European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday september 19,1966 nuclear Plant oozing radioactivity critic says Washington a a nuclear Plant in Tennes see is of ing radioactive  and the nuclear regulatory commission  doing a poor Job of overseeing us operations a congressman says. Rep. Edward Markcy a mass. A frequent critic of the nation s nuclear program based his comments on a report by the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Energy conservation and Power which he chairs. The report said the Erwin,tenn., Plant which manufactures fuel for the Navy s nuclear submarines is quite simply the most dangerous uranium fuel production Plant that the arc licenses the report based on arc and Plant records said the arc has failed to adequately crack Down on the Plant which is operated by nuclear fuels services inc. The study said he nos Plant is la on safety issues and does not have an adequate warning system to notify the neighbouring Community in the event of an Acci Dent. Al also said there is groundwater contamination from radioactive Ponds contamination on some rail Road properly North of the Plant and contamination in non work parts of the Plant itself including the employee lunchroom. To also said the Plant has no plan for cleaning up radioactive waste buried in the ground in past years when such burial was permitted. Arc spokesman Joe Fouchard declined to com ment on the report wednesday saying that arc com missioners were to testify on the matter thursday be fore he conservation and Power subcommittee. Charles w. Taylor president of nos said the com Pany received notice of the hearing three weeks ago too late to schedule personnel to testify nos is prepared to Coo Peraic fully with All aspects of the committee s work Taylor said in a written statement released in Tennessee. The fact is nos in Erwin is an exceptionally Safe place to work he said in nearly 30 years of opera Tion there has never been a work related death a nos. Our workers Are healthy and Well Markcy in a statement released by his staff said the Erwin Plant endangers workers and endangers the population nearby and it endangers the state and fed eral  the nos Plant is a toxic Nightmare oozing radioactive contamination into work areas into lunch rooms and vending machines. Onto the soil outside work buildings into groundwater and on Railroad land  he also said the arc is protecting the company not regulating  the Plant is under contract with the Navy to pro Duce High Grade uranium fuel for the service s nuclear submarines. Marker s subcommittee began investigating the Plant Afler workers from the Oil chemical and atomic workers Union told Markcy last Winter they were concerned for safely reasons. Meeting not so sheepish resistance nine year old Joe Rush of Rome Ca meets with heavy resistance from his pet Lamb Isabel u tie tries to Lead her id her pen. Joe plans to enter Isabel in the 4-h Competition at Ali Cooss Volley fair in Rome. Stateside doctors hoping patient will soon feel Ducky Augusta. Maine up a hapless