date. r m-L- - - - (a) Is there any piece of inforr.ation in.cny of those press releases which now appears to defendants to be !== = untrue? 1.._ - (b) Is there any statents concerning the status '

==.d cf. the public health as affected by the incident it Three C niza" zola.nc waren appears to require revision in the light . '_ m m of more' complete k.nowledge? C, 1 24/ -_ 4 At the tima the excess water spilled over ihto the J =*

ilia x=a building w s there ever any danger that a significant rt of radiation could issue frem the plant and affect adversely

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0 g_ 2 c ont. ) t- -- L -.m the heal 6 of persons in the currcundL-.g rc m (a) was the public adequa'tely infor:,ed of the ,a= = circumstances under which actions were taken at that time? M=- x ,..s -w (b) Is the public adequately informed of the cir-F =_=_ uzma cumstances under which actions are now being taken which W u.==t {n-pm might adversely affect them?

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m a (b) If the answer to (a) is af firma tive, state the @~2 F~ m eiretrastances. specifically under which i 12 L tha ponibili ty of recriticality might occur. W- -~ ~ , = -a us 22 Are there any pages of the NRC transcripts of the = = - - i %_Ei, ' ~-- 's sion c^"# enc =c en the Telcphone Tapes that have not been 75

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'd e? .. =j (a) . ~i r' If there is a transcript gap, please explain Z why. l,- (b) Prcduce all pages of the aforementioned e q' T -4,. transcripts that have "M- '-- --de public at this point. >=4 i._==4 29. If we sssum6 L=1 that imelth effects as a result of the 'ETT, 2 ree Mile Island incident are a certainty rathe.: than a possiblity, ~ x1d the Ncclear Regulate.-y Cc:=nission rece= mend that nuclear eacters be allowed to continue to operate in the ~] , _ -a United States? ,M

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