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Department of Human Rastnuxus New Capital Annex 9541d45 Frankfort, Luidi 40601
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'Ihis ocmfirms Mr. Ashimy's discussion with Messrs. Howard (Burr)
Iawson and Charles M. Hardin an nar=#=r 5,1975, r==Mhg our review l
of the N/--ty andfation (2ntrol hupou and our eva1'=+4m of the information obtained during our recent meeting. 'Ihm review otmired the principal administrative and WP$1 aat=rt of the tw At's radiation control progran. 'this ireltM an =raminatica of the program's funding and personral resources; licensing, inspection and enforcement activities, field evaluations of Stata irmig bu..; amargency response
<=r=hi14 ties and the status of the State's radiatism control regula-tions.
1 He also exanined the current status of the reocanandations inade by a tel-Regulatory n=4==4m (NRC) review pxnp as contained in a report dated July 7,1975, rw=M4_ng the Maxey Flats, Kentucky comer-cial rsv'lirwtive waste burial ground, operated by Nuclear Engineering j
(b. (NE00). A copy of this report was dispatched to Gcmarnar Carroll with a letter dated July 14,.~1975. As a result of our review, we ha11 ave the state has taken apprppriata action regarding the recomen-l dations and is ocatin"45 their efforts toward the improvmant of the an-site water management progran, the =44=4 wing of the need for the evaporator, and the further reducticn of off-site migraticn of lawlevel 4
ralicactive water.
As a result of our on-site review of your program and the routine exchanges of infonnation between the NRC and the State of Kentucky, we concJ.ude that the Een':ocky supou for cla&4m of a,-4. material is adequate to svLoct. the ptblic health and safety. We believe, however, that the State's progran could be inprcrmd if the attached E----+
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= tate your review of these rectanmen-daticms and any ocmanents you may have readim them.
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G. Wayne Ferr, Chief Agreernents and ~* G Branch Division of Behl Cycle and Material Safety Enclos' Ire:
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CCtMNTS N'D IECCMSDNTIONS ON THS ranUCKY PADIATION CONTROL PRO 7FJJ4 1.
Cmnent The Department has a radiological e:rergency response plan v/aich Wa5 prepared Severhl years ago and Work haS DOgun in updating tha plan.
1_tecnnendation We reccnnnnd tnat the updating of the plan be accomplished at an early date. Also, the revised plan should be submitted to the 130 for review and comrent prior to being finalized.
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iLament We note that the Kentucky radiation control regulations were revised and adopted on February 5, 1975. We also note that these newly revised regulations are available to radioactive traterial licensees through the Kentucky Administrative Register and Kentucky Recula-tions Service. Iloeever, we understand these regulations are being printed in a bound book fom as part of a complete four-volume set of all Kentucky regulations without the provision to nake periodic revisions to sections of a particular regulation as may become necessary from tine to tima.
Reccmendation Considering the bound book method of printing the regulations, we reemnond that a mathod be devised which would allcw the Departrent to amend indi,vidual secticn of the newly adopted regulations, as necessary.
It should also allcw a licensee access to the regula-tions for which he is required to abide without the requirement to procure the four-volt:m set.
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Cannent As a result of our previous review conducted in December 1974, we rcccum2nded that the gaality of inspection reports could be further inproved by structuring the report to doctnent all areas covered and discussed during the inspection. Also, we recmtrended thc.t the reports should also doctment the status of previous deficiencies and the strnrary discussion hold with rranagc. rent personnel at the 5
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I i conclusion of the insp3ction. During this review an examination,
of' several inspection reports showul that a su:mury discussion is now being hcid with managem2nt personnel and docurrented.
IIcwcVer, the reports still do not discuss the status of previous deficiencies and are not structured so as to highlight the fact that ull partinent areas were covered and discussed during the inspection of each licensed program.
j Feccanendatio:3 We rocamtend that a structured font.at fcr inspection reports, as discussed above, be developed and included in the inspection and enforce:nant instructions and infornetion books which have baen issued to the radiation control staff. Tne instructions should also 2nclude the documentation of the status of previous deficiencies.
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FEBRUARY TERM, 1976
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l W2, tho' Grand Jury duly capanal::d for this ter, of th: Fle ting.
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Circuit Court, do hereby make 'ur final report as follows:
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r We have made careful investigation into all violations of the ponal laws of this stato in this jurisdiction of which we have any
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' m"~p ments in all cases in which the evidence in our opinion justified trial by petit jury. We have been in session 4 days, have returneu I
12 indictments, and have failed to return indictments on no charge.
referred to us for investigation.
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- f. ** 1 We have inspected thL public jails in the county and other f y vs i
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public problens and nake the following observations and recomenda tions:
We find the Fleming County Jail to be well c: red for and i
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wish to c6mmend Jailer Martin Story for his conscientious ef forts in this respect.
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Because of videsprsad concern among the residents of
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Fleming County arising fron reports of radiation pollution result-f7R3,.*d
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ing from the disposc1 of nuclear vastes at Maxey Flats, we have r,,
investigated the operation and effects of nucicar disposal at that h' I
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During our investigation, we have been assured by personnel
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of the Radiation Control Branch of the Kentucky Dureau for liet th
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v there is no m 'ance of any inrainent hazard to citi-SJrvices that 2cns of this county from the present disposal procedure. However, r
the evidence indicates to us the possibility of future danger if stringent safeguards are not maintained. Accordingly, we reconnen1I
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That future grand juries of Fleming County regularly p34,. y.g.,.,
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investigate th: disposal of ruclear wastos in this county to insure r*. - S Puuuuumauer
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That the Radiation Control Branch of the Kentucky Bureau
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county to the county attorney of Fleming County.
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ihat thi United States governnent institute. son. inspect-the ion procedure for all nuclear disposals sites throughout country, inder t.sdent of testing programs of the respective states.
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That a thorough geological surny be made of th; ".axey Ah. f:.i f.,
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We have investigated problems concerning,the Flaming-County Horpital, and find that.there presently exists an apparentif
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serious shortage of practicing physicians in this county.
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of.the efforts of the Citizens Committee to voice our support of More Doctors to secure addition physicians and
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the supportive facilitics for them and urge all citi: ens of this 4
county to do the same.
'Theref ore, havin; c.rtplated our duties ' under the ins tructions to
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of the Court, we respectfully ask to be discharged, subject
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U.S. Representative William S. Moorhead
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.F U. 5. Senator Wendell Ford Marcus Ball, Pres. Citizens Group, flaxey Flat Radiation Protective Assoc.
I State.icnator Walter Strong Charles Hardin, Radiation Control Branch, Bureau for Health Services, Coninonwealth of Kentucky Hon. Julian Carroll, Governor of Kentucky William Kenton.. Speaker of House of Representatives, Comm. of Kentucky Atomic Energy Washington, D.C.
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- l. han rie mg Clerk of the F;eming Circuit Court within and for the State and County aforesaid do fiereEy tre hreg-hg p:ges contain a full. true, and comp...e copy of tne
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