ML070800150

2007/03/08-Letter from Betty Vasil to Chairman Dale E. Klein Enclosing the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders Resolution Re New Jersey'S Hearing Request

ML070800150
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	03/08/2007
From:	Vasil B Ocean County, NJ, Board of Chosen Freeholders
To:	Klein D NRC/Chairman
SECY RAS
References
50-219-LR, ASLBP 06-844-01-LR, RAS 13278
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5OA.D OF CHOSET4 FREEHOLDERS 732-929-2005 FAX: (722) 505-1916 DOCKETED USNRC March 21, 2007 (8:03am)

CFFICE OF SECRETARY RULEMAKINGS AND ADJUDICATIONS STAFF Docket No. 50-219-LR SERVED March 21,2007 On k/Larch 7, 2007. Ihe Ocean Courity Board of Chosen Freeholders adopted n i-esoli~tro~i i~rsingl l ~ cNuclear Regalatory Comii~ission to recoilsidel- its decis~onancl

~ l l ~ l x - oNefi r , ~ .lersey's request to hold a hearing 011 \i~llethertlie conssquelices a f a 1e1-roristaltacli on tlie Oyster Creeli PJuclear Power Plan1 be made part of tlie ~ ~ l ~ l l i t ' s I-elicensingre~rie.~~: process.

Enclosecl please iind n certified copy of tlie resoiulioii lor your use and files.

Betty Yasil Clerl; of the Board 8.i;':1Ic.'

Enclosure

RESOLUTION Whcreas, the Ocean County Boartl of Chosen Freeholders, has consistently

~aintainedits 110sition that tllc: Nuclear Regulatoly Commission needs to be diligent in valuating security issues as pic1 oTthe relicensing process at the Oyster Creek Nuclear jeneruting Station in Lacey f~ownship.and Whercas, this Board hcts stated in no uncertain terms that thc safety ant1 security d a plant as it aCSects the worb.ers and public needs to play a significant part in the cliecnsing revicw process. a1111 Whereas: the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station is he oldest operating

~uclearplant in the county ancl will approach its anlicipated design lire of 40-years at the

~ n dof the current licensing period in 2009, and Whereas. Ihe Nuclear ICegulatory Commission. recently decided to deny the state

)I'New Jersey's rciluesl Lor a hearing on whether the conscquences of a terrorist attack on he Oyster Creek nuclear powr:r pla~ltshould be made part ofthat relicensing rcvicw, and Whcreas, this decision by the NRC is in slark contrast to the ~~gency's stance on he risk of a terrorist attack and the sleps talcen alier Sept. 11,200 1, to bolster sccurity a1 he nation's 103 reactors. 2nd Whereas. terrorism co~~tinues to be a very real concern for facilities such as jyster Creek mld must be taken into consicleration by the NRC in its deliberations, and Whereas, the NRC's hilure to comply with the state's request for a hearing which Nas basecl on the IVationaI Gnvironmental Policy Act shows a total disregard [or ihe

oncans raised by thc pitblic and lor tl~oscagencies entrusted 10 provide for the public's

altty, and Wl~ereas,this Board ol' Freeholders continues to maintain the importance oCa

taunch review of terrorism as it relates to security at Oyster Creek.

Now, therefore be it resolved, by thc Board of Chosen Preeholilers of the County

~I'Occan.State oLNew Jersey as Ibllows:

1. 'That tlle Nuclear Regulatory Commission rcconsidcr its dccision and approve Vew Jersey's rcqiiest to hold n hcaring on \\Ilcther the consequences o f a terrorist attack In [lie Oysler Crcelc Nuclear Power T'lant be made part ofthe plant's relicensing review Irocess.

2. In the absence of thi:; reconsideration, this Board orFreeholders urges the state 1fNew Jersey to appeal the NIRC's decision to the 3rdU.S. District Court oTAppeals so lint the question of Leuorism can be Ireated equally across the country.

3.Certified copies of this Resolution shall be forcvard to IJnited States Senator liobel-t bIenendez: United States Senator Frank li. Lautenberg; U.S. Rep. Christopl~erH.

3111ith; U.S. Rep. 1-1. James Sa:cton; Gov. Jon Corzine; 9'" District Sen. Leonard T.

Connors .IF., 9'" District Asserrlblynlen Christopher J. Connors and Brian E. RunlpT: Dale E. Klein, Cllainnan. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Lisa P. .Jackson. Commissioner.

Vew .Tersey Deparl~nento r Environmental Protection; Occan County Board of Chosen Freeholdc~s;Tin~olllyLiausch, Site Vicc President, Oyster Crcck Nuclear Generating Station; Gail Marsh Saxer, President, Lcagiic of Womcn Volers of Ocean County; Cheryl Rundle-Borowski; Janet l'ai~ro.

I certify the foregoing 1 bg a ROLL CALL COW 01 Res01~11on 1:7-]>&

(Moved by Lacey. Secondetl by Little) By the Board of Chosen Freeholders AYES: Little, Lacey. Bar~leu,V i c a ~ Kcilj

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NAYS: None ABSENT: None Clerk of the Board

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

1 AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC ) Docket No. 50-219-LR

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(Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing LETTER FROrVl BETTY VASlL TO CHAIRMAN DALE E. KLEIN ENCLOSING THE OCEAN COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS RESOLU1-ION RE NEW JERSEY'S HEARING REQUEST have been served upon the following persons by U.S. mail, first class, or through NRC internal distribution.

Office of Commission Appellate Administrative Judge Adjudication E. Roy Hawkens, Chair U.S. IVuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mail Stop - T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Paul B. Abramson Anthony J. Baratta Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atorr~icSafety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop - T-3 F23 Mail Stop - T-3 F23 U.S. IVuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Steven C. Hamrick, Esq. Richard Webster, Esq.

Mitzi A. Young, Esq. Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic Jody C. Martin, Esq. 123 Washington Street Office of the General Counsel Newark, NJ 07102-5695 Mail Stop 15 D21 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

Docket No. 50-219-LR LETTER FROM BETTY VASlL TO CHAIRMAN DALE E. KLElN ENCLOSING THE OCEAN COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS RESOLLITION RE NEW JERSEY'S HEARING REQUEST Paul Gunter, Director Donald J. Silverman, Esq.

Reactor Watchdog Project Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Nuclear Information Alex S. Polonsky, Esq.

and Resource Service Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP 1424 16'h Street, NW, Suite 404 1111 Pennsyvlania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20004 Bradley M. Campbell, Commissioner Jill Lipoti, Director New Jersey Department of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Environmental Protection P.O. Box 402 Divisio~iof Environmental Safety and Health Trenton, NJ 08625-0402 P.O. Box 424 Trenton, NJ 08625-0424 Ron Zak J. Bradley Fewell, Esq.

New Jersey Department of Exelon Corporation Environmental Protection 4300 Warrenville Road Nuclear Engineering Warrenville, IL 60555 P.O. Box 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Suzanne Leta John A. Covino, Esq.

NJPIRG Ellen Barney Balint, Esq.

11 N. Willow St. Valerie Anne Gray, Esq.

Trenton, NJ 08608 Caroline Stahl, Esq.

Deputy Attorneys General New Jersey Office of the Attorney General Environmental Permitting &

Counseling Section Division of Law Hughes Justice Complex P.O. Box 093 Trenton, NJ 08625 Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 21*' day of March 2007