ML19263D656

Opposes License to Export Nuclear Reactor to Philippines. Expresses Concern for Safety.No Licenses Should Be Granted While Westinghouse Is Being Investigated for Alleged Bribery W/Marcos Associate

ML19263D656
Person / Time
Site:	05000574
Issue date:	12/02/1978
From:	AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED, External Citizen/Individual/Media (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Ahearne J, Bradford P, Gilinsky V, Hendrie J, Kennedy R NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUDOCS 7904130106
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Chairman Joseph Hendrie Commissioner John Ahearne Commissioner Peter Bradford Commissioner Victor Gilinsky Commissioner Richard Kennedy Nuclear Re'gulatotyr Commission 1717 H St. NW Washington, D.C. 20002

Dear Gentlemen,

The NRC should deny Westinghouse's application for licenses to export a Nuclear reactor to the Phillipines.

Below are listed a few of the most important reasons:

(a) The Phillipine nuclear power plant is located in an unstable gecgraphic location. The area is one of intenee seismic activity and only 10 miles from an active volcano (by NRC standards).

(b) Three major American establishments are located near the plann. Therefore, according to the Atomic Energy Act it is required that a detailed health and safety analysis be made because of the endangerment of the lives of U.S. citizens and prperties. Also at one of these establishments the Subic Naval base U.S.

ammunitions and fuel are stored.

(c) Presently Westinghouse is under an investigation for an alledged bribary of $35 millien of a close assoc-late of dictator Marcos. No licences of any kind should be granted during such an investigation.

(d) The efficiency of the Westinghouse reactor is highly questionable. Based on its present design and past performance it has more than 50 unresolved seneric safety problems.

(e) The Marcos government has been identified by many human rights organizations as a repressive regime.

Financing of the Westingheuse Phillipine reactor by the Import-Export bank would be in violation of the human rights amendnent to the Foreign Assisstance

. Act of 1977.

! More than 50,000 Phillipinos are risking imprison-ment to protest the construction of the plant; many are being harrassed and one, anti-nucleart activist, Ernesto Nazereno, is thought to have been killed by I the military.

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2 (f) The ma'jority of Phillipinos will not be able to

- afford . electricity. The 1.1 billion for the Phillipines muclear power plant could be used in other more vital areas of developement. Such as agriculture, land reform and the upgrading of bealth and education standards.

Therefore, because of all these reasons the NRC should not grant an export license to Westinghouse for the Phillipine auc-lear power r h .G_a.ch e .

Let us not set the stage for a nuclear accident!

I appeciato your very serious consideration in this matter.

The decision you make will set a precedent for simular situations in the future.

Sincerely Yours, g

Copies Furnished:

All NRC Commissioners President Carter Katherine Schirmer, Office ofthe President Griffin Bell, Attorney General John Moore, Chairman, Esimbank Senators and Representatives I

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