ML19323B269
| ML19323B269 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 04/18/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Bross I ROSWELL PARK MEMORIAL INSTITUTE |
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APR 181980 Irdin D. J. Bross, Ph.D.
Director of Biostatistics Roswell Park Memorial Institute 666 Elm Street Buffalo, New York 14263
Dear Dr. Bross:
Your letters of February 28 to President Carter and of March 12 to Mr. Dircks regarding the Special Task Force on Thrce Mile Island Cleanup have been referred to me for response.
In your letters you raise a number of concerns regarding the cleanup activies at TMI-2, in particular relating to the activities of the Special Task Force on Three Mile Island Cleanup. This Task Force was established to evaluate the cleanup operations at TMI, how they are being accomplished, the rate at which they are being accoglished, and assess plans for future activities.
Also to be considered were requirements for adequate maintenance and surveillance activities, access to cleanup of various portions of the plant, and the schedule by which these are accoglished. The responsibilities of this Task Force did not include an evaluation of the potential health effects of these cleanup activities.
Such evaluations are presently being accomplished by NRC staff members and con-sultants who, we believe, do possess appropriate professional qualifications.
The task force submitted its evaluation report to Mr. Dircks on February 28, 1980.
Mr. Dircks has forwarded the task force report to the Comission with his strong endorsement of its main thrust--a call for pro @t action to restore forward action to the cleanup process, including purging of the reactor building atmosphere to the environment. A copy of the Task Force report is enclosed for your information.
With regard to your recomendations for entombment of this building, the NRC staff in Section 4.0 of its " Environmental Assessment for Decontamination of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 Reactor Building Atmosphere" (NUREG-0662) concluded that con-tinuing to isolate the krypton-85 within the reactor building is not a viable alternative to its disposal since some uncontrolled release is likely to occur in U.? future. As you will note, the NRC staff in its Environmental Assessment has determined that the TMI Unit 2 reactor building atmosphere can be purged to the cavironment and that the environmental impact of this action will be within the applicable Federal regulations and guidelines. A copy of this Environmental Assessment is enclosed for your information.
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A' 9 I trust this response has addressed your concerns about the Special Task Force on Three Mile Island Cleanup and the recommended purging of the reactor building atmosphere to the environment.
Sincerely, Harold R. Denton, Director
' Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Report of Special Task Force on Three Mile Island Cleanup, February 28, 1980 2.
" Environmental Assessment of Decontamination of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 Reactor Building Atmosphere" fiUREG-0662 and Addenda 1 and 2.
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