ML19318A615

Forwards Philadelphia City Council 800529 Resolution That All Const at Facilities Should Cease,To Protect Health & Safety of Area Residents & Ratepayers

ML19318A615
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Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	06/10/1980
From:	Schwartz G PHILADELPHIA, PA
To:	Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUDOCS 8006230469
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Dear Mr. Ahearne:

I am pleased to forward to you a certified copy of

. Council's Resolution adopted May 29th, 1980.

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N COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK ROOM 402. CITY HALL PHILADELPHIA (Resolut;on No.169)

RESOLUTION To cease construction of the Limerick Nuclear Reactors.

1 WHEREAS, On May 27,1980, Harold Denton, director of the Office of Reactor Regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory i

Commission, testified at Congressional hearings in Bucks County Community College that the Limerick plant is too close to Philadelphia and the NRC may " modify or with-hold" the operating license for Limerick, and WHEREAs, The Limerick nuclear reactors under construc-tion since 1971 are only 21 miles from Philadelphia and within a 30-mile radius of 4 million people, and WHEREAs, Evacuation plans for Philadelphia in case of a major accident at Limerick are not feasible, and

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}VHEREAs, The Pennsylvania Office of the Consumer Ad-vocate has ' opposed the continuation of con.itruction of the Limerick nuclear reactors on the grounds of excess generat-Ing capacity compared with the need of Philadelphia Elec-tric Company and the high costs, estimated at 5.6 billion dollars rather than 3.2 billion dollars estimated by Philadel-phia Electric Co., and WHERMS, Philaoelphia Electric Co. originally projected completion of Limerick I in May 1976 and Limerich II in May 1977, and now projects completion of Limerick I in 1985 and Limerick II in 1987, while costs continue to esca-late, and WHEREAS, This high cost of construction would be borne by the ratepayers of Philadelphia Electric Co. and the gov-ernment, in tax investment credits of 10fo and accelerated depreciation allowances, and WHEREAS, Permanent nuclear waste disposal sites have not yet been developed or demonstrated feasible by the utili-ties or the government, and

3 WHEREAS, The United States Environmental Protection Agency has termed inadequate the projected supplies of cooling water for Limerick of 40 million gallons per day of Delaware River water, and WHEPE.AS, In case of a nuclear accident at Limerick, lia-bility insurance provided by the utilities and federal govern-ment is limited to only $560 million, less than 5% of dam-ages estimated possible by government reports, and WHEREAS, Psychological stress will add to the health prob-lems of residents in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas as demonstrated in the Three Mile Island accident, now Be It Resolved by the Council of the City of Philadelphia, That all construction cease at the Limerick nuclear reactors plants to protect the health and safety of Philadelphia resi-dents and the ratepayers of Philadelphia Electric Co.

Resolved Further, that certified copies of this resolution be sent to the President of the United States, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Governor of Pennsylvania, all Philadelphia legislators in Harrisburg, the two U.S. Sena-tors and Philadelphia Congressmen.

4 CERTIFICATION: This is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution adopted by the Council of the City of Philadelphia on the twenty ninth day of May,1980.

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ATTEST:

Chief Clerk of A C cis Introduced by DAVID COMEN sp r.d by DAVID COMEN JOHN F. STREET AUGUSTA A. CLARK JOHN C. ANDERSON LUCIEN t. 9LACKWELL JOSEPH E. COLEMAN BEATRICE K. CHERNOCK 1

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