ML12143A392
| ML12143A392 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 05/03/2012 |
| From: | Wolf D State of MA, Senate |
| To: | NRC/OCM |
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| LTR-12-0209, CORR-12-0083 | |
| Download: ML12143A392 (2) | |
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L TR-12-0209 LOGGING DATE: 05/0912012 OGC Daniel Wolf MA-SH Commissioners Objects to a NRC staff recommendation that Commissioners rene\\\\' the operational license of Pilgrim nuclear power station prior to the resolution of all disputed issues by Third Parties Signature of Chainnan RF, SECY to Ack 05/03/2012 No Commission Correspondence ADAMS DATE SIGNED:
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSeTTS MASSACHUSETTS SENATE ROOM 5118 STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MA 02133-1053 TEL. (617) 722 1570 FAX (6171 722*1271 DANIEL.WOl.F@MASENATE.GOY WWW.MASENATE,C;OV SENATOR JOII.,. COMMrTTEES DANIEL A. WOLF CHA,R. LABOR ANO CAPE AND ISl.ANDS DlSTRICT WORKFORCE DEYELOPMENT VICE CHAIR. MU"'"ClPAUTIES ANO REGtONAL GOVERNMeNl' ENVtRONMENT. NATV~AL RESOURCES ANO AGRICULTURE May 3,2012 Hl;ACTH CARE FINANCING PuBUC SER\\I1CE The Commissioners TOURISM. ARTS AND CULTURAL United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission DEVEl.DPMENT Washington, D,C. 20555-0001 VETERANS AND FEDERAL AFFAIRS Email: NRCExecSec.Resource@nrc.gov REOISTRIC11NG
Dear Sirs,
As Massachusetts State Senator serving the Cape and Islands district, please accept this letter as my strong objection to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff recommendation that Commissioners renew the operational license of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station prior to the resolution of all disputed issues raised by Third Parties.
While expediting such approval might well be appropriate in uncontested license hearings, the 20-year renewal application for Pilgrim is in fact contested. Serious issues presented by concerned citizen groups with standing, and the Massachusetts Attorney General, remain. A previous motion by Entergy, the owner of the nuclear power plant, requesting similar approval in August, 2011, was not granted. Reversing that decision would set bad regulatory precedent, and undermine public confidence in the Commission.
The district I'm privileged to represent, the Cape and Islands, has a unique relationship to Pilgrim, given our geography as a nearby peninsula and meteorology which often puts us downwind from the plant. Criticar, unanswered concerns of my constituents include, but are not limited to, lessons we can and should learn from the Fukushima disaster, the lack of credible evacuation plans, and spent fuel rod storage on the site.
Therefore, we respectfully request that the Commissioners remain consistent with an earlier ruling, good public policy. and common sense. and allow proper procedure and review to continue prior to any formal decisions.
Sincerely.
Daniel A. Wolf Massachusetts State Senator Cape and Islands District