ML12257A130
| ML12257A130 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 09/11/2012 |
| From: | Buyes D - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Lawrence Mcdade, Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY/RAS, NRC/Chairman |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, RAS E-831 | |
| Download: ML12257A130 (3) | |
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Date 9/11/2012 Administrative Judge Lawrence G. McDade DOCKETED c/o Annette Vietti-Cook USNRC Secretary of the Commission September 11, 2012 (1:54 p.m.)
Office of the Secretary Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff OFFICE OF SECRETARY U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RULEMAKINGS AND ADJUDICATIONS STAFF Washington, DC 20555-0001 Fax to: (301) 415-1101 (verification (301) 415-1966)
Email to: hearing.docket@nrc.gov Re:
Indian Point Units 2 and 3 License Renewal Application NRC Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BDOI
Dear Secretary Vietti-Cook:
As a Hudson Valley resident, I am writing today to express my support for the relicensing of the Indian Point Energy Center located in Buchanan, New York. The continued operation of Indian Point plays an integral role in preserving local land values and maintaining a reliable and low-cost environmentally friendly energy source.
I know that the Indian Point Energy Center is a positive asset for the Hudson Valley region and for the State of New York due to the significant contributions made to the regional economy that support local land values and for the essential role Indian Point plays to ensure the reliability of our electrical grid.
As the Indian Point Energy Center employs 1,100 highly skilled full-time individuals, the facility serves as an economic engine for the region. Like me, these individuals work at the site and live in the area with our respective families. Through the fruits of our labor, each one of us contribute to the economic prosperity of the region through the salaries we invest in local businesses to the taxes that sustain school districts and the public services like the police and fire departments.
Local businesses, such as the ones located in Buchanan, NY, survive and thrive off Indian Point's annual economic infusion. Indian Point employees frequent Buchanan shops; the site pays significant taxes; Entergy supports many non-profit organizations; and many employees participate in the community as soccer coaches, PTA presidents, volunteer firefighters and other critical positions that make this area a well sought-after location to raise a family.
From an electric reliability standpoint, Indian Point supplies between 25% and 30% of the electricity for New York City and the lower Westchester County area. The baseload supply of electricity from the plants helps to maintain the reliability of the electric grid. This crucial fact has been recognized by numerous entities, including the local utility, Con Edison, and the overseer of the state's electrical grid, the New York Independent System Operator.
Indian Point is right for New York because the facility is safe, secure and vital. Nuclear power in the United States has a safety record unparalleled by any other industry. No other industrial facility has the defense in-depth design that Indian Point has. This is why I support the relicensing of the Indian Point Energy Center and urge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to do the same. Please consider all of the people that will be negatively affected by not allowing license renewal.
Sincerely, cc:
Administrative Judge Lawrence G. McDade c/o Anne Siarnacki, Law Clerk Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Fax to: (301) 415-5599 (verification (301) 415-7550)
Email to: anne.siarnackignrc.gov
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Buyes, David [DBuyes@entergy.com]
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:54 PM Docket, Hearing Docket nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR Employee-land value and reliable power.doc.docx I