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't | 't Mr'.l James M;' Taylor J Acting Execut'ive-Director for Operations -l United States Nuclear Regulatory Comm i ss i or3 - ) | ||
Mr'.l James M;' Taylor J Acting Execut'ive-Director for Operations -l United States Nuclear Regulatory Comm i ss i or3 - ) | |||
Washington, D.C.:20b55 ly | Washington, D.C.:20b55 ly | ||
. - J' LDear Mr. Taylorp I r e c e i v'e d last week,your reply to Senator karkin regarding my . } | . - J' LDear Mr. Taylorp I r e c e i v'e d last week,your reply to Senator karkin regarding my . } | ||
s letter about the containment system at the Guad-Cities Station. I | s letter about the containment system at the Guad-Cities Station. I | ||
. appreciate your. reply whichJthe Senator sent on to me. ), | . appreciate your. reply whichJthe Senator sent on to me. ), | ||
h Ny laymans underttending of the situation is that given the J right-(or wrong) accident at the plant conditions may be such that a j radiation leak or'even &: large release of.radiatien could occur earlk 6 | h Ny laymans underttending of the situation is that given the J right-(or wrong) accident at the plant conditions may be such that a j radiation leak or'even &: large release of.radiatien could occur earlk 6 duringLthe incident. Given what we know about the problems that we f are hearing about Chernobyl I believe that this is an unacceptable ,) | ||
duringLthe incident. Given what we know about the problems that we f are hearing about Chernobyl I believe that this is an unacceptable ,) | |||
risk. d j | risk. d j | ||
The first publicat' ion that I have found about the containment j | The first publicat' ion that I have found about the containment j | ||
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going to be any consolation to those of us in the aree if a disaster ] | going to be any consolation to those of us in the aree if a disaster ] | ||
'that could have been much less savere were to take place? According | 'that could have been much less savere were to take place? According | ||
'. 'to the NRC doctments It will take 10-30 hours to evacuate Clinton ; | '. 'to the NRC doctments It will take 10-30 hours to evacuate Clinton ; | ||
i with a mean time of 22 hours. An evacuation might not even be } | i with a mean time of 22 hours. An evacuation might not even be } | ||
possible during a bl!::ard. If an early radiation release were to take piece there are many in Clinton who would not be out of town f' , | |||
possible during a bl!::ard. If an early radiation release were to take piece there are many in Clinton who would not be out of town | |||
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yet. There are mkny here who have roots in this community who would be very upset at not being able to return home in the near future if f | yet. There are mkny here who have roots in this community who would be very upset at not being able to return home in the near future if f | ||
[ ever. Chernobyl caused an evacuation of 100+ mile redius. The f | [ ever. Chernobyl caused an evacuation of 100+ mile redius. The f | ||
(, economic cost of a permanent eeen 10 mile radius around the Quad f | (, economic cost of a permanent eeen 10 mile radius around the Quad f | ||
( ' Cities Station would be nearly unthinkable, j | ( ' Cities Station would be nearly unthinkable, j | ||
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Nuclear energy is needed now and in the future, but the best way l., ' | Nuclear energy is needed now and in the future, but the best way l., ' | ||
to stop it it to have a disaster that goes. beyond the bounds of I L acceptable damage, Three Mile Island came close but if any [ | to stop it it to have a disaster that goes. beyond the bounds of I L acceptable damage, Three Mile Island came close but if any [ | ||
[ containment system in this countr. ever geve wey the radiation it is . | [ containment system in this countr. ever geve wey the radiation it is . | ||
supposed to contain I am sure that it would be the end of Nuclear { | supposed to contain I am sure that it would be the end of Nuclear { | ||
power as we now know 1t. j i | power as we now know 1t. j i | ||
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I ' s'i mp l y feel that even though the local t4RC of f i ci al s are doing a line job, It is taking 'too l ong to mandate thera changes and that the NRC in WCshington is showing signs of looking too much at | I ' s'i mp l y feel that even though the local t4RC of f i ci al s are doing a line job, It is taking 'too l ong to mandate thera changes and that the NRC in WCshington is showing signs of looking too much at | ||
' utility welfare and not enough at the welf.*re of the general pubile. | ' utility welfare and not enough at the welf.*re of the general pubile. | ||
Sincerely, ! | Sincerely, ! | ||
John T. Shaff i ces Senator Tom Harkin d Governor Terry Branstad [ | John T. Shaff i ces Senator Tom Harkin d Governor Terry Branstad [ | ||
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. - J' LDear Mr. Taylorp I r e c e i v'e d last week,your reply to Senator karkin regarding my . }
s letter about the containment system at the Guad-Cities Station. I
. appreciate your. reply whichJthe Senator sent on to me. ),
h Ny laymans underttending of the situation is that given the J right-(or wrong) accident at the plant conditions may be such that a j radiation leak or'even &: large release of.radiatien could occur earlk 6 duringLthe incident. Given what we know about the problems that we f are hearing about Chernobyl I believe that this is an unacceptable ,)
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, units is an issue brief Order Code #'IBSo130 updated January 5, 1988. -[
I,t is now August 27, 1999 a year and one h a l.f later and it may be [
c three more years before this installation will take place that is a 2 7 minimum of 4 1/2 years and probabl y .more that the public in our area ,
has been subjected to a greater risk than need be.
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going to be any consolation to those of us in the aree if a disaster ]
'that could have been much less savere were to take place? According
'. 'to the NRC doctments It will take 10-30 hours to evacuate Clinton ;
i with a mean time of 22 hours2.546296e-4 days <br />0.00611 hours <br />3.637566e-5 weeks <br />8.371e-6 months <br />. An evacuation might not even be }
possible during a bl!::ard. If an early radiation release were to take piece there are many in Clinton who would not be out of town f' ,
yet. There are mkny here who have roots in this community who would be very upset at not being able to return home in the near future if f
[ ever. Chernobyl caused an evacuation of 100+ mile redius. The f
(, economic cost of a permanent eeen 10 mile radius around the Quad f
( ' Cities Station would be nearly unthinkable, j
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Nuclear energy is needed now and in the future, but the best way l., '
to stop it it to have a disaster that goes. beyond the bounds of I L acceptable damage, Three Mile Island came close but if any [
[ containment system in this countr. ever geve wey the radiation it is .
supposed to contain I am sure that it would be the end of Nuclear {
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