SUBJECT:
SUBMITTAL OF PETITION FOR RULEMAKING TO EXTEND THE MINIMUM DISTANCE
FROM FIVE TO TEN MILES
FOR HOST SCHOOL
PICK-UP POINTS BEYOND PLUME
EXPOSURE
BOUNDARY LINES
April 11, 2007
Secretary
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Washington, D.C., 20555-0001.
Dear Secretary:
The enclosed Petition for
Rulemaking (the Petition) seeks to codify and clarify Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) and Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) relocation requirements by clearly
mandating the extension of ALL host school pick-up centers to be at a
minimum distance of five to 10 miles
beyond
the radiation plume exposure boundary zone to properly ensure ALL
school children (are protected in the event of a radiological
emergency.
Sincerely,
Eric Epstein, Chairman,
Three Mile Island Alert, Inc.
4100 Hillsdale Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Three Mile Island Alert ,
Inc., is a safe-energy organization based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and
founded in 1977. TMIA monitors Peach Bottom, Susquehanna, and Three Mile
Island nuclear generating stations.
Enclosures:
Petition for Rulemaking
to Extend the
Minimum Distance from Five to Ten Miles for Host School Pick-up Points
Beyond Plume Exposure Boundary Lines
STATEMENTS IN SUPPORT:
A,
B,
C &
D
ATTACHED SUPPORT MATERIALS:
Exhibits 1,
2,
3,
4,
5 &
5b,
6 &
7
