ML19323B532

Responds to Regarding Mk Shanken Request for Review of Decontamination Proposals Submitted by R Gary in 800225 & 27 Petitions.Petitions Denied.Ongoing Radiation Monitoring Programs,Described in NUREG-0662,adequate

ML19323B532
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	04/25/1980
From:	Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Ertel A HOUSE OF REP.
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FOIA-80-274 NUDOCS 8005130395
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{{#Wiki_filter:8005186395 N i TI C. [ '%,'t UNITED STATES / NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION y-j g WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 o, E %,..... / @P E F 190.' The Honorable Allen E. Ertel United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C. 20515

Dear Congressman Ertel:

I am writing in response to your note of March 13, 1980 to Mr. Cariton Kannerer regarding the letter of March 7,1980 from your constituent, Mandell K. Shanken. Mr. Shanken requested a review of the use of cryogenic traps and the radiation monitoring program proposed by Robert Gary in his petitions submitted to the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 on February 27, 1980 and February 25, 1980 respectively, copies of which were enclosed with Mr. Shanken's letter. The NRC staff has reviewed both of Mr. Gary's petitions and the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has issued his decisions denying these petitions. As indicated in the March 18, 1980 decision, the NRC staff has con-sidered the use of a cryogenic processing system in its draft report for public connent, " Environmental Assessment for Decontamination of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 Reactor Building Atmosphere" (NUREG-0662, March 1980). The NRC staff has also evaluated the radiation monitoring programs being utilized at Three Mile Island. These programs are described in Section 7.0 of the Environmental Assessment. The staff believes that these monitoring programs would be adequate for this phase of decontamination operations. A copy of the Cnvironmental Assessment is enclosed for your information. I trust that this information and the enclosures adequately respond to Mr. Shanken's concerns. Sincerely, . --- :.,,w:~- William J. Dircks, Acting Executive Director for Operations j

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1. Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206, dated March 18, 1980 2. Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206, dated April 7,1980 3. NUREG-0662 and Addenda 1 and 2 l l

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• maren 7,1980 Honorable Allen E. Ertel U.S. Congressman Harrisburg. Cast mall Harrisburg, Pa. 17110 Ra: monitorino at Three mile Island Dear Congressman Ertel At a recent public meeting which you held at Lower Swatara Township, I raised the question whether you would support litigation pending to increase the effectiveness of the monitoring at Three mile Island. You said you would support any new monitoring equipment which is better than being used at present but tnat you were unaware of any such equipment. In follow up thereto, I checked with Robert Gary, Esq. wna nad advised me of the pending litigation to see if ne in fact knew of better l

monitoring equipment. His response to me was tnat he in fact I brought an action under 10CFR 2.206 to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to install cryogenic traps before the venting of radioactive gas from Tml. In fact, apparently there is no monitoring equipment than presently exists but there are radiation detection methods such as cryogenic traps whicn are not presently being used. I am enclosing a copy of the action requested by Robert Gary, Esq. of Philadelphia under 10CFR 2.206 with hopes that you review this material and,if scientifically sound, to take the necessary action to further the installation of cryogenic traps and other radiation detection metnods recommended by Robert Gary. please advise me as soon as possible if you are in support of Mr. Garry's ideas set forth in his action before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Thank you for your attention to this ma tter. Sincerely, w-mandell K. Sha nk e n

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,:.. P logical release which would call for immediate evacuation of the .'l. r area.were to occur, there is 'no demonstrated, clearly thought-out - *7-M O.; and feasible plan whereby the area co'uld be evacuated quickly,I i, '-g i R comp 1ptely and safely', ,] g, c.. 'n c.:' Signed: Feb 25, 1980 g: Robert Gary -, l,.. y 257 South Farragut St. 4 Philadelphia,,PA. 19139 Q i'_ U. 0-S, y h , !.t, .,s,.- page 8 ~ -{

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