ML20212M563

Forwards He Shetterly Re Availability of Matls Concerning 820611 Release of Radioactive Resins Through Vent in Air Duct.Response to Issues Raised Requested

ML20212M563
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	01/30/1987
From:	Studds G HOUSE OF REP.
To:	Kammerer, Obrien E NRC
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'IHE HONOR'ABLE GERRY STUDDS, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRE'SENTATIVES,-

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DEAR CONGRESSMAN STuDDS:

AS A MEMBER OFLTHE TOWN OF PLYMOUTH'S NUCLEAR ADvlSORY COMMISSION, MY ATTENTION-WAS CALLED RECENTLY TO A LETTER FROM THE NUCLEAR. REGULATORY

. COMMISSION DATED AUGUST 13, 1982 AND SIGNED BY IHOMAS I. MARTIN, DIRECTOR h:- 0F ENGINEERING AND IECHNICAL PROGRAMS. THIS LETTER WAS ADDRESSED TO "lN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 CFR 2.790 (A) A.

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-BOSTON EDISON AND STATED IN PART:

COPY OF THIS LETTER AND THE ENCLOSURES WILL BE PLACED IN THE'NRC PuBLIC-DOCUMENT ROOM UNLESS YOU NOTIFY THIS OFFICE BY TELEPHONE WITHIN 10 DAYS OF E THE DATE OF THIS LETTER AND SUBMIT WRITTEN APPLICATION TO WITHHOLD

! INFORMATION CONTAINED'THEREIN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS LETTER."

IHIS LETTER IS REFERRING T0 AN INCIDENT AT PILGRIM I THAT OCCURRED ON E JUNE 11, 1982 IN WHICH SOME RADI0 ACTIVE RESINS WERE RELEASED THROUGH A VENT IN AN AIR DUCT ONTO THE ROOFS OF ADJACENT BUILDINGSa AND REQUIRED A CLEANING UP'0F THE' ENTIRE AREA. NO MENTION IS MADE OF THIS~ INCIDENT IN THE NRC MATERIALS IN THE PLYMOUTH PuBLIC LIBRARY AND I BELIEVE NOT IN THE

.NRC PuBLIC DOCUMENT ROOM.- IT CAN ONLY BE ASSUMED THAT BOSTON EDISON AVAILED ITSELF OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST THAT INFORMATION RELATED TO ,

THIS INCIDENT BE-WITHHELD FROM THE PUBLIC.

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.IHE QUESTION IS RAISED AS TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC HAS OCCURRED. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN TOLD THAT THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE OPERATIONS OF PILGRIM I IS AVAILABLE AT THE PLYMOUTH'PUBLIC'

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LIBRARY. NOW WE FIND THAT IS NOT TRUE. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO 0BTAIN FOR US A STATEMENT FROM THE NRC AS TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES INFORMATION HAS BEEN WITHHELD FROM.THAT PUBLIC RECORD AND, IF POSSIBLE, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH INCIDENT 7 WE WILL BE REQUESTING A SIMILAR STATEMENT FROM BOSTON EDISON. q l WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE GREAT ASSISTANCE YOU HAVE BEEN TO OUR GROUP IN OUR ATTEMPTS TO LEARN ENOUGH ABOUT T OPERATION OF P . RIM I S0 THAT WE CAN MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO T ELECTMEN.

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HOWARD E. SHETTERLY, P.O. B0x 795, MAN 0 MET,MA. 02345.

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