ML19318A735

Responds to 800221 Ltr to President Carter.Decisive Action Needs to Be Taken to Effectively Use Nuclear Power to Help Give Us Added Measure of Energy Independence & Improve Domestic Economic Situation

ML19318A735
Person / Time
Site:	West Valley Demonstration Project
Issue date:	05/07/1980
From:	Wahlquist E ENERGY, DEPT. OF
To:	Lord M AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
References
16367, NUDOCS 8006240094
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Dear Mr. Lord:

.Eccause your letter to'the Pranident pertains in part to v. ark uponsored by the Dapartment of Energy (DOE), it has been referred to us for reply. Va appreciate your opposition to the use of nuclear po cer and your views on tha

-cituatica at the Nucleat Fuel Servicca fncility at Wst Valley, New YorP.

Ua uich t.o peint out that your oppositio1 to nuclear power is not consistent wit h .idnini.st ration policy. The i::portant role that nuclear energy v.ust piny in U.S. pouer generation was reaf firued by President Certer in his responne to the findings of the Ecneny Conmission (copy cncloced) uhen he

-said, " Nuclear pcuer han a future in ' the United Stateu- it is an option that we nuot keep open." Uc need to take decisive action soon if na are -

to effectively use nuclear poner to help give the United States an added tscacure of energy indepcadence and the reby inprove the doncatic economic situation.

The DOE hns neither operational nor regulatory control over the Euc1 car Fuel

-< ' Services facility which is licensed by the State of New York undar the States Agreement Program of the Euclear Regulatory Commissica. for this

. reason, 'ua .are forun: ding copies of your letter to officiais of the State of Nea York and the Nuclear Regulatory Canaission for their consideration.

Thank you for your' interest in these natters. -

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