ML12261A154
| ML12261A154 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 09/13/2012 |
| From: | Nolon-Kauffman A Hudson River Healthcare |
| To: | NRC/SECY/RAS |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, RAS E-1018 | |
| Download: ML12261A154 (2) | |
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R' ý's r,- - / 0 /' r Office of the Secretary Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 DOCKETED Fax to: (301) 415-1101 (verification (301) 415-1966)
USNRC Email to: hearing.docket(nrc.go September 13, 2012 (12:04 p.m.)
Re:
Indian Point Units 2 and 3 License Renewal Application OFFICE OF SECRETARY NRC Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR RULEMAKINGS AND ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BDO1 ADJUDICATIONS STAFF
Dear Sir or Madam:
I represent Hudson River HealthCare (HRHCare), an organization that provides quality medical, dental and behavioral health care to thousands of needy families throughout the Hudson Valley and Long Island. I am writing to express my support for the relicensing of Indian Point Units 2 and 3 in Buchanan, NY. It is my understanding that the NRC is considering numerous issues in connection with the license renewal application, including the effect of relicensing on land values in the area near the plants.
Indian Point has approximately 1,100 employees and usually has, on average, another 200 contractors on site. The facility spends $137 million in annual full-time employee payroll, pays $75 million in annual property taxes and revenue sharing with the State of New York, and makes annual donations of roughly $1.5 million to area charities. 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.
Indian Point's significant positive economic impact and its important contribution to grid reliability are factors that help maintain land values in the communities near the plant. Those values would surely decrease if the facility were closed. I encourage you to renew the license for Indian Point after you have completed the appropriate economic and environmental reviews.
Thank you for considering my comments on this issue.
Sincerely, Anne Kauffman Nolon, MPH President & CEO 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.siarnacki@nrc.gov
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Dorothy DeBiase [ddebiase@HRHCARE.ORG]
Thursday, September 13, 2012 12:04 PM Docket, Hearing Siarnacki, Anne Entergy Itr re Land Values Entergy Itr re Land Values.doc Please see attached letter in support of relicensing of Indian Point Units 2 and 3 in Buchanan, NY.
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