ML18079A265
| ML18079A265 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Salem, Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 04/11/1979 |
| From: | Gossick L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Williams H SENATE |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7905140291 | |
| Download: ML18079A265 (5) | |
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APR 11 1979 JMull in JCook DBunch RS Boyd RCDeYoung RMattsbn GErtter (ED0-05637)
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- L. Berry M. Jambor J. Butts The Honorable Harrison A. \\rJi11iams, Jr.
United States Senate Washington, D. C.
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Dear Senator t~illiams:
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NRC PDR (4) w/incoming Local PDR (2) w/incoming EDD Reading NRR Reading ORB-1 Reading LVGossick HRDenton EGCase Attorney, OELD VStell o DEisenhut RVollmer BGrimes WRussell TJCarter ASchwencer GZech CParrish This.is in response to your letter of March 12, 1979, regarding a
- Resolution mailed to you and to the Nuc"lear.Regulatory Commission, among others, by one of your constituents, Mayor Samuel E. Donelson of Hancock 1s Bridge, New Jersey. The resolution is one adopted February, 16, 1979,by the Lower Alloways Creek Township (the Township)
- opposing the storage of high level radioactive wastes in the Township.
The Corr.mission 1s response was provided to Mayor Donelson on r1arch ;l<r, 1979. A copy of that response is enclosed. I trust that this letter and the enclosed response provide the information you have requested.
Pursuant to *your reque~t, we are returning the Resolution from Mayor Donelson.
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- Lettc=r to Mayor Done 1 son dtd. 'fl?a.:u:J..~'1, /q79
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- Incoming Resolution from Mayor Donelson OFFICEi>
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HARRISON A. WIL_:c:AMS. _JR.
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Dear Di rec tor:
Enclosed you will find a copy of the letter I have received from Mayor *Samuel E. Donelson of
- Hancock's Bridge; New Jersey.
I would appreciate any information which will enable me to respond to my constituent's inquiry.
?lease return the enclosed correspondence with your report.
With kindest regards, RA'1Uw
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R.ESOLliAN OPPOSING STORAGE OF HIGA EVEL Rh.:HOACTIVE ~STES IN LOh"ER l\\LLOW\\.YS C~
TOWNSHIP WHEREAS,. $alem Nuclear Generating Station Unit #1 is in operation and Unit #2 is close to an operatio~~c;tl..
permit and construction permits have beei1 issued for ~Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Unit #1 and #2, and ~a11**
- of said nuclear generating facilities are located in tbe 1_ *.
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Township of Lower Alloways Creek, New Jersey; and 1_-* *-.
WHEREAS, l.'u::.J..ic Service Electric & Gas Co., has applied for :rn amendment to j_ts facility operating J.icense for increased capacity fuel racks at the Salem Nuclear Generating ::tation, and said application will permit six (6) cores at any one time to be stored at Salem Unit #1 and Unit and Hope Creek Unit.#1 and f2; and WHEREAS, the citizens of Lower Alloways Creek Township are alarmed about the dange.r.s and risks att.enc'l.ant to the increased storage capacity of hazardous high level radioactive wastes at Artificial Island and/or the Township of Lower Alloways Creek; and WHEREAS, the increased storage capacity of hazardous high level radioactive wastes could significantly effect the quality of human environment, not only in the Township of Lower Alloways Creek, but also in other municipalities in the State of New Jersey as well as the State of Delaware; and WHEREAS, there is a dispute as to an emergency need to increase the storage capacity of S?ent fuel at the Salem 1 nuclear generating facility in that the existing storage pool contains sufficient space necessary to accommod~te full core discharge and also to accommodate normal refueling discharges;
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NOW THEREFORE I BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Committee of the Township of Lower Alloways Creek; County of Salem, State of New Jersey, as follows:
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That the Township is opposed to the concept of re-racking spent fuel at the Salem Unit #1 and Unit t2, and Hope Creek Unit #1 and #2, to permit twenty~four (24) cores of spent fuel to be stored within.a seventeen (17) year period.
The Township opposes any application for re-racking that w~uld permit greater storage of spent fuel asseml:ilies greater than that originally planned at Salem Hnit #1, to wit: one and one-third (1-1/3) cores.
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The Township opposes the construction of any at-reactor si~e cooling pools or spent fuel pools to enlarge the capacit¥ of storage of spent fuel on Artificial Island beyond the requirements of periodic maintenance and storage of spent fuel for a reasonable cooling period.
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The Township opposes the location of any independent* storage facilities for spent fuel within the Township.
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The Township urges the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission to fulfill its obligation pursuant to the United States Code, Title,,,2, Section 5877, thnt iw~ediate programs be initiated for the permanent disposal of spent fuel away-frorn-reactor.. - sites and out of the Tovmship; and that no further operating nermits be issued at Salern Unit #2, and-Hope Creek Units #1 and #2, until such time as J:*ermanent disposa 1 sites for spent fuel are operational and available.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Township Committee of Lower Alloways Creek Township, will do everything wi t.hin its power to resist and prevent the expansion of increased spent fl.lel storage at the Salem
~f 1 and #2, and.Hope Creek #1 and ~2 nuclear generating facilities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution shall be mailed to:
Honorable Brendan T. Bryne, Governor, State of New Jersey Daniel O.* Hern, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Joseph M. Hendrie, Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission David Kinsey~ "Office 0£.Coastal Zone Management Cong~essman William Hughes Senator :?.aymond J. Zane Asseoblyman nartin Her-man
. Assem}:ilyman Dvt"\\ci\\ <l§tewart Salem County "Board. of Freehclder.s Salem County Planning Board Public Service Electric & Gas *Co.
Atlantic City Electric Co~
Delaware River Joint Basin Commission Wilmapco The foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Township Committee of Lower AllDWAY3 Creek by unanimous vote at its meeting of F~~ruari I~ 1979~
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SAMUELE. DONELSON, Mayor Dated:
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