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Requests Response to Encl SD Strum Re Emissions of Radioactive Gas from Univ of Ca,Los Angeles Research Reactor
ML19309C099
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Site: 05000142
Issue date: 11/02/1979
From: Beilenson A
HOUSE OF REP.
To: Kammerer C
NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA)
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Washington,D.C. 20515 November 2, 1979 Mr. Carlton Kammerer Director Office of Congressional Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Kammerer:

Enclosed is a letter and newspaper article from one of my constituents with respect to possible dangerous levels of radiation being emitted from the UCLA nuclear 1

reactor located at Boelter Hall.

I would appreciate it if you could help us with a response.

Thank you for your assistance--I look forward to hearing from you.

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lrsys given off by,the ra&oactive argon.(1 ftproduces lhmong the'leatrharmful forms of radiation..

> The NucleafReguistory Commission docuinents rafh-eetrby Bndge the Gap mdacate (nat unut mg UCLA offi-actmle were not emare mat me reactor was emittme a* eon.

T] at concentration $ far abovP1he mmumum mIinwad The lenenments 3130 indicats.hmt u manns1 inasd ta urhuat 3 haan: tar that measures the radinnetive ras had been lost.

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_E Hasch1w)wevee,quesuoned the grantmg of 4he Me-k>nstsafetyTrilles granted UCLA'and the fiilure

~ ernment 4boutthe air university to afdfype*federalEcsaires Andings were sian*- acct as endence erils..u-fgt'4fi c: 4544 s;! 4 yp:.*t'ed! :$

60 strander said a mathema'tical c;omputsu'on suggested

,Anfy 1.25%'of the gas emitted'from t)e reactor stack

!would hie taken in brthe air' conditioning duct He 'said a isimulation test using a sulphur gas indicated ~less than A

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