ML20009A439

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Supports Licensing of Facilities
ML20009A439
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Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 06/26/1981
From: Clay Johnson
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NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUDOCS 8107130088
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A her, June 26,1981 Mr. Charles Bechhoefer Chairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Bechhoefer:

The June 22, 1981, edition of the San Antonio Express succinctly exemplifies the sentiments of San Antonio's business community concerning the South Texas Nuclear Project. Consequently, we request that the attached editorial be included in the official records with the licensing procedure.

l Thank you for your consideration.

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. As with men, there are even for Texas and the Sun times in the life of a city Belt.

when its future stands at a If this can be continued, it crossroads. means new jobp - and not Prospects never looked just at the mmimum wage brighter for San Antonio than level but technical and other now. jobs that can brmg income Long established San Anto. levels San Antonio has long nio businesses are expanding needed.

and betting on the city's fu. One issue that puts the fu-ture as never before. ture of San Antonio at the New ?l ants, particularly in crossroads is the movement the e.,ec'.ronics industry, to "put a, cap', on the city's have come.into San Antonio participation m ~ the South

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inrecord numbers.this.t. vear.

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? Office buildings, hotels and on why the Express believes supermarkets are being built that the nuclear plant may be at an unprecedented rate. a key in San Antonio's future,

.' Investors over the nation see the editorial, " Nuclear are begmmng to see San An. plant for S.A. future" on Page tonio~ as a promismg city - 12A. -

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There are those in San- Anto. spoti!ghtt on San- Antomo. now n:o who would "put h cap" on has about 1100 emoioyees. .It the ctv's particpation in the . has been ading about 400 a South Texas Project nuclear. year with a new plat and a planL total of 5.000 employa.s not too At the base of their argument far in the future.

is the claun that San Antoruo Sweanngen Anation added his so much reserve generstmg 000 employees last year.

capacty that we can meet all Fannon Elec*ne went =to a our electne needs for years to temporary facity = 19S0 and come with our present plant. already has moved into a newer

, We do not believe that :s the and much larger facity.

! case. Fiber Glass Systems Umsned

! Prospects for San Antomo its Erst buildmg not too many jwere never as good as they are _ months ago and now nas addcc e now. .

.. about 25.000 square feet.

I Much of tbs pronuse of un. Thsis only a sampt=g of the

!precedented progress comes mdustnal side of San Antor.2e

!from compames locg estab. Busmess and commerce lock *

"Jshed here. There is not a suc. just as bnght. Office build:ngs.

cessful busmess that is not add. - hotels, supermarkets - San An.

mg people, createg new ;obs tomo has never looked more and bettmg on San Antoruo's fu. . promising. ,

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  • But consider the newcomers -affected by 21I tbs. CPS added

- what has happened m the m- 1",000 customers in 19S0, of 2 .dustnal field alone smce Jan..I wbch orJy 3.000 could be attnb-

'of tfus year, as reported by the .uted ito chang =g apartment Economic Development

Foun. meters into mdividual meters.

1We believe contnued parnc:.

ldatiort* Advanced Micro Devices. -pation m the South Texas Pro-gmanufacturers of semiconduc.. ject nuclear plantis essentialto

. tors has announced a San Anto. San Antoruo's future.

In:o clant - 300 employees now. 'We are sympathetic , with l1.500 anticpated in three years.

those of low mcome who face

, e- Tandy Company, maicng the hardship of b gh utity btils.

!small busmess computers. 400 Ccupled with :nflat:en. electnc l employees at the start.. and gas bills cause genume suf-

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  • U.S. Dynamics. an elec. fenng for many.
tromes support company,100 The money' CPS has bor.

h:ghly skied techme:ans. rowed to finance our snare of

  • Control Data m Vista the nuclear plant ts a factor m ferde, first employutg 1~5 peo. thewith electne btlls.

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  • An unnamed company - power :s the most promismg f.:ot yet ready to announce - way to hold down electnc bt!!s

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" Putting a cap" on the South Texas P oject ceu!d well be Datapomt, whose success fo. putting a cap on San Antoruo's cused the nat:onal busmess future when it looks bnrhtest.