ML20076J995
| ML20076J995 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 06/30/1983 |
| From: | Walker R AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8307070205 | |
| Download: ML20076J995 (5) | |
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1516 Fifth St.,New Brighton, Pa.
June 30, 1963. ,
15066.
pu1Q Secretary, s 'I O The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (, 'Q -i Washington, D. C. 20555. t s '.
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I, Ralph F. Walker, 1518 Fifth St..New Brighton, Pe. 15066-Telephone (412) 846-6135, wish to interevene in the licensing process of Beaver 411ey 2 nuclear power plant at Shippingport, Pa. 16077.
I am a retired senior citizen.
Beaver Valley Unit 1 Nuclear Power Station at Shippingport, Pa. 15077 went on line Ray 1977 at an estimated life of 30 years. It will be ready to dismantle in 2007 or 2008. Its production of electricity can be found in the so-called " Grey Book".
The total costs of B.V. Unit 1 are passed on to electric consumers.
This includes extra costs not epplicable to coal fired generating plants.
B.V. Unit 1 poses a constant threat to the health and safety of parts of Western Pa., Ohio, and West Virginia. Also spent fuel rods are stored, under water, on this site.
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'Ibe high cost of electricity in this erea tends to discourage business and industry from locating here and continuing to operate here. Also this high cost is a serious problem to low and certain fixed income customers.
In the early years of the Elst century, maybe the burden of B.V. Unit l' on this area can be removed.
I urge you to never license B.V. Unit 2 as a Nuclear Power Plant but instead to alter the design so as to make it into a coal fired vacility.
Please include Exhibits 1-2-3-4 as part of this petition.
Yours very truly, b
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< eyed over such small matters as baby seats.
1516 New Brighton' Fifth St.pa. 15066. and nuclear pon er? .c . . . rr .r7 So 1 lau;;hed and chuckled for.10 years. h 1943. Gee. I've got four more weeks of unemph left. And my son has to-go to that public,scho<
there was a murder less than five miles awa communists are slowly ca 5g Central Americ ine roadsi ar,e closed.in Beaver Count,v and the
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'Beatery' alley P6wer' Station No.?1. and perform' other maintenance this ' weekend-for sclieduled frefuelhw'ork such'as steam generator test'i in),'the' utility sa'id.'l'f*-@I*.? '* *1nr*turbin'e overhaul n~ nd electrical t'Ilefueling operations at BVPS ' relaylesting "Duquesne saidf .o -
of. cur annually;'and Involve the red.Thereacror' core will also be mod-m6 val hnd replacem'ent of one. third lfied to'. enabl'e the'plsnt to extend oC theru' a'nium f6 elm 6re2J '3ohn'('the length of time telween# r C{ rey",Ya'ce presideidof Ddqu'esne's"T i ngs from 12 monthslio'18. months? '
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g1m New Brighton, Fa Supreme f -@ourt 15066. - N ruling ev. astatin s- . ..
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ties and agencies in future efforts to lic utilities and had sold the bonds 't SEATTLE (AP) - A state Su.
preme Court ruling has set the sell bonds. finance construction. :l stage for the largest default in the Bonds for the system's remaining System officials were clearly history of the municipal bond mar. three projects fell about four points, shaken by the decision."This ket, leaving the Washington Public and bonds for the terminated plants
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1 Power Supply System with no way fell more than 15 points, after the said Don Mazur, the rewVPPS1 'I to pay lenders for two uncompleted court decision. .. managing director.
nuclear powerplants. .
Alvan Markle III, a vice president Members of the system's execu The ruling Wednesday wa's a at the Philadelphia lnvestment firm tive board discussed holding '
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shock to the market for' tax.cxempt ' of Butcher.& Singer Inc.,. said emergency meeting.
securities', and bonds of the belea. . prices of other revenue bonds in the "But I don't know what . '. we cah guered ' project, know'n on' Wall general market for tax-exemp.t se ... ~ do,"said Car!!!alvorson,executip ~
to Street'as "Whdops,"Jost a third of a: curities "k' nee. jerked down as board cha their markel value. But there were"'.'much asTpoint initially but came hurt everywhere?'not b
' no shock' waves elsewhere in'fi6an.' ; baek rather quic.kly." f ~ ,'d Vf' cveryone .
cial markets, with corporafe~5ddB The movement of a point is equit All that' stands between the sup Treasury' bond prices rallying and .'. valent to,a'510,chadgein thipriceoCply systerin and default Is"a'fstatt th'e Dow'Jories industrials average ~a bond with a-31,000 face value.*. ' courtrestrainingorder.N 7. R ' .'I reaching record heights.' 2 7. - . .Tra ding in the system's bondidried .): Wedn'esday's ruling aho,may a The court ruled 7 2 that utilities in . up following the court's a.ctio n , with Tect' the future of the' supply sys ~
the state of Washington " lacked au. '" traders shunning the namenu' til ' tem's th'ree rersalning plantsfont tho'rity" to sign contracti, to partici.- the'sm'oke clea rs," Markle said. .cu ' is nearing completion l and 'coi pate in the power system's plants. "We don't think there's any last . 'struction on another has been hal*
That decision left the system with- ing effect.there," he added. "The ed. A third has been mothballed fo:
no way to pay the $2.25 billion bond.c damage appears to be confined to ' up to five years.t "1 ' a :9 :
WPPSS,,the hation's largest h
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and defa' ult s'eemed all but assured. - Others cautioned that the Su-
- T.' . f ' suer of tax-cxempt bonds.~has b The utilities had planned to pay' prerne Court decision is not the end rowed more than $8 billion to 9 off,ths' bonds with revenue from- of' court action over the system's nance its. nuclear construction pre electricity generated by the plants.,, problems. . , . , <
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' Analysts had warned earlies thatl. . ."Obviously, this will be litigated It was unclear Wednesday'whett a,WPPSS default could ' severely] through the wall." said Eileen Tit. I 'er the Supreme Court's decisloi
' harm other Northwest municipali. . muss.Austen of Drexel Burnham' ' 'would be appealed by Chemica "
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