ML20137L071

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Submits Info Re Claims of R Bruce,G Silva & C Weisker Re Exposure to Radioactivity While Working at Facility & Injuries & Damage Caused by Discharge of Radwaste from 1980 to 1984
ML20137L071
Person / Time
Site: Rancho Seco
Issue date: 11/29/1985
From: Kaplan D
SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
To:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NUDOCS 8512030351
Download: ML20137L071 (2)


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$SMUD SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT O 6201 S Street, P.O. Box 15830. Sacramento. CA 95813; (916) 452 3211 AN ELECTRIC SYSTEM SERVING THE HEART OF CAllFORNIA November 29, 1985 Director 60 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Re: Claim of Ruth Brace Claim of Gary Silva, et al.

Class Action Claim of Conrad Weisker Pursuant to 10 CFR 140.6, we are writing to give no-tice of the following claims:

(1) Claim of Ruth Brace. This claim was filed on August 8, 1985. Ruth Brace alleges that her hus-band, Donald Brace, was exposed to radioactivity when working at this District's Rancho Seco facility. She claims physical and emotional injuries and seeks dam-ages of $200,000.

Our information is that the incidents occurred on May 4 and May 12, 1985, that they were due to improper undressing procedures by Mr. Brace, a contractor's employee, and that after decontamination Mr. Brace checked out clean. No suit has yet been filed.

(2) Claim of Gary Silva, et al. This claim was filed on July _5, 1985, by the persons who own the property immediately to the west of Rancho Seco. The claim alleges personal injuries and damage to real and personal property as the result of radioactive wastes .

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. which'the claimants believe were discharged from 1980 '

through 1984. Claimants seek damages of 49,556,000.

The District believes that all discharges were within EPA limits. No lawsuit has yet been filed.

(3) Class action claim of Conrad Weisker, et

. a l_ . - .This claim was filed on March 15, 1985. This claim is based on the same alleged discharges as the

, .. Silva claim. Claimants have as'ked for damages total-ing $1,000,000,000. We do not believe there is any basis for-~ this claim. Suit was recently filed, and discovery has commenced.

'All.of these claims were reported to ANI as soon as they were filed.

i We shall_be happy to f urnish any additional in forma-tion that you may' request ~.

-Sincerely, 1

DdividS. Ka an General Counsel cc: ' Director of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC-20555'

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