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Affidavit of Biesek.* Concerns Re Safety of Plant Operation During Period of CP Recapture Expressed. Encl
ML20116F070
Person / Time
Site: Diablo Canyon  Pacific Gas & Electric icon.png
Issue date: 10/06/1992
From: Biesek S
SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE
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OLA, NUDOCS 9211100158
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{{#Wiki_filter:- .~ i UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD ) 1 Pacific Gus & E]ectric Company Docket Nos. 50-2750LA 50-323OLA (Diablo Canyon Power Plant, (Construction period Units 1 and 2) recapture) AFFIDAVIT OF SUSAN BIESEK 1. My name is Susan Diesek. I live at 2829 See Canyon, San Luis Obispo, California. My home lies within 10 miles of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. 2. I live with my husband and our two children, ages 7 and 10. We own our home. My hunband operates his business from our home. 3. I am a member of San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace. 4. I am concerned that the operation of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant during a period of construction permit recaptura may be unsafe, thus jeopardizing the health and safety of myself and my family, the value of our property and our menns of livelihood. Therefore, I have authorized = the San iess Obispo Mothers for Peace to represent me in this proceeding regarding the proposed construction permit recapture for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. Q ( fffff { ~% \\ (, Signature Signed and sworn to bef ore me this 6th day of October, 1992, [ D M. b - C __ l 8 <t e o.n e s w.s w a C9 hp[ OFFICIAL SEAL Notary Public l ) CATHLCEN R FOXFORD t CATilLEEN R. FOXFORD WWa Pueuc. cAlWAMA kmmmm-jsgsg q ggu My commission expires _2-8-93 -m 9 A g O ~ w-s pm t---' rt w Fe-

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co I 3(m,un' .bMD~re, ' Diab o; etnowled en. Mspecto , gp9tq neltdowmAFy r,e, feadjni;tqag (agb pa In cusp cD10 I Ascurce 'thou, nucleartplants!L%the i efsdnict 'd5 one o IW de-eesgsh Spof ':oKecfcrpc*nta" L1 N [ thasaid#Eveithough 115 now co!wl United *StaicQre.lquipped with t%ih[ sideied deficien~bly stfIl prevideg S

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($ a d h, si Ilapse ot; A thathrial,- prob . M condogencksrsubstanual ra-somp, g*' M tics's, A T"'OM s b,lgany diatio:rreleases~a - dss structures"during t slances. f% ifrietQR[ g b . 6519 t r As buMo esm=cm M d et 'th UR 'concernJover l k y% GC#[$ 'I[ahloIwa3 des gnedj thiNRC ha3[op;g(,, t(2t,)lants_ ede witBd Mfd.datattha J The mi>IiggremabsfWour.d.. take compensa, y,rkmeq.uresfor s d.miaMedre) og jutdated," dugustmemorandumfton1the au Demo Lag materials regard y --)'

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,W % reg ; Tech:IcalfMsociatesd 'JosQc'rit ed NRC staff medbers:(cr less ' ofe te'afigurat!cn. At : Diablo T h /ht!dlate f' !!drd. toilnvestigate, adequ'afely Canyon,saidMHledroving human salcty; "In aWearthquake;;fpladtp*J ' ports of Herm>Lagydeficien.. obseners Anongor.;thes firm l that lasscssesfp6tief a muIpd by thepucI . ry n custco 70u're - re theDhi-pd din cies. mm, made barriers and nhe of the' con- .C imissbatog e 'b!g('anyod)lp /ddl b:r12. i $. vie [ on91teta11%thousandswor$1mg kthWright !, M othe' em.that e the cables traverse the plint's con-s edults on an hbi&If ba's!s'Tdo of ~ o. B -t hefida: rg rt;n enwasap- 'p vsd t,v e - MRQ lisE}}al,'did w'sy at the righfume tqschlen a. shortly.after the irepector gener- '-tement structures, certain raeas ' no likel'nty Nunt'the neWdata ja**" U *# "E,,M,manpings7ars criticism expanded the scope cutdown. of which are radbactive.~ M ". 'i f.LMa ous directive that requir- .It's not tractictl'to maintain fro th d oi eta and EelRir ,ed, ditional fire safeguards for ^ ' id 7 Hrs Barrier . ep""is!ntinak IdihlNefIICmadeanerrorr j The issue of seismik; safe'th at u human watches in that kind of sit-pcs d nemdag god-uation." said Mincr. "So the plant when they cama downon the side Dlabio Canyonis further compH. - em LagfaBure"cc Idlead sors and sprinkler systems" is employing, smoke and fire sen-of &the~PG&B* !dtefprstation.i cated by the presence of Thermo-The(e's a high livel of uncertainty Lag.the most videly used fire bar-t bothtrainsof safeshutdownsys-h nds to amdyg the exp4rts,7 said Lewis. rier system in'the nuclear power be done.'"What happens if a fire s gnL c yaf ectth la (fficialsat &Edenythatthe industry.The materialis usedin11 ability to achieve and maintah hot starts after an inspectw vans compny's s e studies are in-cable; conduits andJourJcustom-by" asked Gunter. " Human ob-the plant is safe., made barriers designed 16 protect standby / shutdown 'conditio.ns adet;uate abd seners arent mecessarHy con "H6q rf ma h'a've scme thrust important, machinery at the. plant... stated one NRC bunctin. p!etely renable. They can make conIpone[ntsto listit'spiearily" I A study pubIlshed,by the,Wu-. 582n8 88

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- mistakes."- ' ~ ^ <,g str' ige-sLpf'dG&E's geosciencessaid LI6fd Cittf; the Tclear)Information aniL R mttrees(. ^,' ! ma. ge',o r Service,an organizationthat mentw . deg - ent anil progranrmmg torinuUearplafifsafety,lidicated~ 1 er i# gafsm!a st1 dies at the DJab1GT.*(f! fat'Ihermo-Lag's rigid properties.J ( VT.lg iscould cause it ta crachvio!stlyg PodprarI 1

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_.m 3 mm Approved in 1988 by the California Public Four years after the approval of the settle-j 1 U.tilities Commission, the Diablo Settlement ment, ratepayers are paying excessively high rates j allowed Pacific Gas & Electric to recover costs for for power generated from the Diablo Canyon

j; its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant over a 28-nuclear power plant, whi e PG&E rakes in record q

year period, using a method called "perfomiance-profits. Why? Because the assumptions on whleh J i A based pricing," His method was suppot.ed to the Diablo settlement was based have proven false. 1 ! F [@ ensure that PG&B would not make excessive %1s ratepayer rip-off will continue into the 21st 3 fits and ratepayers would not be charged for century, unless the CPUC acts now to modify the 3 g y . excessive costs. settlement. 1 1r-n.s y

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assumption that, over 28 years, Diablo Canyon settlement has far exceeded these assumptions.

,]( y ,would operate at a 58 percent" capacity factor," Detween 1989 and 1991, the plant has operated at including the down time needed for periodic an 83 pa.rcent capacity factor, including down time f

refueling and inspections. Excluding refueling for refueling. Excluding refueling outages, Diablo d

y 4 . outages, it was estimated that the plant would Canyon actually operates at 93.8 percent of capacity. f per' form at 75 percent of capacity. .4 L' .a

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wygmn.;g' gy.pReallt gyg~ pyd3c~ , e +w y AL dhm s. su._m.p. tion. W7.,. m m mu- +. a. . ~ mm v. m u - - t fp The Diab,lo Settlement was based on an PG&E has greatly expanded the physical j y its,sumption that the physicallimits of the plant's capacity limits of Diablo Canyon - and thus p 9 capacity to produce electricity would prevent expanded its profits. For example, PO&E cut the a y PG&E from callecting excessive profits. average refueling time virtually in half, significantly j ( boosting revenues. In 1991, Diablo Canyon gener-3 I ./ h., ated about one fourth of PG&E's total profits. w. J y~ %ygg."n m+-Mrrmrm v~ggyn;' e m:*w em"m me m 7"%vrrT&;W .m . e#Assumptiont vsx .uA.aw>_~~awmm w=u m.,u.Realityu am. M a t n 4 m.- .g i( $ - %e Diablo Settlement was intended to At 11.4 cents /kwh, the cost of the power N keegthe price of power generated from Diablo generated from Diablo Canyon is unreasonable and 3 {p 7Cinyon piasonable, excessive.Of the major sources of electricity A -p '. generating sources in California, Diablo Canyon is 1 '[ by far the most expensive. E. y$ _ e s [ s 1 h / y m 3 t.ym. U 1 HrI;rM1M.m m u.m tO. iH3 e ksO2SJMilLStr@@tJSsit@'403. Ese Feen @te@@n CA 9410fg. (415) 929,8_870y FA_X (415) 9291132 T

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lowest level sitire IM2. eeid th Construction ineunits Arest r 8i ficard The twerd inhiilaird hum! PG&E Repo,'s te a permite luued in linal ". ' Bi En'r9F 5ovia9s 9 found that residerinal teristrw ties drrrrred 356 gtreeM T hi

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'8g,o,g8,c 0,es W rh m D' board sabd 814 FC new hwthe unn' gL8 c#erDMritervetten were bulliin lisM but only 10'i m, [881,fesultiny hi en (#19 million* 187 m%d its goals for '8 lait yest. tenresidentist tensie u, t6pn. which includes tommertis. buildar<gs, fell Dit percent f r or' ""#'I"'"""'""'8 PU' l f t* 3 pi,o lamers neved #11 ndlison kiloweit. l'Ourt Cf citetricity, p1 geeeent enore than essi,cted. #nd 37 mti hon therma of naluret paa.158 per tent more ISn enfected in e sep arste development, the Call:arnia Put& OtilNet (femmission re Plted tn ertlicism inal the rrefit in-ftntit#9 enarded the compeny le allniulste enetty tonertstlngt are teu #rnerous II stoned that an pen. erst it iron ~t aufWise e greater. then eormal teturn ch aswu 7 State Energy Pion Urges Conservation The Caitfornis inergy Commla sicti has released ita liv 319fd past. egy, ehkh featuret f alle for in-treswd energy efficiency and 8 shift to cost 4ffective titernative fuels.The plan projects ne need for 18A00 addlilottal enesswetts of electrkity by JiDl-threefourths of which abould be met wtth in tretied energy efficiency llalf of the remalairia '..Ft0 messestu pf electreetty sWid be generated t(th FAfomell f uel technology, the $'184 states The cnramtssion rec. ommends that by 1940 all local pub 11t atenetet shouhl have a plan for converths their fleets to sitet. cative f uel vehltlet 4 -}}

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