ML20102A505

Limited Appearance Statement of J Kostige on 841213 Before Aslb,Criticizing Adequacy of Offsite Emergency Plan by anti-nuclear Groups.Served on 850207

ML20102A505
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	12/13/1984
From:	Kostige J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Hoyt Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
CON-#185-441 OL, TRAN-841213-01, TRAN-841213-1, NUDOCS 8502080417
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not savro pgg Thurs., Dec. 13, 1984 7IS86 Judge Hoyt, Members of the Board: r My name is John Kostige; I reside in Royersford, Mont. Co. PA approximately 3.3 miles downwind of the LGS. I am a retir d d M a

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fof whom I am the manager of the Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program for the LGS. My work takes me on site now once or twice a week and that will continue; in case of an emergene of any level I will be on and off site as needed. All this to clarify, as they say in the vernacular of the day, where I come from, in part.

- One is tempted in a forum of this sort to approach the subjectd of the adequacy of offsite emergency planning for Limerick by taking broadsides at the endless criticisums, footdragging and dearmongering 1

of the noisey minority of anti-nuclear individuals, their disciples their Jane Fonda --Abbie Hoffman - type gurus, and their newsmedia quote press end-of-quote agents. I can predict the opening of network evening news following the start up Limerick; These are the stories we*11 be reporting on tonight: There*s a rumor afoot that the Phoenix Eagles are re-turning to Philadelphia. We*11 stay on top of that story and report to you at 11:00 . Accu = weather is predicting up to 6 feet of snow with 60 mile and hour winds. Mored on that at 11100. But the really big story tonight (with that accompanying doom-in the' voice delivery) is that it has been reliably reported by an

'LAE defector that one additional alpha particle has been detected somewhere in the Limerick area. Its health effects are known to be catastrophic and widespeead. Several members of LAE have been seen EVACULATING--the earth.

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2 I cite their hypocritical concerns and displays of inefedibility

. vis-a-vis ~ not only the safety of their children , the aged, the handi-capped and the hospitalized, but also their dogs, cats and cows. Actually what they have been doing is (1) causing delays in the development of our nuclear generating ability which has resulted in the increased burden of higher costs for electricity for these very same persons as well as for the citizenry generally; (2) causing continued dependence onforeignoilforelectricpower/generatingwhichdatingthemid--to late years of the seventies caused a burdensome increase in inflation,

-add (3) further jeopardizing the lives of Americans who work in the

-oil fields , in the mines and whose lives were lost in Lebanon, whose

-lives are threated in other parts of the world and who they are willing

'to see' sacrificed to guarantee their safe, totally risk-free, even phantom risk-free access to electrical lighting, heating, power and c- air-conditioning.

As I-had said from the~ outset, .I reside locally, but I am a resident of earth. ' A- am aware that no man is an island. That has been brought home to all of.us as we feel the emotional painand/

concern for the victims of Korean Air. Lines 007, for our military and diplomatic personnel in Lebanon who had been sacrificed becc tse of.

oru energy ~ interests there, by the famine in Ethiopia, the death of Indians during the past week or so and most recently by thed killing and t'orture 'of Americanstargeted by the terrorist ilk in Iran whose barbarism makes us: hostage to our oil needs and the oil needs of our democratic friends throu'ghout.the'world. Why? Because we haven *t

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reduced our dependency on. that mid-east source of foreign oil by a comparable increase in nuclear generating capability.-

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- As I had said, one is tempted to cite the anti-nukes for these

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hypocrisies as- wedl as for the use of disinformation tactics, the use

- of _the politics of might (not. rightg) and the endless behavior patterns

. l of deprive'd whimpering children to discredit conscientious men and

-women in emergency planning, in industry, research, the utilities, 4

and volunteer groups who work with dependability to maintain our

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" -individua1 and industrial energy demands, our countries energy Ldemandsandourindividualandcommunityweel=being.

I had the opportunity' of working with emergenc7 planners for 1; about 6 months from Nov. and year ago to May of this year during which

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time I gave the technica1' talks which preceded the response and

- evacuation presentations to volunteer groups--rescure squads, fire companies, ambualance corps and auxiliaries; also to nurses, aides, and to school persona 411. For the most part-their. questions were

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consturctive with respect to the search for' solutions to problems.t that they anticipated--sincere questions'and' comments with regard t o-u whatLhas come toLpass in our increasingly complex technological society. .They are to be commended.- Volunteerism in this country

'is to be admired and_ respected. Whi1*some in-our society;will hide their headsLin theLsand, take' irresponsible positions and actions that will'eaken us as' a society and cause our adversaries and

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' slow nuclear technological. progress, most Americans will come through-

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~when the need~ arises. One woman--a nurse or nurses aide--approache d me following a presentation at a nur sing o home. She had a German

-  : accent-and I learned that she grew up in Munich, Germany and what F was-left-of it following its virtual devastation in WWII.

- !Whatt she asked, ido Americans-understand about risks and danger?! Some,-I said

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We here in the East have known some flooding associated with the fringesof hurricanes. We have been spared from tornadoes, earthquakes and other natur.a1 disasters where there is mass destruction and loss of lije,, and .so far, man -made cause's of danger such as from chemical

spills or from mine cave-ins. But we have seen the human suffering in other parts of-the U. S. and the world as reported on television.

Let*s join the 20th century; the 21st century is upon us. Let*s look to an exciting technological future on earth as well as in space.

Nothing is without risk. The Feb. *82 issue of Scientific Ameican lists a number of 1 in a million risks of death---smoking 1 - 3 cigarettes a day; driving 60 miles; flying 700 miles. Nuclear gneraf-pd electricity is clean and'relatively safe--3 x safer than using natural gas as a source of electricity generation; 100 x safer than oil; and 300 x safre that' coal --so says the authors of a study reported on in the Nov. *79 issue of the American Medrical Assoc. Journal. It gives us energy independence,'a'strengpasa.societytoremainno.Iwellintothe futute, and a brotherhood with fellow Americans no matter where they mightsbe in their travels.

I no longer want to think that still nearly 1/3 of my heating oil consuymption and 1/3 of my gasoline comes from.a part of the world where Americans have been sent and will be sent to guarantee that supply. Every daylicensing is delayed, the costs in money and lives

' keeps going up.- As it is, Americans risk and lose their lives to guarantee my well-being. I'will not be one_to unnecessarilye a#3elfishly and irresponsibly. expect that sacrifice.

I have a daughter who.is a senior at a New England university who will graduate with a degree in International Affairs. Since high school'she *s been interested'in the-diplomatic service /. Are

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5 lyou ladies and gentlemen going to jeopardize her life and the lives of other young men and women of her interest by takkng a position with respect.to power generation that has continued to delay nuclear

. generated electricity for the past 2 decades. If you do, theft will be more Lebanons, more Teherans and you will share the guild and c/hte

- risks that'are real.

Outr' democratic institutions and freedoms guarantee your right

to.an anti ~-nuclear position; it also expects your sense of responsibility.

It also behooves these of us who subscribe to pro-nuclear sentiment s to.:get off our complacent h'auncW9'and exercise our rights and responsibilites also.

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