ML13161A434
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| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 06/06/2013 |
| From: | Mcpherson R Public Commenter |
| To: | Briggs F NRC/SECY |
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Joosten, Sandy From: RMcphe8888@aol.com Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 11:16 AM To: briggs_fred@yahoo.com
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Re: NRC Invitation to SONGS Discussion June 6, 2013 Fred:
There is a meeting by invitation only. I was one of the few invited. I do not know the reasoning behind the invitation only meeting. What I do know is looking at those invited, I was (again) struck by the lack of large electricity users and the lack of those responsible for managing critical infrastructure. The NRC, California Energy Commission and Public Utility Commission have all failed to take into account our critical infrastructure and the formation of critical information protection (CIP) management of which "Electricity" has been first on the list since about a week after the 911 attack on America.
Any of the politicians or government employees we have seen at the NRC/SONGS meetings have not been doing their job by not brining up electricity as part of our critical infrastructure. At the meetings I have been. silent on that point to see just how many of those being paid by taxpayers and/or ratepayers would not bring up electricity and other critical infra&tructure requiring electricity. Everyone of those "public servants" that spoke against bringing SONGS back online or delaying bringing SONGS back online as soon as possible and did not mention it being part of our critical infrastructure is taking a paycheck, benefits and the space provided to them is perpetrating fraud on American citizens and should have already been fired and replaced with a competent person who cares for Americans. I was waiting also to see if we would see a person from any of the first responders or the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) show up. None have.
So far it seems all the hearings have been to accommodate organized minorities in the form of anti-nuclear people instead of us responsible citizens requiring reliable electricity under what has become the NRC's guise of openness. The NRC may be fulfilling laws, rules and regulations but its become a farce. As long as the likes of Boxer, Markey, Kennedy, Read and others can intimidate the person in charge of the NRC to not do their job, nuclear power and the American people will suffer increasing economic consequences and life in a less safe country. The ratepayers and taxpayers deserve much better.
What is happening with San Onofre (and Fukushima) is affecting nuclear power world wide. Japan with no natural resources, a declining population and without nuclear power will fail first and most likely be taken over by China. We are fortunate in having significant natural resources and even though changes in public policy caused by organized minorities is preventing us from using them appropriately we will last longer. After two years and three months Japan is still floundering because they won't get (accept) the help they need. In California we are still floundering as organized minorities are being placated instead of knowledgeable people fixing the San Onofre steam generators.
I have been attending critical infrastructure protection meetings since 911. Here are some definitions used:
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"The Electric Power critical infrastructure is unique in that it supports all 17 other critical infrastructure and key resource sectors. Today's complex, digital world simply requires electric power for all or certain aspects of most business and consumer activities."
One State .... (not California)
"The ultimate security objective of the electric generation owners and operators is to maintain the physical and cyber security of their facilities in order to ensure the adequacy of supply to the electric grid system. To reach this goal, the industry must protect its most critical assets. Some of the electric generation industry's key assets include the generation facility and equipment, fuel supply, transmission lines, substations and switchyards directly connected to the generation site and the facility control systems."
Like in so many other sectors California is lost its way.
I will let you know what goes on at the meeting. Once more I expect it to be dominated by anti-nukes (organized minorities) rather then responsible American citizens.
Richard McPherson 949-677-5389 In a message dated 6/5/2013 9:29:00 PM. Pacific Daylight Time, briggs_fred@yahoo.com writes:
Richard -
Sorry. I missed something here. NRC meeting on June 13th? Where/when? What's this "by invitation only"? Is this not a public meeting?
Please let me know as I have try to make all thee public meetings.
Thanks Fred From: "RMcphe8888@aol.com" <RMcphe8888@aol.com>
To: James.Andersen@nrc.gov Cc: rmcphe8888@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 1:03 PM
Subject:
Re: NRC Invitation to SONGS Discussion June 5, 2013
Dear Jim:
Over the past seventeen months, I have been waiting for responsible people to take over the dialogue and actions to get the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plants back online providing electricity as part of the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) for California . Instead I have witnessed the delays by organized minorities hurting California along with a few politicians that seem to not care about California or even that the subject of CIP includes our nuclear power facilities.
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Yesterday in San Diego was a demonstration of clear absence of responsible politicians and government employees looking out for the people of California , its economy and CIP.
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What should be an embarrassment to every politician is not.
The dialogue over San Onofre is dominated by anti-nuclear people instead of responsible and knowledgeable people in the nuclear power community that has made it safe and reliable over the past 60 plus years.
The NRC should at the least be embarrassed. Is the legacy of the likes of Barbra Boxer, Ed Markey, Ted Kennedy, Harry Read and others going to dominate decisions? Or are the good people in the NRC going to stand up and be counted?
I have also yet to witness the Southern California Edison Company Board of Directors or Officers bring out obligations to the people of California and National Energy Regulatory Commission (NERC) under the following: "Critical Infrastructure Protection Requirements Exhibit" https://www.sce.com/nrc/scm/NERCCriticallnfrastructureProtectionRequirementsExhibit.pdf Then ...
With a population of 38 million people, countless state and national critical infrastructure and key resources, significant occurrences of fires, floods and earthquakes, and a diverse and multi-cultural citizenry, California represents an environment at substantial risk to disasters. Since all incidents are local, we must build capabilities from the ground up.
Business-Utilities Utilities are something that citizens and business expect to function without interruption. The importance of returning water, electricity, gas, and most importantly communications both wire and wireless cannot be understated. The utilities community throughout California works diligently to ensure that business continuity and the protection of life, property and the environment is foremost in their continuous emergency planning efforts.
California Utilities Emergency Association (CUEA) provides emergency operations support, wherever practicable, for gas, electric, water wastewater, telecommunications (including wireless), and petroleum pipeline utilities. This support is to ensure the preservation of lives and property, as well as the protection of California 's economic infrastructure. The California Emergency Management Agency formerly (OES) has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CUEA forming a partnership to enhance the preservation of life, property, and the overall infrastructure of the state of California .
Important links relative to California utilities:
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California Independent S'{stems Operator Sacramento Municipal Utilit'l District Pacific Gas & Electric AT&T Verizon Southern California Edison Sempra Energy Utility Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Sierra Pacific Power Golden State Water Source: California Emergency Management Agency 2010-2015 Strategic Plan The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) was established as part of the Governor's Office on January 1, 2009 -created by Assembly Bill 38 (Nava), which merged the duties, powers, purposes, and responsibilities of the former Governor's Office of Emergency Services with those of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security.
Cal EMA is responsible for the coordination of overall state agency response to major disasters in support of local government. The Agency is responsible for assuring the state's readiness to respond to and recover from all hazards - natural, manmade, war-caused emergencies and disasters- and for assisting local governments in their emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and hazard mitigation efforts.
Critical infrastructure are the assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, public health or safety, or any combination thereof. Protecting California 's critical infrastructure and key resources is a vital component to the overall strategy to protect California and its citizens. Cal EMA recognizes that California society and way of life are dependent on a reliable network of infrastructure.
Critical Infrastructure Sectors:
- Chemical
- Commercial Facilities
- Communications
- Critical Manufacturing
- Dams
- Defense Industrial Base
- Emergency Services
- Energy
- Financial Services
- Food and Agriculture
- Government Facilities
- Healthcare and Public Health
- Information Technology
- Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste
- Transportation Systems
- Water and Wastewater Systems Source: http://www.calema.ca.gov/infrastructureprotection/Pages/lnfrastructure-Protection. aspx 4
The above it but a fraction of the government (state & federal) information on energy including nuclear power the NRC seems to not be cognizant of that applies to San Onofre. We have spent trillions on national security and CIP since the 911 attack on America. What I have seen so far with the easily solvable problem with steam generator tubes driven by organized minorities is exactly what occurred during the "Lost Decade" leading up to the 911 attack on America killing 3,000 people and then costing us $100 million a day since.
I note with concern the lack of large electricity users and CIP facility manager invitees to the upcoming "NRC by invitation only" meeting. What is the reasoning to not invite them but yet invite (about every known) anti-nuke working overtime to harm California and the entire American economy?
So you know I have attended well over 60 national CIP meetings since about a week after the 9/11 attack on America , and this is my 501h year associated with nuclear power since joining the Navy in 1963.
I look forward to attending the meeting.
Richard McPherson 25121 Via Portola Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 949-677-5389 In a message dated 6/3/2013 7:32:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, James.Andersen@nrc.gov writes:
Richard, thanks for the quick response and accepting the invitation.
Jim Andersen Acting Team Manager, SONGS Special Project 301-415-3565 From: RMcphe8888@aol.com [4]
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 10:51 PM To: Andersen, James Cc: rmcphe8888@aol.com
Subject:
NRC Invitation to SONGS Discussion James:
I accept the invitation to attend the June 13, 2013 meeting.
Richard McPherson 949-677-5389
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