Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 04, 1980, Image 42

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    B2—Lwcastf Fanning, Saturday, October 4, 1980
Farmers told TMI cleanup will affect agriculture
General Public Utilities f or
damages. Legal action
would have to prove the TMj
accident caused financial
damage to growers.
The agency .people
(Turn to Page B 3)
BY CURT HAULER
MIDDLETOWN—A small government agencies was
but vocal group of fanners impressive. John Collins,
met Monday night with currently the Nuclear
government officials to Regulatory Agency’s senior
iKmiw the cleanup of Three man at TMI; William Kirk,
Milo island and bow it will the Environmental
affect agriculture. Protection Agency’s TMI
It soon became obvious the Site Monitor; and Thomas
government people intended Jaworski, Pennsylvania
to dismiss only cleanup Department of En
procedures while the far- viromental Resources all
mens were interested in were on band at the meeting
answers to a wider range of organized by the state
questions. Grange.
Three government specialists pondered farmers’ questions at Monday night’s
meeting on the importance of Three Mile Island on farming. From left are En
vironmental Protection Agency's Site Monitor William Kirk; John Collins, the
Nuclear Regulatory Agency's senior man at TMI; and Thomas Jaworski, with
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Resources.
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“Potential economic
impacts include possible
resistance to consumption of
agricultural and fishery
products, that the public may
think are radioactively
contaminated,” NRC’s
Collins told the group.
Property values in the
TMI area may drop, he said.
While he maintained any
fears of contamination were
unfounded, he conceded they
could cut into farm product
P'
ty For Over One-Half Century,
PA. 17581
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momic losses predicted
sales, especially sales of
milk.
“I don’t see any real affect
on agricultural land,” he
said.
None of the agencies had
any dollar figures on
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