ML040810060
| ML040810060 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2004 |
| From: | Kaplowitz M, Rogowsky M Westchester County, NY, Board of Legislators |
| To: | Miller H NRC Region 1 |
| References | |
| RA-04-37 | |
| Download: ML040810060 (2) | |
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS 800 MICHAELIAN OFFICE BUILDING 148 MARTINE AVENUE WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 1060 1 (9 14) 995-2800 FAX: (914) 995-3884 March 3,2004 Mr. Hubert Miller Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406
Dear Mr. Miller,
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On November 24,2003, the Westchester County Board of Legislators passed Resolution No. 269-2003, calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to reject the re-licensing of Entergy Corp.s Indian Point 2 and 3 Nuclear Power Plants located in Buchanan, New York. The current licenses of Indian Point 2 and 3 expire in 201 3 and 201 5, respectively, and Entergy Corp. has indicated a desire to seek 20-year license extensions.
We are writing to ask you, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to deny Entergys applications, once submitted, for the re-licensing of Indian Point 2 and 3, as your current siting regulations would not permit a nuclear power plant to be built in the first place in such a densely populated area.
In addition, we are writing to all elected officials in a 50-mile radius of the Indian Point site to join us and pass a similar resolution. As a result of this effort and the media coverage it will generate, you should anticipate many resolutions and letters echoing our request.
Enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 269-2003. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments. Thank you.
Sincerely.
I Martin L. R o g o w w Chair, Committee on Energy & Economic Development encl:
RESOLUTION NO. 269 - 2003 Whereas, Entergy Corp., owner and operator of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants, has expressed its intent to apply for operating license extensions of 20 years for IP2 and IP3, and being that the Westchester County Board of Legislators has previously expressed its concern over the continued operation of the nuclear power plants at the Indian Point Energy Center through several resolutions passed by this Honorable Board, including Resolution No. 142-2002 which calls on officials from the Federal, State and Local governments to work with relevant parties to develop a plan that includes the below listed action steps, namely:
- 1. the development of an alternative, uninterrupted, and affordable energy source to replace the power currently produced at Indian Point,
- 2. the development of a financial plan that will mitigate the negative real estate tax implications on the local communities, school district, and county government,
- 3. the development of a plan to positively consider the current employees, such consideration will include job placement, retraining of affected workers, and other employment strategies, and
- 4. the development of a plan that ensures that spent fuel rods will be immediately secured and properly protected on site from the threat of a terrorist attack or accident, and that an orderly closure and decommissioning of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants begin at the earliest possible time, and Whereas, this Honorable Board reiterates its resolve, based on the potential of a terror attack on the plants, a concern about the age of the plants, and the potential results of a failure of equipment or human error in the operations of the plants, and Whereas, Indian Point 2 and 3 were initially licensed based on Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations promulgated over 30 years ago, and if plant owners were to apply for a license to operate a nuclear power plant at the Indian Point site today, it would not likely be granted by the NRC under its current standards and regulations, specifically prohibiting the siting of nuclear power plants based on population density considerations, now therefore be it, Resolved, that the Westchester County Board of Legislators opposes the re-licensing of Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3 when their current licenses expire in 2013 and 2015, respectively, and that the NRC prohibit Entergy Corp.~ Indian Point 2 and 3 from being re-licensed, and to make this finding as soon as possible so that all concerned and involved parties can devote their time and resources to finding alternatives to the existing nuclear power plants, and be it further Resolved, that the NRC should modify, through its GEIS process, its siting regulations to reflect current considerations including that of terrorism, and be it further Resolved, that the Clerk of the Board of Legislators forward the text of this resolution to Westchester Countys State and Federal delegation, to all legislative bodies and elected officials Within the 50-mile zone surrounding the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Entergy Corp., so that the intent of this Honorable Board be widely h0W.
Passed (as amended) by the Board of Legislafors, 162, on November 24,2003