ML20087A815

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Lists Concerns on Proposed Water Supply Sys Discussed in Dec 1983 Des (NUREG-1026),including Degradation of Water Quality from Cooling Water Discharge to Kankakee River
ML20087A815
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Site: Braidwood  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 03/02/1984
From: Gallagher J
WILL COUNTY, IL
To:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RTR-NUREG-1026 NUDOCS 8403080227
Download: ML20087A815 (1)


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WILL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 501 Ella Avenue Joliet. Illinois 60433 (815) 727-8767 March 2, 1984 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Attn: Director, Division of Licensing

Dear Sir:

Will County is concerned with the impact the water withdrawal from, and discharge of cooling water into the Kankakee River from the draidwood Station will have, on the proposed Will County Public Water Supply System planned to be located dounstream of the Braidwood Station. The Will County Development Department is currently conducting the Will County Public Water Supply Study. The study considers the Kankakee River a prime source for possible water supply and the costs to construct and operate a system from the river will be identified in the study.

The impacts of most concern on the proposed water supply system discussed in the December 1983 draft Environmental Statement (NUREG-1026) are as follows:

1. Degradation of water quality from cooling water discharge to tha river.
2. Long-term human health effects and risks associated with effluents entering the river containing low levels of radioactive discharge.
3. Inadequate volume of river flow downstream to support the water supply system. Specifically, page 5-2, item 5.3.1 of the statement does not include the Will County Public Water Supply System as a potential downstream water user.
4. Risk of possible contamination of the water supply in the case of power plant malfunction and emergency.
5. Increased costs to the proposed water system due to mitigating measures that may be required to address the effects of the Braidwood Station upstream.

-Please consider and incorporate where appropriate these comments in prepara-tion of the final Environmental Statement.

Sincerely i

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John . GalJ

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