ML20093D671

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Page 3 to Author 841006 Response to Commission 840911 Order. Page Omitted from Original Submittal
ML20093D671
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Site: Three Mile Island Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 10/06/1984
From: Aamodt M
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We would note' that the.Comission made no response to our motion-

!until we highlighted the mtter in an oral presentation before the Comission~on August ~15. At that . time all Comissioners appeamd to

-" agree that the mtter.. deserved the imediate attention'of the Comission. (The Chaiman asked us to submit the names of individuals whom we would trust;to validate the data. We,were, therefore, u surprised that the'Comission. acted, prior to our response, to choose the Center for Disease Control (CDC), as suggested by.the NRC Staff, to-conduct the validation. We are furthered surprised that the Comission

has not responded to our memorandum of September 5, submitting the name-

.of Dr. ' John Cobb, who is highly-qualified and available to conduct an

. expeditious validation of.the data. The Comission has also not responded to a subsequent letter specifically requesting a. reply -

because of.accomodations Dr. Cobb planned to mke in his schedule.

We have mde every effort to cooperate with the NRC and EPA econcerning this mtter. We visited the EPA office in Mickiletown, pA in a 'mid-July to request the results of soil sampling done in the areas of the health survey. We identified areas where residents had experienced' severe health effects and accompanied NRC, EPA and DER represenultives-

.to their residences on August 30, 1984. We provided the Comission with a report of,this field study on September 5. We were distressed that'the subsequent report by the Staff, dated September 12, did not 7'

include the significant infomation concerning the detection of alpha radiation along the entire course of a wooden porch railing,and, we understand that the NRC has decided to not pursuo the source of this

' radiation. This failure to investigate is incredible in light of the fact that on March 30, 1979 the resident experienced what can only be 8410110335 841007 PDR ADOCK 05000289 g PDR a