ML19211A667

Requests Reconsideration of Moratorium on Licensing of Plant Due to Economic Impact of Delay & Oil Shortage

ML19211A667
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Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	11/13/1979
From:	Randol A, Randol G AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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Chhan Joseph Hendrie O'4 .. .o

,D U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Ccnmission

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Dear Sir:

We write tnis letter as concerned citizens of Northern Virginia whose principal energy source has been placed in jeopardy by the NRC's announced intent to extend the current freeze on the granting of licenses for nuclear powerplants. We reject the NRC position that p ding operating licenses such as that for North Anna-2 should be treated any differently than the conditions that you are applying to currently operating plants, specific ='ly, the Surrey and North Anna units in the VEPCO systen. Tnis posture by the Ccnmission suggests a response to the politics, rather than to the reason of the situation.

As'leng as the North Anna-2 plant has been subjected to the scrutiny of the same Tnree Mile Island " lessons learned" which are applicable to currently cperating nuclear pcuerplants, then this plant should be treated no differently than any other unit in the VEPCO system. The suggestien that NPC wculd deny the processing of the operating license indicates a posture that violates the charter of the NRC. Moreover, tne NRC's randate to conduct its activities consistent with w...un defense and national security needs of our nation, strongly argues for expeditious processing of this license as well as others, because of the prospec: for providing non-oil generated electricity in the important months ahead. The m alty to be paid directly by VEPCO constrners as a result of yo0r denial to pernit the ccnmissioning of rcrth Anna-2 will be severe. Tne to mily un-necessary burning of roughly 40,000 bbls/ day of irported oil, which at current (pre-crisis) prices is draining $26 millien per ncnth frcn the local ecencnry, at a time when preparation for offsetting Iranian source irpons is being undertaken as a highest national priority flies in the face cf Cur Vital national interests.

While NRC is to be w... ended for aggressive application of :he rany irrertant lessons learned at Three Mile Island, succtrting to the political pressure by those that have a.1 ready been rejected soundly by their neers in both the House anc :ne Senate is unacceptable'. We st:cngly urge your personal recensideration of this ratter. Ieadership is recuired to deTenstrate that the capability vested in the Cccraissica is an ir:ccrtant trust and must be dischargcd with the interests of the nation in mind.

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l K. Randol cc: .The Honorable John B. Dalton, Arr.u R del III Governor of the State of Vircinia 2832 South Buchanar The Honorable Jchn W. Warner, U.S. Senate Arlington, VA 22206

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