ML070750293

LTR-07-0177 - Ltr. Betty Vasil Resolution Urging the NRC to Reconsider Its Decision and Approve New Jersey'S Request to Hold a Hearing on Whether the Consequences of a Terrorist Attack on Oyster Creek Plant Be Made Part of the Plant'S Relic

ML070750293
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	03/08/2007
From:	Vasil B Ocean County, NJ, Board of Chosen Freeholders
To:	Klein D NRC/Chairman
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LTR-07-0177
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, t OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed:Mar 16, 2007 09:0 7 PAPER NUMBER: LTR-07-0177 LOGGING DATE: 03/14/2007 ACTION OFFICE: SECY AUTHOR: Betty Vasil AFFILIATION: NY ADDRESSEE: Dale Klein

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Resolution urging the NRC to reconsider its decision and approve New Jersey's request to hold a hearing on whether the consequences of a terroist attack on the Oyster Creek plant be made part of the plant's relicensing review process ACTION: Appropriate DISTRIBUTION: RF LETTER DATE: 03/08/2007 ACKNOWLEDGED No SPECIAL HANDLING: Made publicly available in ADAMS via SECY/DPC SECY/RAS NOTES:

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COUNTY OF OCEAN BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS BETTY VASIL 732-929-2005 FAX: (732) 505-1918 CLERK OF THIE BOARD March 8, 2007 Dale E. Klein, Chairman US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

Dear Mr. Klein:

On March 7, 2007, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders adopted a resolution urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to reconsider its decision and approve New Jersey's request to hold a hearing on whether the consequences of a terrorist attack on the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant be made part of the plant's relicensing review process.

Enclosed please find a certified copy of the resolution for your use and files.

Thank you, Betty Vasil Clerk of the Board BV:pc Enclosure P.O. BOX 2191

• ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY 08754-2191

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RESOLUTION March 7, 2007 Whereas, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, has consistently maintained its position that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission needs to be diligent in evaluating security issues as part of the relicensing process at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township, and Whereas, this Board has stated in no uncertain terms that the safety and security of a plant as it affects the workers and public needs to play a significant part in the relicensing review process, and Whereas, the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station is the oldest operating nuclear plant in the county and will approach its anticipated design life of 40-years at the end of the current licensing period in 2009, and Whereas, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, recently decided to deny the state of New Jersey's request for a hearing on whether the consequences of a terrorist attack on the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant should be made part of that relicensing review, and Whereas, this decision by the NRC is in stark contrast to the agency's stance on the risk of a terrorist attack and the steps taken after Sept. 11, 2001, to bolster security at the nation's 103 reactors, and Whereas, terrorism continues to be a very real concern for facilities such as Oyster Creek and must be taken into consideration by the NRC in its deliberations, and Whereas, the NRC's failure to comply with the state's request for a hearing which was based on the National Environmental Policy Act shows a total disregard for the concerns raised by the public and for those agencies entrusted to provide for the public's safety, and Whereas, this Board of Freeholders continues to maintain the importance of a staunch review of terrorism as it relates to security at Oyster Creek.

Now, therefore be it resolved, by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey as follows:

1. That the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reconsider its decision and approve New Jersey's request to hold a hearing on whether the consequences of a terrorist attack

.on the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant be made part of the plant's relicensing review process.

2. In the absence of this reconsideration, this Board of Freeholders urges the state of New Jersey to appeal the NRC's decision to the 3 U.S. District Court of Appeals so that the question of terrorism can be treated equally across the country.

3.Certified copies of this Resolution shall be forward to United States Senator Robert Menendez; United States Senator Frank R. Lautenberg; U.S. Rep. Christopher H.

Smith; U.S. Rep. H. James Saxton; Gov. Jon Corzine; 9 th District Sen. Leonard T.

Connors Jr., 9th District Assemblymen Christopher J. Connors and Brian E. Rumpf; Dale E. Klein, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Lisa P. Jackson, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; Oceaný County Board of Chosen Freeholders; Timothy Rausch, Site Vice President, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station; Gail Marsh Saxer, President, League of Women Voters of Ocean County; Cheryl Rundle-Borowski; Janet Tauro.

I certify the foregoing tpe be ROLL CALL True copy of a Resolution " .

(Moved by Lacey, Seconded by Little) By the Board of Chosen Freeholders AYES: Little, Lacey, arlett, Vicari, Kelly fte County of cOean on the NAYS: None dvn 1),2-ABSENT: None " Bely" ailZ' Clerk of the Board

COUNTY OF OCEAN Board of Chosen Freeholders Betty Vasil, Clerk of the Board

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