ML20128B276

Requests Response to Encl Ltr from DE Gilbert,Dtd 710105,re Plant

ML20128B276
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	01/21/1971
From:	Muskie E SENATE
To:	Oneil R US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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. Daitch Stated Senate IVashington, D. C., 1) 21 ,192L Respectfully referred to ,

t Mr. Robert D. O'Neil I Director, Congressional Relation!

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• Sen. E.S. Muskie 221 Senate Office Building WashingtonD.C.

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Attn: A. Jensen .-j Thank you for your trouble. ,

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1/inneopolis,f Inn. 55404 7en5.l'ni Senator Foward 1bskies Senete Office.Plda Washiraton, D.C. .

Dear Senator Lbskiei '

First of all let ma corsp11 ment you for tektru nn intarest in the infort.ation revealed by the Bedintici ecientists et the Lourence Loh.

et the Univ of Celif. ?!cmely- that 32,000 extra concer deaths will result in--

the U.S. each yeer if the A.T.C stenderds of !belect Pollution ore ellowd to contirue unchecked. I ota referrirc to the nrticle in Time .*agazine- Jon 4th issue, pege 49 I hope thet you will look into this Ereve situation thcroly.-

We hnve o Ibelent pov.er plant- the 7bnticello Plent, just 40 miles north of the Twin 'ities - which has been the conter of o controvercy for severel Tech to st.tdy years-the The state hired n concultant . Trnest Toivonicu of Grorcic s itua t io n. He recoended .01/]00ths of the amunt of nuclear pollution ellownd by th' A.T.C.. The stnte of I' inn. hos now lost its '"

cese. Our only hope is the Con 6reas will enact a low thot will allow thn '

states to set their own setety stonderds to protect the citizens.

I pleed with you for the sake of over 2 nillion people in Minneapolis and St. Feul. not to mention people oil the wcy down the 1!ississippi Rivar who will ba effected by thd. decision- pleese try to Gat soma legisled don ubich will stop the 1:onticello Plant trota operating et -

full copocity within 30 days. Ve already know of the high incidence of ecue - '

and leukemin in southern '.70shiraton f::s and northern Cres;on from the Mtn fctd *

!sbelear Plant out there end also the some situotion in northern illnn. from th<

Catedian plent which pollutes the water supply in northern Minn. Until w* Lnow more about the results of such pollutien the poear ccmpsnios should te rcde *:

cleen up the wotar cupply before it Iceves the p cnt. It ccn be done. Pieter P '-

ne heer from you. I em a very concerned citizan.

dineerely yours, Nh 1-t.Ts. Dorothy ". Oiltert 4

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