ML20087L334

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Advises That NRC Appears to Have Either Not Read,Misread &/ or Ignored Many Issues Raised in 2.206 Petition
ML20087L334
Person / Time
Site: Neely Research Reactor
Issue date: 08/18/1995
From: Blockeyobrien
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Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, NRC COMMISSION (OCM), NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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2.206, NUDOCS 9508250157
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'Ib:2n Emcutim Diru:tcr of th! ?E and Pg e4 Douglasvine,GA 0:rt-issicrcrs fcr t}n tE Atode safety ard Liatming Bard Jmtices Ihthmfer, Klim aM lam, aM tin ontire Servim list cn tie s,w to m/ 2.206 Petiticn chtd July 31st,1995 crrmrning tin Oxxgia Ttrit Ihetcr, Dxket 50-160 ard othr im I raimd, U.S. tic, h5shirgtcrt, D.C. 20555 M) NT <

Tb All tin a6e cited prstm : Greetirgs, By trw you vill hre all reciexd tha ?E tuspaw to m/ ptitici. I fird this twwa DISECE, in particular sitrn tle tK a;Tmrs to hwe eithr not md, mistmd arrVT igretal nany isams I rais-d ard also did rot htrer to aitus sme of them. B2 fore I list tlun, I wish to trake a statemt:

I ms, I telle.e, cumt to hwe botn p cn the " Servi list" bf PE (me Ebb. 24th letter frcm tin TE of this ymr to it. G1cm Carroll of G'NE) . I ewn as',ed TK tvim at Imst to b3 sent arrf reqxrns to my petiticn tint cme in, as I tulawci tint es my right irrhr the law. Tu cnlyOther ti:re I thm got a crpy of Mut as cpiry cn frtm IIC ms an atti&ui to the atom letter to it. Carroll.

a criple of piticn ackrzwiulguds px:ple tad smt in ard a few cyreral letters fr:m IIC, I cpt POIHI?C. 2n cnly Ims21 I could arge a few pints tasc, ms in:ame I got crpies of scr:e ck:ctrmts via amther IUute wxks later. Tu pints I argmd brk wrer thn igrn:td b/ tE by tin icdc of it.

Irrhd, a rmtrr of tE's cw) staff agmd they 1cnw there ware itms or issms I hd (trder tin 2.2%)

Wich u2m rot alhumL If cre a:ttally Imcb m/ 2.206, cne mn me tint.

tbt to the TE's n%uw to my 2.206 Petiticn : FIT 5r, PUASE IDD MY ETIRE 2.206 PETITIW, WIW IrrTTYYS MY 1ETIUS AUD OF t&EM3ER 12, Dr. 4th 19M ard Feb. 21st,Fbb. 23rt!, Mutf16th, fertil 28th, A;ril 19th, May 18th, he 27th, and July 18th,1995.

t3C Ibints firt:ery 1, 4, 6, 7.

Plese md my Ebb. 22nci 23rd letter detailing my crnwrsaticn with tin agineer Mr. Omtats frtm the UW (Divisicn of Public h2ks, city of Atlanta) the " natural drairacy arm" ms a creek. (Emn if it es scastml, war still waali are therfi it.) A pm21 sto liwd in tha arm tefore the rartx ms thre told ne this w3ck tint uter DID drain and colbrt in tint arm dm to tle terrain (Wich tus rot clungM tesically.) F11tther that there as a crust abcut 500 yards frtm Mure tin Imctx rm is ard that a larga culmrt ms put trder State St. Wich in1p:d taPa tin big dip th2re ms cut of State St.. Un culwrt tun 11y tad atrut. 2 to 2 3rrtus of eter in it . (thless it rairud hmvily of coune). En im'irr;s in the lisarm musal a;plicaticn for this rmetcr dow hv tin drainacy (cmRAeni ctuRe tin eter fcr cryirg cut icid) ms cinmels3 UUR the ructcr tuildiIg cmpleK. 2n Surfa:a dr2in373 ptl im s;ne of is a cartete limd ciarrni as tiny arf, tut rugtect to nmticn low tie eter rudes dcun this in hw/ rains ard alsa omrflow it ard hw the are next to it is innily soggy frequently with stardirg mter . Ibd IE psytd attcnticn, ?E wuld hwe seEn that I qtDttd a REKRP IIIE Em GEDUIA M,,yIUX,inm/ 0:t. 23rd.19M letter begimirg tle 2.206 permm, Wem their GM S1HN WNED

& cws-ns seIn oN stur & 'as scia m ces m mIm TIIS RE7CIm IS HIMD SMD SEhG IMS W CRRS HEE NITRG O'IIATEE, BRT GiERE IMD BEIN IUT-ES ND SAIL SIMHIES , E10'DHC, MWHE GWG ILON EITI' FET EIC.EIC. neny tines cn the cmps, in prticular in arms rot far frtn the motor aM tin reprt unt into details (as did the tuge article in the Atlanta Paper I referund) as ti hv tln pawerful 1mks in tint luge muer (the Otre St. tnrk tuilt in 1892) ertrb sail frtm amrd the s:Ner (md it yturselms p1mm) iviting tin cme -in of tin erth omrtuttkn ard in sze - the sewer itself. I m11rd the authxs of the stuff fcr ' Itch, hmm tin fczner radiological Safety Offiar hd told ne tlnt in hd axn tle mrtcr tanudfico$ ard tin prkirg ict fill cn note than cre  ;

mnissicn with attut three fet of mter shn all tin linevstcrm draim (feedirg to the tmk lim etc)

Indc tp and ind saEn it (ptkirg lot) trrbr eter ) . Tu authr of the sttdy fcr 7tch hd rot cnly rot tan told thre es a rectcr cn the cmps, in hd rot ctused the lins trder it. As I told tE in my 2.206 Ibtiticn , Dr. Yaran hirmif agmd with ne (tyf Ittre, July 30th,1993) tlat the arm ETrrrn. ard that th3 c2rtete slab tha rurtcr sits cn ind mer inn X-Rawd (to me if th2m w2m cracks) all tint 9508250157 950819 ADOCK 0500 0 R!MC'ttAogcgT$ g g. g g {DR ..

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hgun is tint he duts it daily by lockfrg at it. I told IE tlut was tr:t enrp. I repceta31 j a:fd tin IIC to inve tin lines (user lims, drains) teste$, (drr$d {

fcr a cre mile radius, ret jtst mder ard artud tin rectcr) NC told ne tiny lad ass $ fx all tin tcstirg at 300 feet of lirn(fmn in$er tin mr: tor cn) . I Itpeate31y lad state $ it umt be fcr ra$1cxx:tive astmiraticn in tin liros, tin rcrtar, joints etc ard of du roil amrd th3 lims ard the Imctor txxatre of t?n radiax:tive end they hx3 rmtM1y dtrpd cr spine $ cbn the/ lints and due to petbles raistd in Techs own repxts al crrpswide gtbles, in particular fmnf tle tnrik lim Milch rwM iniu;s to tle reactor arm, tinre hr$ to be cnita dmticn. NC told ne l An MC staff pracn also told nn ?E staff sculd Eb., '

they lad ada$ fcr it ard it unid te chie. IreM1y aged the pire be X-raye5 put it in writirg for ce tint tre plam/sitanticn sus safe.IE fimuy gi its act tog?lur erup to v IDE T TUS mS IHN IDE.

tim aint a sirMole oa urrirg . I told ?E ?M 70 TE E9CIUt. NC sys the sirMele was rmr the unste stora;p tank (pJ2) Mut IE le2Ves at., is that TE WSIE SImE ' INK IS im 'IO TE HIG FDC1m IN A FIN FEET ND IM 'ID TE IUCIm CQEI?OM IUJIDHG IS WEE I l

TWK CID ?E DID ?N DIKIMR A SI!MIIE AS TEY DGMENED TE NG WIII 3

?E a;ptnrs to te b2irg pwmenilly thvn cn tin Wnle imn -ffe ime is civicmly tint dm to tin fat, atIxrdirg to MC and Tds on rhwris c)mMahr was hit ab n fat h(rre tiey pt tin Imctzr thorn omr a 'Menn path' (crzrfc) cn trp of fin wa+a4al, with an tin f1mHrg 1 ard buif1mHrg in tin artn tirre are pItably 1 arty wrtr21s atd voids udmdli tin sita ard mn3 tin lirrn ard MC shculd cb an tin tnis I ahtd fcr, irrwirg X-Rrfs of tint 313nr; old c1mp d a rmrtre ddch your cm chmmis my hx3 cumnt in tin ht+rm to '*at as hittart apirrt tin f

f hryary of tin gmrdditzr'. En vast infcznaticn I prtvidx3 IE cn everythirg fmn arm spirg tack to 1919. (ard info:raticn by 3frne) to the fact tint rmrbf Olppicinsirg tuilt j cn l tin sme WID Crut fo:raticn he nt cbc in a drav, las smk 9's irdns (and an egirmr with {that Olppic limirg proja:t told ne they in$ m:oved larga aunts of unstable soil tefcre tuildi '

to articles rrt.a3 tint inNe nn in the Atlanta ps;ers (Atlanta Bmiress Chrtnicle) ard the 7V 3 at-mt sockly cn tie crmtant prtbles ard trums in sewer lirrs ard pipas across AMIA, an !cwr tin arm Inint to prr+h p tbles shich, as ructcr safety officar l Jerr IT MIID HOK M1" Arry ansible pcm21 kro s this. Tu atire trut line canrr befa:e tin Olppics. Rutherrore, stire sewr ness in Atlanta, can testify to tin fat that Mm tley Ignirud tin hrp sirMnle tint!

ki11M tin pxple a fxw b1cris (bc finn tin mrfrr ab M21ff curra ard tin terrirft lotel, 8 rrillien ry11rrn cf rnrry tint dsily uxd to cp thttarp there lm 'pne mimirg'. This n  !

pdddlity ciyt n:infrn gillas in Icekirg mnersn. Twirw tin gturd.Un State %

petiticn)byFE. Tut in did ni krm, rrr hx3 sotn, tint Qxrgia ibch had cbn (hr$ In$) its cm stuff at the state of tin pcchles myardirg tin saurs, p2ff-ups etc. cn corpm, did rrt krru dat tin rector sus put cn fin caterial was rrt gimn rrr saw an the hrdre$s of pry:s of info:naticn cn tin rectcc, did nct krru tin arm flerrk, and a lot ntre txsichs. Ib sas rather astcnisin$. MC providad caterials at of crrfat, trerefcre cpt an arewer out of cnfat. As I vrot tack to en ?E the cnly thirgs tint were exmined,were a cpirg over of de old plan ard latirgl at de pire. I c:an strd my cbg to lot at it fcr dat tlat's urth frcm a sfety purdim.

Anatinr <miertNt with de State told ne t}nt if du fin raterial tnir the ractorlad fcr KR TE NC'10 SIMIE (EKE 14) TRP TE exarple litmstcre in it, it cculd lave washed at. is a I.IE. OE ES DMIIDM T SDMIUS ?DR G1INIR TETDCIIR IS PDT A GEIEEE EVIN1" I told yal an crice '

AUDDY WHNI) 1DR IT AS NCI 1EVER MOG,MO NOIER A HW NIUS IDN TE IUD.

r*M the qdicn of tin nartole ccNers inirg thron to d unthanx3 rat is EDIL, dirt.

the rmetcr, I ralad it in cnTecticn with tin fat tint Mut tief weld 33 tlan clerM cn tin arp to pamt thrn tning pdrd off by en fctm of sater tatirg up tin scmr lims and causirg tlun l

to in blan off, it nah tin p:tblen ursa and tiny were blaste$ off anyway est tinrp welch $ ard thron up to eicht fcnt. I tes intstratirg tin power of the sater below grtud, the cnfat of Milch I win ten tle Atmic Dn:gy Q2missicn Justims if rm$ in as it was a searity issm, in a dmmicn with law cnfei ard de NC, mt fce vi4W pic crrmpticn. 1bever, l

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3 cmsidrirg 12C's ru.sm cn this put of ry 2.206, tle tinxit cbes c:tss cnes mird, dat if a adole omr blev off and hit tin NC officials nqmsib%e fcr tha zi 4uw to nY 2.206 ptiticn sqane bat.an tin eps, all cre migt fair utuld te aru afo. ( I rmlarl't resist tint crn !)

2n 'Titysimi ecrnitaticrs" (p.4) of tha rmetcr fa-ility ad site as ridiculcus as 120 rner cxr:ined citinr tulow gmrd, rmr sank p:tb2s. Irver dx] test wils, rmr did X-Rrys, rmr ewn ran nrote 'IV cquip trt cbwn tin liros, de sewers, cxrairrd the fill etc. etc. Tn s12?antial health ad safety imrm stin nrain. Tu cntaintrmt fourrhticnlas rot inn X-rayat t?u p:o1 toldirg tha hrd:tds of tinmnds of curies of r,+ nit-60 Ins rot trrn X-rayed or circked to see if it is sinkirg, du mctor ard Mut it stands cn ins rot tan chaird to ste if it lus sxk or is sirtd g. (And its wigt is sta73 rug, for au thirg, thre is a 110 ten cram in th2re). Pxy 20, wmuirg the nhility of the cmtainemt inildirg stml stnctu:e to cmtrol radiaticn In1m" : TadAE's CWJ chta (khidi I think ytu struid nrd ) ag:ms with ne tint %Mt is cuer tin tcp, i.e. tha bit of stel cx:rtairr:tre dxe, is insically trnless. SE p.22, C 2 '9dn1diru by Rwer Ort:dmw* ndidima GIHE : "He roof of tin hd1 dim, Murh cIrnintm rrimwily of a SS-irris thidc strel plate w1d puvida very little tidn1rbrg." I tnld MC tht cur ard cur. NC icyrnd it.

Tn June 21st 1995 MC Ly.u.t.icn Fq:ott (Wich I did rot recieve util a few cbys tufore I cyt the m4uus to ry 2.206 - tha impacticn ngrrt was r: ailed to re July T/th, the anser by MC to my 2.206 is t chted 4 days later cn July 31st) Lists Violaticrs_by the G1. ' Itch thely 11 clear Ihmth R:ectar, (MC Ireprticn ILTIrt tb 50-160M5-01.) ~shich NC's m4uw ccTanistly igncred.

Ihn*rdly, cur a priod of Kurs irrmrMn cbta or rn chta cn certain mmw !,m of mairw+iw In1twm wiu retrd by NC. Pr ecrple, for 1908,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993 thre sus tD listirg of th2 nuxinra ccrrnfraticn of gm:s radicrtivity In1mmi to th3 m:estricted arm. Rr agroc. elevm ymrs identical vndrooe dia;:a:s tad tan to:d , agnately tard cn historimi chta he r mithr chta colle:1icn pricd rrr 1ccaticn culd te cbtemirrd, ftrthe:rtre ewn tinrp the April 19M 57 irdicated thrt Sw ial, catiruas , auta:atic rTnstmrmt and recrrdirg equim for wird sped ard dinrticn (vital in case of aridat, a:d relmw) hd tmn irr,tallni, IT DIIN'T DGSr.. It also agm:s tint tln:e m:e a h ost of othr p:tble s wmuirg limits ard holiticn mt pint for H-3, (trititra) 1D routine srplirg for particulate radiartim r.aterial relemd thmzft tha edntst cys sptan, th3 lictrme (Eth Rrctor etc.) hd reprted In1mm of particulate radiantive mtarial as rot d2tmtable in Anmm1 Opratirg B:; orts , iner evm tluxh the liserem las the rmPhi14ty to routi srple a d analyze fcr p:ta:rtial particulate radicEctive mtarial , th2 pirticulate filter sus PUP bairg i analynd. ED (N TM TRT1R WI IIN'r PNM WMr TE IHL WNr (Dr TE DHEP SDG.

thir 'Ttwisicrs fcr Insurug Imk Tigaud 4.3.2. 5:R p. 49 (prp 20 MC Rsp2re) it says the inildirg was tested aran 11y sirm it us um+ni by Grrgia 'Itrh (brk in tin E0's prestrahiy). at mir Strrury of Ctruarrtnt B'ildirg 'Itst Ibsults p.174 of the SP, it dus cnly nire tes2, tich i:rlub tinn chu Iricr to au3 aw. i Tu first test dood o.0% of the tuildirg voltre lekirg frun  !

tha cntairn tre. vrel an$ the test sus cmdtetod by GIOCD unu.a:; MD IRN. We also ran a s3xrd test. !

after that, it ms dan b/ Grrgia ' Itch TWmrdi Rnctor p:miul for tims listirg are rmes ard th:n frun 1967 to 1991 ro tests are listtd , ard the th:m tich folicu jtst ssys GIRR Staff. Mut gnlificaticru do tien staff Inve to nn str:h czrplicated tests ? 2n last t4st dowed a lekap rate of 0.63% of luildirg vohre. Is all this c:alible ?

M/ a:gxtre.s with NC cn the fanns shieldirg in casa of aridat etc. spmk for thrselws, tin stupidity of retudirg that a dun pian of mil is cpirg to diic1d the ptlic if the dstrrd acto l blows (or anythirg else lugns e.g. with tin cIfaltAO) spevirq rxHrw+ive cnd cur tin arm is .

hntrd telief. I krpt tellirg IK the chta is OLD, let alan stupid, let. alcru Mmi cn idictic stuff lik luw tall strtan is cr nibish like if smetre snS SINCDG rTmR 'IO IT TE RADIATICN HDi TE 'ICP m1rn tDr IE SEIN so Ermnn utuid rob hre nud1 to utrry atnt in esserm. Sm prps 210 ,211, 212, It is psitiwly 0:milian. If this szt of ntbish utrkrd, ty did1't ' Itch call tp the pecple tryirg to naap tin OER0mL distster ard ten th3n they'd be fine if they were drrt pecple a:d just hrkered ds ruc to the explcdirg unior mil. MC utuid hre to b3 ampletely aminT at en Weel;so to spek to rot trrbstan$ Mut I ws cpttirg at. Tu "nrnway duin rurticn"(p.21 of IEC m4uua to m/ 2,2C6,)

refe:Tud to en s:nt fuel rtds cn site (ace m/ letter of ttu.12th 19M, p. 2. ard m/ naintainirg that c3cte " IF TE WIIE mrrmGHDCIIR WIE IESINTITUFn (E.G. mmuumi, FirmnG, 'IHRRISIS IWPI!G A HimITE THIIII TE RIF) NO IHRIS EUIIHED NL TE !HNr IHL RIE IN THE 'IrTETE, EIJ'D INE

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?E igreta$ tlat ' IRE SDtIIMNr. NC tien gms irin =* = *n* tin IHYIID. IDiNHf PUE TDES ID I IRVE 'IO REHXP TMP TDME's ON IIIDea' 9R p.134) SDGE :" ....IMDL PRM MMYES T TE IED CDE Bf GUGDL TDIMRE PUr ABIINE,...... ID YIT'NL IESIDEIX PNE IP NLIP HED CN HGI?ERDG INIRDLINIY DCIGG EIC.

Tu uwa.y c:oling in mse of a disaster has I inferred. tut MC wuldi't listar1.

Tnm am 330 gallcrs(in a tank) of D2a which, at 8 ryllers pr ninute muld czol tin rmetcr fcr 30 r:inutes. In tin rux: tor vrwl them am 1,100 9111ms Miich presumbly muld te d%.,ime draincd cr Mutever. Tu Ifrg txmn am1h MC refems to are

1) tin in$c up to city mter muld ta e p1vn ty cpirg afd g tting down in tin UHIWITT IUIIDI?G PIPE 'IllML mIO{ IS IRIN TE IUCKR (p.67) an$ cbirg a nantal hcck-tp IDenn TE PlIE TNE, HRS 70 STinmc Me,gDIE: " NYM 'ID TE PIIE 'IDNL , TEEGE, IS PDP IUNrrIID IIRI?C RDCIIR GHMIEN. INIRY 'ID TE PIIE TPNL IS THIDI TE HrYM KOIIMNP IUM OLY; TE IIIR3 'ID TIIS RDi NE IIDED IIRDG EPCIIR GUMEN...." p.67 So, Mille an hen is trmkirg icme, sre poor strinr is sent down to cp into tin pip tumel to hack tp tin eter - either tWste cyts irradiated an$ dies AFIDI anrthing the rnigiuasrA for a sle' lu rcr to int tin ctxr in (it's 1crin$, su;ubs) if to cne can fird tie ley, G, if they 1me tie kEQ they'n cpt irradiata$ an$ die shile tryirq to Irck tp mnany to city mter with the fato.s " quick crnnect Sm1 pies 2". HD/IED it an utrks , which I q r:trh cbutt cosiderirg tie cleos tlat '

muld in cpin2 at an$ the gaestics of it rot a;;srirg to ime eer tem teste$ (is it even pssible ?,

crupled with tle prtbles cru can ime of tryirg to run eter th:urp lires 1crg in distse, cru prs 21 wuld ptttably die. If tle systan fails (and cusichrirg the arry state of Atlanta water lims it mig w g2t to in$c-up systan rurter two, mirg tin radicactim water in the pol that shields the crialt-60 ard ( if there at tie ti:ne) spart fm1 rtxis :

2) after talkirg to the State of Oxrgias Padiaticn Surveina:In staff (sto lis2nse tin er61t-60) tiny 1me to kmp the erh1t mielcb3 of carm, therefore, cre cruid cnly use abaut 12,0]O cynas shich muld last about 20 trurs ccmrg in at 8 cpnas a minta - if tin w?mr ms d:ainirg cut of tha rurtcr shieldity systan sinultarmnly , tint is tru icng ytu'd ime to try and figum cut, indc-up systen thrm, which cbesn't c>cist. IE is vrtrg in statirg them wuld in to radiatici egosur rnkirg tin ab.e connatics, an$ thera is !O lar! tem mter su; ply fran the pool available at all.

'Ib m$e tp mter inirg toed fran tle ptol, (if tint cruid be cine at tie tine) ttey have to te a gr$c: tra2 I telle.e. I nmn, this in lile a in$ cartem. IE saying (p.24) the "wm.i.ias am mxb outside tle crntairrmt stru: tare" am ckcienrg in trat NC inplim e.e:ythirg is G ard cbes ret say 101 it an in; prs. 'Ihere cruld be najor safety prblem p.26 of NC's ammu ard p. 24 ctrrnmirg low tle crolirg etc. v111d au mtk are reny a jche as tin Atode Burgy Clrmisials own staff wre aware frun tack in the 1960's ard later, tre russiw reprts by Orrge Brusett (" Bra $ett Ibport") ard Ihinip RittenhJtse's wack were in enrre dn'ed irrhr tin ng. Icss.cf-coolant as:icknts, eAn in this type of researth rmrter , am alrest i:Tmsible to figure cut in a$vance, ard tin Iroble:s cfastly, rangirg fran now bla$ age to Chirn syndrtru. Itmwr, Mut is truly disgraceful, is lE's trying to ruintain that in the emnt of core burnt pitta:nitra etc. utuid rot ba In1mW, ror casitrn,Mun this vould be the mse as NC v211 kros ard addts a ocuple of lines further cbWn. 3F TE NC IIEN'T NDf BfIDf MMPIMHf6 GEIH PIE R L. I told fE tint the refetures ard chta tes$ in the SAR vete alntst 40 ymrs out of chte ard fcr t1rns restns alcre drnld be junks 3. 'Ib igrate Qut I said an$ to disregard it ptus t!

puts tin ptlic at crrtirm$ hich ridc fran tlnt facility. Tu SAR druid te thrun in the trash dere it in1 crus. Ch. p. 28, acpirl NC is ignorirg its own iiWw regotts of violaticns.

p. 29. I ptwickd a lot of new antigake infac:sticn and told MC of rew stniis by ptrre. 'Ib say I i rot p any rm seisde infccaticn fcr tie regicn is a lie. Just becatse NC Ins stupidly ch-cid:d tint if an artigake fault las1't ro.ui in 30,000 ymrs it is rrt " capable" cbes rot irrealichte my ws m6. , t}e pataltial fcr a cbmgirg eartigntga is 1Dr re:ote. I told tR: an active eartigake a:rn ins inr1 id3tified in east Tuanwu in particular in an arm en11M t}n &nn bicrk, and Me to cmta:t alnt the rm stniies b/ I tre. f Se Atlanta ibwspper stocy cn it la$ a im$line :"Io year Stu$v,Tunr.ux Otree ride armter tinn talieved.tbeth Grrgia censi vulnerable" A;ril 29,19M

'5 2n fat is, an of the r:nin c2tIrm of my 2.206 - rmely Out eerythirg abtmt ato.t. tint drp of a rurtx ath as en SAR is old, atArd ad unld never b3 allowtd rna:1rfs -ins txrn igrrred by tE and FE jut prrotted lad 5;R info:2:ntial Miich I ms questiasirg to trgin with.

Brthnxe, I a9:s3 fx all ad31tiani letters I s2f. in u@r ey 2.2% Rtiticn to n FvM in tin Rd2ral Rgister tco, as th=f wre pirt of it. 'Ib rny laruirdy2 this es rot dxn and I terob( ruqtest agiin dut this be d2n, pitu thi this n*h m + be prwf in tin Mnt Rgidxr s2 Ixxgte an rm dub PE 1m dru, as well m strt to the mtdre Srvice Iht tht the tE m - to my 2.2m un Ucst to.

p. 27 I gre FE a grmt dm1 of dita cn On gmicrpm1 gtbicrs ard s&mu.4 tin attadn3 article (1992 Sttd/ Thrrn$ of Crm Im , rect utbr ' Itch crps imdritate city ms told") in m/ first letter to ?E urbe the IMiticn. I also r:aintained Ont in the SAR, tle actml gulaff i s rot site Swific, pits it stos it sus pt in an ustable lomtial omr an old drairays pth al fill (SAR prps 17,22,23.)

p.29 PE mem3. I dr't care im tle IE c2ms up with its fa:ry fcotutrk for restricta3 arms, ccitsial arms ard pgulaticn m TE DCP REtAI?S TRT 'IHIS IGC1m IS IN TE tmTTE T A CIIY T T.O ?MLIGJ, Qi A UmucuY CVRB, SIRIMID LY OLbFIC HIEI?G EIC. A'O IM IN A IIM KIU.ATICJ Z2E.

?n radiaticn expsure calculaticrni tadnigte ard data uni to figure cut exp2nre are still a jcke ard totally u"Ttable (re-red Mut I hre writtm in this letter at tle bottcn of pry 3 thrm, last pngzh) as the SAR stuff is jmk to trgin with . If the rurtor hx3 tot ta31 urd fx a gret lar;th of tine, thm pedups tre utuid be talkirg atout 5,C00 cries , (bx3 enzft) but if it hx3 trrn in u:c, ardi fu31 ela:nr. uculd te abat. 1, 000,000 cries per ela:st. ad tint would in a bicrdf catastrqin, apart frun tin fact tint ycu hre the odnit-60 in the rarbf gol etc. etc.

With Irgnt! to tha vird run sitmticn ard Dr. Yaram fatots letter, Sul tutter all rux3 the "tttarolcgimi Finitaing Prtgran bit al prp 7 of On July 27th 1995 ?E irsprticn R; ort, and thre wre to actml rmsura:mts, the avuimrf.

th3 violaticn of 10 GR 50.9 (VIO 50-160MS-01-01) rc larnr exic+nd, sm:s srn2n r:ay inve lied.

p. 29 IE says it finis to res21 to c2rittb tlat the rMirr<tive arrtaminards would be speed ty any credible e. uter a2tiiticn at tin Oectgia 'Ibch Pmrth Rsrtor a:ti tlat I gavickd to facts to crrritrb otherwis3. Lets see, I rai<wi earfthirg fran the sinkiole inxt to the rurte, the fact tint if cru cpntd u p hrmth it all hell muld trm% 1erm, ices of crolant, stan explcsian, tha cIrplex tnirg hit bf eerythirg fran D:pleted tranitra tipped projectiles to hard inld ratet latnders ard the tE ins tin gall to say tlat.... Ich r:n tell ytu santJtirg up there in lushirgtcri in yur ivory toer, IE ctos rot hre a grmt track m=rd (if PE sants r:e to cite est:ples. I'1'. be glad to, just set asida a few chys ) to srf the 1mst,6be did tin NC. I hcTe to vuleas tlat this drp of a rurtar das rot wird tp ear teirg yet another of PE's r:ajor a: tam =uuis, tut, if anythirg I hre ear raiscd Igp:ns,rusultirg in any typa of catasttt;he , IT'IL IE Q1 DE tE'S IEAD, ?M QJ WE. I AT IDST 'IRIED 'IO PISHir AW CAIMIIUTE. Un IE is stickirg it's m11mtive head in a rirMule.

p.31 I fB'ER refermd to a sttdy of seistic lazards parfacmd bf ' Itch in m/ Petiticn. I didn't I did rot krot it even exista3. Ihn I read that IE sTote, I rn11M tp Iaw Dgirrerity. . I ms told it was omrall sttdy for th3 cmps and tint they DID tm SIUX TE IDCICR m AS IT APRED 'ID DE IUCIG.

Eb tE ins tlut stag too.

Scrticn 2. of the tE resp: 1re. First, radicactive r:aterial is rrt tagyd with little colx mhi lah:1s irdicatirg this partia21ar cesitm-137 cme frun Outrobf1 an$ ggt omr th3rej frun 'Itrh.

50 r-cnitors aratxt3 ra$icactive sites in Georgia bints it can in safely asstz:nd tint mrh of shit th=f fird co as frun th3 facility th'f rtnitcr, tley cb rot at tp r.nlitots araurd ice crarn stalls.

!E says sre of the isatcpes are mturally crorrirg , temver all listed could also inve cme frtm tle rurtcr. En IE-7 cnid also te an activaticn pu3tri, it cmld aim hre a2:e frun the irradiatic prudres in the past. Im r:ay "irdicate" thst the radioisatc;es listed at p.6. cme frun othr saurocs, bt th3y all cruld hr.e catally cz2:n frun the reactor and r:rst likely did. 2n FA 226 is aim t!e U-238.

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In 1986 thEEE was a raSSiW IeleBSe Cf Cxxtamira*d wter frun Ostgia Ibers Plant Stch of l apptuc.141,0]O ga11cris art.a"inata$ with "by;rtduct sterials " irr lirmg Oasitr>137 arri

' %msinicns of radicactive caterials in these sarples were greatly elevated as aztynted to rut.ine ariusuail arples" acxxztling to Ga. ITD, p. age cn Mw4a1 ltnitaing, p.15,

  • Dr&uuu.ial Radiaticn Szwillarra Itpart 1985-1987 (Itx! cbes cp cn to say all this nassive crztaninaticn "did not pose an inra11 ate thret to the pNic health" - tlat is h='u=== it is a Icry ten threat - tie gx23 old "ro W4*a chnger" n*W1 nr. lear agr1cies ucridwide put cut -

es all eqxnre bio =,,miates, basicks, you wn't cpt the career cc other illness the day it hgxrs, lui get it later, not inrs31ately.)

Frun 1978 to 19M, taarty sewn m=5=*= of ==h=-171 in sail =nrri the 'mch nur+rr ofTsite lad hidur levels cf mdim-171 thr the IDEsr level frra the spill frxm the spat ftet pcn1 at I Plant Iktzh as nnwared by R d 4X) 3Ci/dty hg. At Iktrh the 1rm) usemansum=* fcr mdim-l 137 in w=**im aftEr the spill ies 73 sci /cky ag, at 'ach t-iim-Iri in - **im vo, W rarryx3 up to 390 if3/dty hg. tiescruirtos at Ibtch b/ GR: i.e. Georgia Power (b. At Tecil b/

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mste water Inim* frun 'nch - With cpes ultimately to the Outta!rxxtee l Riwr after cpiry thru2ft the bewer hu2Lul. plant frun Wich it can't be runed - With ultinately I bxxres srface water tai an 1+-3 a: aunt of 2,800,000 sci /1 cn 11AE/79 arr$ an H-3 aurt. of 1,100,000 ;Ci/1 cn 1/15/91 . (IPMs 1cusy drinkirq uater dtandards are 20,000t:C1/1) f l Wy are Plart Iktzh neareurts (Irvdami 'tysu*1y s=1r=h=1" at:1 the rmlim-1T1 at Iktzh l

crrrdtbru$ 'typtrar+ =*==4ala" by HD,1st 1&urt it aans to the 'Duh pur+rr semuzemnts all l

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icriheed left a rassim radiartively c stJr::irata$ site up in Dswsn Cbtrty, rz:w known as the "Dran Wildlife bysui., Arm" ('Ite latest fashicn is to call cxrt.amiratal sites b/ s2:e swircrratal nT:e - they've d2e it at the Sivamah River pr-1mr Site and want to cb it out in tbvati at tre f

i utrqx21s tmt site cn thtive k:erican Irr$ian lan$) Anyway, t*e Dran site is so cnt;imirated tlat ean I IPDins restricta$ am= to the pNic to arms c' tN site. j j

Dran Ibrust s cura 11 Alg, Direct Pa$iaticn %=nemert. in dYear fx ressurerents taken in

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'Du hr cell are s lad direct rMinticn resurtrents of frun 83 9 to 102 11 Mr/ rear 1

'Du cooling off areas hx! direct radiaticn resuratents frun 6918 to 302 32 Mr/ Year R

M MT W= mats in 1985 direct radiatiCD rang 2 fIUn 78 7 to 997135 ft/ rear in 1986 fran 78 10 to TB 39t/ War, in 1990 frcm 68 6 to 424 45 Mr/rer and in 1993 to 19M fran a icw reasutu:mt at cne icInticn of 57 7 to 133 21 Mr/ Year. WE INT'IIE NEIL ARDD'IfE

'DDI IUCIIR cYmn 'IO 'DE RH2C ? ( Can't utrry all th23e Olynpic visitcrs mn we tru 7 Or I

th2xe stuhts *mie ynrmts a pryirg thruzft the nose to ss1d them to 'Drh. - And I cbn't want to hnr frun IE & EFD that sa:e of the hij) rmers:Ert.s at 'Drh are frcm a 1ccaticn Et @a rextor dure ra$1cactive waste is Etata$ arx3 therefore not frun the reactx. 'Ite da:ned mW h also partly frun the rurtar arr$ is pirt of the crz:plec an$ the re:ainirg aste crz:es frtra dE ai t.ldfus Wich are turriled via tle Beurt/Deneral Listeme tie pr-1mr Orter las.) ,

with reprd to Wat else is writta cn p.6 and 7 of the IE was to my Patitio) : de to the nasm j spills frtm the Imctor into the sewers (and (kn't give ne that nhbish about it all a2ning fran the Ixn1 Wich holds the Qinit-60 arr$ as the c'rtn1t is lisoemed by the State tie r=+m has rothirg to with it, Wen in fact the pool ran be used fcr statap of spent fel and Dr. Faran ssys le needs all tint r74mit an$ the r=+m deperris cn the eter in the pai as cite $ for inck-@ anlirg - Ox3 Eb I aszs3 for everythirg tnir the rextcr/ lines etc. to le tasta$ as stata$, tich as rever che. In _t mrticrn$ impetticn reprts it ssys after a spill ITD did a arvey of the sewer. 211, HD told ne zuxntly that the fa:ns arvey was cine in a blinding raimtcrm, they lad to sewerlire caps arr$

y umt cbwa the utrg tele to take a grab ss!ple. 93 mIh fx that. 'Dn tests IE ran at the

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nn tests for I-131) in tests nn cn tin crolirg tower 'IH-232 ms hM ard H-3 (again, tEC formt i-131 - razirg, I utrrbr shy....) furtto:rrre, pst tests in HD ctt:trut.s dm Strtntitrv)0 l

ms dtrgd Wich tus a inif-life of a;puc. T 3ers. It is relt for lEC to say tin Strmtiun-90 in tin sewer relmm wter tid 1 cpes 14dqurd is an tte result of Irix ucepcns te fa11m6 Yo2 fcmd in tin s1*F fecd / cale/at asiun-177 (Wich you did rot tcst fcr cut tin anling tower or in tin wtcr Mm tinn sgcial strples mre tatm) U-238, 'Ih-232 ard a lot rcre besichs irclulirg I-131 thile Erne of tin I-131 mM lum crre fran rdical mste Itu all km chrn uen its at the recta aM utuid cp cut as a najor artadmnt in mm of amidcnt (rmd tin 59 aM rnliermsing a;plicaticn) im naintairs its an tiny mrunts, well, you fcmd tint in or ann, the sewage tseb;ui plant gu.u.m tioxmis of puds of sitzigas, Mm you nultiply Mut is in au grxt ty Mut las bom g-.,1 at dat trusui plant cNer T 3ers, ycu win fird tinre is an helluva pcd len, in all pctinbility. nsides, tint us an test, an in M ymrs of durpirg,and,in crn opin an inkrown trount of cr+ nit-60 wmt to tin sewers ( ste :"Rrblin' Ihrte -Ordcirg at. de Ibbtect Sgt cn Orps" by j G:tg lard, Ctmtim Imfirg, Dr.17th,19M)  !

n'Iin values ard variatics of an ntnito:td lamticns arozd de GIrgia 'Rrh Pescntd1 Pooctor mre typimi of amxtrrrrt21 ntnitorirg results at otinr 1catics" says tin IEC c1 p.7 'Itn oder 1 cations am an amrd ricimr facilities Wich au ccreadmte tle crr/irtrrent trrbr AUM jtzt,. as 'Rch's Pmctor cbas, Wich trirty nu to srticn B. of tin IEC m. gam ( I'm cping to num artmd a bit hem ar cp brk later)

'Ib an of s'ut ms listed trrbr 'Tr, tin 130 cithr remx a&rd ne fcr 6 tails, or it kos tin a:nces arr/wcry, jtst as I cb. Itwar, I did pro /ich irafamntion in cymtal te=s Wich ycu duald lam l l

Inid attenticn to. Ibm are a few Trr-ifics:

1)/GPA : I cbtaila$ in r:y 2.206 tint "as Icw As Rnzrnbly Achievable" a;tnis'planrn$ cbatis#arrrdirg t Dr. Jdn Ghan trcIrIn it ano.s tin crntinrm relmse of radiaticn at all staps of tin rtc1mr cycle as 1crg as relmxs are b:pt As Im As Rn<xmbly khie/able /AUBA dcprriirg cn low nixh runy etc.

is smt cn crntainirg relmms. Dr. Jdn Cbfran , as tin 15C ven kros, tolds Intmts cn the dispary cf tin fissicrnbility of U-233 ard two ri > -m , for inciatics of pittmitra, te ms the rodical dirtctor f {

tin Dratrre Liverrrre Iab ard tus cmirt.ials as 1crg as ny a:m- ht,IEC kus an this, in is also a rajor critic of tin rrrlmr sitmtial aa$ the milcal effccts, With 130 cbean't like. Ch YMw tl lith 1CJ/8, en IAclear Ibgulatory Ctrrissicn , in tle grmru of Riart B. FErrgte, Director, Offim of StaMa:ds D'alcptxt. aM Farl Chuer, of tin sre office wrote to Er. Ofan.'Ibey are dierwnirg a resp 1 article, ircitdirg On tyretic effects of radiaticn cgosu:e ard r:any thirgs. Ihre is an corpt:

"Ifn evidTrn rants tint, within de rarrp of egrew lemls crrnrtertd by radiaticn womers, there is

.o timiircld, i.e. a lemi shidi cm te asstrtd a.3 safe in ar, alxcittee serm. Ib hre fcuM in dis-cmicru with pIple in toth tin Iner iniz?.ry and in tin nucimr rrriirine field tint rany grple in th fielch hint.ly believe tint tin icw lemls of eymre pc:rdttcd are withcut risk, With refla:ts tint mrds tin vrtng rg has been chlivertd.....we felt it dn21d in nade to cimr to workers thre is ram risk. . . ." tEC can cp ard Icdc tp tin letter. In fact, tln IEtran , in this ccrtext, cp ard rtad a ta:k I wish to luve entertd irto this rtmet) in fun, as it crrrrrrs a very fans mse a;pinst tin 130, ard it's tine ycu an md aM re-md it. It's cana$ "SUIIDN,,_IInaR ICER QUIRIAL, DMS 'IGIIFY IN IIID?AL 0:HU". It is available frm 'IFE HD( IUIMfG Cnfmt,156 Drakes Lane, Srrertown, 'IN 33483, syd thr- $5.0C0 . Or tin tEC (ard earycre else) can md tin srn 2.206 Intiticn filcd by it. Itnider my tadt in 1(178 cn Wich the tcrk is hmb also cinied by iK, jtst as cirn is. tbthing tas durg33 tus it 7 tEC kus the QFithstrd a drnirg repIt alim IIC and EPA -

In$ drqTrd the inn with Irgud to effccts of wwer dtmpirg. IIC kos it an ard chesn't act.

It's tot, I cnly hre a smn air ctrditicner in cre Itm ard its rob tin cre I vadc in. I'm tirtd of tin tEC playirg gros, I cbn't urt, to crrpletely ruin ny imith cuer tEC's im=mibility.

I shan strp this mwm rm. I raiera tin terrtrisu iw tafore I filed ny petiticn with IEC.

'Rxd1 is rtro/irg rzz:e of tin stuff hmm of au this fus, se an kncu it. I vin argxt tin Itst in '

fztzt. of tin IEC Q:'nissicr:s if rrrd be, if I hra to wik toihdiingtcn to cb so., exn tinxf1 it is protnbly utterly tmiess. In tin rmatine, m.uiur I fila $ a tinely m+um a;pinst tin UU inirg gdQ gig:gg gg ard druid in dutdm facever ard cicana$ tp. TEC is

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Itchr;r, if IE arr! m) did rrt ra:ie.e rrney frtn thxe it regulates fcr the lisarisirg,it mM in mxe % Jw. 02fcrtmoetely !E arr$ tie Ata:dc Diergy Md tn tefore it Ms arprria! nistake t;rn nistale. I fea greatly tlat br= of ?E's inacticn at inpottant imith arr$ safety imm cMr the yars, arr! hr- of the N'*a lade of a deep exandraticn of tie entire pr1mr issue, frcm Ste;rns to Irwer reactors ar:5 total irst of Gambdirg cn  !

thcse 4mm by tie ;ress, the cJrieral ptlic arr! reny within the tE an$ the cpetnrent as a tole, in this c:xntry arr$ elseWhace, we ime narrf are Cherrstyls in our future arr$ enn the use of prime WE;rns Df ScIB Cririra l Edtr$s.

I trpe trat everytne to gat 1E's respa to rny 2.206 Petiticn repas's a czpf of ny Petiticn frun PE(arri tM letters I amt in to be thi to it.)

In cicsfrg, a few q.otes fcr the raord:

."'trere is to kncm toleraroe level fcr radiaticn" R.M. Sievert the fa: cts IWirgint after Mm mrtain radicactive rmenrents are M1M. ("nnermce Invels arti Sws!ish Radiaticn-pttucticn Mxka Prrrmiirgs of the Ibelth Rrysics Szdety, iArie 1956, p.181) A tolerance lemi j teirg a level talcw With there is to chap (sn:eti:es m11M a threshold) A safety level is i a:t!irnrily a fracticn of t?e tolerarm level. Goted in "Ib Irr:rrilate Darry.r - Prtryiasis for a Pixiicactiw Eartth" Dr. Ihnlie Bette11.

"nie trrb survivtr chta tru dtws with:ut dtxit tlat tinre is to safe cbse of radiaticn, arr$,

fu:tlemtre, tlat the icwest rhm hra c:rused the pu=si arcer ihm==i per init of radiaticn." )

nun: muartim mste tus " Jtre 13th,1990, by tte Dr&umal >=th Faurrhticn, editcr J D'. ib. ter Mntague. (Rt.D.) ,,, ,

L..tho.i:ea's*drc, tents'try'EPD of ethes isitopes(I$ cedum-176 Teri'uso-141; ceritro-144 ruthenium-101, xirconitarM, anci niobiuro45) voro not fro = the. -

Georgia Tech P4 search Reactor. tFA her, IPD"iddicated that the r'adibidotojies~ ~ j l vare fren othc= cources, such as fallout franucles:: wopons testing around 1

) the w rld.n p. 6 NC re:: ponce. A::eng <r=4-Wrts releaseel .fre:n the J

l Chernobyl rr.tclear reacter were : Cesita-177, cerit:n -141, mthemiume-93, I-131, strunt%m40,'xirconim45, niobiun-45. I suppose.nezh the stor7 wiLI bt that Chernobyl caused the ' fears of contarcination fotuta . - 1

'Ve. begcn to discover effluent reconcentr:. tion in the ceuera lo yee.rs ago... 3t-cenecntration in c knpas phenomensn, ahnew proMema' NRC's Robert Berrarg

, quoted in Science lieu, p.218 Vol.146, Oct.1,1994 'Scnnter Glenn still e;gvesces !

I cencern that facility operatero need to be notifi'ed about the possibility of raddeactiw coaterdnation says an aide.' S:urce_: sane.

"7no prohl.m is breaks m:rAleakage in Atlanta's antfquated seqcr pipes;, ubich enuelly dep ur.kr.r.in thousaals et cra113ns of roo sewage intc; arem creeks exa st,reasets....littic of the rency in the city's 1994 bond pockote. is carrMed to repsir cc rcr lines such as the ene thotr cellapseA." (i.e. Orme. St. terunK) At1:nta J hsiness Chrenicle, fehEO-16, IS97,"Westiens rrcin cbout Ati:nta's aging seer lines." c7 Julie,ifairstors.

":n the event of .a nuclear e;ccursion. an observer dounuind fro:r. a clow leck in the cont:innent building tould be e::pocad to radiation frc :n airberne ficcien cloud. 10 e , radioactivity could be inhaled." ?r:n i b Tech Reactors doc %nents , p.L97 fil:4 un:lc the relisctosto; aplic.eMon 2,000 lir. ietsi (coolanQ vei;ht flow

/ppx4r=te enterin3 corereccter 982,000 lbs vs::@fo.ti;ht  :

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o Sm..ce the cave in12 days ag N cave-m,-at 'fI i -

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.- 'h"gfpf'WaMe'd .[h t thi(We'r..lihei d[ city officials.have ,derued they' Marriotthotel on 14tl Striet,'has lca'used TistYeek'id E 'dtdfisi"nkholEsis b g  : rn ved.too slowly t,o correct the . .not been determined,.but~mdst -

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"T6'ipotehtf al effits 'i'iEfitin' for ~ad lii ".'EolliMie shmme ~ieg ggI problems,but the city has known sgissdsdiree'it was probibly a

"sto'ris'd6dh 'thb 1'936 01 rh iciGEb'eIsithYe., . for;.atel. east;a decade at ,the,.due'.to.

&e sewir erosion lhw around a' "v' leak in'

'rio'ds'66hs'dq IEEces*'End em a~rrEssilt['id' ferE Orme Street trunk w , d6terto-  ;.TheTech s'udy'shih tE$Ne'r ' _.'

rating. A,1981 study _cg,nduged ; t iMorldWide'_ tTblic *Nid;tib'ifuT s a copy] L  : .

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'Nhich'"Is fei;iMel! 'by*The"'A "fourn 5 <- foq the,, city also ,d,etiiled. prob ." burdened sewer.line.sdmetirh'f  !

b m ~Colistit GThi' rep tidii$MI0 MhiM. age an ' ldram,N'N'-

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..Te'ch'c'impus,'all of thidfdiiGsed by'th'e"affand i "ihndeqtiaer of thiOrms St'riet trimk, thb s'insr . reh. eve the pressure.from thsi. -Stirging stdri6Eter an f'aw M'e that'faildd'in the'Juse'14 bidelin: Two h'otel . ,

gg. ige".ha'vekspEs'idi t blowri'.

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P. ar_k.i.n8' the relief sewer project

^ ty, basebalOtYid track,.umv,e,rst' fi Public Works Dep'artnient'will'

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