ML20148J636

Intervenor Contends That Final EIS Errs in Its Population Projection Re Vicinity of Subj Facil & That in the Event of an Accident at the Facil,Evacuation of Major Population Areas Could Not Be Accomplished W/Out Great Loss of Lives

ML20148J636
Person / Time
Site:	Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	11/03/1978
From:	Gilbert S AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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NUDOCS 7811160053
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%;/ 8.e d A' I, i The proposed Allena Creek plant is being built too close to  ;

i populated areas, The Final Environmental Impact Statement projects r I

much too small of a population to be living near the plant near the  ;

end of its projected life, 5tudies by Rice University and the City l l

of Houston indicate that Katy, Brookshire, Scaly, Richmond, Ro senberg, j and Su6arland areas will all have more than 25,000 people living in them by 2020 The exclusion and low population areas are muca ico i small to all;w evacuation o f the people soon enough to prevent thousands  !

of deaths, Recent transportation studies for the Houston crea show that normal rush hour traf fic causos 'it to take almost 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> to go fron j downtown to the edge of town, A'recebt study by the civil defense  !

shows that the city of Galveston could not be evacuated within la hours even without the panic accociated vdth a nuclear accident, j The city of Houston Civil Defense has stated that it is so impossible to evacuate the city of Houston within the time necessary to avoid  !

major loss of life that they do not even vdsh to discuss it because of the fear it would cause in the citizens if they knew the truth, Since j the EIS and the URC regulations assume effective evacuation, the permit to start construction should be denied until proof that the I whole Houston area could be evacuated soon enouSh prevent loss of life 3

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from radiation from the " accident" at Allens Creek. It makes no L J

sense to allow 1 billion dollars to be spent in construction before learning that it is impossible to evacuate the area safely,  !

6 RecrActfully submitted,  !

i$2%~ SCC Steven Gil' cert, Esc,  !

s please sena me a copy of the final EIS and safety Ecport as all : '

t,'l ash 1293.and Reg. Guide'1,70. I will submit more contentiona 1rter af;er.getting the above infcrnation, 7d'~[//[MO