ML20215M188
| ML20215M188 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/31/1987 |
| From: | Morris A NRC - ADVISORY PANEL FOR DECONTAMINATION OF TMI UNIT 2 |
| To: | Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 8705130116 | |
| Download: ML20215M188 (2) | |
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THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT 2 y.....s March 31, 1987.
Vice Admiral Iando W. Zech, Jr.
Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Coninission Mitanic Building 1717 'H' Streat, N.W.
Washington, D. C.
20555
Dear Chairnan Zech:
A meeting of the NRC's Citizen Advisory Comnittee for the Decontamination of Wree MileIsland* Unit II was held on Wednesday, March 25, 1987. W e purpose of the meeting was to receive public testinony and cmment on the Draft Supplement to the Environmental Inpact Statement dealing with the disposal of accident-generated water and the disposal option of on-site evaporation reconnended by GPU. m is meeting, which was a continuation of a 5-hour session held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on February 26, began at 6:00 p.m. and concluded shortly after 11:00 p.m.
At both of these meetings virtually all public coment was in opposition to the proposed evaporation plan put forth by the operator. Continued storage in the holding tanks on the island was the preferred option put forth by nest citizens.
he public, in stressing this option, expressed distrust of GPU's operation of the plant in general and the evaporation in particular, together with the strong feeling that the area around the plant had already received radiation exposure
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GPU testified that any one of a number of alternatives reviewed would safely do the job and that on-site evaporation was their recmmended alternative. Wey stressed that they were very sensitive to comunity concerns and that is why l
the discharge to the Susquehanna River was not given strong consideration.
%e NRC staff outlined the work that they had performed in empleting the Draft Supplement EIS. %e staff stressed that no alternative was found to be clearly preferable and that the total quantified inpact of any alternative is very snull.
According to the staff, the nost significant potential inpact associated 'with l-any disposal alternative is the risk of physical injury associated with transportation i
accidents. Lastly, NRC staff stated that indefinite on-site storage is inconsistent with the Conmission's policy that the cleanup, including the renoval of radioactive wastes fran the 'IMI site, be carried out safely and expeditiously.
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March 31, 1987 Page 2 Ebliowing the receipt of these ccuments, the Panel then attenpted to develop a consensus on the issues for reconmendation to the conmission. The following motions were considered by the Panel:
- 1) A motion that "the Draft Supplement to the Environmental Inpact dealing with the disposal of the accident-generated water is an acceptable documnt" passed with a vote of eight (8) for and two (2) against.
- 2) A motion to " oppose the evaporation option" put forth by GPU was passed with a vote of five (5) for, four (4) against and one (1) abstention.
- 3) A motion to " maintain the status quo until a stronger case can be made for chfinitive action, including evaporation or a more desirable alternative" was not approved due to a vote of five (5) for and five (5) against.
'Ihe Panel devoted a considerable amount of time to the water disposal matter.
I have attenpted to sunnarize what happened at our meetingsof February 26 and March 25. In order for the conmission members to get the total picture, the Panel would encourage you to review the entire transcripts of these meetings.
We look forward to meeting w ch you at 11:00 a.m. on April 16 in Washington; this will provide us with a urther wtonity to discuss this subject, which is of considerable inportance to the clean-up effort. Unfortunately, due to a long-standing ccomitment, I will be unable to join you in Washington. However, it is expected that the Panel will be well represented by ten (10) of our menbers: Joel Roth will act as the chair.
Please feel free to contact ne should you have any questions in regard to this letter.
Sincerely, 6 %cm Arthur E. Morris, Mayor Chairnan AD4/dk cc: Mike Masnik All Panel Menbers s
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