ML12356A024
| ML12356A024 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 11/29/2012 |
| From: | Harvey T Fullerton, CA, Chamber of Commerce |
| To: | Feinstein D NRC/EDO, US SEN (Senate) |
| craver, patti | |
| References | |
| LTR-12-0811 | |
| Download: ML12356A024 (4) | |
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed:- Dec 18, 2012 17.:07 PAPER NUMBER:
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CA SEN Dianne Feinstein Support of a safe restart and operation of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 Appropriate RF 11/29/2012 No NOTES:
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Board of Directors Executive Committee Rhonda Shader, Chair State Farm Insurance Mark Wilson, 1" Vice Chair MASRE Partners Joyce Capelle, 2"1 Vice Chair Crittenton Services for Children & Families Andrew Carroll, Vice Chair Finance NCH Tax & Wealth Advisors Gizi Clemmer, Past Chair Opus Bank Zina B. Gleason, J.D.
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Jeannette Bartus Pacific Community Credit Union Pat Buttress Southern California Edison Dr., Sueling Chen Arborland Education Center Cameron Irons Vanguard Investment Properties Tina Javid Gas Co. A Sempra Energy Utility Ted Kim Ameriko Richard Kohli Alcoa Fastening Systems Kenny.im Farmers & Merchants Bank Annelte Magdaleno Kimberly-Clark Corporation Ryan Olsen St. Jude Medical Center Jim PuRlielose Chevron Corporation Christopher Reese California State University, Fullerton November 29, 2012 Senator Dianne Feinstein United States Senate 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Re:
Support Safe Restart and Operation of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2
Dear Senator Feinstein:
On behalf of the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce and our more than 650 business members, I am writing to express support for a fair and inclusive regulatory process currently underway for the proposed restart and operation of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS)
Unit 2.
Southern California Edison's (SCE) SONGS, located near San Clemente, is Southern California's largest and most reliable source of electricity. San Onofre enhances energy security by increasing SCE's generation diversity that also includes solar;wind, geothermal and biomass.
SONGS has produced more than 350 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity since its beginnings in 1.968 - exceeding all other individual poWer, sources in the region. San Onofre offers a number of benefits to the state and the electrical grid. Nuclear energy is virtually free of emissions and is increasingly, important in meeting the state's air quality standards to reduce greenhouse gasses. In addition, San Onoffe has helped avoid-100,000 metric tons of smog producing pollutants and more than 180*
million metric tonsofcarbon-emissions.
Bert Reitz Century 21 Discovery Beverly Thomson Hosting OC.com Fullerton Chamber of Commerce 444 N. Harbor Blvd., #200, PO Box 529 Fullerton, CA 92836-0529 717714-871-3100 714-871-2871 (fax) www.FullertonChamber.com
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SONGS Safe Restart Page 2 November 29, 2012 On October 25, I had the opportunity to address the California Public Utility Commission and comment on the import role SONGS plays in the retention and attraction of businesses to Orange County, California. The business community needs to be reassured that reliable, competitively-priced electricity will be available when needed. To that end, the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce supports comprehensive, coordinated energy policies that will ensure adequate supplies at reasonable prices. These supplies have long included nuclear power as a part of the green energy portfolio.
If SONGS Unit 2 remains offline beyond 2014, SCE would need to consider a combination of other generating resources and/or construction of transmission lines throughout Southern California. The review and approval process for such construction would be lengthy and would put the region at a competitive disadvantage. Getting SONGS back on line as soon as possible is the only long-term solution.
Should you have any questions, please contact me at 714-871-3100 or Tharvey@fullertonchamber.com Sincerely, cc:
Senator Barbara Boxer Congressman Darrel Isa Chairwoman Allison MacFarlane, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner Kristine Svinicki,.US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner George Apostolakis, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner William Magwood IV, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner William Ostendorff, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fullerton Chamber of Commerce 444 N. Harbor Blvd., #200, PO Box 529 Fullerton, CA 92836-0529 717714-871-3100 714-871-2871 (fax) www.FullertonChamber.com
444 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 200 Fullerton, CA 92832 www.fullertonchamber.com
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$ 000.450 0003917848 NOV 29 2012 MAILED FROM ZIPCODE92832 Allisson MacFarlane, Chairwoman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-16G4 Washington, D.C. 2055-0001.