ML13032A047

LTR-13-0082 1/28/2013 Letter Randy Gordon to Chairman Macfarlane, Requests Support for Safely Restarting and Operating San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station, Unit 2

ML13032A047
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	01/28/2013
From:	Gordon R Long Beach Area, CA, Chamber of Commerce
To:	Macfarlane A NRC/Chairman
References
LTR-13-0082
Download: ML13032A047 (3)

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET Date Printed: Jan 30, 2013 11:08 PAPER NUMBER: LTR- 13-0082 LOGGING DATE: 01/29/2013 ACTION OFFICE:

V Q-1 V AUTHOR: Randy Gordon w~ake)zO AFFILIATION: CA ADDRESSEE: CHRM Allison Macfarlane

SUBJECT:

Requests support for safely restarting and operating San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station, Unit 2

ACTION: Appropriate DISTRIBUTION: RF, SECY has Ack.

LETTER DATE: 01/28/2013 ACKNOWLEDGED Yes SPECIAL HANDLING: Lead office to publicly release 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> after SECY's assignment, via SECY/EDO/DPC.

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FILE LOCATION: ADAMS DATE DUE: DATE SIGNED:

• The Chamber Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce January 28, 2013 Chairwoman Allison MacFarlane U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-16G4 Washington, DC 20555 Re.: Support for Safely Restarting and Operating San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2

Dear Chairwoman MacFarlane:

On behalf of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and our 1,000 member organizations, I am writing to request your support for Southern California Edison's (SCE) Return-to-Service Action Plan as submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to safely restart and operate the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Unit 2.

Members of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce - as well as the entire southern California business community - need the safe, reliable and affordable power that SONGS has provided the region. The constant base of power from SONGS ("baseload electricity") allows for up to 2,200 megawatts of clean, emission-free electricity - nearly 10% of the region's power needs.

Nuclear baseload electricity has a lower production cost than coal or natural gas, helping reducing the price of electricity for businesses. SONGS' baseload electricity cannot be duplicated by other clean power facilities such as wind or solar farms, which are not able to constantly run, or produce equivalent levels of power or voltage support.

SCE's San Onofre facility has never been closed for a safety violation. The NRC has determined that SCE has safely operated the plant, keeping public health and safety at the forefront during every year of the plant's operation.

With companies leaving the State of California in search of lower business operating costs, we do not need the increased expenses of other generation sources, and/or the construction of transmission lines throughout southern California, which would occur should San Onofre remain offline.

Sincerely, Randy Gordon President & C.EO.

Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

Joosten, Sandy From: Weston LaBar [Iongbeachadvocacy@gmail.com]

Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 5:40 PM To: CHAIRMAN Resource

Subject:

SONGS Power Plant Attachments: Letter - SONGS MacFarlane.doc Chairwoman MacFarlane, Please see the attached letter regarding the SONGS Power Plant.

Thanks, Weston LaBar Consultant, Public Policy/Economic Development Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce One World Trade Center, Suite 206 Long Beach, CA 90831 0: (562) 983-1241 C: (570) 242-8421 1.