ML15251A201

Comment (24) of Michele Gardner on Behalf of Town of Fairfax, CA, on Closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant and Opposition to the Issuance of Permits

ML15251A201
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	08/20/2015
From:	Gardner M Town of Fairfax, CA
To:	Bladey C K Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
References
80FR37664 00024, NRC-2009-0552
Download: ML15251A201 (3)

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TOWN OF FAIRFAX 142 BOLINAS ROAD, FAIRFAX, CALIFORNIA 94930 (415) 453- 1584/FAX (415) 453-1618~9/~4 s/6 4~L August 20, 2015 1- ]Cu--Lf.l-:.'o -- 1 v: Cl Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration Mail Stop: OWFN-12 HO8 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Public Comment re Closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant and Opposition to the Issuance of Permits

Dear Ms. Bladey:

Enclosed please find Resolution 15-37 adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Fairfax earlier this month, expressing their support of the closure of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, and their strong opposition to the issuance of any further permits for the facility.Please include the enclosed resolution as part of the public comments opposing any further permits for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant.Sincerely, Michele Gardner Town Clerk Enclosure SUNSI Review Complete Template = ADM -013 E-RIDS= ADM-03 .--i .

Printed=on Recycled Paper RESOLUTION 15-37 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF FAIRFAX IN SUPPORT OF CLOSURE OF DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WHEREAS, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has submitted its license renewal application to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission

("NRC') for Diablo Canyon on November 23, 2009, seeking to extend the licenses for an additional 20 years beyond the current expiration dates of November 2, 2024, for Unit 1 and August 26, 2025, for Unit 2; and, WHEREAS, the NRC, the California Coastal Commission, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the California State Water Resources Control Board will be considering permits to renew licensing of Diablo Canyon; and, WHEREAS, since the Diablo Canyon reactors were built, roughly a dozen earthquake faults have been found in the near vicinity; and, WHEREAS, the Diablo Canyon reactors are 45 miles from the San Andreas fault, half the distance as Fukushima from the earthquake that destroyed it; and, WHEREAS, one recently discovered fault line, the Shoreline, passes within 700 yards of the two Diablo reactors; and, WHEREAS, new evidence strongly indicates these fault lines are interconnected; and, WHEREAS, Dr. Michael Peck, former Nuclear Regulatory Commission chief on-site inspector at Diablo Canyon, has written a lengthy memo warning that these reactors cannot withstand a likely earthquake; and, WHEREAS, Diablo Canyon is also in a tsunami zone, and its intake pipes are especially vulnerable to damage or destruction from a massive wave; and, WHEREAS, the damage from a major accident to the health and property of the millions of people downwind and California's economy is essentially inestimable; and, WHEREAS, there is a substantial likelihood that radiation from a significant accident at Diablo Canyon would adversely affect Marin County and the Town of Fairfax; and WHEREAS, the owners of Diablo Canyon are only marginally liable for the damage that a disaster would do; and, WHEREAS, there is no credible plan for what to do with the radioactive waste from Diablo Canyon; and, WHEREAS, there has never been a credible evacuation plan in case of an accident at these two reactors; and, 1 WHEREAS, renewable energy, and energy conservation and efficiency can more than offset the electricity from Diablo Canyon;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Fairfax supports the closure of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant and opposes the issuance of any further permits for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Facility from the NRC, the California Coastal Commission, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the California State Water Resources Control Board;AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Fairfax that this resolution be submitted to the NRC, the California Coastal Commission, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the California State Water Resources Board, to be included as part of the public comments opposing any further permits for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Facility before these respective boards.The foregoing Resolution was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Fairfax, held in said Town on the 5th day of August 2015, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COLER, GODDARD, LACQUES, REED NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: WEINSOFF BARBARA COLER, Mayor Attest: .:' , ;Michele Gardner, :]6wnCleik 2............................................

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