ML19329D388

Forwards N Card Opposing Proposed Facility. Investigation of Contents of Ltr & Transmittal of Info for Dl Latta Reply to Ltr Requested

ML19329D388
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	10/07/1970
From:	Latta D HOUSE OF REP.
To:	Oneill R US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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Congrett of lijt G11ittb C?lates h;oute of ntpterentatibec Cutin 2 ton, D.C.

October 7 iggo Mr. Robert D. O'Neill, Director Congressional Relations Atomic Energy Commicsion Gir:

The attached com:=nication is sent for your consideration.

Please investigate the statements contained therein and forward me the necessary infor:ntion for re-f ply, returning tije enclosed corre-spondence with,your answer.

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Dear Mr..Lattas I am writing you in' regard to the nuclear plant which is to be built in Ottora County in the very near future.

I have never written a Congress-man or any other public official in my life, but I an extreaely concerned over this-project. I have lived nost of ny life in Ottawa County. As a result, I an nore concerned than ever.

My kncwledge is very limited in this area, as I an sure are nost other citizens of the area. In fact, nany of the peopic in the Toledo arca are not aware of the project or only have vague ideas. But from that I understand, this plant will only supply a snall portion of power to the

!)orthwestern Ohio area. The larc; cst percentano rill be used by a seven s state area. Even with expected population growth, the Northwestern Ohio area would not be in danger of power failures for some thrca years and even then it would not be likely. At present we have a 30% power reserve.

This staten nt was nada on a Toledo news program earlier this sunner by a Toledo Edison news spokesnan.

I suppose my efforts are futile, but the fact remains that no perfectly safe design has been found for nuclear plants. Esch one is different

end has its out set of claborate safety preca,utions. It is therefore

~ apparent-that we are trying to control and utilico an extremely dr.ngerous source of energy. It.is ridiculous to try to convince the public that i-atonic power olante are an r.sset to our environa?nt r.nd v:ill have no

- detrinnntal effect on Lde Erie, the neil, nnd :st inpo tc.ntly US.

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If thih. war $ a fact, the:. 11 pou a alanis would be con t; ted in the snm Mr. ar and the plent itself uo tid ba insurabin.

There are thoto who are concerned with th, trr.ncoortetion of unstes from the plant. Citizens are living as close ns 300 feet from the railroad which will be transoorting the unstes. The Penn-Central refases to carry it because.of the danfer involved. Edison nust r,o all the way to Linestene, Ohio to mke a connection with the Norfolk and ?lcatern. To ny knowledge these wastes are being buded in the restern states.

It takes hundreds of years to cool these vastes and already those which have been buried only 50 years are eating through the lead vats. This nay cause contanination of soil and rater in the future.

I an intellirent enough to renline thet our no~ter dmands in the future will be creater and as our natural resources dwindle, nuclear power n,y be our only alternative. The point I an trying to take is that re are using and researching a product at the sane time. The transportation and storage problens of the wasto caterials are enough to delay construction of this plant.

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to ask that not only these problens be solved, but those of c truly SAFE design for nuclear plants,before this is thrust upon us. Yiith 9 fer: nore years of research we could possibly have a guarantee of nuclear ps/rer rithout those dangerous side effects.

I realite the fact that we nust nake scae sacrific.

for progress and that all things >hich are beneficial generally have some drawbacks. But in this case, the risk at present is too great and the price may be too high. Unti3 sona of these problens are solved, I will definitely be ntainst this project.

15ny of the elected officials of Ottara County vill continue to encoura;c thic project since the tax benefits r511 be sone 3 tillion dollars o' -"hich the school sustan vill receive n large sharc. Thic, rill i y ce r.3.

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,I would rather h rte ny child a littic le,s well-educated and live a healthier safer life. You and I :ay never have to face this, but the next fencrat.icn

- ::ay be the onen to suffer. I would like to know how tany of these supporters would like to live within one mile of the' Davis-Besse Plant as so:ce people will in th<t near future.

I a[a registered nurse and I have scen the effects of" researched provcn" drugs (or so th*:y were called) which backfired and were draging to the patient. I.

have also seen proven methods of surgery which resulted only in failure and put the patient in a worse state than he was previously. There are many chemicals and other products on the narket rhich were once considered safo and have ended in suffering. Yle are being asked to becone victins again;-

and this project cannot even give us any guaa.cee of safety fro.m radiation effects, pollution of the lake, end the nassibility of the destruction of

. neighboring farn land.

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-I do not 1now your feelings on this subject Mr. -Lattn, but I hope I have not written this letter in vain and nerely wasted your time. I have never been 3

s a radical and never will be, but it does tend to make one lose faith in one's gofernment when the citizen and taxpayer is constantly being asked (or should I say told) to necept so nany things which nay be harmful to hin a'nd his fanily. I only wi::h I were nore able to express nyself nore effectively, for this project is very frightening to ne.

If nothing else, we should be i-I had to dir to find the information I better informed on this subject.

have. It is. very hard to find honest and sincere people with truthful answers.

- As I said, I have seen the suffering and witnessed the er.or: of nany of our " proven" nan nade products. It has nnde ne 1cary of hasty changes and dis-l trustful of thosa who are so cager to pronete them. I hom :.gt "11 think about this, !!r. Litta.

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