ML19263G360
| ML19263G360 | |
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| Site: | Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png |
| Issue date: | 03/18/1980 |
| From: | Christamaria BIER, MILLS, CHRISTA-MARIA, ET AL |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML19263G360 (2) | |
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Christa-Afaria Rt. 2. Al-66, Bax 108C Charinoix. A1ichigan 49720 Plx (616) $47-2384 3.10.80 To Commission 6r of the NRC flarold Denton
Dear Sir,
This letter is in regard to the Big Rock Point Nuclear Plant, from which I live appro. 6 miles.
As an intervenor in the spent fuel case I am familiar with the plant, it,s design and most of the material the NRC is providing for the public to see at the Charlevoix library.
Recently Consumers Power has released to the Press that they wish to have cost-bebefit study made ofr all the equipment the NRC wishes to them to implement now.
From the newspaper it appears that all these request come out of the TMI incident.
From our research we know that a lot of these items were ordered long before
'D1I ever happened.
Some of these items are also in the contentions of Joann Bier and Shirley Johns presently before the MC.
Your letter to them was presented to me and in my opinion it is still to dangerous to let the plant operate until all items of concern are fina-lized and implemented.
Of special concern to me is the matter and insufficient shielding.
Also living here it is next to impossible to come up with a workable evacuationplan.We habe extreme weatherconditions in this area, very few highways and an almost double population in summer, sporadic increase in winter. Of immediate concern is the location of an elementary school 4 miles from the plant.
Returning to the matter of cost-benefit analysis. Recently in the course of the intervention, Consumers and the NRC felt that the Board should not rule an order for a cost-benefit analysis. Our answers try to prove why such a study should be ordered, John 0,N ill a fellow intervenor did the same.
All those documents should be available to your through the NRC legal staff c/o Janice Moore.
We feel it is time that the NRC orders a study made of all items, including the shielding and pool expansion, before further permit is given to operate the plant. As a ratepayer of CP I am sure that my rate will be higher no matter what.Eithee for implementation of all ordered items or for decommissioning the plant.
Is anybody evaluating the cost for Charlevoix county on extra safety, communication equipment, flealthdepartment sJfp-up, etc.+
For the IM% power this company is providing Consumer power with, all of the dangers or the precautionsx to an incident do just not seem to be worthwhile.
People in this area survive largely from the tourist-trade and I feel that p/
this area may become unpopular for a vacation because of the dangers 5
Big Rock Point presents.
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Sy NANCY JARVIS would require replacement comments came in conjanction out of the way "
Clf AR!IVO!X - Consurners power to be transmitted several with the presentation r,f the "We need more of an Power Co., operator of the Big hundred mtles.
President's Safety Award, an uprising, that wo4ld help " he Rork Point nuclear plant, has
-The ptant has r,perated over honor Big Rock's t15 cmployees said. "This drive toward requested Nuclear Regulatory 17 years with many of the same have earned for the third absolute safety has to be t
j Commission support on a stady staff members. "The continuity consecutive year.
moddied. The NRC, OSHA r of what safety equipment and expenence (4 the staff La "We au feel ne are pawna m iOccupatsonal Safety and should be insta!!ed at the plant believed to be a sigmf6 cant the hands of the bureaucracy Is Health Admmastratmn) and j
and at the same time keep the contributor to overau plant there anything we can do to E P A (EavironmeataL j
i safety and snuurruaauon of help?"one workeraskedSelby. Protection Administration)
! p!antrosteffect;ve,The utihty preposes to hire a encertattuty to the pubhe."
"You can be saie. And do as mustaube balanced.
consultant to conduct an overa'J Catheg the NRC " drunk with your own daires teu you. Don't nsk assessment by identifytrig powerf Seiby told Big ttock be afraid to speak up," Selby " Poverty can k20 also..."
the plant character:stics that employees Wednesday tnat aassered.
Selby said, relating that have the greatest effect on NRC directives may tw too Selby Jaid reculatm 's "a regulations at too great a cost to warrant the _real Droblem2 and one that can be just as senous to the puthe health and safety. Any expensive contmued operation of the 18 could be solvedin a few years d consumer as not enough safety e proposed modifications to
- retace risk would be evaluated year old plant. Selby's the regulators would Jttst "get measures, i to determine the benefits they I would ach;cre and the costs of g
1 obtaining those benefits.
3 Consumers has asked for an
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.estanated to cost $100 milhon.
CHARLEVO!X: Big Rock Point nuclear sevenry of infuries and traffic accG,.m 8
asma power plant employees ete recognized No disabling iniuries were incurred by and of a simpher design than for the third consecutive year for having plant personnel dunng 1979. The fast most other nuclear plants, lg the best safety record among all Big Rock employee accident, a sprained
' may not need the same safety equipment as the larger plants.
Consumers Power facAties involved in ankle occurred in August 1977. Here.
I And besides, officials pomt out,'
the production of energy. The award John D.
Selby Iright), Consumers Big Rock " provide: a recognizes the plant's 115 employees as Power president, presents the somewhat uruque opportunity having the safest work record in 1979, President's Safety Award to C.J.
to obtain mad and late life computed by a formula using man hours Hartman, plant supenntendent. INEWS operstmg esperteence."
.I wortsd, number of medical cases, photo by Nancy Jarvis)
Other sneentives for
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continuing operation of the plant, as hsted by the utthty, melude:
-An ongomg nuclear fuel rewarch procrarri at plant is PETOSKEY NEWS. REVIEW Thursday, February 28,1980.
~evaiuating new fuels for the potenital of : proving and redacing the poss!btLty of acetdents at au luclear planta.
The study En.p.1 be economically feasable at larger plants.
-Big Rock provides power l
g eq to 3.000 barrels of ot! per i
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