ML20196B157
| ML20196B157 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 03/21/1997 |
| From: | Caniano R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Borello C AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| ML20196B028 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-98-341 NUDOCS 9906230102 | |
| Download: ML20196B157 (2) | |
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March 21, 1997 Ms. Christine Borello
' President Concerned Citizens of Lake County 2816 Bridlewood Street
. North Canton, OH 44720
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR NRC TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE RADIOLOGICAL SAMPLES FROM THE UNIONT0WN LANDFILL
Dear Ms. Borello:
This is in response to your March 13, 1997 letter, requesting NRC to conduct radiological sampling at the subject landfill. We understand the basis for your request. However, as indicated during a March 14, 1997 telephone conversation between you and Massrs. Mike McCann and Ed Kulzer of the Region III office, we continue to believe that the NRC has no need and no regulatory basis to become involved with the oversight of this closed landfill (an EPA Superfund Site). 'As indicated in our August 16, 1994 letter, the responsibility for oversight and sampling remains with the EPA. We are aware of EPA analyses of previously collected samples, which they concluded did not show evidence of radiological contamination. We agree with that conclusion.
Consequently, our agency will not conduct the sampling as requested in your letter.
As we agreed during the March 14, 1997 telephone call, we are providing a copy of the Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan (FRERP) for your information.
Should you have any further questions regarding this issue, please contact Mr. Bruce Jorgensen, Chief, Decommissioning Branch, at (630) 829-9615.
Sincerely, Original Signed by G. Shear for j
Roy J. Caniano, Acting Director Division of Nuclear Materials Safety
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/o encl:
R. Vandegrift, Ohio Department of Health L. Kern, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency bec w/o encl: K. Stablein, OED0
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N:stlicast District Office 2110 ti. Aurora Road Twinsburg. Ohio 440871969 (216)425-9171 George V. Voinovich FAX (216) 487-0769 Governor I
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Dear rimmett This is in response to your file review request received February 22, 1994, regarding Winer Sam Motors Inc, 3417 Waterloo Road, Akron, Summit County.
I wish to advise you that the Ohio EPA, Northeast District Office, j
has no public records on file that correspond to this request.
I regret that we are unable to assist you in this matter.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact this office.
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Mike McCann Chief, Fuel Facilities
& Decommissioning Section U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
Region 111 801 Warrenville Rd.
Lisle, Ill 60532
Dear Mr. McCann,
Per our phone conversation April 6, 1994, I have been made aware that my daily conversations with you and Darrell Weideman are no longer desirable.
Limited contact will now be made be-cause of my conversing with other people, including a Professor of environmental studies at the University Of Akron, about your plans to test and the protocol of the testing.
I feel like I am being punished, nevertheless; I feel the citizens who are sick have a right to the protocol of the testing and should be allowed to have some input.
Regardless of the time frame before you come to Akron; which I am hoping Mr. Weideman will keep his word on the dates of either the week of the 18th or the 25th of April.
I am sure you will agree that the purpose of a monitoring well is to scientifically find contamination of either chemicals or radiation.
We are asking you to test all the monitoring wells and at all depths, on the Wingfoot property as well as fifteen residential wells, for the Health And Well Being of the people.
We feel it is critical to start at the source of potential I
problems and work out to residential wells also.
There are sick people in all directions of the area and as you know, the water flow changes with the seasons.
I have confidence in your reasoning and will avait your plan for action.
Please do consider the fish and lake water, sediment of the bottom of the lake, gardens, and soils.
We are asking for testing of these items also.
We are anxiously awaiting your commitment.
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the time you did spend with me on the phone, and I do apologize i
if I came on strong.
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l April 9, 1994 Rodney Beals Ohio EPA' 2110 E.
Aurora Rd.
Twinsburg Oh 44087
Dear Mr. Beals,
I have made several attempts to have access to the latest data cr the monitoring wells at 888 Wingfoot Rd. Mogadcre Oh. 44260.
Thus far you have denied request for data, however; I am asking again for the analysis of the monitoring wells.
I am sure you will agree, it is critical for the citizens that are sick to be aware of any potential problems that are occuring.
We would like to be aware of how many in each nest, the depths, the chemical and radiation technological perimeters looked for and the detection s
limits.
If the responsible parties of potential problems will n:t 4
I co-operate I am sure you, the EPA, would be able to do testing and share the results with the citizens concerned.
As good neighbors, I am sure you will not be denied the results.
I We are requesting you, Mr. Beals and Mike Bolas, to attend a mee-ing at the Health Dept. April 19, 1994.
Dr. Nelsor should be able t:
inform you of the time.
I feel, and I am sure you vill agree, E.: A is suppose to represent the people of Ohio as well as protect thsm.
1 I appreciate your time in this matter.
Thank You e
G4 NDb Mary Grim..ett
' Concerned Citizens Against Illegal Contamination cc OEPA Dir. Don Schregardus Gov. Voinovich Sen. Metzumbaum Sen. Glenn Akron Beacon Journal Joe Dufice US EPA Louise Fabinski ATSDR 1
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. Columbus, Ohio 43266-0149
Dear Mr. Schregardus:
I am in receipt of your personal letter to me dated April 26th, and I would like to convey to you my shock at your very defensive and disparaging tone, taking me to task for documenting citizens'. serious concerns about our current project manager at Uniontown IEL Superfund Site.
I must tell you that I feel extremely betrayed and " set up",
because I was told to do this by your own Assistant Director!
Infact, it was expressed that we should even put it in writing if we wanted Ms. Corkran removed, but we declined to do this, hoping that our letters of concern would be enough to gain your attention on this matter.
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i expressed by OEPA Headquarters about exactly "Who put Corkran in here," and they were also concerned by the fact that we were not getting enough answers about just why she made the decision not to keep sampling the wells south and southwest that had shown high radiation readings in August of 1992, since four seasonal rounds were supposed to have been performed, (among other things), and the fact that residents remained vulnerable in these areas on a daily basis.
It appears by the tone of your letter to me that your staff is above reproach and can do no wrong.
Instead of making a sincere attempt to listen to both sides and look at the facts, you seem to accept everything that they have told you as the final word and I do not find their words especially objective or honest, (nor are their letters of response that you keep referring to in your letter).
I find this to be a very sad state of affairs.
Your predecessor, Dr. Rich Shank, was much more open to listening to citizens' concerns and made more than one trip up to Uniontown to personally talk to us.
He valued our opinions and didn't readily dismiss us or criticize us for expressing valid concerns.
To add insult to injury, you have sent your personal letter attacking me to i
top officials such as Carol Browner and Val Adamkus, whom I DID NOT air CCLT'S grievances to about Ms. Corkran in the two letters you refer to!
This action was very disturbing, because you have now unfairly tainted me in your. letter to these parties and they don't even know the details of what was in our two letters to you and Gerry Ioannides!
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