ML19338C133
| ML19338C133 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 10/21/1971 |
| From: | Vanderlaan R SENATE |
| To: | US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| NUDOCS 8008050582 | |
| Download: ML19338C133 (4) | |
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CGMM. ON COMM.TTEEE, CHAIRMAN SENATE SUSINESE October 21, 1971 Atomic Energy Commission Washington, D.C.
' Gentlemen:
I'am writing in regard to the application by the Consumer Power-
'Ccmpany for L construction permit to build a nuclear energy plant in Midland, Michigan.
The purpose of the proposed plant is. to supply desperately-needed l.
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 j
Midland area.. In addition, the proposed nuclear energy plant will supply processed. steam to the. chemical firm. The construction of_such a plant is of prime importance for the economic welfare of Midland in particular and
~ Michigan in general.
As you may know, the Midland area from the standpoint of unemployment is a' distressed area.- However,. the hearings before the Atomic Safety and Licensing. Board which began December 1,1970, are presently in recess without a' specific.date for reconvening.
In the meantime, the delays incident to
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-fossil: fuel energy which Dow presently uses, has forced the corporation to shut down one' production-facility and move the components of the facility..
to' another non-Michigan area where energy costs are much less.
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Moreover,. Michigan's: economy cannot afford to lose the'large number of jobs at ' stake. - This nuclear energy project represents an outlay of over $500,000,000 in construction' costs plus thousands of jobs, dirt.ct-and indirect, in addition to'the' widespread stimulus it will.give to the entire' area. 'Each year's delay has escalated the construction costs by over $70,000,000. Each day's delay without the construction ptrmit means the loss of jcb a day ja the Dow Chemical Company'alone.
.It must be emphasized'that the delay can be as costly as not securing the permit at.all. -Based on the best opinions, Consumer Power Company.
must have the permit by'. the end of 1971, or jeopardize the entire project in.its Midland setting.
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- In. view of.the above' factors, I.2 respectfully request that you strongly encourage the reconvening of the hearings and prompt considera-
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tion of the Consumer Power Company's >-application.
Thank you.very tauch for you. assistance in' this matter.
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'(Midland Plant, Units 1 'and' 2) g CERTIFICATE ~0F' SERVICE-I hereby; certify that copies 'of' a LETTER from' State Senator (VanderLaan)
. Lansing, Michigan; dated October 21.11971 re concern for plant?in the captioned matter have'been. scrved on Lthe following by deposit with the-
' United States Posta1' Service,.first class or air mall, this 29th day of
-October 1971:
Arthur.W. Murphy,'Esq., Chairman.
LRichard G. Smith' Esq.
Atomic Safety-and Licensing Board Smith & Brooker, P.'C.
Columbia University School of Law 703 Washington Avenue Box-38
-_ Bay City, Michigan 48706-435 West 116th Street.
New York,-New York '10027.'
Harold P. Graves, Esq., Vice President and General Counsel Dr.-Clark Goodman-John R. Restrick, Esq.
-Professor of. Physics Consumers. Power' Company-
-University of Houston 212. West Michigan Avenue 3801 Cullen Boulevard
' Jackson, Michigan 49201 Houston, Texas-77004-Dr. David ~B. Hall Mr. R. C. Youngdahl Senior Vice President Los' Alamos Scientific Laboratory Consumers Power. Company Post. Office Box 1663 212 West-Michigan Avenue Los Alamos, New Me'xico' 87544 Jackson, Michigan 49201
-Dr. Stuart G. Forbes -
Honorable Frank Olds, Chairman-
-100 Tennessee Avenue,: Apt. 37;
. Midland County Board of
- Redlands,sCalifornia 92373
. Supervisors 6231St. Charles Street Thomas F.1Engelhardt,-Esq.-
' Midland. Michigan - 48640 David E. Kartalia, Esq.
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Robert Newton _,sEsq.;
Honorable Jerome Maslowskt
- Regulatory: Staff-Counsel Assistant Attorney General
'U. ~ S. A,tomic1 Energy Conunission
-State'of Michigan Washington, D.
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- L'ansing, Michigan 48913
-Jerome E.iSharfman,.Esq.
- Lowenstein and Newman Honorable Curtis C..~ Beck
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Assistant Attorney General-Washington,LD.' C.
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-State of Michigan Seven Story Of fice _ Building.
525. West ottawa:
' Lansing, Michigan.48913
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= Myron M. Cherry, Esq.
J. Richard Sinclair, Esq.
109 North Dearborn Street Milton R. Wessel, Esq.
Suite 1005 Allen Kezabom, Esq.
- Chicago,fIllinois 60602 Kaye, Scholer, Fierman,. Hays and Handler Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.
425 Park Avenue Berlin,.Roisman and Kessler New York, New York 10022 1910 N Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
20036 William A. Groening, Jr., Esq.
J ames N. O'Connor, Esq.
James A. : Kendall, Esq.
The Dow Chemical Company Currie and Kendall 2030 Dow Center L
135 North Saginaw Road
-Midland, Michigan 48640 i
Midland, Michigan 48640 William J. Ginster, Esq..
Dr. Wayne E. North, Chairman Suite 4, Merrill Building Midland Nuclear Power-Committee Saginaw, Michigan 48602 Post Office Box 335 j.
Midland, Michigan 48640 Mr. Wendell 11. Marshall RFD No. 10, Mapleton l
Irving Like, Esq.
Midland, Michigan 48640 L
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