ML19242C034

Requests NRC Grant Hearing Re Serious Risks to Health,Safety & well-being of Filipino Public Posed by Proposed Nuclear Exports.Requests Copies of Future Decisions or Orders Concerning Proceedings

ML19242C034
Person / Time
Site:	05000574
Issue date:	06/07/1979
From:	PHILIPPINES
To:	NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
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ML19242C030	List: ML19242C034
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NUDOCS 7908090683
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h Docket Number Export-Import 11000495

_83A. Tabanek. Talisay.Coba Thilippines Chief 3ccl:eting end dervices Jection Jana 7 , 1979 U.3. Nuclear Tse;uletory Cotrission Washin; ton, 3.0 20555 U.J.A.

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'40 are writing to exprass our strong support for the Petitlen for Leave to Intervene and Requect for 2,3 ring filed by the Fhilippine Movecent for invirotnectal i'rotection, on April 19, 1079, in the above-captioned proceedings, concerning the proposed export of a nuclear power reactor and fuel to the Phili; pines ty tne Heatin-housa e Zlectric C o rp o ra tion .

Je are residents of the Philippines, deeply worried about the serious risks to health, sa fet y, and well-bein; cf the public posed by the proposed nuclesr 9xports. Our people will be affected bv the decision of the Conmission on the pending application. Specifical.7, we are concera.el about:

1 the effect of the normal operations of the pisnt on the health an2 safety of people living cless to the plant. -

2. the danser to us of an accident involving the relessa of rsdistion, lika the one which occured et the Three F.ile Icland nuclear power pla nt in the U. .,

3. the risks of a nucleer accident due to ecrthquakes or volcanic eruptions in the vicinity of the plant:

4 the aderracy of contingency pla ns in the event of an ener:ency, including the evacuatien of those of ua living near the plants

5. the safety of arren:+ments f or the move ent and diarosal of radiosctive wsstes ;enera ted by the plant and the disposal of j

the ple nt itself at the end of its useful life.

We are appealing to the Commission to cr?nt the FMEP c heering  !

hecsuse the Filipino public has been effectisely denied any right to pa r tic ipa t e in the decision here on the Philippine Nuclear l'owar Plant.

We hevo teen unable to gain access to accura te informaticn concernin; the risks of nucleer rower. Our petitions and pleas for a full public evaluation of the plans for the plant have baen ignered totally t covernment officiels. Tven the decision orthe Philiprino Atonic 2ner;y Connicsion on Ap ril 4, 'r79 t o licenaa the constructicn of the plant has teen wit hheld from the public. Purtherncre, we have ettain.d little help from the Filiping scientific and techniesl coununity to present our case Lacsuse of t h e '. r feer of horscsrent snd intinidation ty the 1 vernnent. Our concerns outlined a bove ran31n unrasolved; and an open hearin; tefore tha Cocnicsion is our enly hopel

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,,s 2-L'e ask tha t this letter be docketed and 7.ede a part of the pub-lic record in thece proceedings. '!e request that yeu cend us by return asil a copy of this letter with the starp of,your office in-dicating the date end time at which it was decketed. '!e further .

request that the Co:,;r.insion send us copies of any of its future decisions or orders concerning the proposed nuclear exports.

He are signin g this let ' er because our concerns are 'real and very serious. As further evidence of this, we are sending you 4 dO which will also help cover your costs.

Locking forward to your response.

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