ML19330A080

Answer to Saginaw Intervenors' Interrogatory 174,stating That Nuclear Fuel & Coal Are Only Alternatives Taken in Case of Bldg Base Load Unit.Affidavits Encl

ML19330A080
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	12/06/1971
From:	Hanson M, Kessler W CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	Saginaw Intervenor
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UITITED STATES OF /JERICA ATOMIC EIERGY C0!C11SSION In the Matter of )

CONSUIER3 P0' DER C0!!PANY Docket No. 50-329 (Midisnd Plant Units 1 cnd 2)

APPLIC/.NT'S ANSUER TO SAGINAU INTERVENORS' INTERROGATORY No.174 174 Did you ever consider the possibility of fossil fuel plants with appropriate pollutien controls instead of the proposed Midland Units? Explain your answer in detail and in light of your recent announcement to construct fossil fuel power plants to the north of Midland?

Answer: Applicent in the course of building any new unit for the production of electricity takes into account the various alternatives available l

to it. As discussed in applicant's Supplemental Environmental l Report, the alternatives in the case of a base load unit are

' primarily limited to nuclear fuel and coal. The considerations j l

involved and the reasons why a nuclear plant is considered the best alternative are discussed in detail in the Supplemental En-vironmental Report.

Applicant is not aware of any announcement in early 1/T1 to construct fossil fuel power plants north of Midland and in fact has no such plara.

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UNITED STATES OF MIERICA ATCMIC ENERGY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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CONSCERS POWER CCMPA!Tl ) Docket No. 50-329

) Docket No. 50-330 (Midland Plant Units 1 and 2) )

STATE OF MICHIGAN SS.

COUITTI 0F JACKSON )

Affidavit of Martin P. Hansen Martin P. Henson, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is Project Engineer for the Midland Nuclear Plant and that he has read the following response to interrogatory #233a submitted by Intervencrs Saginav Valley Nuclear Study Group, et al. and that the same is true to his personal knowledge or upon the basis of his information and belief.

/s/ Martin P. Hanscn Martin P. Hanson ,

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of December,1971.

/s/ Aileen R. Nazaruk (SEAL) Aileen R. Nazaruk i Notary Public, Jackson County, Michigen  !

My Ccumission Expires April 30, 1973 1

. -, s UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ATOMIC ENF.RGY COMMISSION i In the Matter'of )

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CONSU!ERS P0iGR COMPANY Docket No. 50-329 Docket No. 50-330 (Midland Plant Units 1 and 2) l l STATE OF MICHIGAN SS.

COUNTY OF JACKSON Affidavit of Willica E. Kessler Willica E. Kessler, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is Project Manager for the Midland Ruelear Plant and that he has read the following response to interrogatory #174 submitted by Inter-venors Saginnv Valley Nuclear Study Group, et al. and that the same is true to his personal knowledge or upon the basis of his infomation and belief.

l /s/ William E. Kessler William E. Kessler Subscribed and suom to before me this 6th day of December,1971.

! /s/AileenR.Nazaruk (SEAL) Aileen R. Nazaruk Notary Public, Jackson County, Michigan My Ccxamission Expires April 30, 1973 i

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