ML19323F350

Expresses Concern Re Effects of Storms on Access to Facility.Discusses 721114 Storm During Const of Facility Which Flooded Area & Cut Off Access

ML19323F350
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	05/19/1980
From:	Gleisser A AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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MR. & MRS. ARNOLD GLEISSEB pahW g O soos south sorton noca Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124 e

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Mr. James Keppler Nuclear Regulktory Commisalon 799 Rocsevelt Rd.

Glen Ellyn, Illinois. 60137 Dear Mr. Keppler.

I am an independent candidate fer CenEress from the 22nd District of Ohio and am greatly alarp.ed about the dacrer poised to the public by the Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant. This plant never should have been sited in a swamp area which has been subject to flooding during many Northeast storms. Cr. Nove::ther 14, 1972 there was a najor Nortr, east stem uhen the plant was nearing completion and nany workers

). were involved in construction. The wrur during the stcra cot;1ctsly fleeded the area, cutting ell access to the plant. The stom was so l

/ int!rse that the dikes around the reactor building nere b eached and '

suter hit the reactor and ficoded the entire area uithin *be dikes. ,

TPe flonding was sc cenplete that there nas no lar. ding place Tc. i the city cf Sanduskv uns cut out of operation for tb ee dave by the silt i f rom t ea lake Poctors which c1csed uff the water in%ke pire.

.hrec days af ter the tom. a series of twenty neri:1 ph toern;hs

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were take1 of the plant and I have enclosed two. In the photo taken directly above tne -lent you will note two brescrec in the dihe where water runoff occurred. I have access to eye-uitre.s reports of this stem and neus. aper reports from the Fcrt Clinton. Sand'asky, and Toledo papere. r:any ti.ces cince this great stom, access roads to t: e plsrt have been flecded inclu/ing rcuto l'2. the nnin Sc:t-ke t hirhuay adjoininr the ;.lsnt. It was enly sir weeks age th.t a re-thenster cicand across reads to the r.lant.

In checking the Corps of Enginee-3 in Daticit. I hr ve f t'uld te .y great shock that the present water level of Lake raie it tedav ever.

hinher than tne abncr ally high level which existec durine the ctor.T er "cw .her, 1972.

Without access to a auclear plant during an e~errercy, and ravis a ss-e has had nany, the public is endangered.

I feel that it le my duty as a candidate for Cer= recs te obtain your cc =ents on this ratter and would appreciate hearing from you in this re;; erd.

"incerely, g[

cc: John F. Ahearne Arnold Gleir.ser tillia: J. Circks _

Josech P. Ferdrie [o ,, g '

Victor Galinsky ,

Peter 1.racford ~A Richard ~Kenr.edy g D E7Eo Conzressman Stuart Udall and Charles Vanik usage \

6 Senators John Glenn and !ionard '--teenbau- 3;3 MAY j g IS80 >

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