re: oyster creek emissions/ note from norm re: posting/edith g

[Norman & Karen Cohen <norco@bellatlantic.net>]

Hi all,
I passed Patricia's comment on to your favorite author, Joe Mangano, and
his reply is below.
I alos want to comment on increased email traffic on radsafe due to the
prescence of a few no-nukers.
I stated before, back when I was on the list, before technical glitches
made it impossible to reply, that I have no hidden agenda, secret plans,
or ideas to cause confusion on this list. If anything, maintaining a
dialogue with you all on these subjects takes up too much of my time.
Whether you believe it or not, I do listen and learn from this list and
consider it a resource for me.

I will limit my postings to no more than 3 emails a day. I will endeavor
to answer questions off-list wherever possible. If you have asked me a
question and I haven't answered it, I'm not being impolite, just
overworked right now with anti-nuke and peace and justice  issues. Just
email me directly off-list and I'll do my best to respond to you.

I respect the work that you all do, and, except for the few arrogant and
obnoxious on the list, respect you and your views. The conversations we
had a few months ago were basically polite and civil, and I hope we can
stay at that level.

As for Ms Gbur, she has worked hard on Oyster Creek and Tooth Fairy
issues and events in Toms River.
Her answers to you have been polite, and I urge you to treat her as you
would me. She'll get better
with the computer, I'm sure.

peace
norm


> Norm -
>
> TEvery year since 1970, each nuclear power plant in the U.S. reports
> radioactive emissions to the NRC.  Some folks in Brookhaven have the
> responsibility for preparing these reports to the NRC, which are called
>
> Radioactive Materials Released from Nuclear Power Plants
> Annual Report 1970, 1971. . . .(I think the latest is 1993 or 1994)
>
> commonly known as NUREG (NUREG/CR 2907, BNL-NUREG 51581)
> authors J. Tichler, K. Doty, K. Lucadamo, Brookhaven National Lab, Upton NY
>
> can obtain by calling the National Technical Info. Center (800-553-6847)
>
> One report shows the amount (in curies) of Airborne Effluents, Iodine-131 and
> particulates (meaning all radioactive chemicals with a half life of 8 days or
> more released into the air).  Ernest says a majority of this is actually
> iodine-131.  It generally is a good measure of the relative releases that the
> GENERAL population will be exposed to.
>
> Reports show that from 1970 to 1993, Oyster Creek released about 76 curies of
> I-131 and effluents.  The only plant to exceed this was Dresden 1,2,and 3,
> with a total of about 96 curies. (Dresden 1 opened in 1960, so their total is
> probably higher).  But no other plant is even close.  Millstone 1,2, and 3 is
> next, with 32 curies.
>
> Just to give you an idea of what we're talking about, Three Mile Island 2
> released 14.2 curies in 1979 (officially).  Chernobyl released about 50
> million.
>
> Much of the releases from Oyster Creek came in the 1970s.  For some reason,
> after 1979, levels plummeted at every plant.  We don't know what happened,
> but we have every reason to be suspicious, especially since the Three Mi.
> Island accident occurred in 1979.  But these are the official figures.
>

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