ML20093N560

Testimony of CA Clawson,Mc Cordaro & Rj Watts on Contention 16.E Re Public Info on Radiation.Certificate of Svc Encl.Related Correpsondence

ML20093N560
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Site:	Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date:	07/30/1984
From:	Clawson C, Cordaro M, Watts R LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO.
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LILCO'S TESTIMONY ON CONTENTION 16.E ,-

(PUBLIC INFORMATION ON RADIATION)

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PURPOSE' This testimony addresses whether the LILCO public educa-tion brochure'contains " general information as to the nature and effects of radiation" in accordance with 10 C.F.R. Part 50, Appendix E, IV.D.2, and the guidelines of NUREG-0654. The tes-timony demonstrates (1) that the brochure does provide general-

'information as to the nature and effects of radiation, (2) that it contains information to " prime" the public to perceive accu-

.rately the. risk-in a radiological emergency, (3) that addition-

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al, more detailed information about radiation and its effects is sent out'each year under the LILCO plan, and (4) that a com-parison of the LILCO-supplied information with 22 brochures for a

other nuclear plants around the country shows that LILCO is

.providing at least as much information about radiation as is provided JLn the other brochures. .

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Atta hment 1.6 LILCO Public Emergency Proce-dures Brochure (Revision 3)

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LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY- ) Docket No. 50-322-OL-3

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'(Shoreham Nuclear Power Station, ) Proceeding)

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LILCO'S TESTIMONY ON CONTENTION 16.E (PUBLIC INFORMATION ON RADIATION)

'1. Q. Will the witnesses please identify themselves? i

-A. [All witnesses) Our names _are Carol A. Clawson, Matthew C. Cordaro, and Richard J. Watts. We have

-previously testified in this-proceeding, and our statements of professional qualifications have al-

l. ready been entered into the record. We have previ-0" ously been sworn.

2. Q. What is Contention 16?

A. [Clawson, Cordaro) Contention 16 reads as follows:

Contention 16. LILCO has drafted a public education brochure entitled "Emer-gency Procedures: Shoreham Nuclear Power Station." 'The' content of LILCO's public

'information brochure is misleading.and p incomplete and thus this aspect of the public information program fails to com-ply with.10 CFR Section SO.47(b)(7), 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.D.2, and'NUREG 0654, Sections II.G.1 and 2.

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3. Q. Whatiis subpart 16.E of Contention 16?

A. [Clawson, Cordaro) Subpart 16.E reads as follows:

E. The LILCO brochure's discussion of radiation effects is limited to natu-ral sources and very low levels of

, radiation. -It does not adequately

-address the magnitude of doses that the public might. receive during a se-vere accident, such as one requiring EPZ evacuation, nor the health-threatening consequences related to such releases. Such inadequate dis-closure of essential facts renders the brochure incredible.

4. Q. What'are the legal standards cited in Contention

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A. [Clawson, Cordaro] The legal standards cited in Contention 16 are the following:

10 C.F.R. 6 50.47(b)(7)

Information is made available to the public on a periodic basis on how they will be notified'and what their initial actions should be in an emer-gency (e.g., listening to a local

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-doors), the principal points of con-tact with the news media for

. dissemination of information during an emergency (including the physical location or locations) are estab-lished in advance, and procedures for coordinated dissemination of informa-tion-to the public are established.

10 C.F.R. Part 50, Appendix E, IV.D.2 Provisions shall be described for yearly dissemination to the public within the plume exposure pathway EPZ m

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% s of basic emergency planning informa-tion, such as the methode and times required for public notification and the protective actions planned if an accident. occurs, general information as to the nature and effects of radi-ation, and a listing of local broad-c cast stations that will be used for dissemination of information during

~le an emergency. Signs or other mea-c sures shall also be used to dissemi-nate to any transient population within the plume exposure pathway EPZ appropriate information thp4 would be helpful if an accident occurs.

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'k,h. formation shall include, but not nec-essarily be limited to:

a. educationaliinformation on radia-tion; " ' "

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c. protective measures, e.g., evacu-ation routes and relocation cen-

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d. special'needs of the handicapped.

Means for accomplishing this dissemination may include, but are 2E not necessarily. limited-to: informa-k Shly' tion in the telephone book; periodic information in utility bills; posting 3Fg '

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• NUREG-0654,- II.G.2 The public information program shall

, . provide the permanent and transient adult population within the plume ex-posure-EPZ an adequate opportunity to become. aware of-the information annu-

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'ence during an emergency. Updated information shall be disseminated at

-least annually. Signs or other mea- e sures (e.g., decals, posted notices or.other means, placed in hotels, mo-tels,-gasoline stations and phone booths) shall also be used~to dissem-inate to any' transient population within the plume exposure pathway EPZ -

appropriate information that would be g helpful if:an emergency or accident (

occurs. Such notices should refer

, the transient to1the telephone direc-tory or other source of-local emer-gency information and guide the visi-

. tor to appropriate radio and television frequencies.

5. Q. What precise issue does this. testimony address?

A. ~[Clawson, Cordaro] The issue addressed by this testimony is that stated in the Licensing Board's

" Memorandum and Order Ruling on LILCO's Motion for Summary Disposition of Contentions 16.E, J, K, L and M (Public Information Brochure)," dated June 28, 1984. The issue to be litigated, as stated on page 13 of that Memorandum and Order, is " limited

. to the adequacy of the brochure's treatment of mag-nitude of doses and health effects." The issue is "how much should an emergency brochure say about L.

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,'1984 -issue of our newsletter " Keeping Cu.ri ont" en-s ' titled, " Radiation--Where it Comes From'-and--How. -

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effects of radiation, including radiation from both routine operations-and accidents at nuclear plants.

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LA copy of~the' article is Attachment 2 to this tes-L timony. The'LILCO " Keeping Current" article has Jalready been mailed'to every address that would re-

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'9. .Q. How often will the public education brochure and

the article-in " Keeping-Current" be distributed?  :

1 A. -[Clawson,-Cordaro] The public education brochure will be distributed annually to residents of the

-EPZ. Additional material relating to radiation, such as the-article in " Keeping Current," will also

be distributed annually.

10. Q. - Does the.information in either of those sources discuss-the " magnitude of doses that the public might' receive during a severe accident"?

A. [All witnesses] Yes. The article in " Keeping Cur-rent" states'that in a severe accident at a nuclear

power plant people could be exposed to dangerously high- levels of

radiation. See page 3, column 1, of Attachmeat 2.

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11. Q. Does the information in either of these sources discuss the health-threatening consequences related to. releases of radiation in a severe accident?

A. [All witnesses] Yes. The article in " Keeping Cur-rent" states that " exposure to very large amounts of radiation over a short period of time (several minutes to several hours) can cause serious injury

.,, to cell tissues, and even death" (Attachment 2, page 2, column 3) and that " animal studies show that large doses can cause genetic damage which f s

continues through several generations of offspring"!

(Attachment 2, page 3, column 1).

12. Q. Why don't you include in the brochure the level of detail found in the " Keeping Current" article?

A. [Clawson, Cordaro] We see little reason to do so.

d The two publications will be sent to precisely _the same addresses by precisely the same means (U.S.

mail). Both are sent in a special mailing, not as

, bill enclosures. People will receive both pieces of information each. year.

The reason for not repeating more of Attachment 2 in Attachment 1 is that we have tried to keep the brochure reaconably concise and reasonably simple.

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. It is our opinion that.the main focus of the bro-7 chure.should be to give the public " action informa-

, tion";-we have tried to make the brochure a more practical' document, emphasizing what people should actually do in preparation for and +1 ring an emer-gency.

J13. .Q. How much information about radiation should be in a public education brochure?

A. [All w.nesses) The. primary purpose of the bro- ,

chure is to inform the public what to listen for i i

and what to do in case of an emergency (for exam-ple, to prepare people tx) turn on their radios when they hear.the warning sirens). To the extent that information about radiation is required, the impor-tant information to incitie is that radiation may

, be hazardous and that it may require protective ac-tions. Such-information is, in fact, in the LILCO brochure. The information in the brochure should be designed to prime the public to respond appro-

, priately in an' emergency. This means it should provide basic information to give people an accurate perception of the risk -- for ex mple, in-formation that the power plant cannot exp de like a bomb (Attachment 1, page 3), that radior..ive

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and that radiation can be hazardous (Attachment 1, page 2).

14. 'Q. Does the LILCO brochure do this?

A. [All witnesses] Yes.

15. Q. Have you reviewed public information materials from

-other nuclear facilities, especially with respect to information provided about the nature and ef- ,'

fects of a radiological release during a nuclear I accident?

A. [Clawson]. Yes, I have reviewed a number of public information brochures for nuclear plants across the country. The most recent ones I- have examined are the following:

Plant State Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power California Plant

. Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating California Station Millstone Nuclear Power- Connecticut Plant Crystal River Nuclear Power Florida Plant Turkey Point Plant Florida Zion Nuclear Plant Illinois b

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Salem Nuclear, Generating Station New Jersey Indian Point Station New York Nine Mile Point /FitzPatrick New York Nuclear Station R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant New York Brunswick Steam Electric Plant North Carolina Catawba Nuclear Station South Carolina i i

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant . Tennessee North Anna Power Station Virginia Surry Power' Station Virginia

. Yankee Nuclear Power Station Vermont Kewaunee/ Point Beach Nuclear Wisconsin Power Plant La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor Wisconsin These brochures were picked to cover a variety of

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locations around the country and to include the most recent brochures I had on hand.

- Of the emergency plans addressed in these bro-chures, nine have been approved through FEMA's 44 C.F.R. Part 350 process. These are Brunswick, Crystal River, Grand Gulf, North Anna, Palisades,

4 _ Sequoyah, Surry, Turkey Point, and Zion. Two other plans, the plans for Indian Point and Millstone, have received FEMA's' interim approval for up to 5

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. 16. Q. How does the public information provided by LILCO regarding the nature and effects of radiation com-pare to the public information provided in the bro-chures for the other nuclear plants listed above?

A. [Clawson] LILCO's information is typical of the information in such brochures. Indeed, twoofthej

brochures for New York State plants (Indian Point and Nine Mile Point /FitzPatrick) include a discus-sion by Roger Linnemann virtually identical to the one.in the LILCO brochure.

In no case have I-found a brochure'that specifies the magnitude of the worst possible release. The

. Zion brochure does say that "if the accident were serious, and could expose members of the public to 1000 millirem or more of radiation," state plans

> -call for sheltering or. evacuation of the public.

us Three others -- Kewauneq/ Point Beach, Oyster Creek, and-Salem -- refer to the possibility of a release

'of " substantial. quantities" of radioactivity. A few brochures say that accidents can have a range N -

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,~ ' inable would pose a wide range of consequences,"

depending'on a number of factors.

None cf the 22 brochures discusses cancer induc-Etion. (The Zion brochure does say that "200 millirem of radiation, over the course of a 3 mar, has been estimated to have roughly the same risk to life'as smoking two to six cigarettes.") None gives a numerical figure for increased cancer risk ;

from radiation. A handful of the brochures, such i

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" Keeping Current" article) that radiation can cause damage to cells in the body.

The LILCO " Keeping Current" article (Attachment 2) includes more detail on the magnitude and effects of radiation doses than any brochure that I have reviewed.

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Emergency Procedures When you hear a siren sound for three to five minutes

1. Turn on your AM or FM radio .

2. Tune to yourlocal emergency broadcast station

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instructions about the alarm You livein Zone R 1

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Summan 5 people with handicaps Of important 5 people with special transportation InformatIOn needs if you need special help, orif you When you hear a siren sounding for 1 know of someone who does, please fill '

three to five minutes: out and return the postcard included in l

1. Turn on your FM or AM radio. the back of this booklet. I

2. Tune to yourlocal Emergency Broadcast System station (gmphic).

3. Listen for details and instructions about the alarm.

4. You will knowjust what to doif you listen to yourlocal Emergency Broadcast System station.

If there is an accident at the Shore-ham Nuclear Power Station,it will be

~ classified by its degree of seriousness. '

The least serious will be called " unusual event." The most serious will be called

" general emergency."

If public protection is required, you may be asked to " shelter." To shelter is to keep the family and pets indoors.

Close off all outside openings. Shut doors and windows. Turn off air condi-t'ening and heating systems which rely on cutside ventilation.

If any locations are to be evacuated, it will be done by zone designation. (Your 1 zone designation is on the cover of this booklet.) The ten mile area surrounding Shoreham is divided into nineteen zones. If your zone is not announced thereis no need toleave your home. If your zone is announced, you should leave as soon as possible. If you are in a zone other than your home zone, follow the actions oflocal residents.

Relocation Centers have been estab-lished for you to go to,if needed. At these Centers you and your familycan be cared for until you return home.

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~ Emergency plans have been devel-Whva ped for each of the nineteen separate zones. Each zone is an area that might Emergency need to take action in an emergency.  ;

The zones takein areas up to ten miles Plannina9 a" around the Shoreham Plant.

In 1980 more than 130,000 American families had to leave their homes be-cause of emergencies. There wers hur-ricanes, tornadoes, majcr accidents, explosions, and fires. To meet the needs of these peop'e the American Fled Cross set up thousands of tempo-rary relocation centers.

Government and private agencies have improved their ability to handle emergencies. Plans are made to pro-vide for safe and efficient care of fami- '

lies during emergencies. In 1979, the U.S. Government established the Fed-eralEmergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA oversees the federal role in emergencies. State and County agencies are also responsible for plan-ning for emergencies.

LILCO operates the Shoreham Nuclear Power Station under the very highest safety standards. Still, it is pos-sible that the Shoreham Station could release hazardous materialinto the air. LlLCO has carefully developed plans fnr handling all emergencies.

These plans were developed under regulations issued by the Federal Gov-ernment in 1980. They strengthen emergency procedures for all nuclear stations. They enable officials to handle any emergency situation that may arise.

Each parson in the area should also be persona!!y prepared. This booklet describes your role in dealing with a lo-cal emergency. Although this booklet was written for the Shoreham Power Station, many of the procedures can be applied when storms, fires, transporta-tion accidents, or other emergencies strike.

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0 Shoreham At Three Mile Island the containment buildino prevented a major reiease of SWW@Mm r di ti n. This is what it was built to do.

Yet anothersafety precaution of the The Shoreham Station has been builtShoreham to Stationis the emergency meet strict federal government regula- plan. This plan has been designed to tions for nuclear power plants. There protect the public in the event there is a are many overlapping safety features release of radiation into the air. The plan that are designed into the plant to pre-vent a release of radiation to the air, covers the area within about 10 miles of the plant. This is the area for which the At Shoreham, the reactoris sur- federal government requires planning.

rounded bya primarycontainment structure made of steel-lined, rein-forced concrete from four to seven feet thick. A secondary containment struc- j p xy ture,220 feet high and 135 feet across  ;

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be retainedinside the structure. i I Many people believe that a nuclear L_. I g l powerplant can explode like a bomb.

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g )h riched uranium-235. For an explosion to occur, there must be nearly 100% en-riched uranium-235.

In the United States and throughout the world reactors have been operating safely fora long time. In fact,if Wu were to add together all the years that these reactors were operating, you would

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time, no ac,000 years. During all that i cident has everoccurred l that has hurt the public, not even at Three Mile Island.

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Due to the many safety systems de- could result in the release of radioactive l signed and built into Shoreham, there materials into the air. If radiation is re-is very little likelihood that an accident leased, it could occur all-at-once or over would occur that would require area a period of time. In most cases, the re-residents to take protective action. lease would not begin for several hours Occasionally, nuclear power plants after the problem was discovered.

do fail to perform properly. The pumps, The release into the airwould most valves and pipesinside the plant can often be relatively small, and it would fail to work correctly. Some failures may move with the wind until diluted to such result in a leak of radioactive material a low level that it would not be a hazard.

into the containment building.The Radiation is not visible, and it does  :

building was designed to hold the radia- not have an odor. But it can easily be tion inside, detected by scientific equipment.

If a serious accident occurs which re-suits in the release of radiation into the air, you may be asked to take protective '

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E SITE AREA EMERGENCY: This condition indicates that radioactive re-How Are Events Or leases uld ur. r h ve ire dyoc-curred.This condition may require Accidents Classified? people living within about two miles of Fourclasses of emergency have been the plant to take protective action.

established for a nuclear plant accident. LILCO willnotify allgovernment From least to most serious they are agencies and the media of the emer-E Unusual Event gency condition.

E Alert The Emergency Operations Facility E Site Area Emergency (EOF)in Hauppauge willbe directing 5 General Emergency LILCO response activities.

E UNUSUAL EVENT: This is a condi- Local Emergency Response Organi-tion which does not cause serious dam- zation (LERO) workers will be ready to age to the plant. It may not even require do theirjobs. They will be directed from a change in operation.There is no the Emergency Operations Center release of radioactive material. No (EOC)in Brentwood.

responseis required beyond the The 89 sirens within the 10-mile immediate site of the Shoreham plant. emergency planning area will be LILCO willinform allgovernment sounded to alert the public to listen to '

authoritiesandthemediaof the their local Emergency Broadcast Sys-Unusual Event condition. tem radio station.

The Shoreham plant staff willre- .The Emergency Broadcast System spond to the event. Will be on local radio stations with mes-5 ALERT:Thisis a condition in which sages to keep the public informed.

overall plant safety is reduced. There is E GENERAL EMERGENCY: This is little chance of any radioactive release. the most severe of accident classifica-If a release of radiation occurred it tions. It involves possible fuel core dam-would be minimal outside the plant site age. Radioactive releases could result and would not be a hazard. An Alert which may require people living within condition assures that the emergency 10 miles of the plant to take protective staff is readily available to respond if the actions.

situation should become more serious. LlLCO will notify ali government LILCO willinform all govemment agencies and the media of the emer-agenciesof the Alertcondition. gency condition.

LILCO willalso activate the Emer. Allemergency facilities will be gency News Center (ENC)in Ronkon. activated.

koma to provide press briefings. The Local Emergency Responsc Or-The Shoreham plant staff will activate ganization (LERO) will be ready to help the on-site Technical Support Center (TSC) the public.

The Emergency Operations Facility The 89 sirens within the 10-mile (EOF)in Hauppauge would be activa. emergency planning area willbe ted to direct LlLCO response activities. sounded to alert the public to listen to The Local Emergency Response their local Emergency Broadcart Sys-Organization (LERO) will activate the tem radio station.

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) The Emergency Broadcast system in Brentwood to assure adequate re- will be on local radio stations with mes-sources for public protection. Monitor. sages to keep the public informed.

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mad These tone-alert radios have been piaced in schools, hospitals, nursing HowYou homes, and other buildings.

Would Be Told Tne emergency Broadcast System will provide details about the reason for Eighty-nine sirens have been installed an alarm. You will always be advised in the ten-mile zone around the Shore- what to do. You should stay tuned in to ham Plant. The sirens sound similar to yourlocal Emergency Broadcast Sys-fire sirens but there is a difference. The tem radio station until the emergency Shoreham sirens make a sound lasting is declared over.

from three to five minutes. (Fire alarms make awailing sound for about two IFYOU AREHEARINGIMPAIRED minutes. Their sound pulsates up to ten People who are hearing impaired times in the two minutes.)If you hear should arrange for a family member or thelong siren sound: neighbor to notify them if the sirens E Turn on your radio sound.

If you are hearing impaired and E Tune in to yourlocal Emergency would need special assistancein the Broadcast System radio station.

event that the sirens are sounded it is E You will receiveinstructions from imp rtant for you to register with the the LocalEmergency Response LocalSmergency Response Organi-Director.

zation (LERO).

In addition to the sirens and your own if the sirens are sounded due to an radios, there are more than 100 tone- emergency at the Shoreham Nuclear alert radios in the area. These radios Power Station, a LERO worker will automatically turn on when an Emer- come to your house to notify you per-gency Broadcast Message comes on ~

sonally of the emergency condition.

the air.

To register with LERO, please com-plete the post card in the back of the ru se s2 es se 104 tos MHz brochure and mailit to us today.

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E Go to the basement,if you have In the event of a serious accident at the "*

Shoreham Nuclear Power Station, pub-lic protective actions may be recom. E Avoid using the telephone. Lines mended for some or allof the people should be available for emergency living in the 10-mile emergency plan. calls.

ning area.

This areais divided into 19 zones, each with a letter designation, going ,

from Zone A through Zone S. If you re-ceived this brochure at your home or ,O -'

business, you are located in the 10-mile emergency planning area.The zone in i which you are Iccated is printed on the cover of this brochure. It is important for [ ..

i you to know what zone you are in be-cause public protective actions would be recommended for specific zones.

EVACUATION A public protective action recommen-Some people may be asked to evacuate dation would be based on(1)the for a few days. This decision will be amount of radiation which is or could be made when there is a possibility of a re-released into the air from the plant and lease of radiation over a long period of (2) the weather conditions which are oc- time. If the emergency broadcast sys-curring or are antic,i pated.

tem radio messages recommend that l SHELTEalNG people in your zone evacuate, you l People could be asked to shelter be. should:

cause buildings block some of the out- E Remain calm. You will have side radiation. enough time toleave l Sheltering is to remain indoors with E Ignore all rumors. STAY TUNED l

outside ventilation sources closed off. If TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY the emergency broadcast system radio BROADCAST SYSTEM RADIO messages recommend that people in STATION FOR OFFICIAL INFOR-your zone shelter,you should: MATION E Remain calm E Avoid using the telephone. Lines E Ignore all rumors. STAY TUNED should be available for emergency TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY calls BROADCAST SYSTEM RADIO E Offer a ride to a neighborwho may STATION FOR OFFICIALINFOR- not have transportation. Perhaps MATION. one of your neighbors needs spe-E Keep your family and pets Indoors cial assistance. You could help E Shelter yourlivesteck. Place them on stored feed

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E Gather the items you would need IF YOU ARE DISABLED for a few days away from home in-Arrangements have been made for b nkets and sleeping bags for handicapped people who are unable to follow the directions given in this p es ption medicines,if booklet. People needing special help needed because of physical disabilities, confine-

--changes of clothing for several ment, or old age should fill out the ad-vance registration card in the pocket of rsonalitems such as shaving this booklet now and mail it. Those who kits, soaps and cosmetics cannot mailthe card forthemselves should have someone do it for them.

-formulas and other needs ofin- The cards will be used to compile a list fants and children

-checkbooks, credit cards and of area residents who need special as-important papers sistance due to blindness, hearing loss,

-a portable radio with fresh bat- wheelchair confinement, or inability to teries move because of age.The disabled .

who need help willbe properly cared

-this booklet for. Persons who mail the card will hear E Place a damp common cotton from us soon after we receive the card.

handkerchief or bathroom towel over your nose and mouth when l

youleave your house.

E Leave by the specific route for yourlocation shown on page 10A of thisbooklet.

5 Followthe blue and white path-l findersigns.Theyarelocated on

! everymajorroadwayin the 10 mile emergency zone.The signs will di-

rect you along predesignated routes out of the zone.

E Follow the directions of the traffic guides.Theyare there to help I speed evacuation.

i E If you do not have a ride, walk to the nearest pointon the emer-gency bus route map which islocated on page 10B of this brochure. Buses willpick you up along this route and take you to a l relocation center outside the zone.

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If more space is needed we will have g additionalcenterslocated at:

E The State University at Where? Parmingdaie E St. Joseph's College, Patchogue If it is recommended that people in your I

zone leave the area,it is best for you You w,ll i find it easy to get to your relo-l cation center if you travel along the rec-and your family to leave the emergency area as quickly as possible, ommended route. All the services that The recommended route was se- Y " *I ht 9 need will be at the center.

lected to satisfy the following conditions: Everyth.ing will be done for your safety and comfort.

E allow you to leave the emergency area as rapidly as possible The relocation center can be a meet-ing place. It can also serve as a mes-l 5 move you in a generaldirection sage center for you, your family and away from the nuclear plant your friends.

E disperse traffi:: so that the availa-Remember, wherever you choose to -

ble roadway capacityis fully uti-lized and congestion is minimized. go, stay calm and drive carefully along '

the route shown on your map. Follow While the route may not be the short- the blue and white pathfinder signs est route to your destination, it will pro- which are located on every major road vide you with the safest and fastest way in the 10-mile emergency planning out of the emergency planning area. area.The signs will direct you out of You have a choice as to where you the area.

will go.

Going to stay with a friend or a rela- WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR PETS tive outside of the zone would be best. Itis not possible to accept pets into However,if that is not possible, reloca- relocation centers. However, the Ameri-tion centers will be set up outside of the can Red Cross has made special ar-zone. There will be workers from the rangemsnts with local animal shelters American Red Cross at the centers. for the care of your household pets. Be-YOU ARE IN ZONE R.The relocation fore coming to the relocation center, center for your zoneis: you should take your pet, along with any E THE BOCES ISLIP OCCUPA. special food or medication, to one of TIONAL CENTER COMPLEX, the following animalshelters:

ISLIP, N.Y. Town of Huntington Animal Shelter Other relocation centers for other Town ofIslip AnimalShelter zones include: Tov n of Babylon AnimalShelter Tean of Southampton Animal Shelter 5 The Suffolk County Commun.ty i

_ College, Selden Campus Town of Brookhaven Animal Shelter Town of Smithtown Animal Shelter 5 The State University at Stony Brook 9

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O mmeen ae ea Charles E.Walters Elementary School Children Middle Island Junior High School in School Longwood High School There are 17 school districts, two Boces districts, two parochial schools and 12 SH D STR CT Allwithin the 10-mile zone nursery schools located in the 10-mile North Country Road School emergency planning zone circling Andrew Muller Primary School Shoreham.

Sound Beach School Miller Place High School Some of these districts have schools which are located outside the 10-mile zone. MOUNT SINAL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Both within the 10-mile zone.

SCHOOL LISTINGS Mount Sinai Elementary School SHOREHAM WADING RIVER Mount SinalJunior High School i n th 10 zone.

PORTJEFFERSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Briarcliff Road School Both within the 10-mile zone.

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Boyle Road Elementary School Joseph A. Edgar School Terryville Elementary School Rocky Point ElementarySchool Comsewogue Secondary School Rocky PointJunior-Senior High Norwood Avenue Elementary School School John F. KennedyJunior High School L SLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DiTRI MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Allwithin the 10-mile zone.

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North Coleman Road Elementary Riley Avenue Elementary School School ,

Pulaski Street Elementary School Oxhead Road Elementary School Stagecoach Road Elementary Outside the 10-mile zone.

School Roanoke Avenue Elementary School Eugene Auer Memorial Elementary Aquebogue Elementary School School Phillips Avenue Elementary School Unity Drive Selden Junior High Riverhead Junior High School School Annex Riverhead High School Dawnwood Junior High School Selden Junior High School WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE Centereach High School SCHOOL DISTRICT Newfield High School Outside the 10-mile zone.

William Floyd Kindergarten PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION John S. Hobart Elementary School FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Moriches Elementary School '

Within the 10-mile zone. Tangier Smith Elementary School Eagle Elementary School William Floyd Elementary School NathanielWoodhull Elementary Outside the 10 mile zone. School Tremont Elementary School ,

William Pace Junior High School Barton Elementary School William Floyd High School Bay Elementary School Canaan Elementary School CENTER MORICHES UNION FREE Medford Elementary School SCHOOL DISTRICT River Elementary School Outside the 10-mile zone.

Oregon Middle School Center Moriches Elementary School Saxton Middle School Center Moriches High School South Ocean Middle School Patchogue-Medford High School WEST MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT No schools in district.

SOUTH HAVEN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOCES #1 Outside the 10-mile zone. Facilities utilized may be inside the South Haven Elementary School 10-mile zone.

SOUTH MANOR UNION FREE BOCES #2 SCHOOL DISTRICT Facilities utilized may be inside the Both within the 10-mile zone. 10-mile zone.

South Street School Dayton Avenue School PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS Both within the 10-mile zone.

EASTPORT UN!ON FREE SCHOOL St. Isidore School DISTRICT infantJesus School Outside the 10-mile zone.

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mease ae ae tion recommendation of sheltering any-Outside the 10-mile zone. where in the 10-mile emergency St. John the Evangelist School planning zone, all schools listed in this St. David School brochure will be advised to shelter their Mercy High School students. Students who live within the zone but who attend school outside the I

NURSERY SCHOOLS zone will be asked to remain at school Allwithin the 10-mile zone. when the school day ends.

Alphabetland Child Enrichment Center in the event of a General Emergency Brookhaven Country Day School Condition at the Shoreham plant which Central Brookhaven Head Start results in the protective action recom-Coram Child Care Center mendation of evacuation anywherein Kids-R-Us Day Care Learning Center the 10-mile emergency planning zone, MiddleIsland Nursery School all schools listed in this brochure will be St. Anselm's Nursery School advised to relocate their students to re-St. John's Pre-School coption centers outside the zone. Stu-Sound Beach Pre-School Co-op dents who live within the zone but who .

Step-by-Step Early Learning Center attend school outside the zone will be Trinity Lutheran Nursery School asked to remain at schoolwhen the Wading River Cooperative Play school day ends.

School Outside the 10-mile zone.

North Shore Christian School All school districts, parochial schools and nursery schools which are located inside the zone orwhich maydraw stu-dents from inside the zone will be kept up to date on conditions at Shoreham in the event of an accident at the nuclear plant.

Schools will be advised toimplement emergency procedur63 at the earliest possible stage.

In the event of an Alert Condition at the Shoreham plant which results in no protective action recommendations for the general public, school districts, pa-rochialschools and nursery schools listed in this brochure will be advised to dismiss their students early.

In the event of a Site Area or General Emergency Condition at the Shoreham plant which results in the protective ac-

~ are exposed to. Radiation comes from What You n ture and otner sources like medical and dental x-rays.

Should Know EXP SURE LEVELS How many mil-AhW hhh lirem are you now receiving? It depends on several factors. It depends on your (To help you understand radiation here diet, and the building materials of your is a report based on information by home and workplace. Also the amount Roger Linnemann, M.D. He is a Prof 93- of medical x-rays you receive, and even sorof Radiology at the Universityof the elevation of your home. Higher alti-Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is tudes receive more natural radiation.

also President of the Radiation Man- In 1979 a report on radiation was writ-agement Corporation.) ten by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Environ-NATURAL RAD:ATION Radiation has mental Protection Agency and other been with us since the beginning of federal agencies. It found that Amen,-

timc.We are constantly exposed to radi-cans receive about 100 millirem a year ation from the atmosphere's cosmic ,

fr m natural radiation in our environ-rays. In addition, radioactive elements, such as radium and uranium, are scat- ment.

tered in harmless quantities throughout Most Americans receive about 44 our world. This creates an environment millirem a year from the atmosphere's on Earth that is always " radioactive." cosmic radiation. Also, about 18 milli-Our soil, the wood and brick that we rem from natural radioactivity in the use to build our homes, the food we eat, water, food and air. And about 40 milli-the water we drink are all radioactive. rem come from natural radioactivity Even the air we breathe corMins mate. In soil and rocks.

rials that are naturally radioactive. In addition, most Americans are ex-Through most of our historywe were posed to almost that much merely from l

i unaware of natural radiation being re. medical and dental procedures. A sin-leased around us billions of times a gle chest x-ray adds about 20 millirem.

l second. But in the century since ridia- A dental x-ray about 3. Adult Amencans tion was discovered, it has become one receive about 90 millirem a year from I of the mostwidelystudied and best medical sources.

l understood processes in all of nature. Government scientists estimate that A standard measurement of radiation fallout from nuclear weapons adds 5 is called the " rem" Since most expo _ millirem. Some consumer products, like l sures rese't in only small fractions of a luminous watches, color telev,sion i sets,

, rem, they are often described in terms and smoke detectors with small radio-of the " millirem"-or one-thousandth of active components give off additional a rem. exposure. Altogether, the total exposure of most New Yorkers to natural and  ;

l EASILY DETECTED Radiation is easily man-made radiation is probably a little l l detected and measured.We have in. over 200 millirem each year.

struments that can find even a few ra- Some Americans receive more radia- 1 dioactive atoms among billions of tion. If you live in Denver, for example, I non-radioactive ones. We can measure you would receive about 25 millirem l the precise amounts of radiation that we more than if you lived at sea-level. The l

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/ RADIATION AND NUCLEAR PLANTS u 4 The operation of a nuclear power plant is a miner factor in radiation exposure. ' .

Even the peoplewholive nearest a 's, plant receive at most only 1 to 2 millirem a year! This is less than thocadiation one gets during one coast-to-boast air-

' III plane flight.

What about radiation released as a .

resultof a reactoraccident?There are ,

l more than 75 nuclear-powered com-mercial electric pfants operating around the country. Yet, there has never been g an accident that has exposed the public l ,

to the level of a year's natural radiation.

AtThroo Mileisland the containment j building prevented a major release of l , radiation. This was what it was built to

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' RadiA! ion and health experts calcu-lated at Three Mile Island the most radi-ation that anyone could have received.

Even those standing in the highest radi-ation area outside the plant for 10 days received adose of only70 millirems.

They reported that theaverage expo-sure for the population within 5 miles of l the plantwas only about 1 millirem.

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Radiation Protection and Measure- We know that radiation can be haz-ments-were established in the 1920s. ardous at high levels. However, at the They recommend public health and levels of these standards,if there is an safety standards for radiation exposure. effect on health, it is so small that we After more than 50 years' experience, cannot even detect it.

they today recommend that exposure to

Typical Radiation Sources' Sources and amount of annual radiation exposure, according to U.S. govertiment health and environmental experts.

! Source Millirem l Cosmic rays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Natural radioactivity in water, food and air. . . . . . . 18 Natural radioactivity in soil and rocks . . . . . . . . . . 40 Medical and dental x rays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Consumer products such as TV, luminous clock dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . less than 1 Fallout from weapons test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 l Nuclear power plants routine operation. . less than 1

'The Report on the Inter.A y Task Force on the Health Effects of lonizing Radiation." issued by the Department of Health. Education and Welfare, June 1979.

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Be Prepared To be sure that your family is prepared for any emergency, you should:

E Have your family read this booklet.

M Tdk about it with the family.

, Be sure that everyone knows what to do.

E Find your emergency Relocation Center on the map (page 10).

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Note how you would get from your house to the Relocation Center.

E llthe Local Emergency Response Organization Director recom-mands that peoplein your zone t I should leave home, go quickly. .

1 Plan now where you willgo.Will you go to your Relocation Center? <

Or will you go to a friend's or rela-tive's house outside the 10-mile emergency area?

E Each family should decide now how they will get together.

E Do you think you will need special help? If you do, mailthe enclosed l card to us.We willwrite back tell-l ing how we will help. Do you know of someone else who needs help?

If you do, tell us that too.

E Itis a good idea to keep a portable radio and extra batteries on hand.

A flashlight and a first-aid kit are good to have with you too.

E Keep this booklet. Putitin a place that you will not forget.

E Anyquestions? Please feel frce to write to:

Local Emergency Response Organization P.O. Box 624 Wading River, NY 11742 We want to help.

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1. Parolos de habla espanola.

S4 Ud. solamente habla espa6ol. tenga la bondad de merear con una cruz aqui y escr.ba su nombre y domicilio debajo, en el numero 7 y le erwlaremos esta informacon en espa601.

2. FOR DEAF PEOPLE: If you are deaf or heanng impaired will a family member or neighbor notify pu that the emergency siren has sounded?

(Please don't answer the question if you can hear)

[] YES l INO

3. If an evacuation is recommended car your family obt; . transporration (either pur own or with a neighbor) or walk a few blocks to an emergency bus?

(T_. ] YES I ._} NO

4. IfWu (nswered no to either queston 2 or 3 please oescribe your special needs.

S. If you know of comeone hving w?.hin 10 miles of Shoreham who has special emergency needs. and may not have received or responded to this rwxca, please wnte down their name and address.

6.17 you need additona? copics of this notice and the public information brochure for members of your family or for tenants in your apartment or home, piease tell us how mar'y

7. lf Wu answered questions 1.4.5 or 6 above. please pnnt your name, address, and telephone number below and mail back this card so we may respond THANK YOU

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Enreyny Manning & #wehatn ccer: cued com page f If an emergency occurred at the atmoschere anc the environment. would rely reavily on me knowecge Shoreham. me Department of Otners would rema:n at the Lab to and expertise of tre Decar ment of Energy's RAP team at Brookhaven assess the measurements And. n tre Energy s RAP team in tre event of an would be avadable to respond at any

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case of Shorcham. stdl otrers wou!c acccent at tre Shoreram Nuc ear time. day or night. A'ter a tareful act as advisers to the Local Power Staton Recommercatens 'cr assessment of the emergency. the Emergency Response Organizat'en sceofic crotectve act:on. sucn as RAP team captain on duty at if addtional f aderal RAP sreitenng or evacuation acu'a ce Brookraven could cuickly organize cersonnel were needec. exper:enced based on :ne informaton anc emergency resconse tean s. Eacn team memoers couto te sent from assessments provtced oy me team team would be comonsed of the Ceoartment of Energy facdites sucn (Jnited Sta'es Cecacment of Energy s appropnate personnel for the as the Environmental Measurements Rad.orcg: cal Asssiance Program partcu'ar inodent. The inital response Laboratory in New York Cty. Knods toCated at Brookra.en Natcna!

team would consst of at least sx Atomic Lacoratory in Schenectady or Lacoratory. is just cre facet of ccal pecole. the Betts Atomic Laboratory in community car

• coat:en in emergency Some members of the team Pcsburgn. otanning for the Shorenam Nucear would go out into tre f eld to actually Both ULCO and tre Local Power Staten measure the amount of racation in Emergency Response Organizaten Radhrtion - Where it Comes From

- and - How it Affects Us .

Racaton has been utn us s.nce A stancard measurement of racation is about 200 millirem eacn the beginning of tme We are racat:en :s ca: led the " rem? S>nce year.

constanity exocsec to racaton from most exoosure resu!t n only small Some Amencans recen,e more the atmosorere s cosmic rays. In fract:ons of a rem. tn'3y are often radation. If you laed in Denver. for adoton. raccactae eements such as cescobed in terms of the "mdlirem" ca nple, you would receive more radum and uranium exist througnout - or one-thousancth of a rem. cosmic radaton than if you in,ed at tre world. This creates an environment sea-level. because higher alttuces on earth that is always "raccactve ' Exposure Levels receive more natural radation.

Our sol. the stone and bncks we use e on Ung Wand me awage The amount of radation each of to budd our homes. the food we eat.

us recewes decencs on cet. tre m we @p al and the water we annk are all a amade racam m aDM G building matenals and e!evatons of rad:oactve. Even the a:r we breathe mkem p pat Ms is Mss tnan n our homes and workplaces and the contars matena:s trat are naturaffy apal awage hw e are amount of med: cal X rays we receae.

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Stuces cy goverrrnent and pnvate ese e sea 4ed O m G mm sector scentsts have 'ound that, on a ad is W naW mces Understanding Radiation an average. Amencans receive about a o is kom mamace Through most of our history we 100 mdlirem a year from natural were unaware of natural radiaton radation in our environment and being re!easec around us billions of about another 100 mulirem from Effects of Radiation Omes a second But in the century meccal and dental orocedures.

Usng the most current and snce racaton was escovereo. it has In adotion government scentsts sophisticated techniques available, become one of the most wicely estimate that fallout from past tests of sces*s a Mc no apparent eFects stuced and best understood nucicar weapons adds 5 mdlirem.

processes in all of nature. Some consumer products. like from exposures to low leve!s of Radiation is eas.ly cetected and luminous watches. color televison sets. racation hke those oscussed.

measured. There are instruments that and smoke detectors with small We do know that exposure to can find even a few radcactve atoms radoactve components. give off very large amounts of racaton over a amcag bilhons of non radioactve addtonal exposure. Aitogether. the short penod of tme (several minutes Ones We can measure the preose total average exposure of most to several hours) can cause senous amounts of radiaton to which we are Amencans to natural and man made injury to cell tissues. and even death.

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/. 1 1 l Large doses of radaten to pregnant TYPICAL RADIATION SOURCES ON LONG ISLANO wnmen can impact the deve'opment j of an unborn child. Although there is '

Sources ano amount of annual radation expcsure. accord.ng to no comparab!3 evidence for humans. U S. government health and environmental excerts animal studes show that large doses can cause genetic damage which continues through several generations of offspnng. Cosmic rays 6om the sun.. 23 What de we mean by "large Natural racoactvity in water, food and air . 0

'3 doses of radaton?" A person must Natural racoactvity in sol and rocks.. 23 be exposed to at least 25.000 to Meccal and cental X rays.. 64 50.000 millirem witnin a short penod Fallout from weapons tes;s.. 34 o' Jme before it is possble to observe Routine operation of nuclear power plants.. ..!ess man 1 ay minor yet reversable blood changes. This exceeds the federal limits on publ:c radation exposure by Total 137-138 50 to 100 tmes. It would require a massve dose of radaton - 350 000 milkrem - w: thin a short penod of time to cause senous illness or death.

There are very few sources of radation from which people might g a TahmaM hal gowmmt has es%Wd receve doses high enough to result in airplane thght. public health and safety stanoards for noticeable e"ects. These sources are not present as a routne part of our at aW ramm m%ased as radatm exposwe. Mer more man M hves. Exposure to radat:on from the esd d an ach We me me at years' expenence. mey remmd 3xploson of nuclear weapons is one ee We Mad 4 hee Ee today mat exposwe M wo*ers o me nd me amammm dog Nclear mdustry be limited to 5.000 sucn source. Treatment of dsease with radation therapy, although a e a p re ase of radam mHimm a yeat Rt memWs of me was W 4 e M b a pdc. me meeNam :s a W highly controlled procedure. is another source of high levels of exposure. In a adas aN M em d E Neem am me exposwe calculated the most radation that receved from natural and mecca!

severe accident at a nuclear power anycae M haw EM at hee so wces.

plant - one in which all the nuclear Miie Island. Even standng in the A najonty of the scentists and fuel would melt and all of the many bamers desgned to prevent st radaton ama Mside me uniWrsty pdessTs eo am expens plant for 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day dunng a 10 on radate 1 conclude that trese radoactive matenal from entenng the day penod, a person would have federal kmits on radation exposure are environment would fail - people receved a dose of only 80 milbrem, probably very conservative and of'er could a'so be exposed to dangerously high leve!s of radaton. The chance of e awage expe 6 me an amse margo d pmm p pulatm wimin 5 mies f the plant Protective Acton Guidehnes have tnis nappening is extremely remote.

was only about 1 milkrem. There has also been estabhshed by the never been an acodent at a nuclear Environmental Protecton Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Plants power plant in the United States. not protecting the general pubhc in the

. What levels of radation exposure 4Wn at Nee We WaM ma! has eWM of an acodem at a Ndear exp sed the pubhc to the level of power plant. These guidehnes, which do people receve from nuclear power eWn a years nawal radatm. Mude @enenng (staymg mdwrs) plants? The routne operabon of a nuclear power plant is actually a andor evamatm. are mitated when Radiation Guidelines the projected dose to the general minor factor in radaton exposure.

Even the people who live nearest a populaton is expected to be between Based on the recommendatons 1.000 and 5.000 millirem, levels well 9 tant receive less than 1 milhrem a of the Intematonal Commisson on below mose Mown to rese m any

' year. This is less than the radiabon Radiological Protecton and the National Counol on Padaton efects on human health.

Protecton and Measurements, the 3

LILCO, July 30, 1984

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