ML19331A493
| ML19331A493 | |
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| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 10/15/1971 |
| From: | Rebecca Richardson MICHIGAN, STATE OF |
| To: | US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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THE SENATE THINTY.Ff FTH DISTRICT CHAIRMAN, JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ROBERT RICHARDSON 1
VICE CHAIRMAN. MUNICIPALITIES 210 STONEHAM AND El.ECTIONS COMMITTEE CA21 HAW, MICHIGAN 48603
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LANTING MICHIGAN 48902 October 15, 1971 The Director Atomic Energy Comission Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Consumers Power Company is seeking a construction permit from the Atomic Energy Commission to build a nuclear energy plant in !!idland for the purpose of supplying desperately needed electrical power to the State of Michigan and to The Dow Chemical Company, an employer of approximately 7,200 hourly and 4,000 salaried people in the flidland area.
In addition, the proposed nuclear energy plant will supply processed steam to the chemical firm.
Dow and the tiidland fluclear Power Committee have intervened in support of the Consumers Power application. The liidland fluclear Power Committee is composed of a broad cross section of people not employed by Dow but who are concerned with the future welfare of this area. As 'you know, the flidland area, from the standpoint of unemployment, is a distressed area.
The hearings before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board began December 1,1970, and presently are in recess without a specific date for reconvening.
In the meantime, the delays incident to and the uncertainty of the granting of the permit plus the high cost of fossil fuel energy which Dow presently uses has forced the corporation to shut down one product on facility and move the components of the l
facility to Texas where energy costs are~ much less.
l Michigan's economy cannot afford to lose the major portion of jobs at stake.
This nuclear energy project represents an outlay of over $500,000,000 in construction costs plus thousands of jobs--direct and indirect--in addition to the widespread i
stimulus it will give to the entire area.
Each year's delay has escalated the construction cost by over $70,000,000.
Each day's delay without the construction permit means the loss of a job a day in the l
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Delay, however, can be as costly as not securing the permit at all.
Based on the best opinions, we must have the pemit by the end of 1971 or jeopardize the entire project in its liidland location.
With best wishes, I am Sincerely yours,
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State Senator Robert Richardson, The Senate, Lansing, Michigan Date:
10/15/71 Urging prompt approval ob$..ynatruction permit sought by Consumers Power Sublect:
Company of Michigapfoi nuclear energy plant in Midland, Michigan.
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.ox LANSING. MICHIGAN '48902 October 15, 1971 Honorable Pichard !!ixon The President The White House Washington, D. C.
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!!r. President:
Consumers Power Company is seeking a construction pemit from the Atomic Energy Comission to build a nuclear energy plant in !!idland for the purpose of supplying desperately needed electrical power to the State of !!ichigan and to The Dou Chemical Company, an employer of approxicately 7,200 hourly end 4,000 salaried people in the !!idland area.
In addition, the proposed nuclear energy plant hill supply processed steam to the chemical firm.
Dou and the Midland liuclear Power Committee have intervened in support of the Consumers Power application.
The itidland I;uclear Power Committee is composed of a broad cross section of people not employed by Cow but who are concerned uith the future welfare of this area. As you know, the !!idland area, from the standpoint of unemployment, is a distressed area.
The hearings before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board begar. December 1,1970, and presently are in recess without a specific date for reconvening.
In the meantime, the delays incident to and the uncertainty of the granting of the nemit plus the high cest of fossil fuel energy which Dou presently uses has forced the corporation to shut down one production facility and move the components of the facility to Texas where energy costs are much less.
Ilichigan's economy cannot afford to lose the major portion of jobs at stake. This nuclear energy project represents an outlay of over $500,000,000 in construction costs plus thousands of jobs--direct and indirect--in addition to the widespread stir.:ulus it will give to the entire area.
Each year's delay has escalated the construction cost by over $70,000,000.
Each day's delay ut thout the t.onstruction permit means the loss of a job a day in the Dou Chemical Company alone.
We all want a clean, safe envircnment and there must 7B-3821 I.t[ Nb&
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s Honorable Richard !!ixon Page 2 October 15, 1971 be a balance between the economy and the ecology.
This is what we are asking.
Delay, however, can be as costly as not securing the permit at all.
Based on the best opinions, we must have the permit by the end of 1971 or jeopardize the entire project in its Midland location.
With best wishes, I am Sincerely _yours, s'..
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