ML20101Q945

Advises That Low Power Testing Should Not Proceed Until Emergency Preparedness Issue Settled by Commission. Explanation of Why Issuance of Low Power License in Public Interest & Whether Analysis of Cost Performed Requested

ML20101Q945
Person / Time
Site:	Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date:	12/01/1984
From:	Downey T HOUSE OF REP.
To:	Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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ML20101Q917	List: ML20101Q929 ML20101Q945 ML20101Q953
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OL-4, NUDOCS 8501080437
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Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino -

Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission l 1717 H Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C-. 20055

. On November 21, the NRC authorized the isadance to LIi,CO of licenses tc load fuel and perform cold criticality testing of the shoreham plant. My understanding is that the Commission will soon consider whether to permit LILCO to undertake low power testing of Shoreham. I am writing to inform you of my opposition to the issuance of a low power license for shoreham.

As you know, both the State of New York and the County of Suffolk are opposing the low power testing of Shoreham. Their position is that it is

, unjustified to contaminate Shoreham and incur the attendant large costs l while there is such great uncertainty as to whether the plant should ever he permitted to operate at commercial power levels given existing barriers to effective amargency preparedness on Long Island. In light of this, I request that the Commission (1) explain how it could possibly be in the pubile interest for the Commission to license shoreham for low power testin:

at this time, and (2) advise me whether the Commission has performed any analyses of the costs and benefits of is' suing a low power license at this L time, and if so, I would like to see copies of such analyses. At the very least, I ask tht you immediately grant the request of New York State and suffolk County to present their views in oral arguments before the Commission. The Commission should welcome the opportunity to hear and to

! discuss the views of those concerned governments. . .

1 The Commission should.c~onsider all of the implications on the public

interest of LILCO's request to contaminate Shoreham through low power

! testing. Governor Cuomo's Shoreham Commission found that electricity in th

, < amount represented by shoreham will not be needed for at least a decade.

- Given this absence of time pressure; why should the Commission even conside

' the question whether to issue a low power lisense uhtil the emergency preparedness issue is..finally .

s.ettled? ,

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