ML19323B508
| ML19323B508 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/1980 |
| From: | Cornelsen D AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 8005120477 | |
| Download: ML19323B508 (2) | |
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In order for the orchestra to make a decision based, insofar as possible, on fact, we are writing to the NRC to request your answers to the questions which follow.
Since it is imperative that a deter-mination be made on concert scheduling in the very near future, we would be most grateful for your response at your earliest convenience'.
1)
In the assessment of the NRC, is there radioactive contamination in the are,a surrounding Three Mile Island at this time?
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If contamination is present, what geo-graphical area is now affected and would this area include Harrisburg?
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What is the likelihood that contaminaticn may now be present in the water and/or food chain of the Harrisburg area?
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Is there any possibility of present radio-active leakage from the Three Mile Island reactor?
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What are the chances of a person sustaining (immediately or eventually) health damage from radio-active contamination as a result of a five tc ten hour stay in Harrisburg?
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Is there any specific advice the NRC would offer to an individual who was to stay in Harrisburg for five to ten hours?
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Is there any classification of person that should avoid the Harrisburg area under any circum-
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pregnant women, people contemplating having children, etc.?
In addition to any answers you can provide to these questions, we would also appreciate any statistics, articles, or cther such relevant data which you could send or refer us to.
Extremely helpful to us would be a brochure or any written description of the NRC, its organization, functions and aims.
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