ML20137T229
| ML20137T229 | |
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| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 10/06/1998 |
| From: | Lampert M MASSACHUSETTS CITIZENS FOR SAFE ENERGY |
| To: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| Download: ML20137T229 (3) | |
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Massachusetts Citizens for Safe Energy 29 Temple Place, Boston MA 02111
[617] 192 4021 phone * [617] 292 8057 fax
- e-mail mwlison@toxicsaction.org 148 Washington Street, Duxbury MA 02332
[781] 934-0389 phone * [781] 934-5579 fax
- rrmailliampert@ldt. net October 6, 1998 URC Chair Shirley Jackson U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555 RE: Pilgrim NPS: Preserving Written Record Of Contamination Pri To Transfer Ownership BECO To PECO j
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M We are told t-hat Boston Edison will soon of ficially announce the sale of tne Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Plymouth MA, to PECO - no doubt technically to AmerGen, a joint venture of PECO and British Energy of Edinburgh, UK. This presents many issues / problems, not the least of which, preserving the record of waste disposal so that it does not become " lost" in the transfer.
Pilgrim is, for all practical purposes, a radioactive waste dump located on an eroding coastline overlooking Massachusetts Bay. It is important that, when the time comes, it is properly & thoroughly cleaned up. This requires, among many things, the preservation of precise contamination records - important records can get " lost" in the transfer of ownership.
Pilgrim was allowed to bury low-level radioactive waste (defined as waste other than spent fuel rods) and mixed radioactive waste on-site from 1972 until the mid-1980's.
We know that they buried waste through 1986.
It is important that a writcon record, inclusive of site map, of burial sites be turned over to the Commonwealth & federal regulators as part of the " paper work" in the sale of Pilgrim to PECO. We hope that you will reinforce our request that this happens.
Pilgrim was the site of the second worst releases in US history, 1982.
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Original maps and detailed reports taken at that time should also be on file with the Commonwealth & federal regulators. We hope that you will help us with assuring that this happens, too.
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- e niallitampert@ldt. net October 5, 1998 Gerald Rainey President & Chief Nuclear Officer PECO Nuclear Headquarters 965 Chesterbrook Blvd.,
Wayne, PA 19087-5691 RE: Pilgrim NPS
Dear Mr. Rainey:
As you know, NRC regulations have permitted Boston Edison Company (BECO) to bury some radioactive waste on site.
Those of us in this region have serious concerns about the health and other risks presented by this buried waste.
We also question whether BECO has accurately reported either the locations of every site in which waste has been buried or the amount and type of waste buried in each site.
As part of the sale of Pilgrim Station to you, we are asking that the Commonwealth and the NRC require a complete and accurate reporting (written and inclusive of site map) by BECO of all radioactive waste buried or otherwise disposed of by it within the site or elsewhere; and that the reports be made available to the Commonwealth, NRC and be part of the public record.
We are also asking taat the Commonwealth and the NRC insure that you and BFCO are held responsible for any liabilities that might arise in the future as a result of any radioactive waste disposal efforts, and that both you and BECO be especially responsible for anything that either of you has failed to report.
Thanking you for your attention and timely response, I am sincerely, Mary Elizabeth Lampert Massachusetts Citizens for Safe Energy cc. Senators Kennedy & Kerrys Congressman William Delahunts Congressman Edward Markey; NRC Chairman Shirley Jacksons Acting Governor Paul Cellucci; Attorney General Scott Harshbargers MA DTE Chair, Gail fa. sers Senators Hedlund and Murrays Representatives Tom O'Brien, Ruth Provost; Frank Hynams Fran Marinis Joseph Gallitanos Boards of Selectmen, Towns of Plymouth, Carver, Duxbury, Kingston, Marshfield.