ML20031A735

Opposes Facility Licensing

ML20031A735
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	09/23/1981
From:	Carolyn Cooper, Susan Cooper AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	NRC
References
NUDOCS 8109250329
Download: ML20031A735 (4)

Text

, - t..,.* ::.Q~: ~ ll * ::..W. &.... } l k >%.s.1 P'**'-

== "..0 M !G s Q.f 2

.A Q

\\ d d

~.3....

:. _ A. _r n -

r_ y..,v_ e... -.

r. _4..o., 4_ n s..

. i u c _ o.., - :,.s.

._m w

Hearing on Ic.iladelphia Ilectric Cc pany' c Application for an g

0?IRATING LIC-'IS3---b ef ore the Nucle ar Regulator'/Cet=[<dIIbk' a License to operate the 11:erick Nuclear Reactor f acilit7

. 8, c

.c

%P ' / '"A 3ecause:

Generation Sta '_on, " nits 1 2nd 2 was granted-(da7e?")-$k 'd r i---Cons tr.te ti:n Pe nit, :!cs. C??R-106/lO7 for Limeri'ck

%7

~

(

under the c'.ain by ? hila.21ect.Co., the need for electric' N ' ;

q/

power was a*.tici;a ed for 198a? and since then it it,

/

evident t".n: such :u.ca will not enist--b ecause:-

E I,

A---Consumer consumption hac not so increased, rather declin-ed, in part frc econcrics induced by increase d Rates.

3---Si:.ce Nuclear ?.e ac ;cr 2nergy is highly sub sidized by -he mn Government-ie:- Iaxpayers assessment s, and/or increases gw in Service 2ATZ3, it is NOT en economical source of pcwer. Jh c=

og continued c0nstruction a r

7---In:re ase d e c s t s. ave.ade t'.e.?.

. a. c a n'o _-/ a.. M.. "n".

1

___,,...M..^... '..

o, c,.- e _ _,

-_3 _4 #..,4, 4

.. o_ '_,:

a

_a_+),

, a _4_.. e

. 3 w

a c.,,. c. r., u. _ s. o. _ ( 3.- o. v

.4..

y s

o..-.

with :Ee on-going costs of ec pleting the linc rick Plant.

3---3 dcause of unpre dictable operations, cusce ptable to inter--

ruptiens, " accidents" cnd short productive lives; AND the problem of disposing of operational Nuclear WAST 3; AMD the ultimate deCons asioning and disposition of the exhausted f acilit'/, wi' out contamination of the ecology.

2---These ob jec tions can be of f set 'oy canc illing the ? emit of Constraction, and desist free further completion of the Limeric'c ?lants;

.GD obviate the need for supplemental water for cooling, via " Point ?lrasant Diversion plan.

(This is a case given s"- ary judgnent by U.S.Dist. Judge (D.7. VanArtsdalen, recuiring Environmental Impact St:dy.)

7---IF L1:erick is allowe d to operate, it will follow that more yp costs and Rate hikes will induce further application er D

alternate sources f or power; as scre users are now " feeling" s/I "the high cost cf Philadelphia Electric's Nuclear concitten-".

I G---There ARE other alte rnative s, which a-e becoming pertinent concetitors of Nuke juice, and will be implerented and a=p-lified with increases in the costs reflected by Nuclear.

H---The arguments a-e " stacked" between Big business-Indus-tries and the little consumer--paying via: Taxes or Rate hike.

, A, v.-

4 k4 The ?U3LIC should come first-in service- "not-f or-? ofit".

A i

g@., ?.S.-

a cresident: 'No.Ind.Fublic Serticy croposed a Reac ;or

'67, N.'3 has cancelled because of incressed cost / delays /

near GarF.,A

'...it w culd be cheaper to scrap projects up tlMC A statam nt

.?33193l.

• j-:

o to at leas t 30% cc=ple te... " Economic analue '

$hf$D U 3escectfully su: itted by-Charles Ko=2norr//

~

pg9g00h05000352mel doper, Colcra, Md.

(customer o '~~/'*CO' UFC/

c 8

j o329 sto923 WMY '

'% 9 H O

PDR J

1 ;m-P_._

~ l._ '. p 7'-~-

_ y ' i'~"M.

• .3;.

~ 2. /

{._

-.c.

,__W.".--_,-....-_.__,.m,_g.pr. -,4,5&_.-

, _..,..- 2

_.t.;.,;a.,. q _2

- - - = e.

- ~,

,)

~

• g.,.,,,,.

.,,y m-

-.-=

.g

%y a.,y t

v w.%

. -o. s %.

m.

- sko m,,,.

.~,: -.

.y....g

.- _ y..I - --

-,y

-s. s

.t=.m'-

tr i - -

.es

__1 -..

,. 6

...-- 71=.y_=..n :ba.5.

T" rf

-prW s.,

~

.v 1.~

.l l

^

. n

. -~- l, k a.w. -.l 1" ^fs.,

-.y

- p 's_Q r"- q p,,-,. : '.:.*~~ p.. n.4, t..-,-

. _ m.. ra..

2C.~~~WM ;;E=?? ?-

-\\,5F'TSE2 *.Q;;;h. I ?,6

• 1.*,

3

. i. j-

. g-;;, Q. ^2 Q

. - -. = --. utas.

J Py,p ;.b y ___ %,;-

,l

~, ' ~

~' ~", o&%.5N:_r..'. l-n.a. =--u --.....

.L_..----~-

p-r-4;--w-,

c+.v.Lsa m+arcy awn.>*~.~.r:

= ~~' :g;;.

n;;;;,_ _ -

u'=~- = +-r :-" 4 h_

'"Yas. practice the old golden

'wurs a.- - - = --- -..m

.w::,w:.::n---

._.c...

-e--

- =

---g=--

, %-~;.g "x r-w

,;;;;,;,,aay==-=

. = 2:c==--= L, --- 2. -@

ru!e. 'Do unto.ofhers as you p ;,: y.

...:.;::a;;

26.u;.

a - :-" = = - - tv s--***C's woold want ta be done by'."

Y =====2. ^--.;&W

.;;;,;;;;,,,,,;,,,,y a;,,;;,,3 ;2* =:

"% m

___.---*m r.::.w x:.w MM::.;4:5CD.

p:~._~ c-

- ywg 1 W-M:,,4;W",051%n&

m.&

su

:x;;;m;2,asur.1" ~.~z;;a.;;&W~~==="- - ^ - - '

Dear Editor:

~~

" - ~i ^- ~ - i i Just suppose': Before the d is of I Q.Q;25..m.: zE;G "l*

~~

w,;.r.gur.;;;ny= -----

- ;--m --- =r 3;;c_t_mj wire-caaed jail-birds e-S., ing I ',". _-rir-in--- #=f"._ c. ;g 5

~~

,,,,a; ; 3 ::= _

==-

..:;. m,= =_==--=_ =--

9.;,,,&;;;m--* -% ;cr,,;;.;r her. I1ctories; the armer bad hts l

$-r--

- ~ - -

mr -

_ _4 g,y:k of barnyard it.wn fv home y :-. J--r--.._ _-l- -..

,g

.-r.',

, cot sumption of eggsand meat. Asop-sta rt,2.,j g,g. =gg,:pagg

, r.

=

gg ; of ten.. occurred,. aa

-cocksure bird wantedto" rule-the.

, g g g.=jr ;.y.n._.

g 7,:.,s

-ez _ -

---

2=

ici2. 4 rp Lyp r, AT npM T~) T T,r p

$1. roost'."and.went about asserting I pr.5:f '"d'":.""~~""""

supceme: co.==nd!. This met - ""-"-i?""-"""N2

.._._ J 1 flL U U laJ/ DIN 11 U.LsL

'f.:..with. cordruntation'. andc a test- ;c_ m.,,J.--~_~~ ll_. j" ".

7.

~""""*

, fighti Now who wins: either one is r_

in Seven Worid Faa. hs

nh.w ed =ta e ha-d. 4 = -

=-

=

a

.gasecans.u quas:and walks ofn e;-- srer9m2 2 21

~

~, cil:14 m,,d uism

"; - - - msbooorable' ?"-- that depends e r""' 2 ~ " _ ___]," ~'].5g,(

• • • • ONI "I

'4N_5.Al IE N

Men gifted with intelbgence.. should alway s treat

!.f m a w-cene along and-separate., i ~ = =.mm m

.m.. m.m.

.;;;;a

,m.,,,,4 others es they themselves wish to be treated.

,. =....; theca - ( trer:ere they quit) or ha ul. N

.:s...

z-a.m 4

Mr u sic of f ~e sum n=nt to a Quil) eriopw.

Cenainly ' e would not 4 aFj ym.mm,;c,;n;g.rea.m

" - ~ ' "

Buddhism ii::;,

g,i

= In five ways should a clansman minister to his t'riends W n

> the Docs t.-eause of one od, ender,.

=":

-=

and laimhars: by generosity.courtes > and benevolence-

="m' eares d. there were others caught ;

..:.--.-.==,---"

- =

--q;g' jby tseating them a:. h? treats himself.,nd by bemg n

.,, i, 3,c,e. Ught.be would con -it-W

. ei.. - -..

n s-

'"3 tinue to keep and feed the Dock 'n 3

===y

=: =g==h

.f good as his wor'

~i' l~~T[ ~"~~22"22""M.22""

Taoism

". ioreven ra nee ! - -

r

..M 4".~

- Naar; if/ we-may. make axcts i

.=

Regard your neighbor,s gam as your own gain, and

.2.!::

partwc to hemams:-if someone..'4 f'_ ______ ;;..

_g regard your neighbor s loss as your own loss.

ciM, in a f2=ny abuses others, (goes

"'_#_.. _ ~ ' ~ 1 S. :",.

be.3,

) the entire family is NOT.

l

". ="'"-

~ " " " " - "

on uciamsm cr_r_

nr-f givec the pc tishment the offender.) 7"-E. ".j~".;; _:;.lE,i What you do not want done to yourself do not do to y".3 is gives: No, the guilty ONE is t others.

D takee away gd restrained in -]

52~~" -"C:a"~ " ci a ~ '

ea t= e nt.

CJ.""".

"" ::.J...

judaism P..12..~7 cu.stody and humane tr.ty, one per-3

......~~-:..J..._.....

1

. ~

-As wi:h a communi Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thysch.

c;.

3ea. or rioup, performing anti-

=~"

2'~

l

~

social benanor does not chil for

" : ~"

. '==

Christianity a nnihila tion of the comm6nity.

"=

All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to "l.5 Th-r is there. acy rea son for !

FE

...."i4 l

you.dn ye even so unto them.

2 treating a country /oation d d- ! p

.=n.,;._, =, -

l

====i" Er""

f e;entiy? Eo=ever there se-ras to 7"ECE"!.G1;;..~ll.'."~l.Z'u Islam nt;;

be a decree that. the.popece j r """ ' ".'.._.=si!s#Me"

....22:

l No one of you is a behever unt3 Se loves for his hg;.4 shoold salier IF the ' ethics of the. } ET~'N:"rr"~'

's@ ;

ti biother what he loves for hunseit SjW3

. co mtry do not meet with approval a F

. -- E ;r""r

. of otbers. T.ber-fore the r,ation,j p.. _.::::n_.;;;

~_.;;;

e R epe nsed from wO R t.D > A!TH'S by R us h Cranuon, having 'Ca pacity-a tot dMPOSe-?! { l;

" # P " ' D' "'

'....... domination, takes upon itself the )!

M.

m.i onei cards reoer. Promai.ng Endurine Peace. Inc.

T

'iritiative. to.. fight / destroy such

.3 i; M

' ' ' ' ~

p o p uia t t o n, t h e i ri b c m e s,' :1 [ ' ].;

I:::;..

' treasures, villages. The object _ to {

P o. soi i o). woodmoni, cean. on4ao

':3 f

brug subc2issaca. to;the ruling Pj "7

Pow-r, be it right or wrong /cor-a c

I.~"..v........_....

...$.b.. _.. -. s; t TUpU "W IN J

2;"2;ini) 7 "I;f-Q if- ;"~~2

' ~

.:=:" =-~~.7.

.~

}$ there not a bette Ve'ay? Yes:. h_.,..

~ = _ = = :-,

n::

"~'T:;.":f pract:ce the old G44 den Ruler - ' Q..

"Do unto others as you want to be j ;; 22n:22-"

' cr:20 12J l

7: _..

g;..

J.;..:;.

-done by" m.,y.wabrespect for ;

~~

"'i :s r..

2,,.

" ";;;" {"""x l

2". -

AI.J., H cm a nity.

T"";. Ac_

. R e '"-"""

%===:L.

Sa m uel Coooer.

I"

.:==="..'.

=

...=:.=

=:az:

... =.::=: :.

.::a:GGG..- -

C01 ora.' l =

=" - -.--

L--

.. ^.:.

~ '

.. : :. a.-.

= " = ""= " ~^~

'"~

"~ E.D :.l...........

~~... T:".. -..':':~:'."'""?"".."...-....; wi:":d...

~~' *==n-m".

~

-n---* "n-9. " t "q'G~ " "

""l1*'""..

-. -.. ~.

"O E.i2 G Gi..... -

~7be str:pos are a grec* Csd s.-

..... w l: ~ ' : :,- '......

h' ':U'*"'.

3 =..-

u=

==:

=.=====.:

=g._==_:g,.:

j g

M vi k n.

I%

- ^

j r.

-, 31-..

,Y.

' ;[ <.I f ' ', D ' * '

}, '

a4RM A call to proceed V

p fl1gk[ldey gm m tw with caution...

-tho.u,.fN[\\];pji i

The conunercial nanclear power eccept the program as safe.

(

.h ': h ~f.--

[.

}

plant program plam ed for the toest 23 Consumer advocase ltr%l: Nader j,.

1. s.

..F years In this cosmtry represents a serious warns ".. Ilsere is no practical solution

... -,..4( '7 M5 4

threst to yoter health ami nafety and so for protecting our genermelon, much the health and safety of the Ame:Ican less our chthlren's and gramichthlren's

,/' T2

[k.[ t I. 'I[ kI peepic. Yet-elespite proven harards, from the ir se ascumulation of despite the growing langer of sabotage lethal wasles

-t are inevitable In the L

4 7.'

from terroshes, elespite lhe omresolved nuclear power is. ustry." Yet, you are I

problem of disposing of lethal meclear aske l to accept Ihe program as safe.

I 3--y

.g f 'V > : f ' J h g.[ '*.[l.N N },

wastes safely-yms are askeel to accept Accor.Ilng to a repori by the Atomic

'f b ' f-. '

[

Ihis program me necessasy to solve this I nergy Omnmission's Regidatory Staff,

.w de enerry problems.

II.S. nuclear plants are "bestered by

• I ='

e J,.l, l he W. ll Street Journal labeleil scalmse safety problems asising from

.3

,i.

't-

,(

lhese nascIcas plants " atomic lemons,"

faulty designs asul construcilon.

{ p ;'. * " s '.

7~

w n

4 y -

'y i pointing neat tlnal"their unreliability is Yet, yons are asked to accept the program l

p (; f

'. - W i

j

,; 4'Q hecomfrg one of their snost depemlable as safe.

-j 1

fentieres." Yet, yms ase asked to accert The U.S. Geologicsd Survey has

-(([g{ N

}( ' 5 tf 3

-.. y 3

,[

q }p the program as the r.ininstay of the foamd that there aren't esim gle known 7

6 / yf f.,

f y :.7 f a nation's future electric power supply.

uranium reserves in the Uniscal Stateg

-'l'[.-7 p' I /, 'g, llie MIIHI?, Corpornflon, a Vlagtnia to fuel proposed nuclear power planes.

/

i

./' *h /, [D. p. t 't _d[ 4,~ h' Y

In the hasuls el a terrorist grmsp "nimid power as the answer to lhe oil celsis.

Qa

.C' W

@N L T Y,

think tank, warns that susclear mateslate Yes, you are asked so accept nucicar

)

f

~

Q k, M.Y y

,'b

);.0 / '

give 18 a power of blacknaall over the lhls 19 to enlights'n yoes ahoeit Imw 6}

~

f IT k

y[

./ h wasld at large and the 17.S. In parIlcular elecericity is generated througle meclear e

s-

. [h[ %",37Q h ' f'M'N(g"g'f.'

violence were altrecleil against are so threatening.

(~

q willmist pesceJent in I.istory."(Ilelween power so that you might understami more c'

cod 1969 asul 1975, ninety nhie threats of precisely why the problems involved UNION OF CONCEIINEC SCIENTle,TS

'-g ;[' t / /[k,7g :,,. 4 r,

[ (..

commesclal e= Wear facillales.) Yef yms 1 ble is also lo advlse yms Ihat these d[ # ' jq M.,.,j

.$a[*

are askeel to awapt the prograns as safe.

Is an imporlant ster you casi take to help N

t7pn umamuwtis Anmue cwtwMge, umnousem 02:38

.n

'b

\\[

Insurance coesapa des have reliescel avert reisclear alisaster.1 hat step ls your t

' 'N h

h h

4' 7

}

88 PF"'Ide 8he P"bI3e WIIII'weverage leccoming a Sponsor of glie Unless 94 Con-dkg; egainst nuclear accidents because the cerneil Scientists, she organfratiosa f

M,! '.,,

T. l,V' 4,, k X \\N_

', '[('

4 s Isk le loo great. Yet, you are asked la deilicated to preventlog nucle a elinaster.

• N h ---

I^

> a b.., N y y -w" M_ >

p g _

i

!l h

hbbi Nb 4

l llhh i NN iN:

i f l-Nl0 i !

P D

.;,e e

,:ic,camoh,yisis annof$'n What is a nuclear reactor and why is it so dangerous?

[

IItal if everyllaistg works i; :

6 arton ina lolltelrbltte-2 3!M The hear t of a nuclear power plant is an array of long, thin emis wastes are in a research or tievelopment stage. Amt.rany penblems b' ~f l

pritits, alunnic citergy w))l'Q Q, f aled with pelicts of uranium fuel. As uranimn atoms are split within base alrmdy devch. ped in these. As an ciample: In haic,1973,it was lie a utic aml very attrac-y;;

donc f uri rienwnts, energy is palucal to heat water cinulating

<hscoverc I that 115.0n0 ;allons of high level radioactive waste had tinough she scactor. This heated water produces serem which is car.

leaked from a tank at il. Atomic Energy Commission's waste storage i

live soltil, n to the energy' g:E eicd to a am bine gen rator,whic h spins to pimhicc clectricity.

facility in llanford, Washi.igton. Investig ation revealed that (I) ihe l

m sieetls ol'ihe worhl.This dg if a rW break 5 which canics water to the fuel,cmergency cool ank had becri Icakir st for several wecks: (2) no auiomatic alarm ys.

may lee coriect. Iloweverk,N:

ing water.teJs to reach the fuel within 60 scconds to inevent over.

tem alerted anyone to the leak: (3) the mc..agement in charge of the g

fihe real isstic is Wlletherh.

heaung. melHng and ecleasc ol raWaHm femn die niauive furl"co:***

stosage f.c.ility did pas review monitoring scports that wemld have

'g

1. "'" "'#"*"## "I their blatepritits will Wh. rld*,E[,o I"*"

• " ^" *"'#'8*"'I

"" Y'"'

been designed to prevent such a catadt phe, If tius v.ackup conh."

ng g

li. the rett worltl and.. g -

f,g.

systens f,ils to work effectively, the reactor cose would overheat and Why is Plutortium so dangerous?

not only i s n 'technolOglQ.. i the v is set for major radiation sclease into the environment in plutonium is the man ma<le element used in the atomic t=nnb 1

cal paradise.'" & Ml'd Y

" hide radioactive material in gascous form could be carrfed by the that was dropied over Nagasaki, Japan in 1945. Pluto >i n's shicat to h

g

'.O M

• "d '" "* 'I'Y 'I"#

1. b """ '

I

" N'* *' '"I* "P "'3ons it can he und to prmfuay.

A panicle of phdonium de slie of a gra.m of pollen causcs lang cancet..

nam.sAnven if inhaled. A typical nuclear power plant ;irewbaces seve Nois !I an.cate in rhysic. s(gG i

Mp Safety system is unproven l

Ih p 1 hc pihlic is being asked to act cpt she word of the nuclea -indus.

pnmds of plutonium ca< h year. If tales plutonium hat /a million years ct ' ' (Q'@ ; y

[d try that the currently installed emcigency cure cooling system can to lose its Affleng power.

I.

Yu function properly to prevent this most < headed of disasters. 'the fact It l' tcare:I that if plutonium ever gets into the hands of lerrorisis..

I laf ory Loantinssloll),Nj x;fjfd "The NitC (Notlea.r git remains.however, that there has b cn only limited testing of the emer.

they will cain an immense porr to further their ends.

}9 p.)

gency core cooling system-and what testing has been conducted tend:r vn'ssstre fronn thE.4 h

'cecals design defects and indicates that rccs might failif actually

'"II'd "P'"' N*""* ''5'""Y "I per t s in the field reveals that the 4

isnTuc,It y,Iws utIowed@;

seilous comptomises - eR

'#""""'""I"".d'"'"""""I"?'Y"'"'""""'^""

"They (the Union or concerned scientists)

(s,

queretly demonstrated 1

with s:tfety to creep InlQ y1; have performed a public service...

iL.b the design, constrtictio'sQ 1 i The mv84cm of nuclear wastes which will go down in history."

I tund opu ntIon of II.$ j Nmactive nmicar waon are t cated when nuclear Inel that is R&tph Na.ict q

"" A"*' ti= a reven 9-ac imelear plants. As a rest used up is eenmed fmn acadms. M niatcaial is then dissolved in II S' *i5h n"tha infonnadua about die haranis of the cotinit y has no[' q.Y. f, f.I split to tacate rnergy). What retnains are the hqmd wastes

• puclear power,wiite to UCS at flw addrew holow. UCS

,8 )

Y pleScill Way o[ kiloWit}$

1bcsc waMes include stremtium 90, ccwum 137, and plutonitem sweds yo.ar support. Uccoinc a UCS Spmsor tod.ny.

I

,.s Itow S:t[e or isnSafe ItS : '[*

.p 2Wanmng the most sosic amt hmg lived subuam es krmwn. By the

, Mh 31 of diis cenuny, she governnwns ndinates these walle one Won Il

(@

b nuclear pt ograin !r.2,'.W'J.tX,6 ta i..

cubic feet of smclear waste in dw United Slates-crumgh so cover a UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS m-"=, rc,7, i,y jameg,:2a%e?,

n n w hir -ay - te - a an-'

• P.

~~-

n p

}

o,. wo-Na mesho.I far long term stmage or disposalef thne radioactice C"*'"Mo*. ue' sack*ns 02 30 gy,.]

'k

.y g

uvnen has hun p,own. All poormed occhniqun for storing thne t iaom. uiner

_q g g,. g m-

._ q.

e.