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Additional Comments on PhM-50-32 (47 PR 55050, Nov.4, g. . . ..
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The undersigned CCEE Representativ::e,: having reviewed the-..
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co:: cents previously submitted on. 0CRE's PRM-50-32 during the !
earlier comment period, wishes to address some of the apparentr-
misconceptions expressed by those comenters...,.
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First, soms commenters believe that electromaEnotic pulse(IMP) is of minor consequence compared with the other destructiveeffects of nuclear weapons and watiAre. Albeit true, this vier .
, point ignores the fact that only one nuclear detonation, highin the atmosphere, producing no blast, heat, or radiation effects,
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on the eartn, could bathe the entire country in EMP. Full-scalenuclear war is not a prerequi-ite for IEP. This is pointed out !
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in an krticle in tne Jan/Feb .,ssue of sciones 85, pp. 40-49, to !wnich OCitE would call the Commission's attention. The U.S. Defense
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L Department is taking IXP seriously (as evidenced. by a $20 billion,oudget for EMP hardening), and so should the Commission and the i
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Many industry *commenters quoted 32 PR 13445 (Sept. 19, 1967).It is the funcamental thrust of PhM-50-32 that these . statementsare simply erroneous, especially with respect to IMP. Especiallyflawed is the statement that "(t)he circumstances which compel ,
tnis recoEnition are not, of course, unique as regards a nuclearfacility; they apply also to other structures which play vitalroles within our complex industrial economy." I6nored therein -
:is tne fact that nuclear reactors are not just another part ofthe econcey tnat ir vulnermole to destruction during warfare, but
' kre potential sources of destruction in a,nd of themselves. In1967 the Com=ission, given the state of knewledce of IEP, was,
justified in considering tais additional destructive facter minor' in comparison with that of a ft:11-scale nuclear war. Thare isno such excuse now. 11*P presents a unique situation. One nucles.r,
blast could unleash that destructive forcs while leaving otherindustries * (none of which possess the destructive potential ofNg *
a. nuclear power plants) untouched. , . e. . .. . . . -
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) EMP vulnerability makes the.U.S. nuclear power program ' ;.
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inimical to the comon defense and security of the- nation. s....'R Note that this consid* ration'i' *pecifically addressed .by ~' '
g 10 C{h 50.57(a)(6). Tna Commission nas the power to suspend ;
!5E or revoke licenses if conditions are revcaled that would warrantn pj refusal to grant a license in tne first place (10 CFa 50.100). .
gt Tne Commission also has the authority to order backfittinE ofma.E facilities if such is warranted for the public health and safety
or common defense and security (10 CFh 50.109(a)). Since thei eccznon defense and security of our nation is within the authorityof the Co= mission,10 CFn 50.13 must be amended so takt theC,ochission eks exercis its kutnority witn respect to the threat
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Some commenters' questioned whether thr. design changes andMckfitting necessary to Mrden nuclear plants against IXP are.
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justified. ' OChE believes tnat the Commission's recently approvedsafety goal indeed Eives such justification. Usin6 the fi urosEfrom the Sandiu deactor Accident Consequences study (see attachedcnart), and assuming a nuclear detonation in space or in the ;
upper atmosphere such that the entire United States is bathed inEMP, and assuming thht all the nuclear plants listed on the chartare operational, and that thk IEP induces core melting and con-4
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thinment failure, along with whatever other assumptions are in-herent in the Sandia study, a total of 1,443,242 early deathswill occur, along with 5,465,310 early injuries. Using an -
estimmte of 600 rems whole body fer the early deaths and 200 remsfor tne skrly injuries,gthere would be a total (both (eaths andinjuries) of 1.963 x 10 person-rens exposure resulting from theEEP-induced accidents. Eultipl $valueintheskretygoalgiv.es$yingbyth{2.1000/ person-rem1.963 x 10 Therefore, theexpenditure of $2 trillion for EMP hardening of nuclear powerplknts. is justified. This is, of course, i nering the total-
Ekatimated costs of $12 trillion, as indicated by the Sandiaenart, resulting from nuclear acciidents. ~
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The Science 83 article gives informat' on auggestive of the |icosts of 1.MP nkroening. A Boeing 747 wks herdened, built from '
scratch, at a cost of 5 times that of a commercial plane. Using '
tnat figure as a guideline, Ocid, suspects that hkrdening of :nuclear plants can ce accomplisned for less than tne $2 trillionlimit of tne safety goal. 1000 mio nuclekr power' plant costs -A
4 scout $2 cillion to build. Five times thkt cost (for EMP pro-; tection) is $10 million. assuminE thkt 130 plants would have
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to each spend snis amount gives .a total ff Eure of $1.5 trillion,4
16 .. than the knount dictated uy tne skfsty goal. These figures.,f course, speculative. Actual costs may well be less, since,
', a few icey systems may ne'ed hkrdening in a nuclear power;plant (as opposed to tbs plane). .
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Ooviously more understknding 'is needed of the se.ket na. turiof dip and its effects on nuclear reketors. Tne Science 63article indicates tnut these sky os complex and takt tnere areother, similar eff* cts of nuclear weapon's that need to be studied.OCnE is aware tnat Sandia dational 1.Aboratories is perfoming a !
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study of D.!P effects on nuclear plants, and CCRE wishes to Le ;
Rept infomed of this knd any other information on Dr.P and OCTtE's|petition whic.2 tne * Co==ission may possess. - '
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6ntil the full story on E!!? is known, a wise course of'
action say be to order tne sinatdown of all nuclear plants, givenincre.asinC world nostilities and saber-rkttling of the current,
kc=inistration. inis snould not os nkrd for.tne Co=sissien if .
'it truly colieves tnat its mission is to regulate licensees to.
the extent nn.cosskry for the protection of the puolic.,
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Finally, OCE would address the restrks made by some in-{
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%; - dustry co=senters that PRM-50-32 is no more than a dilatory : ~. 1-..and s<slf-serving move made oy OCRI. Specifically, WPPSS '
requetits that OCRE be suspended as an intervenor in the.-
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Perry OL proceedin6 OCRE's only notives, both in the Perry .
. proceeding and PhM-50-32, are tha'; the public health and -
safety ce protect 6d and that trrch knd justice prevail in theCo==ission's actions. (These should be the Commission's Ecals.as well.) WPPSS, which is not even a purty in the Perry pro- j
. caeding, is in no position to jud e OCRI's interests. If, in ;6the course of this ruitcaking, any limitations are placed on i
,- OCrG's standin6 in the Perry proceeding as a consequence of I
such co=ments, OCHE will not hesitate to take leSal action I
mEainst the Co=:aission a.nd aEainst WPPSS.,
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OChE Representative. 8275 Munson hd.
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