ML19350B711

Notifies That Members of Citizen Action in Northeast Opposed to Const of Power Plants.Requests Emergency Planning Hearing Be Held in Philadelphia,Pa.Recommends Alternative Sources of Energy

ML19350B711
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Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	02/05/1981
From:	Rosenberg A CITIZEN ACTION IN THE NORTHEAST
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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C.A.N.E. 1411 Princeton . Ave.

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Philadelphia, PA 19m 922-8960 .

i Harold Denton

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l We members of Citizen Acti*o n in the Northeast are opposed to the Limerick Nuclear Power Plants now being built at Limerick Pa.

in Montgomery County- just 21 miles west of Philadelphia. The Limerick Reactors are the closest plants to a major city, under construction anywhere in the U.S. To site nuclear plants in such a densely pop-ulated area as Philadelphia is extremely unsafe. Iin addition, we are shocked to know that absolutely no e.nergency or evacuation plans have been considered or drawn up. We read about nuclear accidents, spills and leaks almost every day. We have heard that N,R.C. emergency planning hearings around high population density sites will be held later this year. Due to the great interest Philadelphians have shown in the nuclear energy question, evidenced by these petitions, we feel strongly that one of the above mer,tioned hearings should be in Philadelphia.

l C. A.M.E. believes in alternative sources of energy. Solar, windpower systers, hydroelectric power , recycling and conservatien.

Turther, c Dew Midland study indicates thac "co-generation", industrial

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795-7825. Philadelphia, PA 19111 by 1985. We must be ever mindful that Pennsylvania is a large coal state. Coal as energy was pushed aside because oil was cheaper.

This is no longer true. Even adding in the cost of " scrubbing" coal to rid our environment of pollutents, coal is less expensive than  ;

than oil today. There can be no plausible excuse no to follow these directions when we consider the possibility of many new industries that would provide more technicians and laborers than nuclear plants.

Foremost in this proposal is the fact that this direction obviates the danger of nuclear moltdowns , nuclear wasto and storage of the same. We are sending you these 2400 signatures on our petition to indicate to you that we Are not alone in our viewpoint, but in fact joined by citizens all over Northeast Philadelphia.

We are also sending this letter and petitions in relation to a pending court case, if your response is going to take over a week

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Anne Rosenberg 215-673-4633 Thank you, Esther Benson 215-329-5626 '

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Stop the LimerickNuclearPlants Philadelphia Electric Co. (PECO) La constructing two nuclear plantes at Limerick, Pa., 21 14ttles from Philadelphta. These reactors are the cloment under construction to a major polmlation center in the entire United Stato n.

Recognizing that:

Where are many dangers and unimoams associated with'the production of nuclear power and the nuclear fuel cycle, Inc1cdtnglow-level radiation, nuchsar wastus, decommissioning (mlautting down) of nuclear plants, and catastrophic accidents. Although reactor operators are required to prepare evacuation plans, it to well known that in event of a major nuclear accident it wou1J be impossible to evacuate the population of Philadelphia and the starround-Ing counties. Due to the federal Price-Anderson Act, PECO wuld be exempt from most of the financial responalblitty if there was an accident at Limer ick, leaving the victims with-out insurance coverage.

• Nuclear power has not proven to be the cheap source of enetyy that was promised, but instead even after receiving immense subsidies for research and from tax loopholes is threatening to make electricity unalfordable for many consumers. The cost of Limerick ham skyrocketed from an origtnal projection of $780 million to a current estimate of

$3.2 billion.

7he alternatives to nuclear power are readtly availablu. Conservation, !>y making our buildings, industries, and transportation eyutem more e flicant, can save far more en-ergy than nuclear power will provide. A gradual tranaltion to renew:bt e energy sources much as solar energy in feasthie and economical.

We call for:

1.) AN IMMEDIATE HALT TO THE CONRItUCTION OF THE LIMEftICK NUCLEA 2.)ERGY INRITVTION OF PLANS F01 RELIANCE ON CONSERV ATION AND RENEW SOljRCES IN THE DELAWARE V ALLEY. FULL 13ENEFITS DURING Ti!E TRANS-fr10N, RETRAINING, AND NEW .iODS FOt WOilKERS DISPLACED DY Tile CONRRUC-TION HALT.

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