ML091680292
| ML091680292 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/10/2009 |
| From: | Ledwith R Local 46 Metallic Lathers Union & Reinforcing Ironworkers |
| To: | Collins S Region 1 Administrator |
| References | |
| 73FR80440 00024 | |
| Download: ML091680292 (1) | |
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Affiliations INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS AFL-CIO BUI.DING TRADES DEPARTMENT OF AFL-CIO THE NEW YORK STATE IRONWORKERS DISTRICT COUNCIL THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF GREATER NEW YORK THE NEW YORK CITY CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL THE NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTY BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL THE ROCKLAND COUNTY BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL Tei THE MANHATTAN BOARD OF BUSINESS AGENTS THE BRONX BOARD OF BUSINESS AGENTS THE BROOKLYN BOARD OF BUSINESS AGENTS TIlE QUEENS BOARD OF BUSINESS AGENTS THE STATEN ISLAND BOARD OF BUSINESS AGENTS THE CONCRETE TRADES ALLIANCE LOCAL 46 METALLIC LATHERS UNION AND REINFORCING IRONWORKERS New York City and Vicinity 1322 THIRD AVENUE at EAST 76th ST.
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10021 lephone: (212) 737-0500-0501-0502 Fax: (212) 249-1226 Fax: (212) 535-8542 Metal Lathers Trust, Pension & Vacation Funds Telephone: (212) 535-2323 Fax. (212) 535-3203 Web Site: www.m146.org S'The Injury of one is the Concern of Adt" JOHN COFFEY, President ROBERT A. LEDWITH, Business Manager A Financial Sec'y-Treay.
Business Agents TERRENCE MOORE, FRED LEMOINE KEVIN KELLY, RONNIE RICHARDSON Union Meetings Second and Fourth Tuesday of Each Month at 6:00 PM Executive Board Meetings First and Third Tuesday of Each Month at 5:00 PM March 10, 2009 Mr. Samuel J. Collins Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region 1 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 m
C) be'ar Mr. Collins, On behalf0 f Local 46 Metallic Lathers Union and Reinforcing Ironworkers, I would like to offer our strong support for the relicensing of Indian Point.
"The facts clearly demonstraitethat New York cannot meet its current and future einergy needs without the continued Operations of the Lndian Point Energy Center. The New York Inderedent System Operator (NYISO) has also noted that closure of the Indian Point's reactors Would. resultih an 'immediate violation of reliability standards'. Given that on a typical day Indian Point provides up to 30 percent of the power used in New York City and the surrounding region, it is even more critical to keep Indian Point online.
Indian Point produces 2,000 megawatts of clean, emissions-free electricity and is a critical economic engine for the Lower Hudson Valley; responsible for more than $700 million in annual regional economic activity. Additionally, Indian Point is also a friend to working families throughout the region. *Not only does Indian Point provide reliable, low-cost electricity, but organized labor has been central to the coritinued operations and support of the facility.
W~rking families deserve a comprehensive, cotlmon-sense energy plan that Will Support our state's ecQnomic,-ecovery1 Indian Point's 2,000 megawatts of clean reliable, low-cost electricity are crucial to this eff&*t...
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0-Sincerely, "Robert A. Ledwith Business Manager, Financial Secretary/Treasurer C1)
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