ML19322C943
| ML19322C943 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 10/04/1979 |
| From: | Delaney L AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 8002050381 | |
| Download: ML19322C943 (1) | |
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Iong Beach, CA 90814 October 4, 1979 i
.]N OPEN IATTER TO:
Environmental Protection Agency Nuclear Regulatory Coc=ission Metropolitan Edison Company I have a suggestion for disposing of radio active water at Three Mile Island and elsewhere. The disposal of water soluable toxic wastes stored in open pits here in Orange County California and other locations throughout the United States.
I am not familiar with geology all over the United States, but here in California and most 'destern States, bodies of sands and other formations exist that are very porous plus depleted oil and gas formations. These formations are from several hundred to several thousand feet below any water bearing sand that could be of any use.
These formations could be used for the disposal of radio active water, water soluable toxic wastes and many other liquid wastes.
I would suggest drilling disposal wells on the plant and dump sites to any of these for=ations to such depths as required for mavNm safety. The holes would be drille1 with oil well drilling equipment. Caseing would be run in the hole with perforations, through the disposal zone, all caseing above perforations cemented back to the surfe.ee. The wastes could then be in-jected into the well either by pumps or gravity flow, depending on the pressure in the disposal zone.
This seems like an overly simple solution to a very serious problem and I would further suggest that a study be made by competent petroleum engineers familiar with water injection practices and problems.
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