ML20235K417

Comment Opposing Proposed Rule 10CFR50 Re Licensing of Nuclear Power Plants Where State & Local Govts Decline to Cooperate in Emergency Planning

ML20235K417
Person / Time
Site:	Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date:	06/04/1987
From:	Swanzey G SWANZEY, A.M.
To:	NRC
References
FRN-52FR6980, RULE-PR-50 52FR6980-11533, NUDOCS 8710050080
Download: ML20235K417 (2)

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.The '. Nuclear Regulatory Com-the rules now in place which would \

mission has extended untilJune 4 the permit the licensing of a nuclear 1' cut-off time for public input into the plant even if local governments do rule changes it is considering to bail not participate in emergency evacu-out LILCO and its Shoreham disas- ation. which makes a safe evacu-ter.

• ation impossible. That rule change The NRC is proposing to change , w ould discard thesafetyof thepublie

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simply to make it possible tolicense at Shoreham, to take over the police j Shoreham, a ' plant opposed by the duties of the government. We all people of Suffolk County. county gov- j know that there will be chaos, and .

ernment and New York State, that a safe evacuation from an area The current rules were developed such as long Island will not be poss- (

in the wake of the accident at Three ible.

Mlle Island, the accident the nuclear l The NRCis playing a very danger-industry said could not happen.When ous game with our future. It is gam- -]

1 that accident occurred,the NRC was bling that the plant is safe, despite all j caught with its pants down, and it the charges to the ' contrary. It .is j was painfully clear that the rules in gambling that state and county gov- j effect at that time were not suffi. ernment will participate and, some- (

cient to protect the safety of the how.make an unworkable plan work.

public. It is gambling with your future, the '

. At the insistence of congress, the future of your loved ones. It is gam-NRC strengthened its rules, man- bling with our lives.

dating that evacuation plans had to The NRC'.s proposed rule changes be put into effect within a ten mile j are a travesty of justice. It is ar-area of a nuclear plant. rogance, pure and simple. It should Even with those changes the NRC not be allowed to happen. A huge has only concerned itself with the ten outcry from Suffolk County residents mile radius and has refused to ac- who are the potential victims of an j .

. knowledge. the . shadow effect of accident at Shoreham would demon. I people evacuating from outside the strate our deep concern. It would

. ten mile zone. This is ridiculous, for - Illustrate that we will not simply sit they have the actual experience of back and allow this to happen. That Three Mlle Island to. draw upon. The we will fight for what is right, and I Governor of. Pennsylvania . rec. against what Jis. wrong. . . .w ,,(

ommended ithat' pregnant' women

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We encourage every family, as a leave the Three Milelsland area,and family and individually, notwrite to .

280,000 residents fled in response. the United : States'NucleabRegu-His announcement was not a full latory Commission in vehement scale alert, it was just a recommen- protest of this proposal. It may be datiorc Imagine t.he impact of a full your last, chance .to have any per-alert! -

sonal input into the decision f The.NRC, in its quest to open the whether Sh)reham opens or close

.Shoreham nuclear powerplant at all ybetber y ' e.,1 olive unde V cost,isaneni ingtolgnorithefacts th'e:tfreat af "laf ing.i.,

0f history.h. ' ignoring theshadowd Me WN effect evacuation which occurred at ~ . .NR . m. ...

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