ML20071L489

Supports Shutdown of Facilities on 830609

ML20071L489
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	05/19/1983
From:	Epstein R AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
NUDOCS 8305270566
Download: ML20071L489 (2)

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In regard to the matter of Indian'P. ;t,y S

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[. _] 1- As it is already seen, there is cannot be any E= =?1

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vi9ble evacuation plan from this facility- these facilities-- as the roads

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[.. .4 are inadequate to handle that kind of rush of tr.affic. Then if it is rainy, s no 71y, etc. - impossible. Besides, right now there is construction on both Route 9 and oA which no . slows traffic to a crawl going Southbound.

1;uring the recent drill, a tree fell across Route 9 constricting traffice, flow and such a constriction could. of course, occuragain. Under a worst incident situation there would be such a massive traffic jam it would

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$::-- make all roads of egresa impassable for days after. This is not speculation, it WCULD happen.

2 - The majority of Dnergency personnel are not p..

h' now and have never to date been trained (?) en procedures in case of an E"

W Dnergency. I refer to Ambulance, wrecking crew, and other personnel. Even

. . x.s ie.- .4 if trained (?), it is questionable if bus drivers, ambulance drivers, h:: "i hospotial personnel, police, firemen, etc. would be in place rather than

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P" rushing home to be with their families. Dedication only goes so far. The best laid out pin on pappr breaks down in actuality as we have seen in E.

Dnergency Systems plans for handling Mass Tragedies such as a bus acciden),

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gl.'l train accident, or other more common ?/ ass episodes.

3. - Lith all the talk of the great economic e[ -

k. .> consequences of closing these plants, it will be found in a realistice

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5- in - depth study that cletric rates would not be that muchrhicher as the

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Also, even if the plants would be closed, ther is still a substatantial I pn..

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For the above reasons alone, it would be unconscion- r able to NOT close these plants on June 9 as your commission votea. ..

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Any other step would not be fulfilling the mandate .Tiven your Sommission.

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