ML20037B238

Forwards Proposed Outline for Revising Document Draft, Psychological Stress & Alternatives for Decontamination of TMI Nuclear Station,Unit 2. Restart or Decommissioning of Plant Beyond Scope of Document

ML20037B238
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Site:	Crane
Issue date:	08/18/1980
From:	Regan W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Baum A UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIV. OF HEALTH SCIENCES
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NRR rdg AUG131CM 8#8 'd9 TERA HRDenton BJSnyder RVollmer Dr. Andrew Saum SEilperin Depart:nent of Hedical Psychology JCollins Unifomed Services University of JFitzgerald the Health Sciences MKaltman 4301 Jones Cridge Road OPCleary Bethesda, Maryland 20014 ODTLynch WHRegan

Dear Dr. Baun:

PHLeech WRodak Enclosed is a proposed outline for revising your docunent on decontamination of T!!I Unit 2 and a marked up copy of the paper with staff's coerents. The purpose of this letter is to express our concerns about organization, scope, and the depth of treatment of caterials in ta document dupporting conclusions in h0 REG-0603.

Four major points are nade by the staff's cocrents:

- there is no transaction or interface with your previous document en ventirig (UUREG/CR.1584),

- there is too much use of "maybe" and "likely" and of speculative and conjectural material that could be read as weak or misdirected conclusions,

- the restart or decomisioning of TNI-2 are beyond the scope of this

document,

- the primary sections on water and solid disposal need expansion.

Specifically, the reader should have a better understanding of the context of your discussions and of how you reached your conclusions.

I hope you will find the critique useful in your revision of this docurent. I anticipate that a six to eigt,t page single spaced docunent will adequately serve

RC's purpose.

Thank you for your assistance. If you have any questions, please call Hillian Is'odak on (301) 492-Ti997.

Sincerely, ygnal dped by W. H. nspn, Jr.

th. H. Regan, Jr., Chief Siting Analysis 3 ranch Division of Engineering cocacures:

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CECONTN!IrlATION T!!I-2 1.

Purpose of Section 2.

Introduction to Decontassination a.

Discuss Steps - overview b.

Alternatives for each step c.

Opinions of each alternative - overview

'later Disposal Psychological Ir. pact 3.

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Accident Scenarier 4

Solid Disposal Psychological Irnpact a.

Accident Scenario 5.

The Ir: pact of the Overall Decontanination (the 5-6 year tira period)

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Possible lif tigative Actions to Reduce Stress 7.

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If ~poei: e pr occdores c:aployed are dirocely stressful, they ::ay add fp$p t o the probli -s re-:.fc :t s ex;'erience and make recovery coro dif ficult.

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As long as thhos:.i or for any danger to residents iersists, strens is likely for semo people.

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Thus, renoval of all rddioactive vastos, defueling of the react or, and co pict e deecutantination of all systems will rcJoce st ress bec.ne.e they renove t he b.:.es upon which appraisals of throat are cade.

If there are no longer any. cndit tens at T'll t hat are perceived as dangerous, reasonable jud;nents of tl.rcat aic unlikely, Cr.mt ed, :.one pecple will coat inue t o experience s..ze.:: : en*, but a nu:aber er ot her cont ributing fact ern, such as

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'u::ardous by residrat e, throat appraisatri will pr: :ist.

L.cval of as tuc5 centwinat f on as pensible is rocc:mt. ended.

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feree resid. nts' negative feelings about the utility and the !3C.

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of tha, ti ansport s a:t stressful. This stress should not be leng-lived nor eve rwhel::ing.

It will c.u:se limited dist ress a aong pespic along the route k of t ransport.

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v..stes wj_11 impact on ulI residents, who are more at risk to the offect's of

.st ress. f ong -t erm nTorage of vastes at UtT, which has not been approved for ach. arpenes, would almost certainly be viewed an dangerous by nany residente. Thus removal of solid waste should have a st reng positivo ef fect on TMI residcats.

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