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| | t t i ! Herman Drenth **" U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn Docketing and Service Branch !j : Richard D. Kleiman Washington, DC 20555 ' Vice Chairman Re: Below Regulator.y Concern Petition j | Jack O. Olbeon oisinet t Dear Commissioners:

, Herman orenei |v o,itnet 2 e | on behalf of the Kalamazoo County Board of Commis- owween M.Huni sioners, I wish to express our Concern regarding ; | o.svici a the proposal for deregulating certain classes of ; coorge o. Heneereon radioactive waste to "below regulatory concern" , oisinci 4 (BRC). ; i o P.A. "*"*"*"$Es 641 of 1978, as amended, states.that ; enan Jonneen counties are responsible for the development of ; o,.inci e a comprehensive plan for solid waste disposal, ' which includes the protection of public health '''"*$,v"|c*i | and safety. This role of safeguarding the public

' would be difficult for the County of Kalamazoo i "''Y oI',*e'i s to perform if significant increases in radioactive g, ,,,, waste were introduced into the conventional solid I o,.inci , waste stream. ! ! ''"' $,'y*,c"id' if We are not equipped to monitor for the presence "' of radioactive materials being emitted into our t I"'**Yii. e,"*,' County from BRC waste. Who will provide detection equipment and training? How will monitoring and h"' 'E,0"fih, enforcement of BRC waste levels limitations be handled? i R6thard o Who will pay for any clean-up or remedial e actions which may need to be taken in the event of a health hazard? Notning in the proposed deregu- lation addresses the issue of who will be responsible i for these tasks. These issues must be addressed .

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~t.hese issuec are properly addressed (in a forum which includes ! i 1ocal governments), the proposed deregulation of radioactive : ! waste should not proceed. . ! '! Sincerely, . , !.

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