ML19290E720
| ML19290E720 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 01/25/1980 |
| From: | Toscani K AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| FRN-44FR75167, RULE-PR-50, TASK-OS, TASK-SD-906-1 NUDOCS 8003140445 | |
| Download: ML19290E720 (1) | |
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ances of " tens of tasusands deae, billions of dollars in aamage ano Taese 4 poisonea" is supposedly 1ssaened by new NRC safety aevices.
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' venting systems to reauce explosive pressures while filtering out raale-5 t,y; an additional way to flood runaway reactors wita cooling watnr, and h
catchers to contain a melting core for several days" unich would give the sa time to evacuate.
First of all, there is no evacuation plan for this area which is home to 101, of the nation's total J.apulatien. What would ws need to evacuate?
Tranquilizers so we could calnly get out of the area. Fif teen er so lane freeways to withstand the traffic. Emergency teams all or er the place because the stress of the situation would be sure to trigger many heartattacks. And se en with this ridiculous image T e point is that the $100 million these new safety devices woule h
of evacuation.
cost ano the 49 million for evactuation plans quoted at tne NRC Evacuation Plan meeting recently at the bestchester Inn are for nebulous results.
After these few days of a contained meltdown, the radiation woula afterwerds It would then make this entire area a scene from "On the Beach",
no t be contained.
radioactive houses and buildings which will be that way for a nalf million years.
ara we supposed to be grateful we coule suptosealy evacuate ane then have no homes to return to? No banks to get our savings from? No schools to Attend? The New York eeenemy would then not have a " Big Apple" campkign but a retten ample reality with half er :sers of its suburban homes useless.
Even if the governnent doesn't care about the li.ves that could be lost in a neltdown, it should care about the economic upheaval that woula instantly result.
Of course, if the f ederal government had any nerality, it would care about the real potential of lives lost due te*fndian Point meltdown. Close Indian Point andLLlIAS
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the New York City area.
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