ML19312E241

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Expresses Concern for Public Health & Safety Due to Proximity of Volcanic Activity at Mount St Helens to Facility.Requests Shutdown & Relocation of Fusionable Matl in Event of Impending Disaster
ML19312E241
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Site: Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png
Issue date: 04/08/1980
From: Duane White
LANE COUNTY, OR
To: Ahearne J
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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April 8, 1980 Mr. John F. Ahearne, Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

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Dear Mr. Ahearne:

As the Public Health Officer of Lane County, I wish to express my concern for the health and safety of the people of Lane County and the remainder of Oregon. My concern focuses on the proximity of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant to Mount St. Helens.

I am aware of the significant geographic barriers be-tween Trojan and Mount St. Helens but I am disturbed by the obvious activity of newly reactivated volcano of unknown and uncertain magnitude in close re-lationship to a nuclet.r power plant.

It seems to me that prudent actions would dictate a very conservative approach to Trojan until the activity of Mount St. Helens is exactly and precisely known.

I am not privy to emergency planning, vis-a-vis Trojan and Mount St.

Helens, but I hope that is underway.

If it is at all possible that the health and safety of our people are in jeopardy, then I urge you to see that Trojan is turned off and the fusionable material be removed to a safe location.until Mount St. Helens is clearly quiescent and all danger is past.

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preserve, promote and protect the health of the people.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

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JANET CHAPPELL, DIRECTOR HEALTH 07.53 ON

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EUGENE. OREGON 97401

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