ML20249A494
| ML20249A494 | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 06/08/1998 |
| From: | Akin W CONCERNED CITIZENS OF MONTAUK, INC., MONTAUK, NY |
| To: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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66/04/1998 11:55 5166686557 SILLMONIKA PAGE 01 CONCERNED CmZENS OF MONTAUKINC.
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Washington, DC. 20555 June 5, !998 Dear Dr. Jackson; On behalf of the one thousand member of the Concerned Citizens of Montauk I strongly urge you to not reopen the Millstone
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In 1995 the Millstone Plant operated by Northeast Utilities was shut down for good reasons - safety violations and employee harassment. Now, two years later, there are still a great many unresolved issues including incomplete engineering calculations. Yet you are considering reopening the plant because of a threatened bankruptcy.
We believe this is a classic case of a financial decision taking precedent over public safety. Eastern Long Island is only 10 -
15 miles from the Millstone facility and there is absolutely no evacuation plan. We are trapped by water on three sides, and the road system is extremely inadequate. A nuclear accident at Millstone would not only cause inestimable immediate damage, but render the east end of the island bankrupt over the long term.
When considering activating the Shoreham plant the NRC gec'D Dr sect wisely took this and other factors into consideration. Nothing has l
changed, and Millstone is even closer. It's just in another state.
3g Lastly, recent management errors (in April there was a leak, and it took a month to fix it) undermine any credibility and confidence the public might have. And while the manager may have been fired, it takes more than just a personnel change to turn around l
an operation as complex as a nuclear power plant.
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We think that the weight of these arguments suggests that the responsible decision at this time is to not reopen Millstone #3. We urge you to follow this course.
William D. Akin President The Concerned Citizens of Montauk cc. Hon. Michael Forbes Senator Al D'Amato
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