ML20095D689

Requests Response to Encl LS Vance Re TMI-1 Restart Proceedings

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Issue date:	07/17/1984
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NOAH W. WENGER COM MITTEES LA80R AND INDUSTRY. CHAIRMAN SEhATE POST OFFICE AGRICULTURE. vsCE CHAIRMAN THE STATE CAPITOL CONSUMER PROTECTION e PROFESSIONAL WCENSURE HARRISBURG. PA.17 820 LOCA?. GOVERNMENT (787) 787 4420 STATE GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OFFICE:

1248 W. M AIN STREET EPH9ATA, PA 17522 (717B 738 1600 helt2IIC Of hellitsgIb211ti21 July 17, 1984 Nunzio Palladino, Chairman j

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

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Dear Mr. Palladino:

Enclosed is a copy of correspondence received from a constituent in reference to the Three Mile Island situation.

Since her questions seemed to be meritorious, I indicated to Ms. Vance that I have forwarded her correspondence to you for comment.

Sincerely, D ((h

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Noah W. Wenger State Senator Enclosure cc:

Ms. Vance NWW/djs 8408230440 8408'16' PDR ADOCK 05000289 H

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i Linda S.H. Vance 525C West 28th Div. Hwy.

Lititz, PA 17543 June 29,1984 Senator Noah Wenger 1248 W. Main Ephrata PA 17522

Dear Senator Wenger:

I was absolutely appalled by what I read in the Sunday, June 10,1984 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer about the NRC proceedings concerning Three Mile Islands In the secret meetings, the commission spent virtually no time discussing these issues:

whether emergency.

planning around Three Mile Island is adequate to protect the public, whether the reactor's hardware has been sufficiently upgraded to protect the public, and whether there is a need for the electricity that would be generated by Unit 1.

I do not understand what other issues pertaining to TMI Unit 1 would be of more importance than the three issues in the above quote.

If the NRC Commissioners have not been discussing these three issues, what have they been talking about for the past five and a half years?

I urge you to look into this matter.

No matter what decision the NRC makes, these three issues must be thoroughly investigated and discussed by the Commissioners before any vote is taken.

Thank you.

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ytaa that weeW eed 3Lrmaa Descharep. company In the Gannakv repent. allow the reactor to to restarted p+ -

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surve no purpose for the ea==tadan one le comfortable with flagartag Two of the serpagest pushes to al.

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going to not amtsahten as on the tscas mader, which GPU Nuclear ter operators had chassed on NitC management capabdities of the orge.. Cerp., a GPU saboldiary which

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to the Jasnes IJapertment whether some records of radiatina' ble crt-inaa prosecadois. for gens.~~ ~~ '

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mengstion was seattamlag,.

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eleasscher spottags, there are ref.

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seed Prtday that a Umst 2 employee, tsamtigenene are at hsee had beso foemd to have falsined re.

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lac,katit,orif thestaff regnestsasto eon March 3,1933,com d'-

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navesagettag ausgauces of drug ans connues on ad tattas.

akehos abuse at a neuter of n= i==r.

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reaciers, inclueng nroe unie no iman amid at a mesang the fenowlag land. Tim transcripts revent that in.

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was turned over for further investf..

gattors to the federal Drug Enforte.

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pettleg added pressure se them - estil 3towever herstergh mottfled IIllC Chetr.

toen Meeste Palladies that he renadas op.

band - his voice would harden and ha hand. pooneag repeatedir taio he le$

's of thonomads of Peassylvestano la' thold* ' jpened to restarttag Uaft i und Epquesed e

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-1)entonsat, this ts etthe' DWad Nepidhh commialenere basent done tia As Mtu>

memIIL er invtecible ignorance

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silence. Ve.vte would glare et the haplese, d

comaleoloners - meetles habled cloord of Ptreasylveste fee:S that a camelooses doors - have regarded petite oppeelaea se vote ce restert weeld be opproprises et Ihte t

trrearvant-6, time paraborgt wrma. n moeur a.

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ertses about the ccupesency and lesagring rotsed hafore the commisese the geostlos' And h(d tura, spit and wast away.

I theoght about that Lart while I

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ciale, the NRC eely see weF to proceed safely se losig as the eteenup of the jemaged if it wee concerned about wtantag petite Unit 2 reacter is moving slowly. fandtag ler reportinThelegeereren t unsrrtptsof the confWence in th acteses.

the cleanup is et so empeme and as reactor

!sacleer Regulatory CarimisJee's seent That was to dascaso sed dettberate the remeses poteottelty deegerouL ducussions stiaat whether to opprove the Ustt I was shot down for refuelfes en The trumscrfpts showed that some mem*

leeise se the open. Det te dedet.

"It would be irrespenstle for say Usit i restart of Unst I.ine undssaged reactor at hierch 28, ISM, when the res: tor la Unit 2 bers of the NltC, la pressing for a voce of it considered and detsted in secMt. but restart vote le be Ishes wtthest e Georcegh Three Mlle Islaaet.

dangerously overheated, causng Se worst approvat eat caly neve been utlling is The leqelrer was ab6e se obtsta the traa.

6avestigatice less the consagessoas of a l

For more then foor seen the NRC com-commercial pecteur energy accidant ever, brash apode the quaesiums of management scripts br fallag requests under the Free.

new redietloa essergency at t?a183 Hora-mistomers have been wrestling with the Wnether Unit I now can be reerested and operettog cearpeteace bet also-have dem af Informatice Act. The tresecripts bush sew.

geestion, and the trametragts revealed that enfely tavolves mattersof tec)nology, maa. flented the test of gelatog po'3110 coeft.

teveel what the commlestemert seed and dad The governor is absoletely rtgig. It etII the way they've been gottg about it is e egement and operating cosipetece end desce..

in 28 sneestess frese Oct. 8.1981, to Jea. 3s, he bened stupiskty and leviacible Ignerseco cla Jac example of bitod atapedity or lavta-pubitc cos,Wence la the de:isioniaaliing And it is their disdela for peb5c epistos ggae, le which the teatert qtastion wee if the comma =a==*re 40 mot heetwhat he citee ignorance.

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