ML20128L354
| ML20128L354 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 01/19/1993 |
| From: | Hodgkin C HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | Selin I, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 9302190199 | |
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Dear Chairman Selin:
I am writing today in support of the Citizens Action Network of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, in their attempt to mandate Yankee Atomic Electric Company to file a decommissioning plan with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
This plan should explicitly outline how and when the company plans to dismartle the Yankee Rowe power plant, and the various safety measures they will implement during this process.
I would further ask that the NRC rescind all exemptions to federal guidelines surrounding the decommissioning-which have already been granted to Yankee Atomic.
I feel strongly that these exemptions pose serious public and environmental safety concerns.
Because of the circumstances surrounding the Yankee Rowe plant in Rowe, MA.,
a very explicit and detailed program of decommissioning should be filed with the NRC and appropriate state and local agencies.
The dismantling of nuclear power.
plants similar to Yankee Rowe is relatively. uncharted territory of whien we have little or no previous experience to draw upon.
The Citizens Action Network (CAN) has brought to light some serious safety concerns which I feel must be addressed to assure-the cafety of employees at the plant, citizens of surrounding towns, and the environmental integrity of the area before further decommissioning activity proceeds.
A spokesman for Yankee Atomic has stated that the site no longer poses the threat to the public which it has in past years.
Aside from not being very comforted by this statement,.
I disagree and feel that the Yankee Rowe plant still poses a-significant threat to the surrounding communities.
The spent fuel rods will remain on site until the year 2018.
During that time any number of natural or man made disasteis could occur resulting in a very serious public safety situation.
Along with the spent fuel rods, some 94,000 cubic feet of " low-level"
. radioactive waste remains on site.
While not as hazardous, this material will still have harmful effects on people and the environment if exposure occurs.
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With the-very real possibility that a disastrous accident could occur at the Yankee Rowe-plant, the NRC has chosen to turn its back on the people who live in, and around.the town of Rowe.
By discontinuing off-site emergency planning activities, reducing the liability insurance from $200 million to $4.5 million, and by not requiring any safety equipment to monitor seismic activity in the event of an earthquake the NRC has put the safety of everyone who works or lives in the area surrounding Yankee Rowe at risk.
I am respectfully requesting that the NRC hold a series of public hearings in Western Massachusetts to discuss the decommissioning process and inform the residents the various roles federal and state agencies will be playing in the decommissioning process.
I would also ask that a detailed oecommissioning plan he field with the appropriate federal, state and local officials.
This will enanle the communities which may be having low or high-level radioactive material being shipped through them to take the necessary precautions.
If you have any questions regarding this m4-ter plea e do not hesitate to contact me.
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State Re resentative CJH/ebp cc: Citizens Awareness Netwcrk, Gail Steinburg Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, John Pappas Dept. of Public Health, David Mulligan Union of Concerned Scientists, Robert Pollard
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