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Requests That Nrc,Along with GE Vallecitos Nuclear Center Hold Public Meeting to Hear from County Residents & Share Info Re Shipments of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods to GE Vallecitos Nuclear Center
ML20209F846
Person / Time
Site: 07001220
Issue date: 06/03/1999
From: Chan W
ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA
To: Merschoff E
NRC
References
NUDOCS 9907160150
Download: ML20209F846 (1)


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Mr. Ellis Merschoff REGIONIV f

Nuclear Regulatory Commission-611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011 RE: Shipments of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods to GE Vallecitos Nuclear Center

Dear Mr. Merschoff:

I was alarmed to learn that a shipmeu of spent nuclear fuel rods is slated for transport through Alameda County in the next few months. I am deeply concerned about the public and environmental health impact of the rods should they be mishandled or in case of an accident.

With more than 6 million people living in the Bay Area and over 1.3 million in Alameda County, I am concerned that even the most minor mishap could have disastrous health and environmental consequences.

1 I am respectfully requesting that the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, along with the GE Vallecitos Nuclear Center near Pleasanton, hold a public meeting to hear from county

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residents and share information.

J At the meeting, I would like the agenda to include current and planned safety precautions, potential risks involved, the volume of radioactive material stored currently and planned j

for the future at the site. As importantly, I would like to examine attematives to i

generating and shipping radioactive materials to Alameda County.

My office stands ready to assist with the public meeting, as do the Alameda County Public Health Department staff. Please contact me at 510-272-6693 at your earliest convenience. Thark you for your prompt attention to this matter.

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Wilma Chan, President Alameda County Board of Supervisors WC:rr q

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