ML091680297
| ML091680297 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/10/2009 |
| From: | Klein T International Brotherhood of Boilermakers |
| To: | Collins S Region 1 Administrator |
| References | |
| 73FR80440 00027 | |
| Download: ML091680297 (1) | |
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- IRON SHIP BUILDERS TOM KLEIN Business Manager Secretary-Treasurer BLACKSMITHS* FORGERS & HELPERS TOM COOK Assistant Business Manager President STEVE LUDWIGSON Assistant BusineSs Manager Zone 5 5OILERMAKERS LOCAL LODGE No. 5 JAMEs WALDRON Asslolant Business Manager Zone 175 MATT LOPRESTTI Assistant Business Manager Zone 197 Mr. Samuel 1. Collins Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region 1 475 All[edalhe Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 March~ 10, Z009
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Dear Mr. Collins:
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On behalf of Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, I am writing in strong support of the Indian Point Eemrgy Center's application for relicensing.
r I These are some of the most challenging economic times our region has faced in nearly ai cntuxy.
Businesses are raising consumer costs and cutting employee bmrflts just to stay afloat. '_gnomic
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uncertainty continues to plague our local banks, and unemployment is now at its highest level in ncarly fifteen ycars.
New Yorkers also face a very uncertain firxtre, Con Edison reported last year that electricity usage increased 23 percent between 1997 and 2007. Our existing power supply is not equipped to handle the state's icreasing demands for energy. The dangers of blackouts increase every day.
Many of our lawmakers such as President Obaxna have wisely focused on energy infrastructure investment to stimulate our economy. Updating our electricity transtnission infrastructure and implementing a new, comprehensive power plant siting law in New York will certainly create new jobs and facilitate needed economic investment.
Despite all this, New York still cannot meet its 1lng-term energy needs without Indian Point.
Without Indian Point producing 2,000 megawatts of emissions fret electricity, the atmosphere in the New York City region would be adversely effected as new fossil fuel plants would be needed to replace Indian Point's output. Specifically, the replacement power would generate an additional 14 million tons of carbon dioxide each year.
Indian Point is also a source ofjobs and investment-with hundreds of our fellow union members supporting their funilies because of the job opportunities the facility provides. In tough times, these issues cannot be ignored.
Working families deserve the opportunity to build on their quality of life - not see it interrupted by short sited, narrow interests. The relicensing of Indian Point will go a long way to insuring cleaner air and job growth in the Hudson Valley.
Sincerely yours Thomas Klein Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Boilermakers Local No. 5 ZONE,
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