ML20151B712

Comment Opposing Proposed Rule 10CFR50 Re Licensing of Nuclear Power Plants Where State &/Or Local Govts Decline to Cooperate in Offsite Emergency Planning

ML20151B712
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook, 05000000, Shoreham
Issue date:	03/06/1987
From:	Seldin M AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	NRC
References
FRN-52FR6980, RULE-PR-50 52FR6980-00194, 52FR6980-194, NUDOCS 8807210075
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Politick, mg J/ A M Opposition to nuclear power in the Vermont and Ohio, as web as Sens.

U.S. long ago left off whatever basis Kennedy, Moynihan and D'Amato. '

e in fact it may have had and is now Some activist protesters in the hear- ,

mainly a political religious movement ing room cheered, hooted and sang for the doomsday '.ving of the ecology "God Bless America." .

movement. Rather than incur the These histrionics about threats to wrath of these evening news activists, public health and safety are un-politicians frequently join their oppo- founded. The chances cf a major nu-sition to nuclear generated power. clear accident are remote, given the Last week, the U.S. Nuclear P,egula- extensive safeguards and containment tory Commission struck a blow measures the industry has installed to against anti nuke politicking, accommodate wave after wave of ob-It rejected the pleas of several gov- jections. Each new safety measure ernors who said the operation of some brings little more than restagings of power reactors would endanger public melodramatic anti nuke protests, health and safety The commissioners The newest wrinkle, expressed at voted 4 to I to make it easier for utili- the NRC hearing, is to argue that the ties to get an operating license where len's ruling violates Presi-local governments refuse to cooperate dent Reagan's commitment to feder-with planning for emergencies. The alism. State and local officials, how-vote is subject to 60 days of public ever, already have had input into the c en and is likely to meet a court nuclear reactor approval process along every step of the way, from site Emergency planning sounds like a selection to design and construction to reasonable cautionary measure in start up. The Seabrook and Shoreham fact, it has become little more than a

• plants didn t just suddenly appear one stalling tactic. Immediately at issue day. They were the result of more are the Seabrook plant near the New than 10 years of planning, hearings Hampshire-Massachusetts border and and construction. Now the governors Long Island Lighting's Shoreham fa-are using evacuation and federalism cility, Each of these reactors, which cost more than $4 billion to build, has gimmicks to pmmt opnadon.

yet to get an operating Ilcense to start The delays at Shoreham and Sea-generating electricity for its region brook will mean large future costs for because state and local authorities re. both consumers and investors. The fuse to participate in federally re. governors

• opposition to operation rep-quired emergency evacuation drills, resents a financial burden and jeop-For anti nuke local of ficials, this tech. ardizes the security of future electric- L nical device is a de facto veto over the ity supplies in those locales.

start up of these completed plants, After all this time, tnere's no good At an NRC hearing in Washington reason that these plants shouldn't re-last Tuesday. New York's Gov. Mario ceive permission for full-scale opera-Cuomo called the proposed rule tion. The Nuclear Regulatory Com-change "a blatant disregarding of the missicn, which in the past 15 years need for evacuation." Gov. Michael has been far more tolerant of anti-Dukakis of Massachusetts is standing nuke obstruction than mere prudence in the way of the Seabrook plant. Also demands, finally is ge: ting fed up. Its on hand to pound away on the anti- vote to override nuclear politicking is

. nuke tom toms were the governors of long overdue.

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