ML13164A389

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Limited Appearance Statement of Jane E. Hibbert, Town Clerk - Town of Yarmouth, Ma, Regarding the People of Yarmouth'S Resolution to Governor Deval Patrick Requesting the Closure of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
ML13164A389
Person / Time
Site: Pilgrim
Issue date: 05/21/2013
From: Hibbert J
Town Of Yarmouth, MA, Office Of The Town Clerk
To:
NRC/SECY
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Download: ML13164A389 (1)


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TOWN OF YARMOUTH OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK 1146 ROUTE 28, SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA 02664 TELEPHONE (508) 398-2231 FAX (508) 760-4842 Jane E. Hibbert , CMC/CMMC EXTRACT Annual Town Election May 21,2013 Public Advisory Question:

WHEREAS the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)

Director Kurt Schwartz has acknowledged that Cape residents and visitors are

'in harm's way' in the event of a radiological accident at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth; WHEREAS MEMA has determined that cape residents and visitors will not be evacuated but plans to relocate cape citizens after exposure to dangerous radioactive materials released in an accident; WHEREAS citizens of the Town of Yarmouth find this State response to Pilgrim,s threat to our health and safety unacceptable and in violation of the public trust; THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE, THE PEOPLE OF YARMOUTH RESPECTFULLY REQUEST:

Governor Deval Patrick to call upon the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to uphold their mandate to shut Entergy's Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth because the public safety, particularly cape and Islands resident and visitors, cannot be assured.

The Yarmouth Town Clerk shall send these requests to: President Barack Obama, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, Executive Office of Public Safety, Barnstable County Commissioners, Senator John Kerry, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representative William Keating, Senator Therese Murray, Senator Daniel Wolf, Representative Sarah Peake, Representative David Viera, Representative Randy Hunt, Representative Cleon Turner, Representative Brian Mannal and Representative Timothy Madden.

Voted: Yes 1,549 No 820 Blanks 266 Total 2,635 A True Copy, Attest: *

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ne E. Hibbert, CMC/CMMC Yarmouth Town Clerk