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RE: Nuclear Power Plants vs. Hydropower Plants
Nuclear things are feared by people since they are after all nuclear
entities - but dams - they are looked upon as places where fun things can
occur - generation of electricity, family picnics, motorboat rides, fishing
etc etc
Lawrence E. Boing
Argonne National Laboratory
Nuclear Engrg Division, Decommissioning Program
9700 South Cass Avenue, Bldg 362
Argonne, IL 60439
Phone 630.252.6729
Fax 630.252.5287
lboing@anl.gov
www.td.anl.gov/D&D/
www.orau.gov/ddsc/
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu
[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu] On Behalf Of Redmond, Randy (RXQ)
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:23 PM
To: 'Susan L Gawarecki'; RADSAFE
Subject: RE: Nuclear Power Plants vs. Hydropower Plants
They probably don't want to scare all of us that live downstream (I live on
Melton Hill). I doubt there would be any warning sufficient to get me to
the high ground in time.
Randy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan L Gawarecki [SMTP:loc@icx.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:00 PM
> To: RADSAFE
> Subject: Nuclear Power Plants vs. Hydropower Plants
>
> In late October I attended the Oak Ridge Regional Emergency Management
> Forum that my organization had worked with DOE to organize. One of our
> speakers was from Tennessee Valley Authority, talking about dam safety.
> I was interested to find out that the emergency response documents are
> considered "official use only"--they are shared with emergency
> responders but not with the public. There is nothing at all to inform
> the downstream residents and businesses of what to do in case of a dam
> break; much less warn them.
>
> Compare this to what TVA does around nuclear power plants (sirens, signs
> for evacuation routes, instructions), which are not an acute hazard if
> they fail, especially compared to a dam break.
>
> I've come to the conclusion that TVA has its priorities screwed up.
>
> My own opinion,
> Susan Gawarecki
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