ML15345A439
| ML15345A439 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 11/30/2015 |
| From: | Sobczak J DTE Electric Company |
| To: | Cindy Bladey Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch |
| References | |
| 80FR68881 00005, NRC-2014-0109 | |
| Download: ML15345A439 (2) | |
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-*Shareholders United Jerome D. So~b~rak "Chairman "
November 30, 2015 Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
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Re: Docket ID NRC-2014-0 109 I am submitting these comments for the record concerning Docket No. NIRC-2014-0109 -- the DTE Electric Company's application for a 20-year extension of the operating license for Enrico Fermi Unit 2.
My name is Jerry Sobczak and I am president of an organization called DTE Energy Shareholders United. It is an organization of more than 12,000 DTE Energy shareholders across the country. Our organization is committed to ensuring that public policy proposals debated and enacted by public officsials treat customers, employees and shareholders fairy; preserve the reliability of the energy delivery system and protect Michigan's economic security.
The requested 20-year license extension that DTE Energy has requested is critical to the latter two points -- preserving the reliability of electric servcice in the state of Michigan and enhancing our state's economy. We know from experience with Fermi 2 the benefits of nuclear power -in terms of diversifying the Company's generation portfolio and its impressive service perfornance.
As federal action concerning greenhouse gas emissions intensifies, the continued operation of a well-function plant like Fermi* 2 becomes even more important.
This is because nuclear plants like Fermi 2 are only large-scale, base-load power plants that emit virtually no greenhouse gases. Nuclear energy is a critical component of a balanced, common-sense approach to clean energy and energy diversity. We believe that energy diversity means energy security.
Fermi 2 Power Plant employs 850 full-time workers, who contribute time, energy and money to the communities of southeast Michigan. An average nuclear power plant produced about $430 million annually in sales of good and services in the local area. The average plant provides millions of dollars in annual state and local tax revenue, which benefits the schools, roads, and other state and local infrastructure. Not to mention that Fermi 2 and DTE Energy and its Foundation have given tens of millions of dollars to charities in southeast michigan that help our communities thrive.
DTE Energy Shareholders United applauds the company for its foresight in applying for the Ii'cense extension and wholeheartedly support the Environmental Impact Statement and plan for extending Fermi 2's operating license to 2045.
Sincerely,
-*Shareholders United Jerome D. So~b~rak "Chairman "
November 30, 2015 Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
-J K)
TF')
C-Cr~
Re: Docket ID NRC-2014-0 109 I am submitting these comments for the record concerning Docket No. NIRC-2014-0109 -- the DTE Electric Company's application for a 20-year extension of the operating license for Enrico Fermi Unit 2.
My name is Jerry Sobczak and I am president of an organization called DTE Energy Shareholders United. It is an organization of more than 12,000 DTE Energy shareholders across the country. Our organization is committed to ensuring that public policy proposals debated and enacted by public officsials treat customers, employees and shareholders fairy; preserve the reliability of the energy delivery system and protect Michigan's economic security.
The requested 20-year license extension that DTE Energy has requested is critical to the latter two points -- preserving the reliability of electric servcice in the state of Michigan and enhancing our state's economy. We know from experience with Fermi 2 the benefits of nuclear power -in terms of diversifying the Company's generation portfolio and its impressive service perfornance.
As federal action concerning greenhouse gas emissions intensifies, the continued operation of a well-function plant like Fermi* 2 becomes even more important.
This is because nuclear plants like Fermi 2 are only large-scale, base-load power plants that emit virtually no greenhouse gases. Nuclear energy is a critical component of a balanced, common-sense approach to clean energy and energy diversity. We believe that energy diversity means energy security.
Fermi 2 Power Plant employs 850 full-time workers, who contribute time, energy and money to the communities of southeast Michigan. An average nuclear power plant produced about $430 million annually in sales of good and services in the local area. The average plant provides millions of dollars in annual state and local tax revenue, which benefits the schools, roads, and other state and local infrastructure. Not to mention that Fermi 2 and DTE Energy and its Foundation have given tens of millions of dollars to charities in southeast michigan that help our communities thrive.
DTE Energy Shareholders United applauds the company for its foresight in applying for the Ii'cense extension and wholeheartedly support the Environmental Impact Statement and plan for extending Fermi 2's operating license to 2045.
Sincerely,