ML19323B649
| ML19323B649 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/24/1980 |
| From: | Vesper L AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| ML19323B642 | List: |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-0662, RTR-NUREG-662 NUDOCS 8005140024 | |
| Download: ML19323B649 (1) | |
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2328 AUBURN AVENUE CINCINNATI 45219 LEE J. VES PE R. M. D.
March 24, 1980 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street Northwest Washington, D.C.
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Dear Sir:
Recent testimony before the NRC has suggested that residents in the immediate area of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant would be severely disturbed by the release of radio-active krypton into the atmosphere at the Three Mile Island.
On the other hand, the staff members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission believe that only by removal of this radioactive l
gas can decontamination of this damaged unit be continued.
If the radioactive gas is not removed, a multimillion dollar
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I facility would be unusable.
I recommend venting the radioactive material into an enclosed I
balloon and attach this to a helium balloon, pull it over the Atlantic Ocean and release it.
A remote explosive device could be attached to the krypton containing balloon so that it could 1
be destroyed when it reached an appropriate height over the castern Atlantic.
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If your technicians feel that the release of this small amount
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of krypton in the region of Three Mile Island would be safe
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(but is prevented by the understandable emotional sentiments of the local residents), surely the release of this same radio-
,I active material at great height over an unpopulated area would evea be safer.
j I would like very much some acknowledgement that this letter ha:
been read by at least some one on your staff and if this idea is defective, I would appreciate the err in my reasoning pointed out.
Thank you very much for your consideration, j
l Sincerely yours, i
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