ML061180298

G20060447/LTR-06-0208 - Maureen E. Flach Ltr Re Renewal of Oyster Creek

ML061180298
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	02/28/2006
From:	Flach M State of NJ
To:	Bush G, Mckelvin S NRC/SECY, US Executive Office of the President
Hoffman, S T, NRR, 415-3245
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EDO Principal Correspondence Control FROM: DUE: 05/18/06 EDO CONTROL: G20060447 DOC DT: 02/28/06 FINAL REPLY:

Maureen E. Flach Bayville, New Jersey (White House Referral)

TO:

McKelvin, SECY FOR SIGNATURE OF : ** GRN ** CRC NO: 06-0208 Dyer, NRR DESC: ROUTING:

Renewal of Oyster Creek Reyes Virgilio Kane Silber Dean Cyr/Burns DATE: 04/27/06 Collins, RI Zimmerman, NSIR ASSIGNED TO: CONTACT:

NRR Dyer SPECIAL INSr'RUCTIONS OR REMARKS:

The White House established as due date of 5/18/06.

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i OFFICE OF THIE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Dale Printed:Apr 27, 2006 13:16 PAPER NUMBER: LTR-06-0208 LOGGING DATE: 04/27/2006 ACTION OFFICE: EDO AUTHOR: Miss Maureen Flach A FFI LIATION: NJ ADDRESSEE: PRES George Bush

SUBJECT:

Concerns the renewal of Oyster Creek ACTION: Direct Reply DISTRIBUTION: SECY to Ack...Encls. to EDO LETTER DATE: 02/28/2006 ACKNOWLEDGED No SPECIAL HANDLING: White House Referral (WH 527413) - due May 18, 2006 NOTES: WH 527413 SECY received referral on 04/27/2006 FILE LOCATION: ADAMS DATE DUE: 05/18/2006 DATE SIGNED:

EDO -- G20060447

February 28, 2006 George W. Bush, President United States of America 16)0 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C.

Dear President Bush:

I realize that you have a seat deal of concern at this time for our country. This is a problem concerning my home area - Ocean County, New Jersey.

We have the oldest nuclear plant in the nation and it is up for renewal. The people are worried. This would extend its use for twenty years past its, original projection. Some residents have tried to appeal to the NRC but to no avail.

I would like to highlight just a few concerns. A main concern is how the spent fuel is stored. Another concern is should there be a need to evacuate -- it would be impossible.

This is a shore area and in the summer the traffic along route 9 and the Parkway is extemely congested. When anyone discusses evacuation plans - they laugh. Lastly but certainly not the least of our concerns is a terr6rist.. attack. Anyone riding along Route 9 could shoot a rocket or missle into the facility causing - well I don't want to think about it.

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realize that the cost of power would increase in this area but I prefer: that to the chance of radiation exposure.

I was hoping that you could help. I have enclosed several articles concerning the various concerns Cf the people. The company, of course, states that all is safe despite several incidents.

Thank you for your time and I wish you well.

Respectfully, Maureen E. Flach 74 Cedar Run Road Bayville, NJ 08721 En=.

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By NICHOLASCU a$ndTDI) B. BA^TES have been an explosion. Lacey Po-The bang was the soumd of lice Chief the healt hydrogen igniting after plant William A.

operators attempted to turn, Nally said. aN u ej going rightto the top3 IS on a gas filtration system about 5 p.m., said Neil A.

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NICHOLS DCNSN STAF'F WRITER Oyster or C k's containment system More than 100 tons of uranium fuel in the core of the reactor vessel are used to superheat steam If there were a major that drives the turbines that produce electricity at the Oyster Creek Generating Station in Lacea nuclear plant. Plant officials say monitors and' backup systems reduce the risk of a deadly radiation reactor accident at the release to about I in 1.7 million per year.

Qyster Creek nuclear But if the core overheats and the fuel begins to melt, the plant's barrier to the outside world - its plant, chances are- its containment system - has a 74 percent chance of failure in an emergency, according to plant officials most critical radiation and the federal govemment. That means radiation would likely spread into the environment.

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I I Executive Office of the President Office of Agency Liaison Phone: 202-456-7486 - Fax: 202-456-2992 Shie.la Ieli4Q(jn To: Eeln cNt .4fM ,r1i Date Sent: April 19, 2006 Agency: NRC Date Due: May 4, 2006 Total Ca! ics: I Instructions for Presidential Mail Response Letters to Constituents

• Please fax back a signed, dated copy of this sheet verifying you have received the mailing in full. Ifit is incomplete, please contact Catalina Cabral at 202-456-5509.

• Direct response due to constituent within 15 days

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• If there is prior correspondence on same case, acknowledge this referral and include past responses

• Do not use names of any White House staff in letters to the constituents Constituent Name White House Number Attachmcnts Ms. Maureen E. Flach WH 527413- Y qD L71e1, B d 6