ML20003B439

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Forwards Petition Opposing Facility Operation.Emergency Planning Hearing Should Be Held in Philadelphia Pa.Encl Available in Central Files
ML20003B439
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Site: Limerick  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 02/05/1981
From: Fischman R, Rosenberg A
CITIZEN ACTION IN THE NORTHEAST
To: Harold Denton
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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3 C.A.N.E. 1411 Princeton Ave.

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We merters of Citizen Actien in the Northeast are oppcsed to the Limerick Nuclear Power Plants nw being built at Limerick Pa.

in Mcntgomery County- just 21 miles west of Philadelphia. The Limerick Feactors 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. Irn addition, we are shocked to know that absolutely no emergency or evacuation plans have been censidered or drawn up. We read about nuclear accidents, spills and leaks almost every day. We have hea rd 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, evidence <i by these petitions, we feel strongly that one of the above mentioned hearings should be in Philadelphia.

Di C. A.N.E. believes in alternative sources of energy. Solar, ,

windpewer systems, h'/ d roelectric power , recycling and conservation.

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Citizen _ Action in the Nortifest .

C.A.N.E. 1411 Princeton Ave.

M-7825 Philadelphia, PA 19111 S22-8E60 .

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 meltdowns , nuclear waste 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

. please contact us.

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

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