ML20154E692
| ML20154E692 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 09/25/1998 |
| From: | Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Connors C, Connors L, Moran J NEW JERSEY, STATE OF |
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| NUDOCS 9810080266 | |
| Download: ML20154E692 (10) | |
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E The Honorable Leonard T. Connors, Jr.
The Honorable Jeffrey W. Moran The Honorable Christopher J. Connors State of New Jersey 9* District Legislative Offices 620 West Lacey Road Forked River, NJ 08731 Dear Senator Connors and Assemblymen Moran and Connors:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your letters dated August 31,1998 to Mr. James M. Taggert and Mr. Brian Kube with carbon copies to Chairman Shirley Ann Jackson of the U.S. Nuclear Regulation Commission. Your letters referred to Messrs. Taggert's and Kube's interests and concerns, as well as your own, about the future of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, and the effect of the possible decommissioning of the facility on the community.
Responses are under preparation and will be forwarded to you shortly.
Sincerely, OrielfalSignedBy: /g PAULH.LOHAUS g Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs Distribution:
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The Honorable Leonard T. Connors, Jr.
The Honorable Jeffrey W. Moran The Honorable Christopher J. Connors State of NewJersey 9* District Legislative Offices 620 West Lacey Road Forked River, NJ 08731 Dear Senator Connors and Assemblymen Moran and Connors:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your letters dated August 31,1998 to Mr. James M. Taggert and Mr. Brian Kube with carbon copies to Chairman Shirley Ann Jackson of the U.S. Nuclear Regulation Commission. Your letters referred to Messrs. Taggert's and Kube's interests and concerns, as well as your own, about the future of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, and the effect of the possible decomm.ssioning of the facility on the community.
1 Responses are under preparation and will be forwarded to you shortly,
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97H DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE OFFICES JEFFREY W. MORAN SENATOR - 97H DISTRICT 620 WEST LACEY ROAD ASSEMBLYMAti - 97H DISTRICT FORKED RIVER, NJ 08731 CHRISTOPHER J. CONNORS 609-693 6700 ASSEMBl.YMAN - 9TH DISTRICT August 31,1998 Mr. James M. Taggert 194 Inlet Avenue Manahawkin, New Jersey 08050
Dear Mr. Taggert:
This brief note is to acknowledge a copy of your recent letter to our Legislative Office.
By way of this reply, our Delegation would like to reach out to convey to you our appreciation for your interest and concems about the future of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, the impact on jobs and careers and the economic effects of the possible decommissioning of this facility on your community. We completely share these and many other profound concerns. That is v/hy we have pushed so hard for legislation to establish a Task Force for the decommissioning of this Nuclear Generating Station to develop long-term strategies to address the socioeconomic and environmental issues surrounding this facility. To save precious jobs and careers. To diminish the potential economic effects on many communities here in the region.
As you may know, the overall oversight of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station i
rests within the Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NRC has the responsibility to oversee this facility during its operation and eventual closure at some point in the future, hopefully, at the conclusion of its full licensure expectation in 2009 or beyond. In an effort to try to be of assistance to you in looking into your concerns as they pertain to the NRC, by copy of this reply. we are forwarding a copy of your letter to NRC Commissioner Shirlev Ann Jackson. This convevance formally reauests Commissioner Jackson to thoronobly review the issues you raise.
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In the area of state responsibility, you may rest assured that many efforts are underway to establish a deregulation process for the electric industry that both reflects the changing l
marketplace for electricity, as well as the needs of consumers, based upon federal laws and court decisions. You will also be encouraged to know that Lacey Township's state funding,in lieu of property taxes for this facility, has been safeguarded by recent changes in state law. Our Delegation led the fight to protect Lacey Township from any diminished funding of itsyross e receipts and franchise revenues.
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1 31,1998 Mr. sames M. Taggert Page 2 In an effort to obtain some perspective for you as to New Jersey's role in this process and what steps are underway here for electric deregulation, etc., by cony of this reply. we are sendine a copy of your letter to Office of Legislative Services Senior Fiscal Analyst George J. LeBlanc. This transmittal authorizes Mr. LeBlanc to nut together a comnrehensive briefine on these very comnlex issues.
Finally, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will play a prominent role in the decision making process to chart Oyster C, reek's future. The input of citizens, such as yourself, merits strong consideration by the BPU during its hearing process on this facility. Therefore, we are forwarding a copy of your comments to the personal attention of BPU President Herbert Tate, Jr. This conveyance formally reauests your statement to be entered into the official oublic record of testimony on this facility.
Thank you, once again, for your proactive efforts as a concemed citizen about the future of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. We welcome this opportunity to work with you to obtain the latest available information on this evolving issue of concern to each and every citizen of our state.
Please know, we will keep you apprised as findings are received from the NRC, OLS and the BPU.
Best regards.
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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities t.UG 311998 Honorable Herb Tate
Dear Mr. Tate,
Over the past ten years that I have lived in Southern Ocean County, I have seen how much the county, and Lacey Township in particular, has financially benefited from the revenues generated from the Oyster Cseek Nuclear Generating Stati6n being in operation.
Many of the things that the township has now, would not have ever been possible if the Power Plant did not exist. In addition to that, the closure of Oyster Creek would,put close to eight hundred voters out of work, which needless to say, would put even a greater strain on the local economy Something needs to be done and deregulation is
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far from being the correct answer! If this source of base load is done away with, the people of this county will be forced into getting their power from possibly an out of state supplier, which will INCREASE not decrease their BILLS. Where is there the sanity in that?
As a fellow resident of New Jersey, I hope you will agree that, betting on such an unsure thing like deregulation, should only take place at the casinos in Atlantic City, and not at j
the expense of the majority of the voting public!
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97H DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE OFFICES JEFFREY W. MORAN SENATOR - 97H DISTRICT 620 WEST LACEY ROAD ASSEMBLYMAN - 97H DISTRICT FORKED RIVER. NJ 08731 CHRISTOPHER J. CONNORS 609-693-6700 ASSEMBLYMAN - 97H DISTRICT August 31,1998 Mr. Brian Kube 137 Topsail Lane Manahawkin, New Jersey 08050
Dear Mr. Kube:
This brief note is to acknowledge a copy of your recent letter to our legislative Office.
By way of this reply, our Delegation would like to reach out to convey to you our appreciation for your interest and concems about the future of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, the impact on jobs and careers and the economic effects of the possible decommissioning of this facility on'your community. We completely share these and many other profound concems. That is why we have pushed so hard for legislation to establish a Task Force for the decommissioning of this Nuclear Generating Station to develop long-term strategies to address the socioeconomic and environmentalissues surrounding this facility. To save precious jobs and careers. To diminish the potential economic effects on many communities here in the region.
As you may know, the overall oversight of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station rests within the Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NRC has the responsibility to oversee this facility during its operation and eventual closure at some point in the future, hopefully, at the conclusion of its full licensure expectation in 2009 or beyond. In an effort to try to be of assistance to you in looking into your concerns as they pertain to the NRC, hv cony of thic reniv. we are forwardine a cony of your letter to NRC Cammiceloner Shirlev Ann Jackenn. Thic convevance formally reauests Commic< loner Jackenn to thoronohly review the lecinas you relca-In the area of state responsibility, you may rest assured that many efforts are underway to establish a deregulation process for the electric industry that both reflects the changing marketplace for electricity, as well as the needs of consumers, based upon federal laws and court decisions You will also be encouraged to know that Lacey Township's state funding, in lieu of property taxes for this facility, has been safeguarded by recent changes in state law. Our L
Delegation led the fight to protect Lacey Township from any diminished funding of its gross l
receipts and franchise revenues.
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Mr. Brian Kube Page 2 In an effort to obtain some perspective for you as to New Jersey's role in this process and what steps are underway here for electric deregulation, etc., by cony of this reolv. we are sendine a copy of your letter to Office of Lecislative Services Senior Fiscal Analyst George 1 LeBlanc. This transmittal authorizes Mr. LeBlanc to put together a comnrehensive briefine on these very comnlex issues.
Finally, the New Jersey Board of Pubh,; Utilities will play a prominent role in the decision making process to chart Oyster C, reek's future. The input of ciWzens, such as yourself, merits strong consideration by the BPU during its hearing process on this facility. Therefore, we are forwarding a copy of your comments to the personal attention of BPU President Herbert Tate, Jr. This convevance formally reauests your statement to be entered into the official nublic taggrd of testimony on this facility.
Thank you, once again, for your proactive efforts as a concerned citizen about the future of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. We welcome this opportunity to work with you to obtain the latest available information on this evolving issue of concern to each and every citizen of our state.
Please know, we will Keep you apprised as findings are received from the NRC, OLS and the BPU.
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