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{{#Wiki_filter:.< , ,..P00F0lllGINAL C1W~.o D 501 Vine Street (M 9 Middletown, FA 17057 p@ g.d o July 16, 1979 a', q , na-Honorable Joseph Hendrie, Chaircan 8 United States Nuclear Regulatory Con =1ssion is iiashington, DC 20555 j~4 rear IJr. Chairman:
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I am writing for a group of concerned citizens of the :Jiddletovin, Tennsylvania area called ?.GE.
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Our group would like to participate in proceedings regarding hearings for the possible opening of Three Mile Island Unit 1.
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Because we are cotton people, I would urge you to h2ve such activities in the :Jiddleto's area as our funds re extremely licited.I live within si. sht of the cooling towers ( 3 miles)
P00F0lllGINAL                         C1W                                         .o   ~
'"d#= al that our : sychologic 1 halth ;nd c ell being shan' d b0 a ; rice 00nsidarction o f t'..;~I20, in t arre o f our p act an; rien ce , ;~ e s a' ty o f .:2019 2
D 501 Vine Street Middletown, FA           17057   pa        (M      o 9
.ener g, 2nd the credibility of the utility.
July 16, 1979                 '
Stress and anxiety re c:nstantly working on us, daily.
                                                                                  ,
I underst.nd 2 nanage ent audit by the 3ennsylvania Tublic Utility Co-d eed on will be avail able in e rly spring,19 50.
                                                                                      @ g.d      q na -
This document 2:y be very helpful to the corrission.
                                                                            ,
It is 27 ho;e that the psychologic 1 and physic,7 b'' th and ar'ety of the lo^''"asidents re t zntamount to your procedurss.
Honorable Joseph Hendrie, Chaircan                                                           8 United States Nuclear Regulatory Con =1ssion                                 is   j~    4 iiashington, DC       20555 rear IJr. Chairman:
!= "ao14'a the world-wide 1 plications of the haring process and decision.Iconomically speaking, it appers the average :let-Id consumer in Tennsylvania can ex;ect to pay 32.97 core each conth over the 13 conth period begun in July.
I am writing for a group of concerned citizens of the :Jiddletovin, Tennsylvania area called ?.GE. Our group would like to participate in proceedings regarding hearings for the possible opening of Three Mile Island Unit 1. Because we are cotton people, I would urge you to h2ve such activities in the :Jiddleto's area as our funds re extremely licited.
Additionally, it appesrs new sources to supply replace ent power re being found on a regulr basis.
I live within si. sht of the cooling towers ( 3 miles)           '"d #= al that our : sychologic 1 halth ;nd c ell being shan' d b0 a ; rice 00nsidarction o f t'..; ~I20, in t arre o f our p act an; rien ce , ;~ e s a' ty o f .:2019 2
I question whether there is a real need for T:7.I because it 2.ppe rs it 222es the company a net seller rather than a net buyer.
              .
I've enclo sed sev=~'
ener g,     2nd the credibility of the utility.           Stress and anxiety re c:nstantly working on us, daily.
""ticles which I feel re pertinent to the issue.
I underst.nd 2 nanage ent audit by the 3ennsylvania Tublic Utility Co-d eed on will be avail able in e rly spring,19 50. This document 2:y be very helpful to the corrission.
Sin cer ely,. % )Jl/hucu
It is 27 ho;e that the psychologic 1 and physic,7 b'' th and ar'ety of the lo^''       "asidents re t zntamount to your procedurss.
_%nald I. Ho sslar cc: Cottission tr Victor Gilinsky f Co issioner Richard Kennedy O b 3 (J c Cornissioner 3eter ?radford , , , O" Corniscioner John Ahe ene 9 N'.,,...,%g~1083 356  
    != "ao14'a the world-wide 1 plications of the haring process and decision.
,. _ _ .___. _ .__ .. -o-.'h Ehe Ustriot. evrerg. Pa.frta le t. 3% 15 m . ._ ._._ . .
Iconomically speaking, it appers the average :let-Id consumer in Tennsylvania can ex;ect to pay 32.97 core each conth over the 13 conth period begun in July. Additionally, it appesrs new sources to supply replace ent power re being found on a regulr basis. I question whether there is a real need for T:7.I because it 2.ppe rs it 222es the company a net seller rather than a net buyer.
y Hershey CnLDenied
I've enclo sed sev=~' ""ticles which I feel re pertinent to the issue.
'-Met-Ed Wins
Sin cer ely,
-~: ,<s%, TRate ~ Battle i e.t--The rederal Energy Regulato.
                                            . % )Jl/hucu
hearings on the lacrease in 2 ry Commission has denied Hw.
_%nald I. Ho sslar cc:   Cottission tr Victor Gilinsky Co     issioner Richard Kennedy                                           c    O f Cornissioner 3eter ?radford               , , ,
December.'Y*M<shey Electric Co/s request for a However. HEC was contend.
O b 3 (J" Corniscioner John Ahe ene                 .,,...
%, reducaon in Metropohtan Edi-los that the Unit 2 part of the 4**4 son Co/s proposed 54.7 million rate base shou:d be deducted 3 rate increase for its wholesale until a final decision is made.
                                                          '
";customers, according to Donald S. Chuob. HEC vice president HEC ts er.amming other lagal I steps that could be taken in the 4 and general manager'he request.
                                                                ,
The FERC demed t wake of the FERC's ruling, j following oral arguments on Chubo said. He noted that as i Met Ed's largest wnoiasaie cus.
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?the rate increase in Washing.
                                                            %g
ton. Chube said.
                                                                      ~
tomer. 53.2 miUion of the 54.7 1.sx, ,.2 : o j =5 4"54 a
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* g .J j g g:j* b 2E~~2 .In those arituments. HEC mal! ion increase would be borne by HEC.3!I-i $f#'
 
51=c9'$ 4 52i0 2"~=5*#5 53*st contended that Met Ed. opera.
,             . _ _ .           _      _            _                                                                  . _ .                                           __ .
3wri;-'tor and part. owner of the Three The increase wouta mean
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,35 a52o.==-% .jff].af .5 g i
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>i4gy, 'jj2;y Station, was requesung the rate HEC's ave. age rendenaal cus.
                          .
increase pnmanly to help pay tomer, according to Ch" %
  'h                                 Ehe Ustriot. evrerg. Pa.frta le t. 3% 15 m . .                         _ ._._ . .
Jg=3y-, g am4e, o,33g for TMrs enppted Unit 2 reac.
y Hershey CnLDenied                                           '
I5~I h tor, which will be out of service In June when Met-F Jutthe 80 " *two to four years Decause of the higher rates into ef-t the I E IE~#U "~.w J 3*f33 3 $ ~I3
                -Met-Ed Wins                                                       :
* A *$ 4 N I ~ m =,k $ $ =I S Marca 23 nuclear accident at -state Public Utility Coh .ss;on
                                                                                    <
$=2 3 E 8*ie the plant.
                                                                                                                            -           ~
gave HEC penmssion a defer s- p 3=2g g , 'g 2 4 Q ; .g 2 -y 3 y ,3 g 0g c;;g3 j g y)ag,2 {
                                                                                                                                                  ,
4;Chubb said HEC asked the
TRate ~ Battle The rederal Energy Regulato.
''** " " "** 'ts cu mers, j , , commission to ehminate Unit 2 Chubb said HEC i. paytag i W S ,3 * ,3 j ;:, a
i
* g g 3 3 3 e
                                                                                    .t e
-:-, ,3i from the rate base and thef*
                                                                                                                -
Met Ed the higher at. t but J 4mm g *i , 3 1.. -<3~u 2*a pass on the remaamns amount will not pass then ..an:, 3 cus.
s%,                        -
(33=EO wa E 5
ry Commission has denied Hw.
$j$hj jyj of the $4.7 million increase -
hearings on the lacrease in 2         '
tomers until thera is either a fi-w natever that would be.
Y*
nal decisson by the FERC or un.
shey Electric Co/s request for a December.                                                              <                              M However. HEC was contend.         ,                                %
3 4 e -EEy7 He said Met Ed put the high-til HEC's seneduied merger 'i. ,. 3 532 4433 ?I61*-er rates into effect on Jurie 13, with Pennsvisama Power and
reducaon in Metropohtan Edi-         los that the Unit 2 part of the 4                                                   **         4 son Co/s proposed 54.7 million rate base shou:d be deducted 3 rate increase for its wholesale     until a final decision is made.       ";
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customers, according to Donald S. Chuob. HEC vice president           HEC ts er.amming other lagal I steps that could be taken in the 4 andThegeneral      manager'he FERC demed t             wake of the FERC's ruling, request.                                  j following oral arguments on         Chubo said. He noted that as i Met Ed's largest wnoiasaie cus.       ?
* but they are subject to refund Light Co. on Marca 1. Ih0 - *
the rate increase in Washing.                                                                     .sx,            ,      .
** } i ! e Ni j !' $ =4
ton. Chube said.                     tomer. 53.2 miUion of the 54.7       1 a
.2 l*a $3 C since tne FERC has scheduled whichever come f:rst.
* g .J j           g g b mal! ion increase would be borne                              22E~~: o j =5 4"54      2 .             51=c9                :j*
d.a , q-!e j _C g?%{ q 3 2 ;s. _ o
In those arituments. HEC contended that Met Ed. opera.        by HEC.                               '
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$3 3 ~g h g 3E b v 3 E 5 2 =t 1.5 - 0 s s ,> .
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tor and part. owner of the Three
,1.-2 2 32 E35$ 33=j5 5EE2 J 6 3-s 0_j (/)-a-a-o. ,/ . . . . a se= 2 :e 2n,>5"i 57$ 21*3 5.S.
                                                                                                          *yjfj Ey;y                               gg~j 53*st
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2, *.n :g * -enn ,a5-2g2u-..a$3 6 5 EZ,I k $ 5 5 E E Y3 If a =g 21 ~541 3 ? i i i ,' 4 4 %?
The increase wouta mean
i E 4 ylis ;tso: sga;a=.n3*5A$ $s$5 a z,e=a$S=-2..% $ * *. 5 iia#~3 - ', 12 2 s4555 2 13!3=JJtx33C 2-==9 3 .e 3 2 2 s
* Mile !.siand Nuclear Generating     about a Si a month me case for i                 .'              -
* *: 23 Z~22;g$" 3 k,42O"E~ d. h 2,A b,' ,2 . % 5 , ,0 5 k ,w x. 3 d. E b
                                                                                                                                ,35             a52o j ,*, =
*g*6 P -3 T5=.-1 o:<~#E55 5 5 $ $. $
                                                                                                                                                                        .==
..... ...O M. g 1083 357.._
Station, was requesung the rate increase pnmanly to help pay HEC's ave. age rendenaal cus.
P00R DHNAL
tomer, according to Ch" %                       % .jff].af Jg=3y
-_.PUC holds the line on costs on March 29, the day af ter the IMI that "none of the costs of responding accident. the Public Utility Commis-to the incident, including repair, dis-sion granted Metropolitan Edison, posal of vaste and decontamination are operator and 50% owner of NI, a $49 recoverable f rom ratepayers." million rate increase. The rate in-crease vcs based almost entirely The basis of the PUC approach to the upon inclusion of Unit 2 in the tate probeim of replacement powe; costs
                                                                                                                        .5 ,ggi >i4gy,           am4e,
-base. The rate base takas into was stated in its decision. "The account such factors as operating costs, purchase of energy is a reasonable and fuel costs and profits. These factors necessary cost of providing servWe which should ' equal the revenue.
                                                                                                                                                                        'jj2;y
naast be recovered f rom ratepayers. Ser-The cost of huilding a power plant ran -
                                                                                                                                                                        -
vice. cannot.hs. orovid.e.d.without co st.
for TMrs enppted Unit 2 reac.                                                                                                                                   o,33g tor, which will be out of service       In June when Met-F Jutthe                       80 "
* I5                                ~
I w            h I                   E IE~#                 U "                   ~           .
higher rates into ef-two to four years Decause of the Marca 23 nuclear accident at -state Public Utility Coh .ss;on t the 2
                                                                                                                                                  =              J 3*f33
                                                                                  $
gave HEC penmssion a defer s                              I-~pm3ie      =,k =2g    $ $*=I S3 3 $ ~I3                E 8* A2 *$        -4N the plant.
Chubb said HEC asked the        ''**    "  "  "** 'ts  cu  mers,      4 j
                                                                                              ;
g , 'g 2 4 Q ; .g y 3 y ,3 g 0g c;;g3 j g, y)ag,2                                                   {
                                                                                                ,                  ,
commission to ehminate Unit 2 from the rate base and thef*
Chubb said HEC i. paytag i                     W     S 2,3 * ,3*a j ;:,ga*i* ,g g:-
                                                                                                                -
3331.. 3 e- <3~,3iu Met Ed the higher at. t but J                   4mm pass on the remaamns amount           will not pass then ..an:, 3 cus.
of the $4.7 million increase -       tomers until thera is either a fi-(                          33=EO wa E 5                          $j$hj                  jyj w natever that would be.             nal decisson by the FERC or un.     3                   4       e -
He said Met Ed put the high-er rates into effect on Jurie 13, til HEC's seneduied merger 'i
* EEy7  -
                                                                                                                            . ,. 3 532               4433 ?I61 with Pennsvisama Power and           't'                 O j S 3 2 3 '' E 3 v a 3 5 ~. E
* but they are subject to refund       Light Co. on Marca 1. Ih0 - *
* since tne FERC has scheduled          whichever come f:rst.                                            *, 3} q-!i ! e Ni             j !' g?$ =4   C
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P00R DHNAL PUC holds the line on costs on March 29, the day af ter the IMI           that "none of the costs of responding accident. the Public Utility Commis-           to the incident, including repair, dis-sion granted Metropolitan Edison,             posal of vaste and decontamination are operator and 50% owner of NI, a $49           recoverable f rom ratepayers."
million rate increase. The rate in-crease vcs based almost entirely              The basis of the PUC approach to the upon inclusion of Unit 2 in the tate          probeim of replacement powe; costs        -
base. The rate base takas into                 was stated in its decision. "The account such factors as operating costs, purchase of energy is a reasonable and fuel costs and profits. These factors         necessary cost of providing servWe which should ' equal the revenue.                   naast be recovered f rom ratepayers. Ser-The cost of huilding a power plant ran -       vice. cannot.hs. orovid.e.d.without co st.
not be included in the rate base until the plant is completed t Ld in service
not be included in the rate base until the plant is completed t Ld in service
* It is equitable for the ratepayers of or "used and useful." Met Ed and Penalec to pay the ecst of purchasing power since they are receiving Responding to public outcry against service and will be paying none of the paying for an accident which had al-costs of TMI-2.
* It is equitable for the ratepayers of or "used and useful."                         Met Ed and Penalec to pay the ecst of purchasing power since they are receiving Responding to public outcry against           service and will be paying none of the paying for an accident which had al-ready cost area residents so much, the costs of TMI-2. With the levelized energy charge which we will order here, the total P"C issued in early April complaints         rates for elect.ric service to the cust-against Met Ed and Pennsylvania Elec-         omers of Met Ed and Penelee will be no tric charging " excessive, unjust and         greater than the races which would have unreasonable rates." This enabled             been allowed had the incident never the PUC to roll back the recent increase occurred. We believe this accomplishats until hearings could be held to deter-a fair and just result for all concerned...
With the levelized energy ready cost area residents so much, the charge which we will order here, the total P"C issued in early April complaints rates for elect.ric service to the cust-against Met Ed and Pennsylvania Elec-omers of Met Ed and Penelee will be no tric charging " excessive, unjust and greater than the races which would have unreasonable rates." This enabled been allowed had the incident never the PUC to roll back the recent increase occurred. We believe this accomplishats until hearings could be held to deter-a fair and just result for all concerned...
sine who should pay how =uch.                 The Commission is of the opinion that the recovery of these costs is required At issue in the proceedings were cost         by law. The remaining questica is Wat of including Unit 2 in the rate base;         is the level of recovery?"
sine who should pay how =uch.
cost of clean-up of the accident and the cost of replacement power.               The level the Ccumissioners settled upon was approx!sately 20 less than that on June 15, the PUC announced its demanded by Met Ed and even less than decision to remove Unit 2 from the           the level asked for by the Office of the rate base, to not include clean-up           Consumer Advocate. On its surface, costs of the accident but to allow             the PUC's decision appears reasonable.
The Commission is of the opinion that the recovery of these costs is required At issue in the proceedings were cost by law.The remaining questica is Wat of including Unit 2 in the rate base; is the level of recovery?" cost of clean-up of the accident and the cost of replacement power.
Met Ed to ec11ect $46 million frem the rate payers to cover replacement         However, upon closer exa=ination, several P ''''                                       questions arise. m I-2 was only gener-
The level the Ccumissioners settled upon was approx!sately 20 less than that on June 15, the PUC announced its demanded by Met Ed and even less than decision to remove Unit 2 from the the level asked for by the Office of the rate base, to not include clean-up Consumer Advocate. On its surface, costs of the accident but to allow the PUC's decision appears reasonable.
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Met Ed to ec11ect $46 million frem the rate payers to cover replacement However, upon closer exa=ination, several P ''''questions arise. m I-2 was only gener-
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---ating electricity for three sonths before The PUC's decision set a precedent, the accident happened. 3efore December since no other regulatory agency has yet 30, 1973, Met Ed. did not have those 900 ordered the removal of a nuclear plant megawatts. What is it replacing? Did f rom the rate base because of antici-Met Ed have to. buy power from the grid ated long-term outage. Because any bafore January? If so, why do Met Ed nuclear plants are down more than they customers now have to pay extra for it?
ating electricity for three sonths before The PUC's decision set a precedent,           the accident happened. 3efore December since no other regulatory agency has yet 30, 1973, Met Ed. did not have those 900 ordered the removal of a nuclear plant       megawatts. What is it replacing? Did f rom the rate base because of antici-       Met Ed have to. buy power from the grid ated long-term outage. Because any           bafore January? If so, why do Met Ed nuclear plants are down more than they       customers now have to pay extra for it?
are operating, the PUC decisica could If not, why do they now need to pur-impact on many other nuclear utilities.
are operating, the PUC decisica could If not, why do they now need to pur-impact on many other nuclear utilities.       chase power?
chase power?
The cost of clean up was not really an       Met Ed repeatedly claimed its steck-issue in the proceeding other than its holders could not possibly absorb the inpact on the short-term debt of the cost of replacement power. Yet testi-cotzpany. Nevertheless, the PUC declared many during the PUC hearings revealed
The cost of clean up was not really an Met Ed repeatedly claimed its steck-issue in the proceeding other than its holders could not possibly absorb the inpact on the short-term debt of the cost of replacement power. Yet testi-cotzpany. Nevertheless, the PUC declared many during the PUC hearings revealed NA4 if (rfU Cow 4Muc.d b py dW- 3 dt.od! at thil pow accidut t reduced IcmI, ye. 9 Py nW1 t ..U W lso M. S es doll *w ,=~1083 358  
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=_a m,e: a r,,u,d -gec,u.m:;;ang On Saturday une chsee=, , , e csals. the July bills, which increa g,, The Three Mlle Island Observatory Center started to go out Fnday, wd end Met.Ed
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' March 23 accident at the nuclear power plant.
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cogumer affairs,'Erriest E will attempt to answer two questions - what N*That Sew tarriff was a g jg, happened and what are the radaological effects of 3e proved Dursday W resse m M bsHsisouly the accident?
                                                                                                                                                                                    .
Under the approval 5 at four pertant sinca 1M."This is not an attempt to promote nuclear collect me 3.8-nun stmem power.* Kluscik said. "We feet we have an obli.
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for sal &fconC p"1 ormal.But ct.s omers wd gM see og gation to the pubhc to explain what happened?
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ly that cull rate fluctua m good cews on the new bd also, a g;.E d.m company will He said the film will focus on the three fac-the amet of MIT be refunding SW ml> :n ,g tors Met-Ed has claimed contnbuted to the acci-pacy was fod Public MY MN#
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{e' human response.
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Met.Ed has been N ng codectGng over Oe san't 13-Altnough TMrs controt room ;s shown in the power a a regul basis. at ciontD ;end e.film and specific instruments highhghted, there costs estmam, at 00 0 51 That ref.ad ,d be rmmd
t Met-Ed Bills Users qt TMI Center                                                    For Cost Of Acciden ya                                   C_.rs a                 u-p+                               ~ %;
'a is no re-enactment of the worst nuclear accident mdbon a day. At t!us omtthe to customers in the form of et'.own suts tax surcharges on in Amencan history, according to Klusc3k.
a Wu.,l Reopen                                                   -r,,u,d  e m re- a =_agec,u.m:;;ang                                       m,e:
{grgy cost ad g I acci- the July bdis., '"The control room nd instruments are used ae g wd w passed on to more as props." he sai "The film is not a simula.
On Saturday The Three Mlle Island Observatory Center une csals. the July bills, which increa started to go out Fnday, wd chsee=
da tion of the events of e accident." nr*D* N' as ruled that MI h.c h i Kluscik said t..e film. produced by Met-Ed.
                                                                                                                                    'm
P , ill be shown conunuosly at no charge at the
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will reopen Saturday with a film explaining the                 e,       contain the 3.8 mills p                         ie                         end Met.Ed
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      ' March 23 accident at the nuclear power plant.                     id blowatt hour energy cost                               say                       e a on.e is David Klusetk.a spokesman for Metropoutan                 fl*         justment authorized by the one using abost 500 blowatt Edison Co., operator and part owner of TMI. saad               d pennsylvania Public Utsltry hours p                                           vsca president for the 15.msnute large screen video prese<itauon                   :r- Comnussion u nuMee*
'massive plant from acreas the Susquehanna Riv.
will attempt to answer two questions - what                                                                               cogumer affairs,'Erriest E N*               That Sew tarriff was a                                                           g jg, happened and what are the radaological effects of                 3e proved Dursday W the accident?
esumated su million to the 2 er.*he center, which contasns binoculars for
resse m M bsHsisouly Under the approval 5 at "This is not an attempt to promote nuclear                                                             stmem          four pertant sinca 1M.
"""* - CeQd h M 8Bessd* j e viewing the piant and information on nuclear power, has been closed since the March 23 acca.
og          collect me 3.8-nun                                 But ct.s omers wd gM see power.* Kluscik said. "We feet we have an obli.                               for sal &fconC p"1             ormal.
dent."~i (lpon its reopening Saturday, the center will .
gation to the pubhc to explain what happened?
,-be open from noon to $ p.m. daaly. It is closed on
a          ly that cull rate fluctua m good cews on the new bd also, g;.                                                                 E         d.m company will He said the film will focus on the three fac-               ,g        the amet of MIT                                 be refunding SW ml> :n tors Met-Ed has claimed contnbuted to the acci-                               pacy was fod dent - mechanizauon. instrument capability and g
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But smce the gl                 ent.       Public MY MN#
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{e                                               ng codectGng over Oe san't 13-
_Ght Untriot. Pamt*srf. Pa.f%r. ha y, hII r' 5 j y P,(* U current technical modications and recovery 5 t o*~dieterDamaaed M tasks.i .~-,,-c-- The center was heavily visited prior to the l---O-~still a tounst attraction.
        ' human response.                                                   e.        Met.Ed has been N Altnough TMrs controt room ;s shown in the       '
''-*h'.w., . . .acc: dent and Kiuscik said the company feeis it is
a            power a a regul basis. at ciontD                   That ;endref.ad ,d be rmmd costs estmam, at               00 0 51 film and specific instruments highhghted, there                    et            mdbon a day. At t!us omtthe to customers in the form of is no re-enactment of the worst nuclear accident                                                                              '.own suts tax surcharges on in Amencan history, according to Klusc3k.                                       grgy cost ad                                                                               , '
*'.o;J*=''"It's oovious that there is great public inter.
{                                        g           I acci- the July bdis.
: a. -est " he said " All you have to is come down here A g,g g.. . . .on any given day and obser e all the vehicles pulled over alongside the road.- control room of
                "The control room nd instruments are used                     ae g wd w passed on to more as props." he sai "The film is not a simula.                   da tion of the events of e accident."                                 nr           *D* N Kluscik said t..e film. produced by Met-Ed.                                         P   ' as h ruled that MI h              i w ill be shown conunuosly at no charge at the                                               osu Md w pict:4 up                                                         .c
'b e mMer was dl.abled by g Met Ed says visitors to the center will find land reaCICr t: nit 2 the f!re. but a stmflar meterin th*. dam min #auxfHary buildi picmc tables and adequate off street parking.
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n-nitortog Karl Aoraham, a spokesman for the Nuclear equ p n aval!able to mons or the a t according to compa8y and Nucle. . .
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anon level, he said'
by the company.
+Regulatory Commission. said he had just heare of
                                                                                                                                                                                          \
-gg g, g g Meg.Ed press off the ooservatory center reopemng and was not Commission ,l Cross said..**!g wg3 a 3 seCo 4 spokes aware of any NRC involvement with the film.
ooservatory center, a building osertooking the                                                                                                                                     '
?s"*he puohe retanons actmties of licensees 79 g -Hre. extin. (, ene of the co.hing. It h3Ppened 2 a un j" g g8hed immedf ately by control N short !n the me are outside the scope of our regulatory authon-
massive plant from acreas the Susquehanna Riv.                                             eue we return an                                                          01            2 er.                                                                                esumated su million to the e
*'M e n ty." Abraham said. "We hate authonty only to caused by{ { re."An instrume t man took g y regulate the p environment., rotecuon of the puetic and the !
                *he center, which contasns binoculars for viewing the piant and information on nuclear                                        """* - CeQd                                   h M 8Bessd* j power, has been closed since the March 23 acca.
try for a meter. tha N a extinguisher and had it out in sp kes'i M seconds." he said.
dent.                                     "                         ~
man sad.s The meter m. l w.ste gas ,onit' rs radiation 1 rio. u d-,e ,e-,,ed.
i (lpon its reopening Saturday, the center will .
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eau... building. the spokesmas said
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* d the same unit which
be open from noon to $ p.m. daaly. It is closed on Mondays.
*w'tion panel were stfghtly damaged ged Mareft :3 d t3 I the spokesman saidland the pagg) wigg De replaced'k rst nuclear power accidentla the natio0's his. "^l,=. 9 i tory.
In addit on to the film. Met Ed will provide         ,
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literature on the plant, show photographs of               I Ght Untriot. Pamt*srf. Pa.f%r.                     r ha y, hII
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cicanup efforts since the accident and explaan current technical modications and recovery tasks.
.g Cev- flick Tfmrnburgh to advise h 8 pr*Rnant ws. men ar.d presc hool measuring 1.200 mittirems per"Sul.<*quently. I was rritiv tred reartor containment tweilding). with"If in feet we had h.54 m hat they i te nr.noad stat. *.=lth a dome that's call to no-t'elown m heva lhere was greatly. ftut t told it at f saw it and th're l' et t**ii k al cantrete c'mid in.e.tequale a n.. hen g 'i, ugh Ilie childre n to evacuate the6r homes (pur .within a five-mile radius of the i"Sometwwty made a calculation, as I hert.mc aware of events "''d somehruty said f.2tWJ(millfvems Cretta said Met-rd on March 2R have possibly given way. .
5                  t  ' 5 j y P,(* U                       o*
c ni c, and the ur aniu m pellet e
                                                                                                                                                                  ,,
, e"Somehow it passibly enutd reac hed a melting temperature of .
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-4d Three Mile Island Nuclear Generat.
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r hour) and we said. I think. .WI did not percebe the serioustiess of hat e. Dut the thing wmodn't have some 5.'tio 5.kN) c grees, and then leM Ing Station during the crisit at the
            - The center was heavily visited prior to the           l
*NA" he said. "'Ihey had one the accident. Teams from the plant the mniten mass that these pellett
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" plant, the Sunday parrint-News has f'imher and we had another. and began monitoring radioactivity off crumtsled completely. There'd have herame melted est thrmigh the fuel llearned-at restly mushronmed the thing " slie before 7:3t3 a m. and at first did been some relesw of radinactive i Dut later in the tour l'Ilday.
dieterDamaaed                          O-         ~
not find radioactivity atmve normat material. In my opinion there would claditing and collected in the indtorn g John G. Iterbeln. Met-Ed vice
M      -        c-h'.w.
[!1 of the vesselin such a unique geom-pressdent gener flon, told II mem.
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/bets of a sperfa(l nQllouse com.
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rrhein revised his awssment:
acc: dent and Kiuscik said the company feeis it is still a tounst attraction.                                                      *
hack ground levett he said.
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hive been time to de something and
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, etry that crlHeality was maintalped mittee investigating the acrident.,"One of the things that I told the"We were constantly monttnr-evacuate people.- lis4nn neutrnas continue to split
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/* 'on can pnstulate all kinds of during a tour nf the plant Friday, ess.1 guess it wse Friday morning Ing this thing." he said. "What
              "It's oovious that there is great public inter.                                 ''                    *
-ht and yms cemtintie to generate that the evacuation was amneces.
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tarch 10) when we had an uncon-4wmf4 we left the pubNc. what thing
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est " he said " All you have to is come down here A g,g g                               .
                                                                                                                                                                        . . . .
on any given day and obser e all the vehicles pulled over alongside the road.                                           - control room of                                   g      'b             e mMer was dl.abled by Met Ed says visitors to the center will find                           land reaCICr t: nit 2                     min #            the f!re. but           a stmflar meterin th*
picmc tables and adequate off street parking.
                                                                                  . dam                            n-                             auxfHary          buildi equ p n                                nitortog Karl Aoraham, a spokesman for the Nuclear                                                           a
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aval!able to mons or the                     t Regulatory Commission. said he had just heare of                        -  according to compa8y and Nucle. . .                                         anon level, he said' gg g, g                                                         g Meg.Ed press off the ooservatory center reopemng and was not                                 spokes Commission ,
aware of any NRC involvement with the film.                                                            s                              l Cross said..**!g wg3 a 3 seCo 4
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              "*he puohe retanons actmties of licensees                                     79 g -
Hre. extin. (, ene of the co.hing. It h3Ppened 2 a are outside the scope of our regulatory authon-                             g g8hed ty." Abraham said. "We hate authonty only to                                       M e nimmedf ately by control N short !n the me                                                        *'
g        y regulate the p                                                                                                  causedaby{ { re."An instrume t man took environment., rotecuon of the puetic and the !                             try for a meter. tha N                                                 extinguisher and had it out in sp kes'i s man sad.                                                      M seconds." he said.
The meter m
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                                                                                . building. the spokesmas said
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tion panel were stfghtly damaged                                                             ged Mareft :3 d t3 I the spokesman saidland the pagg)                                 l            wiggrstDe    nuclear  power replaced'k
                                                                                                                                  =..; 9 i tory. accidentla                   the   natio0's         his. "
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                                      .frIlevesit was not necessary for aa rs Evacuatw. n L nuecessary                                                                                                                        "If in feet we had h.54 m hat they Cev- flick Tfmrnburgh to advise                 h measuring 1.200 mittirems per                 "Sul.<*quently. I was rritiv tred         reartor containment tweilding). with 8                      pr*Rnant ws. men ar.d presc hool                                                                                                                                                                  call to no-t'elown m heva lhere was greatly. ftut t told it at f saw it and       te nr.noad stat. *.=lth a dome that's childre n to evacuate the6r homes              (
pur .
th're l' et t**ii k al cantrete c'mid                 in.e.tequale a n.. hen g 'i, ugh Ilie within a five-mile radius of the               i       "Sometwwty made a calculation,       as I hert.mc aware of events "                                                                     c ni c, and the ur aniu m pellet e              ,
e                                                                    ' 'd somehruty said f.2tWJ(millfvems               Cretta said Met-rd on March 2R           have possibly given way. .
reac hed a melting temperature of .
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        -
4d                 Three Mile Island Nuclear Generat.                                                                                                                   "Somehow it passibly enutd Ing Station during the crisit at the
* r hour) and we said. I think. .WI       did not percebe the serioustiess of           hat e. Dut the thing wmodn't have                     some 5.'tio 5.kN) c grees, and then leM                     plant, the Sunday parrint-News has                      NA" he said. "'Ihey had one           the accident. Teams from the plant crumtsled completely. There'd have the mniten mass that these pellett
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      "
learned-                                               imher and we had another. and           began monitoring radioactivity off                                                                 herame melted est thrmigh the fuel               l John G. Iterbeln. Met-Ed vice f'    at restly mushronmed the thing "       slie before 7:3t3 a m. and at first did       been some relesw of radinactive material. In my opinion there would                 claditing and collected in the indtorn         g
  !                     1 pressdent gener flon, told II mem.
[        Dut later in the tour l'Ilday.      not find radioactivity atmve normat                                                                of the vesselin such a unique geom-
                      /           bets of a sperfa(l nQllouse com.
i rrhein revised his awssment:           hack ground levett he said.
                                                                                                                                        "We were constantly monttnr-hive been time to de something and evacuate people.                                      etry that crlHeality was maintalped
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ,
                    /              mittee investigating the acrident.,                       "One of the things that I told the                                                                                                         - lis4nn neutrnas continue to split Ing this thing." he said. "What                      * 'on can pnstulate all kinds of
                                                                                                                                                                                            -
during a tour nf the plant Friday,                     ess.1 guess it wse Friday morning                                                                                                             ht and yms cemtintie to generate 4wmf4 we left the pubNc. what                 thing
* Do away with the contain.
* Do away with the contain.
heat - that in itseli It lust about sary. Met-Fd harred newsmen from
that the evacuation was amneces.                      tarch 10) when we had an uncon-                                                          ment completely - don't give us                      heat - that in itseli It lust about
' rolled retente (of radinactivity) should we tell the press at that ment completely - don't give us
                        .
.e h the tour.I rom nur makeup tank. I told the point. w hat should we tett the any credit far it. Postulate that Impimihie,"When that fuel heatt up it somehow the hydrogen, when it s 'pm=4 Met Ed offic!als will conduct a people that I themght et was on the governor 7" tends in shut Itwlf dnwn. It dnrin*t similar tour Monday for members of order of shout MO m remt flerhein Said the formsNan of a exploded, exploded the fuel hte a fission at hirh temperatures the
sary. Met-Fd harred newsmen from                   ' rolled retente (of radinactivity)           should we tell the press at that                                                                   Impimihie,                                            e I rom nur makeup tank. I told the             point. w hat should we tett the               any credit far it. Postulate that                         "When that fuel heatt up it h
, the U.S. Ilmine Fnergy and Envirnn.(milltremg). There were other read-hydrogen buhhle in the reactar veg.
s 'pm=4 the tour.
mass. But you tttil don't get a hydro.
Met Ed offic!als will conduct a               people that I themght et was on the         governor 7" somehow the hydrogen, when it exploded, exploded the fuel hte a                    tends in shut Itwlf dnwn. It dnrin*t r                similar tour Monday for members of                 order of shout MO m remt                           flerhein Said the formsNan of a mass. But you tttil don't get a hydro.
r The subcommittee is nrheduled tom ', the NRC that said 1.0thl.2tN) m-harard durIng the early days of the , gen homh. you silti don't get an way it does at 5.1016 degrees. But f ssued t y sel, which presented the greatest assuming 11 smpehow kept on gning i ment Subcommittee and newsmen..
fission at hirh temperatures the
Ings that were supposedi atomic homh.
                  ,               the U.S. Ilmine Fnergy and Envirnn.                 (milltremg). There were other read-           hydrogen buhhle in the reactar veg.                                                                 way it does at 5.1016 degrees. But Ings that were supposedi f ssuedi    ty    sel, which presented the greatest
,~accident, conte not have been fore-"You get fuel melting, certainly, and fell toget her ai th, enact, i begin hearings on the accident a few' Fi rems, and yne get some relcaw of ra<thac-preclSe gr" metry, it stiff has in
            ,                    ment Subcommittee and newsmen..
'"I just found out a few minutes :
The subcommittee is nrheduled tom ',
livity - particulate lmtine. noble wor k its way th.nugh an right-inrh.
                                                                              ~
seen.t days af ter the sisit.
the NRC that said 1.0thl.2tN) m-harard durIng the early daysatomic                  of the   homh., gen homh. you siltiassuming      don't and 11 smpehow kept on gning fell get togetan her ai th, enact, accident, conte not have been fore-                   "You get fuel melting, certainly, i         begin hearings on the accident a few' Fi             rems, and yne get some relcaw of ra<thac-
."1here was nn way to anticipate :
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    '
llerhein had not evmmented on agn . . that in f act thete wa9 one g a ( the accident sime March 31. when reading taken directly above the ' this hydrogen bubble formstlan." he ' ' gages - Into the environment. Ilut . cathem-steet vewl.
preclSe gr" metry, it stiff has in days af ter the sisit.        .                            "I just found out a few minutes :     seen.                 t                                                                            wor k its way th.nugh an right-inrh.
s"1 ben it's got into a haw enat ll
g                                                                                                                                    "1here was nn way to anticipate :   a  livity - particulate lmtine. noble llerhein had not evmmented on                 agn . . that in f act thete wa9 one s reading taken directly above the ' this hydrogen bubble formstlan." he ' ' gages - Into the environment.                                                         Ilut "1 ben it's got. into cathem-steet a haw enat ll vewl.
!Met Fd officials began deferring all
( theMetaccident      simebegan Fd officials Marchdeferring
' stack that Indicated that we did said. "We didn't become aware of ' ' no way do you get the effects of a .. or 12 feet thi k - solid c9ncrete -
: 31. whenall                                                          said. "We didn't become aware of ' ' no way do you get the effects of a .. or 12 feet thi k - solid c9ncrete -
M N statements to officlAs of the U.S.
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have 1.200 m-rems and that proha-that until.1 guest. fate Frfday.
f*   Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
f litrashima or Nagasaki - yms just . then from there it's got to gn down
and that bly existed on the order of seconds.             "Because of some anayists of:           don't."
'f*Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
flerhein alsn discounted NRC re.
bly existed on the order of seconds."Because of some anayists of:
through solid bedruck. Somewhere Asked by state Rep. Stephen R                 . entered the air currents and what-           possible hydrogen detonadon that
don't." Asked by state Rep. Stephen R. entered the air currents and what-possible hydrogen detonadon that flerhein alsn discounted NRC re.
            ,
through solid bedruck. Somewhere Reed. D-Itarrisburg. whether the '-.ever.lt was dispersad.
had occurred the afternnon of the.             ports that a core mettdoivn was pos-h along the line it's golag in cooloff. I Reed. D-Itarrisburg. whether the '-                .ever.lt was dispersad.                                                                      sihte durIng the crists:                              can promiw you that."                              .
had occurred the afternnon of the.
I       *l told the press not 1.200. but       2Mth, we began to recognize that we.                                                         ,
ports that a core mettdoivn was pos-h along the line it's golag in cooloff. I
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ~~
, governor's evacuathsn advisory was -
governor's evacuathsn advisory was -
I*l told the press not 1.200. but 2Mth, we began to recognize that we.
                                **lse."lierbeln aald:                                 D9). That certainly was not en at-           couid have had exidatinn nf zircont-                           "
sihte durIng the crists:
i                                                                                                      um and. ln f ace . the the llberadon of       f "That*a restly the governor'e               f tempt on my part to deceive the                 hydrogen..
can promiw you that."~~.,**lse."lierbeln aald:
                    .
D9). That certainly was not en at-couid have had exidatinn nf zircont-
decision. Ile had to make that call.                    pubtle, but rather to share the infor-madon." -                e                        "And then as we became aware.
" um and. ln f ac . the the llberadon of f"That*a restly the governor'e f tempt on my part to deceive the i e pubtle, but rather to share the infor-hydrogen..
Ile had advlwrs --- I'd like to think                                                               of that and started looking at things.
.decision. Ile had to make that call."And then as we became aware.
that we were 07e of the advisers - .             <
Ile had advlwrs --- I'd like to think madon." -e that we were 07e of the advisers - .
lierbeln equated the amount of                                                             Mb 4DttDill1 $alrlel Nttes,Imhbarg.h.thyl.1374                               ft frnm the     we began calculating the tmbhle '               2 e                  but that was his call.                   . J radioactivity relented                               ,g y,,               ,.                        .
lierbeln equated the amount of of that and started looking at things.
                                                                                                                                                                                                -                 3                                       ,
Mb 4DttDill1 $alrlel Nttes,Imhbarg.h.thyl.1374 ft frnm the we began calculating the tmbhle '
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            '
2<but that was his call.
                                      "'In retrospect.I'm sure that will 4 plant during the accident with the
J radioactivity relented be debated back ami forth for years, 'j ammmt of radioactive fallnut that , "Ihere's nn way that,at leaat I or
                                                                                                                                                                  , , ,
.-3 ,'.plant during the accident with the ,g y,, ,., , ., , e!"'In retrospect.I'm sure that will 4
  !                                                                                                                                    , "Ihere's nn way that,at leaat I or                                    .
.se as to whether or nat that was nect.s.
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landed on Central Isnnsylvania in the. operators or anyone enuld have
be debated back ami forth for years, 'j ammmt of radioactive fallnut that                                                                                                           se i
(,}i%8"fy I pertrmally, not as a company i' November 19M as a result of nucle-- at Wednesday 7 o'clork. noon or
as to whether or nat that was nect.s.                   landed on Central Isnnsylvania in           the. operators or anyone enuld have
,/ -or weapons testing in China.
                                                                                                                                                                                              ,/ -                                                                            (         ,}
It o' clock.9 o' clock at night - have
                                                                                                                                    - at Wednesday 7 o'clork. noon or November 19M as a result of nucle-
.l-From rage Al thought we were heleg re=ponsth'le
                %             8"fy I pertrmally, not as a company ''
''but I personalty. Jac k lictheln. don't known that we were into that kind flerheln defended his puhtic i
but I personalty. Jac k lictheln. don't i'
@feellt was necessary." I*,by polting monitoring teams in a .
or weapons testing in China.
f , statements made durMg,the first ot situation." , llerhein discounted the harard lease of redinactivity from the plant pnsithm to determine exactly what Met-Fd President Walter M
It o' clock.9 o' clock at night - have known that we were into that kind l-       From rage Al
, four days of the crisit Creltz. %ho accompanied the tour
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      .
*As events unfolded, it became prewpted by the hydrngen bubble:
thought we were heleg re=ponsth'le flerheln defended his puhtic i
on March 30 was controlled --- as ?
                @             feellt was necessary."                                 *
we did.**more and more complicated. I prl- . #i'ven if the hydrogen had Met Ed that day said it was - or llerhein at first reiterated his added:"I think the governor's state
                                                                                        , statements made durMg,the first           ot situation."                         ,                                                             ,by polting monitoring teams in a .                I Met-Fd President Walter M                f
.ment was a precautionary step. Ile . J marHy feh an Wradan. from a exploded. ronceivably it could have uncontrolled. llerhein said:
                                                                                                                                ,
contentinn ot Marc h 30 that an NRC had a hell of a decision he had to ;g company standpoint. to Inform the spilt the (reactor) vessel. The fuel
llerhein discounted the harard             lease of redinactivity from the plant               pnsithm to determine exactly what Creltz. %ho accompanied the tour                         four days of the crisit                                                                        on March 30 was controlled --- as ?                  we did.**
.,*l guess (It was) controlled in report that day incorrectly de.
                                                                                              *As events unfolded, it became         prewpted by the hydrngen bubble:
puhtte so that they would have the pmsibly would have been fragment-the reepect we knew we were going stilhed a cloud of rad 6oactivity re.
added:"I think the governor's state                                                                                                                      Met Ed that day said it was - or                        llerhein at first reiterated his
make."~that,_ - . _ .conceive that that pilthou there (the
                                                                          .
--in do rhls, we knew we had to, we leased from the plant that nerning
more and more complicated. I prl- . #i'ven if the hydrogen had                                                                                     contentinn ot Marc h 30 that an NRC exploded. ronceivably it could have              uncontrolled. llerhein said:
ment was a precautionary step. Ile . J                   marHy feh an Wradan. from a                                                                       .,*l guess (It was) controlled in                 report that day incorrectly de.
spilt the (reactor) vessel. The fuel had make."  a hell of a decision he had to ;gcompany standpoint. to Inform the                           pmsibly would have been fragment-                 the reepect we knew we were going                   stilhed a cloud of rad 6oactivity re.
puhtte so that they would have the                                                                                                                 leased from the plant that nerning
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Requests to Make Limited Appearance at Hearings Re Possible Opening of Facility.Suggests That Psychological & Health & Safety of Local Residents Be Considered.Certificate of Svc Encl
ML19209A181
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Issue date: 07/16/1979
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Honorable Joseph Hendrie, Chaircan 8 United States Nuclear Regulatory Con =1ssion is j~ 4 iiashington, DC 20555 rear IJr. Chairman:

I am writing for a group of concerned citizens of the :Jiddletovin, Tennsylvania area called ?.GE. Our group would like to participate in proceedings regarding hearings for the possible opening of Three Mile Island Unit 1. Because we are cotton people, I would urge you to h2ve such activities in the :Jiddleto's area as our funds re extremely licited.

I live within si. sht of the cooling towers ( 3 miles) '"d #= al that our : sychologic 1 halth ;nd c ell being shan' d b0 a ; rice 00nsidarction o f t'..; ~I20, in t arre o f our p act an; rien ce , ;~ e s a' ty o f .:2019 2

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ener g, 2nd the credibility of the utility. Stress and anxiety re c:nstantly working on us, daily.

I underst.nd 2 nanage ent audit by the 3ennsylvania Tublic Utility Co-d eed on will be avail able in e rly spring,19 50. This document 2:y be very helpful to the corrission.

It is 27 ho;e that the psychologic 1 and physic,7 b th and ar'ety of the lo^ "asidents re t zntamount to your procedurss.

!= "ao14'a the world-wide 1 plications of the haring process and decision.

Iconomically speaking, it appers the average :let-Id consumer in Tennsylvania can ex;ect to pay 32.97 core each conth over the 13 conth period begun in July. Additionally, it appesrs new sources to supply replace ent power re being found on a regulr basis. I question whether there is a real need for T:7.I because it 2.ppe rs it 222es the company a net seller rather than a net buyer.

I've enclo sed sev=~' ""ticles which I feel re pertinent to the issue.

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customers, according to Donald S. Chuob. HEC vice president HEC ts er.amming other lagal I steps that could be taken in the 4 andThegeneral manager'he FERC demed t wake of the FERC's ruling, request. j following oral arguments on Chubo said. He noted that as i Met Ed's largest wnoiasaie cus.  ?

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P00R DHNAL PUC holds the line on costs on March 29, the day af ter the IMI that "none of the costs of responding accident. the Public Utility Commis- to the incident, including repair, dis-sion granted Metropolitan Edison, posal of vaste and decontamination are operator and 50% owner of NI, a $49 recoverable f rom ratepayers."

million rate increase. The rate in-crease vcs based almost entirely The basis of the PUC approach to the upon inclusion of Unit 2 in the tate probeim of replacement powe; costs -

base. The rate base takas into was stated in its decision. "The account such factors as operating costs, purchase of energy is a reasonable and fuel costs and profits. These factors necessary cost of providing servWe which should ' equal the revenue. naast be recovered f rom ratepayers. Ser-The cost of huilding a power plant ran - vice. cannot.hs. orovid.e.d.without co st.

not be included in the rate base until the plant is completed t Ld in service

  • It is equitable for the ratepayers of or "used and useful." Met Ed and Penalec to pay the ecst of purchasing power since they are receiving Responding to public outcry against service and will be paying none of the paying for an accident which had al-ready cost area residents so much, the costs of TMI-2. With the levelized energy charge which we will order here, the total P"C issued in early April complaints rates for elect.ric service to the cust-against Met Ed and Pennsylvania Elec- omers of Met Ed and Penelee will be no tric charging " excessive, unjust and greater than the races which would have unreasonable rates." This enabled been allowed had the incident never the PUC to roll back the recent increase occurred. We believe this accomplishats until hearings could be held to deter-a fair and just result for all concerned...

sine who should pay how =uch. The Commission is of the opinion that the recovery of these costs is required At issue in the proceedings were cost by law. The remaining questica is Wat of including Unit 2 in the rate base; is the level of recovery?"

cost of clean-up of the accident and the cost of replacement power. The level the Ccumissioners settled upon was approx!sately 20 less than that on June 15, the PUC announced its demanded by Met Ed and even less than decision to remove Unit 2 from the the level asked for by the Office of the rate base, to not include clean-up Consumer Advocate. On its surface, costs of the accident but to allow the PUC's decision appears reasonable.

Met Ed to ec11ect $46 million frem the rate payers to cover replacement However, upon closer exa=ination, several P ' questions arise. m I-2 was only gener-

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ating electricity for three sonths before The PUC's decision set a precedent, the accident happened. 3efore December since no other regulatory agency has yet 30, 1973, Met Ed. did not have those 900 ordered the removal of a nuclear plant megawatts. What is it replacing? Did f rom the rate base because of antici- Met Ed have to. buy power from the grid ated long-term outage. Because any bafore January? If so, why do Met Ed nuclear plants are down more than they customers now have to pay extra for it?

are operating, the PUC decisica could If not, why do they now need to pur-impact on many other nuclear utilities. chase power?

The cost of clean up was not really an Met Ed repeatedly claimed its steck-issue in the proceeding other than its holders could not possibly absorb the inpact on the short-term debt of the cost of replacement power. Yet testi-cotzpany. Nevertheless, the PUC declared many during the PUC hearings revealed

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' March 23 accident at the nuclear power plant. id blowatt hour energy cost say e a on.e is David Klusetk.a spokesman for Metropoutan fl* justment authorized by the one using abost 500 blowatt Edison Co., operator and part owner of TMI. saad d pennsylvania Public Utsltry hours p vsca president for the 15.msnute large screen video prese<itauon :r- Comnussion u nuMee*

will attempt to answer two questions - what cogumer affairs,'Erriest E N* That Sew tarriff was a g jg, happened and what are the radaological effects of 3e proved Dursday W the accident?

resse m M bsHsisouly Under the approval 5 at "This is not an attempt to promote nuclear stmem four pertant sinca 1M.

og collect me 3.8-nun But ct.s omers wd gM see power.* Kluscik said. "We feet we have an obli. for sal &fconC p"1 ormal.

gation to the pubhc to explain what happened?

a ly that cull rate fluctua m good cews on the new bd also, g;. E d.m company will He said the film will focus on the three fac- ,g the amet of MIT be refunding SW ml> :n tors Met-Ed has claimed contnbuted to the acci- pacy was fod dent - mechanizauon. instrument capability and g

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' human response. e. Met.Ed has been N Altnough TMrs controt room ;s shown in the '

a power a a regul basis. at ciontD That ;endref.ad ,d be rmmd costs estmam, at 00 0 51 film and specific instruments highhghted, there et mdbon a day. At t!us omtthe to customers in the form of is no re-enactment of the worst nuclear accident '.own suts tax surcharges on in Amencan history, according to Klusc3k. grgy cost ad , '

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"The control room nd instruments are used ae g wd w passed on to more as props." he sai "The film is not a simula. da tion of the events of e accident." nr *D* N Kluscik said t..e film. produced by Met-Ed. P ' as h ruled that MI h i w ill be shown conunuosly at no charge at the osu Md w pict:4 up .c

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massive plant from acreas the Susquehanna Riv. eue we return an 01 2 er. esumated su million to the e

  • he center, which contasns binoculars for viewing the piant and information on nuclear """* - CeQd h M 8Bessd* j power, has been closed since the March 23 acca.

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picmc tables and adequate off street parking.

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g y regulate the p causedaby{ { re."An instrume t man took environment., rotecuon of the puetic and the ! try for a meter. tha N extinguisher and had it out in sp kes'i s man sad. M seconds." he said.

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th're l' et t**ii k al cantrete c'mid in.e.tequale a n.. hen g 'i, ugh Ilie within a five-mile radius of the i "Sometwwty made a calculation, as I hert.mc aware of events " c ni c, and the ur aniu m pellet e ,

e ' 'd somehruty said f.2tWJ(millfvems Cretta said Met-rd on March 2R have possibly given way. .

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learned- imher and we had another. and began monitoring radioactivity off herame melted est thrmigh the fuel l John G. Iterbeln. Met-Ed vice f' at restly mushronmed the thing " slie before 7:3t3 a m. and at first did been some relesw of radinactive material. In my opinion there would claditing and collected in the indtorn g

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[ Dut later in the tour l'Ilday. not find radioactivity atmve normat of the vesselin such a unique geom-

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i rrhein revised his awssment: hack ground levett he said.

"We were constantly monttnr-hive been time to de something and evacuate people. etry that crlHeality was maintalped

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that the evacuation was amneces. tarch 10) when we had an uncon- ment completely - don't give us heat - that in itseli It lust about

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sary. Met-Fd harred newsmen from ' rolled retente (of radinactivity) should we tell the press at that Impimihie, e I rom nur makeup tank. I told the point. w hat should we tett the any credit far it. Postulate that "When that fuel heatt up it h

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Met Ed offic!als will conduct a people that I themght et was on the governor 7" somehow the hydrogen, when it exploded, exploded the fuel hte a tends in shut Itwlf dnwn. It dnrin*t r similar tour Monday for members of order of shout MO m remt flerhein Said the formsNan of a mass. But you tttil don't get a hydro.

fission at hirh temperatures the

, the U.S. Ilmine Fnergy and Envirnn. (milltremg). There were other read- hydrogen buhhle in the reactar veg. way it does at 5.1016 degrees. But Ings that were supposedi f ssuedi ty sel, which presented the greatest

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preclSe gr" metry, it stiff has in days af ter the sisit. . "I just found out a few minutes : seen. t wor k its way th.nugh an right-inrh.

g "1here was nn way to anticipate : a livity - particulate lmtine. noble llerhein had not evmmented on agn . . that in f act thete wa9 one s reading taken directly above the ' this hydrogen bubble formstlan." he ' ' gages - Into the environment. Ilut "1 ben it's got. into cathem-steet a haw enat ll vewl.

( theMetaccident simebegan Fd officials Marchdeferring

31. whenall said. "We didn't become aware of ' ' no way do you get the effects of a .. or 12 feet thi k - solid c9ncrete -

! ' ' have stack1.200 thatm-rems Indicated thatproha-we did that until.1 guest. fate Frfday. f litrashima or Nagasaki - yms just . then from there it's got to gn down M N statements to officlAs of the U.S.

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and that bly existed on the order of seconds. "Because of some anayists of: don't."

flerhein alsn discounted NRC re.

through solid bedruck. Somewhere Asked by state Rep. Stephen R . entered the air currents and what- possible hydrogen detonadon that

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had occurred the afternnon of the. ports that a core mettdoivn was pos-h along the line it's golag in cooloff. I Reed. D-Itarrisburg. whether the '- .ever.lt was dispersad. sihte durIng the crists: can promiw you that." .

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decision. Ile had to make that call. pubtle, but rather to share the infor-madon." - e "And then as we became aware.

Ile had advlwrs --- I'd like to think of that and started looking at things.

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ment was a precautionary step. Ile . J marHy feh an Wradan. from a .,*l guess (It was) controlled in report that day incorrectly de.

spilt the (reactor) vessel. The fuel had make." a hell of a decision he had to ;gcompany standpoint. to Inform the pmsibly would have been fragment- the reepect we knew we were going stilhed a cloud of rad 6oactivity re.

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