ML19350B079

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Urges on Behalf of Whitmoyer Labs,Inc Restart of TMI-1 W/O Bypassing Safe Operating Procedures.Cost of Electric Power Should Be Lower
ML19350B079
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Site: Three Mile Island Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 03/02/1981
From: King D
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To: Smith I
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 8103190501
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WHITMOY"R LABORATORIES, INC.

19 NCATH AAILRCAo STREET

  • P.O. BOX 288
  • PHCNE (717) 868-2151

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Because I will be unable to attend the special meeting of the' y and Licensing Board on March 5,1981 to hear statements from the public on the Three Mile Island Unit I restart, please accept this written statement concern-ing the issues involved.

Whitmoyer Laboratories, Inc. is a major consumer of electrical power from Metropolitan Edison Company. As a locally based manufacturer, operating in a very competitive national marketplace, we are extremely sensitive to al.1 com-ponents of manufacturing costs. We must strive continually to keep each ele-ment of production cost at the lowest level consistent with manufacturing a quality product.

The cost of electric power during the past year has not, in our opinion, been as low as it might be. Had TMI Unit 1 been operating during 1980, our ele tric bill could have been reduced by approximately $ 10,000. We are not asi '

that safe operating procedures be bypassed in restarting Unit 1. We ask only

that TMI Unit 1 be evaluated by the .aime criteria as all other similar operating reacto rs. The important question to be asked is "if the same criteria for op-eration were applied to Unit 1 as that applied to all other similar reactors op-l erating under NRC license, would Unit 1 now be in operatioc? "

i We ask your cooperation in seeing that these hearings are concluded expedi-tiously, and that the conclusions are based on the scientific and technologic i ssues involved, rather than the emotions 1 issues which seem to grab such a disproportionate share of the headlines.

! Very truly Yours,i

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