Fwd: [DOEWatch] TMI cover-up]

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

I received a copy of the following letter regarding a"cover-up" at 
TMI. While I do not consider any of the accusations to be factual, or 
accurate, I am posting it since this information is being provided to 
many groups who are motivated to embarrass the nuclear industry, and, 
to persuade politicians to move to their anti-nuclear option 
position.

This is what was sent for my posting to Radsafe and Powernet:

Dr. Bertell: You don't know me but may have read about me in the Time 
magazine cover story in February 1996 and also the front page of the 
Wall Street Journal in March 1998. I am a prominent whistleblower who 
uncovered major corruption within the NRC and my employer Northeast 
Utilities. As a result of events I uncovered at Millstone, Northeast 
Utilities was almost bankrupted, and the NRC extremely embarrassed. I 
was one of the expert witnesses at the TMI litigation and agree with 
you there was a major cover-up of vital information. The presidential 
commissions, the NRC and the DOE are all aware of this cover-up. As 
an expert witness, I had access to the all the original records. I 
have documented evidence, which I have given to the NRC, that the 
primary containment was breached shortly after the hydrogen explosion 
that occurred on March 30, 1979. This breach occurred at a time when 
the radioactivity in the containment was close to its peak. 
Preliminary estimates indicate that as many as 40 million curies may 
have been released during the following hours. The NRC and the 
licensee estimated the maximum of 10 million curies of releases. Not 
one of the studies ever even questioned the data that was readily 
available as it could have alarmed members of the general public. 
Contact me if you have any questions. 
Paul M. Blanch 
135 Hyde Rd. West Hartford, CT 06117  


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