ML20116F070
| ML20116F070 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 10/06/1992 |
| From: | Biesek S SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE |
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| ML20116F035 | List: |
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| OLA, NUDOCS 9211100158 | |
| Download: ML20116F070 (7) | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:- . . . . _-, . _ _ . . .~ . - . .- . . i UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD ) I 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. i 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,
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ons gues. l le Canyon (1mp". ' recent studles indicatibg'that the plant, whleti lies nearta major t .sa ofPactfl y nucleir') font /saatA . f ault,may not be able tokithstand l . Tnt dettle'J VIDidblo - % *. 6 e" ;.%plantist!8attLtt) + va 4. largo earthquakesc ' J , lspph,ttySallfppla'sI
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[h~M.htepfb* quad by thepaci thafiassessestyc4EWplafg~ 'ia!!drd tohvestigate.adequafely onitosathescratom-theDif--: 5safetyP'In if 1 quakepyqu're- -reports ""
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vsd tw t5 dF.Q 'the ne#'did datae safeshutdown.Many,fnanythings,7 ears criticism expanded the scope of whichareradioactive"
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fr ' the.14i i et3 and Eh! Riv-[ **" E' *N, M.i '. [ N. cf. oed apreviousdirectivethatrequir- .It's not practical'to mM+ , , r g;s ,w w . ggarrier
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types of Embg @ uation " said Miller. "So the phnt thinktheNRCmadeaaerrorn J The issue of seismic safety at ~~uc's. i~
- l. is employing sake and !!re sen-j when theycama down on the side Diablo Canyort b iurther compli. ._ ,. ermobghilure"codldlead sors and sprinkler sptems".
he PGWhiterprdtaticn? cated by the presence of Hermo- - oft h[e's a~high level of uncertainty ' Lag, the most videly used fire bar .DIm trains of safe ne Some shutdown sys'needs to critics say more ' te donef"What happens if a nre annog the exp4rts,"said Lewis. rier system In$the nuclear power d*[ stans aner an inspectw walks < s (fficialsat &Edenythatthe industry,The materialis usedin 11 ability to achieveandmaintain he.t by? asked Gunter. " Human ob- - com sany's sefs itc stud 2cs are in- c2ble; conduits andJourfeustom-servers aren't necessarily ccm-ad. unte ai.d ge plant is safe . made barrierz designed te protect $1 = C bu pietely renah!e. Rey can make 10spima have some thrust - important tmachmery at thep: ant..,3 mistakes.* ' , , /. con!ponent's'to Estit's'piimarily" ". A study published, by the7u , " " , , " ' stste-s!!p/hsaid L!byd C1hif; the Atlearl!nformition ans.Resotirced(, # fat means an eIN ' shu ' "' '
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tions about r.h'dh-j", P ., ici must be protected from fire. At Dl-afrie stems andi , the,poterattalfor fire rthquaked. .-
' .ablo danger Canyon,ightened ts?he further by usguesds* abloCanyo a ' .,. recent ittidles indicatthg' that the 38 y,0! Pielfle motloor' tplan. n plant,'whichilles nsart a major .
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2)trC auttutsaltLiiG n'., clarse earthquakesi f-ts#M commerti Califontia's1 i
. The Loma Prleta quake in 1989 and the Eel Rlhr Basin temblor that struck earlier this year show-joit Ay d ed' that ground motion can be chef .
,'much' more' vigor outly thought, 6us erl ierts say,than previ.
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. ':oKecfcrpc*nta" L1 N [ thasaid#Eveithough 115 now co!wl United *StaicQre.lquipped with ,
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des mi>IiggremabsfWour.d.. thiNRC ha3[op;g(,, t(2t,)lants_ dugustmemorandumfton1the take compensa, y,rkmeq.uresfor k l d .miaMedre) og jutdated," MWal adog'
***M Hub!)ard,19ebusultan lon's" inspectorVgineral au Demo Lag materials regard y h --)'* T ; Tech:IcalfMsociatesd 'JosQc'rit ed NRC staff medbers:(cr less ' ofe te'afigurat!cn. At : Diablo
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'p vsd t,v e - MRQ lisE}}al,'did w'sy atcutdown. 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 ous directive that requir-of which are radbactive.~
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IdihlNefIICmadeanerrorr j The issue of seismik; safe'thpcs atdunemdag god- uation." said Mincr. "So the plant when they cama downon the side Dlabio Canyonis further compH. - is employing, smoke and fire sen-of &the~PG&B* !dtefprstation.i cated by the presence of Thermo- em LagfaBure"cc Idlead sors and sprinkler systems" The(e's a high livel of uncertainty Lag.the most videly used fire bar- t bothtrainsof safeshutdownsys- h nds to - rier system in'the nuclear power amdyg the exp4rts,7 said Lewis. 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-adet;uate abd the plant is safe. , made barriers designed 16 protect standby / shutdown 'conditio.ns 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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- Approved in 1988 by the California Public Four years after the approval of the settle- j -
1 U.tilities Commission, the Diablo Settlement allowed Pacific Gas & Electric to recover costs for ment, ratepayers are paying excessively high rates j 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.
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F %1s ratepayer rip-off will continue into the 21st 3 g [@fitsensure and ratepayersthatwould PG&B not be charged would for not make excessive century, unless the CPUC acts now to modify the 3 y . excessive costs. settlement. 1 1r- n.s , y n~ w.~ nwm. g. m a ~~ w-m-w mm - - s, m%.%_M.A,Am..,_u _ ss m pm,t..i._owma n na c a_ %. ~ w%.._. .s"._R.e. m i~m W
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e tya-~e..... 4 7 V, The Diablo Settlement was based on an Diablo Canyon's performance since the .]" 4 ; 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 fy including the down time needed for periodic an 83 pa.rcent capacity factor, including down time ,](
;; refueling and inspections. Excluding refueling for refueling. Excluding refueling outages, Diablo 4 d
. . outages, it was estimated that the plant would per' form at 75 percent of capacity.
L' Canyon actually operates at 93.8 percent of capacity.
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( # boosting revenues. In 1991, Diablo Canyon gener- 3 I
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$ - %e Diablo Settlement was intended to At 11.4 cents /kwh, the cost of the power N i( ,
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 -
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