ML18031A230

Opposes Issuance of Facility Licenses Until Problems of Waste Disposal Have Been Solved & Assurance Can Be Given That Low Level Radiation Will Not Be Harmful to Population or Environ

ML18031A230
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	08/11/1979
From:	HERSHEY M L AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 7908160406
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DearMr.Hendrie:

Inotewi.thmuchapprehension,thattheNRChasrecommendedlicensingoftheenvironmentalimpactsaraantic-satedfromnormaloperationalreleasesofradioactivematerials."Ifindthisstatementtobebotharrogantandmisleadingtothepublic.First,pleasedefineformewhat"significant"means.Anylowlevelradiationreleasesaresignificantashasbeenadmittedandproven,evenbytheoldAECandthebbRC'sownstudies.Thereisnosafelevelofradiationexposure.Howcanyousaythenthatreleasesareof"nosignificance?"Secondly,you"anticipate"noenvironmentalimpacts.MayIremindyouthatThreeMileIslandwasnot"anticipated"orplannedforeither.Wheremanisin-volved,therevillneverbeasafenuclearpowerplant.Thenuclearwayisanunforgivingvay.Oncetheunanticipatedhappens,itstayswithusforgenerations.Thirdly,itistimetotellthepublicthetruthregardingthe"normaloperationalreleases"fromnuclearplants.Howmuch"normal"radiationvillbeorisprojectedtobereleasedbytheBerwickplant,howmuch"normal"radiationiscurrentlybeingreleasedbytheooeratingplantsinthiscountry,andwhosetsthese,andhowarethese"normal"releaseceilinglevelsset?Thecurrentstandardswereinitiallysetinordertojustifyatomicbombtesting.Thosestandardswerekeptinordertojustifynuclearpowerplantsbecausethenuclearindustryandourgovernmentrecognizesthatnoplantoperateswithout"normal"releasesofradiation.RecognizingthattheAZC,KC,andothersc'ent'ficstudieshaveproventhatthereisnosafelevelofradiationezposure,negatesthe"normal"releasestandardscurrentlyused.Normalmaybenormalforanuclearplant,butnotforacleanenvironmentandcertainlynot"orthehealthandsafetyofthepublic.

iver.JosephH.HendrieAugust30,1.979Page2Moreover,theboilingreactorcoresattheBezwickplantareuntriedandun-provenastotheiroverallsafetyandfunctioning.Itdoesnatmatterhowremoteanaccidentofanykindmaybe,a.chanceisstillthere,especial1.ywithanewdesign.Iton1.ytakesoneaccidenttoreleasedangerousradiation.ThesafetyequipmentandmenattheBerwickplantareuntriedandunprovenjustastheywereatTHZ.Lastly,letususehonest,straightforward1.anguageandtellthetruth."Thetemporarylossofhabitatmayhavesignificantadverseimpactsontheaquaticcommunityinthevicinityofthesite,"reallymeansthatitwouldkillallfishandwildlifecurrent1ylivingnearthesite.Insummary,theBerwickplantisanotherthreattotheSusquehannaRiverValley,anaddedburdenanddangernotneededbythepeopleofCentralPennsylvania.Theplantasanuclearfacility,shouldnotbelicensedandoperated.ItisnotsafetothenormalenvironmentofthepeopleinCentralPennsylvania.ItisincumbentontheNRCinitscharge"toprotectthehealthandsafetyofthepub1.ic"totellusthetruthabouttheBerwickplantandtheothernuclearpowerp1ants.Pleaseinformmeinwhateverscientificornon-scientifictermsyouwish:i'>2.Onwhatbasisdoyoucalculatethe"anticiaated"occurrences?TheRasmussenReportnasalreadybeenproventobeincorrect.3.Howdoyoudefine"normal"?Normaloperationallevelsofradiation.emissionarequitedifferentandseparatefromnormalbackgroundlevelsofradiationalreadyexistingintheenvironment.Also,becauseofbombtestingandpowerplantsthe"normal"levelsozbackgroundradiationhaveincreasedoverthepast30years.4.Whatindividuals,byname,setthese"normal"levels?5.Howmuchnormal"radiationwillbee~ectedtobereleasedinBerwick?6.WhataretheNRC'srecorded,documentedlevelsofnormal"radiationreleasesfromtheoperatingplantsintheUnitedStates?

Nr.JosephN.HendrieAugust30,1979Page3Thankyouforyouranticipatedpromptresponsetotheabove.Sincerely,WarrenL.Prelesnikcc:RichardT.Kennedy,CommissionerJohnF.Ahearne,CommissionerPeterA.Bradford,CommissionerVictorGilinsky,CommissionerRichardS.SchweikerH.JohnHeinz,IIIAllenE.ErtelGeorgeW.GekasRudolphDininniStephenR.ReedPennsylvaniaPower6Light