ML19259D032
| ML19259D032 | |
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| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/06/1979 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Waldek F LAKE FOREST, IL |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908280457 | |
| Download: ML19259D032 (5) | |
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Dear Mayor Waldeck:
Your letter of June 20, 1979 to President Jimmy Carter has been referred to me for reply.
Your letter forwarded a resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Forest which referred to Commonwealth Edison Company's proposed expansion of the spent fuel storage capacity at the Zion Nuclear Station.
I would like to thank you for your interest and stated concern regarding the proposed modification at the Zion Station and the permanent safe storage of nuclear waste. Your resolution has been incorporated in the official hearing record (transcript page 1871, June 21,1979) for consideration by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.
Sincerely, Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 2107 226 veosasogr2
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The City Council of The City of Lake Forest, Illinois has recently considered the issue of the application by
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A copy of this statement is enclosed for your due con-sideration. We have formally requested that it be entered into and made a part of the official hearing undertaken by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board of the Nuclear Regu-latory Commission.
If you have any additional questions or comments regar-ding this matter, please bring them to my attention.
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RESOLUTION STATDIENT OF POSITION ON COMMONWEALTH EL. SON'S APPLICATION TO EXPAND THE ZION SPENT FUEL STORAGE CAPACITY WHEREAS, on June 16, 1979, the City Council of The City of Lake Forest, Illinois adopted the following statement to be sent to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, President Carter, Senators Percy and Stevenson, and Congressmen McClory and Crane.
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Lake Forest is one of the local communities which shares the benefits of nuclear energy as part of the Commonwealth Edison service area and one that lives in the shadow of potential plant problems due to the geographical position and sharing of Lake Michigan resources.
Therefore, we feel a special responsibility to enter into thoughtful debate of the nuclear waste issue.
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Lake Forest citizens brought this issue to the City Council, recommending action on opposition to storage capacity expansion at Zion.
This prompted extensive meetings and open discussions over a period of time.
Therefore, we feel special responsibility to bring our position to the attention of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Citizen groups and individuals have appeared before the Council on three occasions to urge a resolution asking the Commission to deny Commonwealth Edison's request to increa'se the capacity of the spent fuel pool at the Zion Station. These people are sincere and well-informed, and we share their concerns.
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The Council is concerned about taking a definitive position due to the many technical factors which must be considered in making a judgment as to safety of all kinds at the Zion Station.
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Therefore, the Council urges the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to carefully consider the Commonwealth Edison request in view of that request's potential hazards; that it employes a fair cross-section of outside experts to testify on the request; and that the request be granted only if the Commission is satisfied beyond a resonable doubt that the proposed expansion is safe and necessary.
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Finally, the Council feels that it would be preferabic to delay taking action on Commonwealth Edison's request until resolution
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of a national policy on waste disposal, but in any event, urges the Nuc1 car Regulatory Commission to pursue diligently and promptly the development of a national policy on nuclear waste disposal, in view of the fact that the Federal Government has by law assumed responsibility for the disposal of both military and commercial radioactive waste.
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