ML031700575
| ML031700575 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 05/13/2003 |
| From: | Tam P NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1 |
| To: | Document Control Desk |
| References | |
| TAC MA7658 | |
| Download: ML031700575 (4) | |
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Note to: Document Control Desk Personnel From: Peter . Tam, Senior Project Manager T Re: DOCUMENT FROM TOWNSHIP OF BERKELEY, NJ (attached)
Affached please find a Resolution by the Township of Berkeley, dated May 13, 2003. It came as a copy addressed to the NRC Office of Public Affairs. Please enter it into NRC official agency records with these particulars:
Plant Name: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Docket No. 50-219 License No. DPR-16 Key Word: TAC MA7658 Thanks.
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BERKELEY REQUESTING AN INDEPENDENT EVACUATION STUDY AND PLAN FOR THE OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION TO PROTECT BERKELEY TOWNSHIP AND AREA RESIDENTS.
May 13,2003 WHEREAS, the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in the Township of Lacey has not provided adequate security or an adequate evacuation plan in the event of an emergency; and WHEREAS, part of the evacuation plan is based upon the 1990 census and Ocean County's population has increased by about 63,000 residents and is one of the fastest growing counties in New Jersey, and WHEREAS, the fire last June at Double Trouble State Park tied up traffic all day, making it impossible for emergency vehicles to reach their destination. The traffic congestion included the roads to and from Oyster Creek. This was a test of the dangerous shortcoming of the evacuation plan; and WHEREAS, the tourist population swells during the summer months; and WHEREAS, 9/11 was a wake up call that we are vulnerable and we need to take seriously all factors that may cause a catastrophe or worsen the outcome; and WHEREAS, the Oyster Creek Generating Station's Mark I Reactor's radiation containment system is obsolete and has been heavily criticized by former Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners; and WHEREAS, the on-site modules filled with nuclear waste and the fel pool may pose and attractive target for terrorists; and WHEREAS. the Nuc~~gulator Commission (NRC) and Exelon^ own , ofers Oyster Creek Nuclear Facility have not provided credible security for citizens, even after being exposed by Channel 12; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by Township Council of the Township of Berkeley that the Township call for an independent comprehensive evacuation study, that all Oyster Creek Generatng Station's components be reevaluated, and that the evacuation routes are reviewed in light the population growth, trends and the current terrorist threat; and be it further RESOLVED, that a certified copy of the within Resolution be forwarded by the Township Clerk to the following:
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- 1. Governor Janes E. McGreevey
- 2. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Public Affairs (OPA)
Washington, D.C. 20555
- 3. 9* and 1Olh New Jersey State Legislators
- 4. Mr. William Dressel New Jersey League of Municipalities 407 West State Street Trenton, New Jersey 08618
- 5. Mayor and Council
- 6. Business Administrator
- 7. Chief Financial Officer
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