ML20236J727

PNS-76-042:Zion Station Security Officer Advised Region III of Peaceful Demonstration Scheduled for 760823 by Group Called Continental Walk for Disarmament & Social Justice. Zion Police & Station Personnel Taking Precautions

ML20236J727
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	08/23/1976
From:	Roy G, Thompson D, Warnick R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNS-76-042, PNS-76-42, NUDOCS 9807080327
Download: ML20236J727 (2)

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August 23, 1976 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF SAFEGUARDS EVENT-- PNS-76-42 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of P0FSIBLE national security or public interest significance. The infonnation presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date.

Facility:

Zion Station Units 1 and 2 (DN 50-295 & 5'0-304)

Commonwealth Edison Company

Subject:

PROPOSED PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AT ZION STATION The Zion Station Security Officer advised Region III at 0940 on August 23., 1976, that a " peaceful" demonstration is scheduled for today between the hours of 1200 and 1230 CDT by a group called the

" Continental Walk for Disarmament and Social Justice." The group, reported as seven in number, will be addressed by one Eckard Festag, Chief Chicago Researcher for Friends of the Earth.

A news article from the August 21, 1976, issue of the Waufcega'n News-Sut'  !?=J (copy attached) describes the demonstration and background of the group.

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1. The Zion Police and Zion Station personnel have established precaution-ary measures to assure the demonstration remains " peaceful."

Reg' ion III received notification of the proposed demonstration by (

telephon.e from the Zion security officer on August 23, 1976, at /

9:40 a.m. (CDT). /

The IAT has been notified.

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Contact:

RFWarnick, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27261 DThompson, P

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Distribution: "

Chairman Rowden Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy '

L. V. Gossick, EDO E. Volgenau, OIE J. A. Harris, PA B. C. Rusthe, NRR H. K. Shapar, ELD K. R. Chapman, NMSS T. J. McTiernan, AIA ,

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2 Attachment to PNS-76-42 REFERDiCE: WAUKEGAN NEWS-SUN - SATURDAY-AUGUST 21, 1976 l ZION A-PLANT PROTEST SET l

SEVEN MARCHERS FROM STILLWATER, MINN., WILL APRIVE AT THE COMMONWEALTH EDISON NUCLEAR PLANT IN ZION AT NOON MONDAY TO PROTEST nlE PLANT'S RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE CASES INTO Tile ATMOSPHERE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR Tile GROUP, BILL LEAVITT, MAINTAINED THE PLANT HAS RELEASED RADIOACTIVE GASES SIX TIMES THE AMOUNT ALLOWED BY THE U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY C010!ISSION. TIIE ACCUSATION HAS NEITHER BEEN DENIED OR AFFIRMED BY THE NRC.

ECKHARD FESTAG, CHIEF CHICAGO RESEARCHER FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, WILL SPEAK AT THE DEMONSTRATION.

AFTER TIIEIR SHORT STAY IN ZION, THE SEVEN MARCHERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG SHERIDAN ROAD INTO WAUKEGAN AND CHICAGO. FRIDAY IN CHICAGO, THE GROUP WILL JOIN MARCHERS REPRESENTING THE CONTINENTAL WALK FOR DISARMAMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND B0ni GROUPS WILL MARCH ON TO WASHINGTON D. C.,

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'( THE CONTINENTAL WALK FOR DISARMAMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MARCHERS BEGAN

, THEIR HIKE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FROM SAN FRANCISCO IN JANUARY, ACCORDING TO LEAVITT, A RESIDENT OF GLENCOE AND ORGANIZER FOR THE MARCHERS IN THE NORTH SHORE AREA.

LEAVITT SAID RESIDENTS OF LAKE COUNTY AND Tile NORTH SHORE AREA ARE INVITED TO 11 EAR FESTAG'S SPEECH AND TO WALK WITH TIIE PROTESTORS AS THEY MARCH TIIROUGH THE COUNTY.

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