Friday, January 23, 2015

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: RELIEF REQUEST 4RR-01 (TAC NOS. MF5097 AND MF5098)

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: RELIEF REQUEST 4RR-01 (TAC NOS. MF5097 AND MF5098)

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PA DEP News Release : DEP Reminds Pennsylvanians that January is Radon Action Month

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Dept. of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth News Bureau
Room 308, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg PA., 17120

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
01/5/2015

CONTACT:
Amanda Witman, DEP


DEP Reminds Pennsylvanians that January is Radon Action Month

January is National Radon Action Month, marking a time of increased public awareness for this serious health hazard.
Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that occurs naturally through the breakdown of uranium in soil and rocks. It can seep into homes through cracks in basements and foundations, and can build up inside to concentrations many times the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recommended level of 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L).

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, causing about 20,000 lung-cancer deaths in the United States every year. About 40 percent of Pennsylvania homes have radon levels above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s action level of four picocuries per liter. While radon problems may be more common in some regions, the potential exists for any home in Pennsylvania to have high radon levels.

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Stephen G. Burns Becomes Agency’s 16th Chairman

No: 14-091                                                                                      December 23, 2014

CONTACT: Holly Harrington

Stephen G. Burns Becomes Agency’s 16th Chairman

Stephen G. Burns, a 33-year-veteran of the agency and an NRC Commissioner since November, has been designated as Chairman by President Barack Obama effective Jan. 1, 2015. Burns replaces outgoing Chairman Allison Macfarlane, who is stepping down to take a position at George Washington University.

“I am pleased to have been selected to serve as the NRC’s next Chairman. It is a great honor to lead the agency to which I dedicated most of my professional career,” Burns said. “I extend my thanks to Dr. Macfarlane for her service and wish her success in her new position. I look forward to working with my fellow Commissioners, the NRC staff and our stakeholders in carrying out the NRC's important mission.”

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Emergency Preparedness & Response News - Volume 6 Issue IV

Good Afternoon,

Attached is The NRC’s Emergency Preparedness & Response News, Volume 6 Issue IV, a quarterly newsletter that is published by the Division of Preparedness and Response to highlight recent and upcoming events of interest to the radiological emergency preparedness community.  Feel free to pass it on to others. Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact either Jonathan Fiske at 301-287-9228 or myself at 301-287-3774.

Regards,

Eddie

Edward W. Robinson
Emergency Preparedness Specialist
Office of Nuclear Security & Incident Response
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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