ML19208D892

Four Citizen Ltrs Objecting to Issuance of OL

ML19208D892
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	08/26/1978
From:	AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUDOCS 7910010693
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6 6 26 August 1978 U. 8. Huclear Regulatory Commission 7anhington, D. C.

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Reference your Hotico of opportunity for public participation in proposed HRC licensing action for Grand Gulf Nuclerr Station, Unita 1 and 2, publiehed in the Vickeburg Svening Poet, Rickaburg, Minniesippi. Your notice read that copy of the Federal Register Hotice and other documents vero on file for public inapection at Claiborne County Courthouce Port Gibson, Mianissippi. Upon presentation of the nevapaper c, lipping to the clerk at the court-house, no Federal Register or other documenta vere available, only a multi-volume report on enfety and environment, as amended, prepared by Missincippi Power and Light Company. I had no oppor-tunity to verify what may be appropriate in a petition or statement concerning operation of this plant. I had no opportunity to accertain whether my rtatenent against construction of the Grand Gulf nuclear fiasion plant made to the Atonic Safety and Licensing Board on 19 February 1974 at the Claiborne County Courthouse was in fact retained in the record of that evidentiary hearing.

My purpose here is to present a petition or statement for your consideration and retention in the record against isauance of operating licenses for the Grand Gulf nuclear station. I am oppocod to the operation of the Grand Gulf nuclear finnion power plant because of its production of radionotive vastes, the potential hazard security.

to health and safety, and the potential danger to nationn1 The use of uranius fiesion to generate heat creates radio-active vaates for which no acceptable disposal has been found during the past 35 years. These vastes are accumulating at an accolorating rate with atock-piling at the nuclear power stations.

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obsoleocente the plants themselves become a problem for We should stop creating the radioactive junk now by putting plants such as Grand Gulf on stand-by until a process with nonradioactive vaste is acconphiehed. Apparently fusion development is =sking progress, but fossil fuel burning could be' fitted nore quickly into preacnt construction. Costa would increase but these can be lesa than the subaidized coats paid by the federal Wayer for location and processing of uranius or other fuels, handling, stock-piling, dinpoaal of wastes, research thereof, surveillanoe, etc. plus the increasing costs to the conaumer to pay for the provibion and maintainence of of the nuclear plan ts with their ever frequenir shutJ. downs.

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The nuclear fission-radioactive waste furnace is obviously an extrenely dangerous and dirty process. The fact that so much construction is needed for shielding, piping, cooling, etc.,

amounting to a billion dollars more than for a fossil fuel plant, and the fact that so much study is required, 30 odd volumee, to nasure safe operation and environmental effects emphasise and undorline the danger and hasard in the process. The fact that the insurance companies refused to underwrite these fission plants so that a Price-inderson Act was required with the federal govern-mont guarantee of a half billion dollars for damages further emphauise the danger and hasard of the proceaa. The individual citizen has no insurance against radioactive fall-out for himself ,

his family, livestock, crops, or soil. His insurance excludes radiation. do mention is made of industrial poison, perhaps plutonium, with lethal effects uoparar.o and distinos from une radiation errect. sor redreac the individual would have to resort to cou-t action which is costly and tima consuming and consequently prohibitive. -

Contamination by radioactive materials and poisona can ar'se from accidents in transportation, storage of wastes, or plant operation. These contaminants can travel long distances concentrated in plumes before fall-out. I live about 18 miles northwaat from the Grand uua.f station. I have boon subj ect on occasion to obnoxious odors from a paper mill 30 miles north.

These odors are carried on an invisible plume. A visib2:a plume is frequently seen from the 2F h 3axter Wilson electric plant new smokestack. I personally tracked this plume for 40 miles on a day when the paper mill odor was also obvious. Since we are subject to radiation-un odors and smoke particles we can likewise be subject to radiation and poison substances as these are inj ected into the atmosphere as a plume.

The increase in transportation, handling and stock-piling of nuclear fuels and wastos, provides greater opportunity for shrinkage of inventory including theft. The potential use of this material by terrorists and enemies both internally and throughout the world requirca that the accumulation of ta radioactive materials be stopped. Existing power plants need occurity and protection by government to the extent done at Oak Ridge, Sandia, Hanford, etc. Materials and wastes that can be readily converted to weapons must be owned and inventoried on a continuing basis by the government.

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August 24, 1978  ; f, I- l Nucleer Regulatory Corrnission Atoeie Safety and Licensing Ecard Washington, D.C. 20'55 Gentlemen:

Cu behalf of the Mississippi Chapter of the Sierra Club, I request a public hearing before a licensing panel on the rending appliestien of Mississippi Power auf Light Cent sny for a penit to operste two atomic resctor units at its Grand Gulf ststien in Port Gibson, Mississippi.

The Sierra Club is deeply concerned about the p*onntial hasard to the Port Gibson cor.cunity sreated by Icw level radiation which would accesosny oper-ation of the plant. In view of recent scientific findings by respected researchers, this hasard a- ars to be far fren speculative.

the hazard created bv the trans-The Sierrs Club is also concerned about cortation of nuclear esterials and wastes to and frets the plant and about th unresolved probles of storing hi6h level radiesetive wastes.

We therefore urge ths Atonic Safety and Licensing Board to accept limited statements fro:s the public and specifies 117, frem the Sierra Club, both orally at a public hearing and in written form for those interested persens unsbie to atterxl such a hearing. If possible, we urge that the hearing be held in the evening to afford opportunity to working people to attend.

d we do The eierra Club requests status to make a linited appearsnee only an nc seek intervenor status since to intervene effectively is beyond cur econotsie means.

This in no way lessens our interest in the potential hasard of plant operation. We have not'previously sought to particirate insthe ccustruction permit hearing phase of the VP & L eppliestion only bee use the Mississippi Chapter of the Sierrs Club was not chsrtered until June,1978

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