ML20140D569
| ML20140D569 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 12/12/1984 |
| From: | Mannix S VILLANOVA UNIV., VILLANOVA, PA |
| To: | NRC |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8412180568 | |
| Download: ML20140D569 (2) | |
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villanova Sandra G. Mannix s J.
Admissions & Financial Aid Director 4
' VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA 19085 Direct Dial Number: (215) 645-7010 SCHoolOF LAW Nuclear Regulatory Commission Docket # 50-352 Washington, DC 20555
Dear Ladies & Gentlemen:
After all of the difficulties in attempting to testify.
at the NRC hearing in Pottstown I decided it was more efficient to write.
Before commenting on the issue at hand, however, I must address the disgraceful conduct of Commissioner Hoyt at the hearings last month.
Phrases like " Star Chamber"~"Inquisi-tion", _ and " Steamroller" would be more appropriate to describe these proceedings than any usual parliamentary or democratic terms; her arrogance and total disregard of the depth of emotion felt by many participants made a mockery of the proceedings.
If she typifies the members of the Commission (and ds she was outnumbered 2:1 on this panel, I would assume she,does not),
haven help us. all.
Perhaps the most difficult thing for any of us to do is to admit we are wrong, and to admit we were horribly wrong is pronortionally more difficult.
But the time _has come to realize Limerick is a ghastly, expensive mistake.
An error at Limerick could make the recent Union carbide disaster in India look like only an introduction to horror.
The Indians had some hope of escape, we have none.
I live on a 1% lane road, carved out from the country-side in the mid - 1700 's.
It was ideal for the horse and carriage, foot traveller or rider, but leaves much to be desired for automobiles.
It feeds into a series of roads not much larger than it is.
A rush of traffic on the roads at either end would make escape impossible.
As our township has only a single policemen and there are dozens of roads like ours in the community, we and our neighbors would be trapped until the radiation damage had been done.
The recent showing of the film ' Testament" brought home again the agonies of radiation poisoning.
The only difference between those fictional.. inhabitants of Hamlin, California,and the real residents of Chester and Montgomery 8412180568 841212 PDR ADOCK 05000352 6
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LCounties is-th'at'weLcould receive some palliative treatment.
-before dying and be. buriedJin cemetaries and not our back-fyards. -We arei as 1 trapped as they.
We are told again and~again-certain; types.of indus trial accidents "cannot" occur-but Bhopal,
- India,.-two natural gas pipeline, disasters,.the- " Titanic"
- and "Hindenberg", Three' Mile Island, : Diablo uCanyon and Salem.
Jshould be' sufficient proof no man-made-system is fool-proof.
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When' the inevitable accident occurs, most of us in our
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neighborhood will be unable to escape.
As-in all of the other accidents, everyone will be very. upset, but 'we will be. the ones to suffer and die.
But there is still, hope for us--
and you are,unlike'these. disasters, our only hope.
Admit now, Limerick was-the wrong location.
There are.too many people, the roads - are too - narrow,
there are -too few buses, there are no police too few ambulance personnel.
Let the Limerick towers stand as, a silent memorial.
~ to poor planning and as a shining example of a system still willing to admit mistakes and correct them while only money and not human lives and welfare are concerned.
Be active-heroes and not the " buck-passers" that will cost us our lives.
Thank you for the opportunity to write to' express my.
concerns'and those of my neighbors.
We hope and pray your decision is the correct one and we can enjoy our beautiful countryside without fear.
Best wishes for the holiday season.
- ncerely, v%A -
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j Sandra G.
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Director o Admissions SGM/hcs 6 Financial Aid i
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