ML20127H517

Forwards Ltr Recently Received from Constituent Dr Carlson Expressing Concerns Re Probable Pollution of Drinking Water by Plant Being Built at Monticello,Mn

ML20127H517
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	04/02/1969
From:	Macgregor C HOUSE OF REP.
To:	Ramey J US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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NUDOCS 9211180534
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.I would appreciate rocciving ansvers to the questions asked in Mrs. Carlson's letter.

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Sirs I am very concerned by reporto I nnyn' been reeding in Tno Mince-opolin Star an togord to the probable collution of our drint.ing unter by tt.e NSP aucionr-powerod pinnt being built et Monticello, Minnecota.

o Enclocod to o photostot copy of two of the articles unich epponrod ro-ce nt ly. Many questiono have coms to mind nr.d porbopa you cro in o poo-g ition to find the ensworn for to and toko oction, if possibloe to prow j

i vent NSP from diochar61DG,redioactivo vootes into the river.

You will noto in the onclosed article referenco is modo to o 1963 otady conducted in nino countion in crecon which bordor tno Columbio

. River dounotroom from the Honford, heonington atomic energy plant. ' Wes this a governe.:nt study end hovo there been any similar studico end

/vhat conclusions have boca drawn from tnom? If the statoncnts modo in this artiole in rogord to tno higner concer rato are true, it to hord to understand how the Atomic Energy Costniosion can claim thero is no danger to the populneo.

a recent televinion pro r, ram entitlod "What ere we doing to On e

l our world*, the problents' of dispecol of redioactive wanten from truelear' planto vos discussod. -In' eddition to the west,eo put in the river, i

ovidently sono eloo hos to be buried and will rcrain radiocotive for 1,000 ycero. In light of 'these facts, it is nord to understond why

noro of these plants cre being plar.nsd. 'I realize there is a neod for more electricity. to neot the do.nondo of a growing population, but whct in wrong with the _ conventiousl. power plents. ' What-argusent is there in I

f avor of nucient plants?

e I assure permicsion for tn'o'oe planto end supervision of them is controlled by the Atomic Energy Cocnisaion. Doen anyone or group have eny control over the Atomic Er. orgy Co:mniscion? Does the President?.'

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In onother article.1 reed it stotoo, e According to lawyoro for both the federal cocmission sod the state agency, consroosional action han insul-o ated tto Atomic Energy Commission from any outsido interference on policy

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i mottoro". ' Thin is in rc(erenco to the Minnosoto Pollution Control

• k;;ency cpollenging tho' AEC in rosord to disposal,of radioactive vaston at Monti-0 collo. Perhaps thoco effected directly should be 'the onen to decido' whotnor they wout to drink radioac'tivo voter or po! cc I em not convinced tno Atonio Energy Commission 'is idfellible.' There were a ' lot of dood checp l

out West because sor:cono or croup mt.do cc error in.testi'ng cervo coc..

Doon the Atomice. Energy Comnicalon rec 11y know wnnt effect extra au>unto of rndiation, tenori in drinking water will bove on my grandchildren?

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ceived rodintion but u,ero not killed in the gnitial bombins in Verld Uo otroody hovo eno nucloe.r tlar II, none benefitop from extra radiation. nuto corro rodioactivo vooton plant at E1P. hiver, J41nnecoto which I enoue.3 Tb6n tnoro in the one currently boiD6 built at fSuti-into the river.

j cello.ond I undergtond NSF 10 pinnning two moro planto north of Red Wing in tne 1970'a.. It eeets the co:nbited redionotive wootoo from theco planto raise the level (f radiation in the river considerably' would be, bound detrnotre en In view.of all tno concern in our lotd today for cleaning up her-ico nnd procorving ot.r' noturni rosouroco. I do not believe NSP chould be ellowed to pollute.the Mpoicoippi River particularly witn radiocotive westen./.

,! Any information you can secure for to in record to q questions would be most opproeinted. Thank you for your help in this matter.

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charge of radioactive wastes ling the Monticello, reactor-not be sufficient to adcetuate.

in the Mississippi River from'has. estimated

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Iluver for persons charged with the emit," lluver said. "lic starts mad: the recommendation m protection of public health or from the certeral assumption a mec:ing with John Bada-with providmg consultation that the air and water should

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munitics downstream.

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to dump any radioactive rccctor on the Cc!umbia there arc 1cvels of exposurc wastes into the river or into River began operation.

below which there is no harm the air.".

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