ML19337A344
| ML19337A344 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 08/28/1980 |
| From: | Derrick B HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8009090570 | |
| Download: ML19337A344 (1) | |
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,.,.,, 4 It has been brought to my attention that an NRC [h r0ee assigned to the Three. Mile Island (TMI) project, Dr. Bernard Snyder, indicated as a press con-i ference this. week that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may have to involve the Department of Energy in handling the radioactive waste from TMI.
If the Depart-ment of Energy were to become involved, the Savannah River Plant (SRP) in South Carolina could be a prime candidate tr receive this waste.
1 As the Congressman representing the Savannah River Plant area, I would actively object to any decision to dispose of Three Mile Island's radioactive waste at any i
Department of Energy facility, and in particular, at the Savannah River facility.
As an unlicense'. defense facility, SRP would not be the appropriate disposal site for licensed commercial waste. Frcm a technical position, the commercial waste would best be handled with other commercial waste, rather than disposing of it with defense waste.
While I recognize the vast problems facing the Commissien as you work on the clean-up of Three Mile Island, I feel it is important to acknowledge that Three Mile should not become the federal government's total responsibility. The matter of TMI waste disposal is a complex problem, however, it appears to me that the Commis-sion, in turning to the Energy Departr.ont, is opting for a convenient solution rather than making a difficult decision based on technological and safety conditions.
Further, South Carolina has been accepting a disproportionate amount of the nation's nuclear waste for many years. We are presently receiving approximately 70 percent of the co=mercial low-level radioactive waste and a significant amount of defense high and low-level waste is being stored at SRP.
It would be totally unrealistic to expect South Carolina to accept the commercial waste from TMI and I would hope that the Commission would seek a better solution to the disposal problem rather than seeking a bail-out from the Energy Department.~ -
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