ML20097F816
| ML20097F816 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 02/09/1996 |
| From: | Fitzpatrick E INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| References | |
| FRN-60FR58256, RULE-PRM-50-63 60FR58256-00046, 60FR58256-46, NUDOCS 9602200157 | |
| Download: ML20097F816 (2) | |
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February 9, 1996 AEP:NRC:0508AR Docket Nos.: 50-315 DOCKET NUMBER 50-316 PETm0N RUI.5 PRM ges.m Secretary, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Wgg ATTN:
Docketing and Services Branch Washington, D.
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20555-0001 Gentlemen:
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 PETITION FOR RULEMAKING FILED BY MR. PETER G. CRANE (6 0 FED. REG. 58256-NOVEMBER 27, 1995)
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This letter is in response to the request for comments on the petition for rulemaking filed by Mr. Peter G. Crane to amend the emergency planning standards in 10CFR 50.47 (t 0 Fed. Reg. 58256-November 27, 1995). The petitioner requested that the standards be revised to include the option of using potassium iodide (KI) as a protective action for emergency workers and the public.
We believe the petition should be denied. Distribution of KI for use by the general public would involve significant costs, and it is not clear that there would be any corresponding increase in the level of protection of public health and safety.
The use of KI, which protects only against inhaled radioactive
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- iodine, does nothing to limit whole body exposure from a radioactive plume. Misunderstanding by the public concerning the effectiveness of KI could interfere with other protective action j
recommendations made by the state. It is conceivable that overall j
dose to the public could be iner m ed as a result.
j We note that the Environmental Protection Agency concluded in its j
" Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protection Actions for l
Nuclear Accidents": " Evacuation and sheltering are,
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preferred alternatives for most situations because they provide protection for the whole body and avoid the risk of misapplication of potassium iodide."
We agree with this conclusion, and l
therefore, believe that the current planning standards in 10CFR
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50.47 concerning protective actions for the public are adequate.
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If you have any questions regarding our comments on this petition, 4
please call Dan Mihalik at (614) 223-2027.
sincerely, E. E.
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Vice President I
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