ML18348A192

Information Re Increased Capacity of Spent Fuel Storage, & Potential Public Health & Safety Risks

ML18348A192
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	01/21/1977
From:	Reizen M State of MI, Dept of Public Health
To:	Rowden M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Download: ML18348A192 (2)

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2-00&781E021 01/21/77 res IPHBNGZ CSP WSHB 5173731410 MGM TDBN_LANSING MI 285 01"21 0311P EST HONORABLE HARCUS A RO~DEN, CHAIRMAN U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTO~ DC 20555 1&)

. I ATT ENT I 0 N A SCHWENZER CH I E F OPE RATI NG REA CTO R5 BR ANCH # 1 D~ VI S I 0 N . 0 F . -I OPERATING REACTORS. REGARDING DOCKET 50"255 ,, I DEAR CHAIRMAN ROWDEN THE MICHIGAN DE?ART~ENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS RECEIVED A "NOTICE OF .

PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF AHENO~E~T TO FACILITY OPERATING LICE~S~~ ~HICH

~'~**.** RELATES TO A REQUEST OF CONSUMERS PO~ER COMPA~Y OJTED NOVEMBER lb 1q7~

I ., TO AMEND LICENSE ~DPR*20. AS ~E U~DERSTAND THE CONSU"ERS PO~E~ CO~PA~YS

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REQUEST IT ~OULD ALLOW AN INCREASED FUEL STC~AGE CAPACITY FRO~ 27~-TO

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T~E INCREASED CAPACITY ~OULO ALLOW q22 ADDITIO~AL SPE~T FUEL ASSE~3LIES TO BE STORED AT THE P4LISAOES SITE WHICH SUBSTA~TIALLY !~CREASES THE

.POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS

~ THE STAFF OF THIS DEPARTMENT IS CUR~E~TLY RENIE~ING ~CONSUMERS Pci~ER .

i@ ..... COMPANY5 PALISADES NU~LEAR GENERATING STATION SPENT FUEL POOL

' MODIFICATION DESCRIPTION AND SAFETY ANALYSIS" AND QUESTIONS RAISED SY THE U 5 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION *As WELL AS .OTHER MATERIAL RELATE TO THIS HATTER ,., .. :.*

WHILE OUR REVIEW IS NOT COMPLETED THIS DEPARTMENT HAY WISH TO RAISE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPACT OF THE .ADDED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CAPACITY .

I AM ASKING THAT THE U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION .APPROVAL OF CONSUMERS POWER COMPANYIS REQUEST BE DELAYED UNTIL THE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES ARE SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED WITH THIS DEPARTMENT O~R QUESTIONS WILL BE ADDRESSED TO T"E U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY.* * **

COMMISSION. ~E ARE NOT ASKING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIHE HO"EYE~, THIS MAY BECOME NECESSARY AT A LATER DATE, WE WIL~ FOLLOW THIS

. ~ITH A LETTE~ DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 2U 1q77 SETTING FORTH OUR CONCERNS. SI~CERELY

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MAU~!CE S REIZEN, MD .

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