ML20199E733

Forwards Rockland County Legislature Resolution Requesting Governor of State of Ny to Shut Down Plants Due to Problems W/Evacuation Plan & Dangers Underscored by Chernobyl Catastrophe

ML20199E733
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	06/17/1986
From:	Berger F ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8606230427
Download: ML20199E733 (4)

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i- 3. ./ Allison-Parris County Office Building 4 New City, New York 10956 June 17, 1986 KENNETH P. ZEBROWSKI (914) 638-5100 Chairman PRAN BERGER aca Howard Denton, Director Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

Re: Res. NO. 212 - Requesting the Hon. Mario M.

Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, to Assume Leadership Role - Shutdown of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant -

Reconsideration of Nuclear Power as Energy Source

Dear Sir:

The attached resolution was adopted by the Legislature of Rockland County at its May 6, 1986 meeting.

We would appreciate your using your good offices to implement the intent of this resolution.

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by n ennjnrity of the members elcoteil to the 1.cgislature while such L.egislature was in regular session with a duly constituted quorum of memtwirs prese nt and voting, I l<liltTill:lt ( FI(TIFY that at the time said renolution was adopted, said 1.egislature was comprised of ,

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Referral No. 6675C 10 C 5 c May 6, 1986 RESOLUTION NO. 212 OF 1986 REQUESTING THE BON. MARIO N. CUONO, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEN YORE, TO ASSUME LEADERSHIP ROLE -

SHUTDONE OF INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT -

RECONSIDERATION OF NUCLEAR POWER AS ENERGY SOURCE Reisman / Cornell .

WHEREAS, the Legislature of Rockland County, heretofore, by Resolution No. 302 of 1983, requested the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to immediately and independently shut down the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, and WHEREAS, the Legislature of Rockland County, by Resolution No. 389 of 1983, reaffirmed its intent that the Indian Point Power Plant cease operation until such time as the Rockland County Legislature approved a Radiological Evacuation Plan, and WHEREAS, the Legislature of Rockland County, on numerous occasions, has questioned the wisdom of operating the Indian Point nuclear reactors in the New York Metropolitan Area and has j further questioned the viability of aay evacuation plan, and i

WHEREAS, the Soviet ' Union, at its chernobyl nuclear plant, is now experiencing the world's worst nuclear disaster, and WHEREAS, any nuclear reactor, such as the Indian Point reactor and the Chernobyl reactor, poces an imminent danger to the general populous, and WHEREAS, the nuclear catastrophe in the Soviet Union underscores the tremendous health hazard posed by the nuclear industry, as well as the potential loss of human lives and possible annihilation of mankind, and WHEREAS, the nuclear catastrophe in the Soviet Union is such a potential health hazard that public authorities in the State of New York, as well as countries around the world, are testing

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May 6, 1986 WHEREAS, it would be in the best interests of the citizens of Rockland County if the Indian Point nuclear reactors were shut down so that they would no longer pose a danger to the lives and safety of the inhabitants of the New York Metropolitan Area, and l

. WHEREAS, the Hon. Mario M. Cuomo, as Governor of the State of New York, should assume his leadership role on behalf of all the citizens of the State of New York in causing the shutdown of  !

the Indian Point nuclear reactors operated by the New York Power Authority and Con Edison, as well as calling for a complete review of the nuclear power industry in the United States, and WHEREAS, the Multi-Services Committee of this Legislature has met, considered and unanimously a p p r o v e d ' t h i's resolution, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Legislature of Rockland County requests ~

the Hon. Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, to assume his leadership role on behalf of all the citizens of the State of New York, and to use all his articulate powers of persuasion to bring about a total shutdown of the Indian Point nuclear power reactors operated by the New York Power Authority and Con Edison, and be it further RESOLVED, that the Legislature of Rockland County further requests the Hon. Mario M. Cuomo to oppose, before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any change in the existing licensing requirements which would permit the extension of the useful life of nuclear power plants and particularly the Indian Point nuclear reactors, and be it further RESOLVED, that the Legislature of Rockland County requests the Hon. Mario M. Cuomo to oppose the issuance of new operating licenses to any non-operating nuclear power plants within or without the State of New York, and be it further RESOLVED, that the Legislature of Rockland County further requests that the Hon. Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of the Empire State with national stature, call for international reconsideration of the wisdom of nuclear power, and be it further RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Legislature be and is hereby authorized and directed to send a certified copy of this ,

resolution to the Hon. Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York; Hon. Eugene Levy, New York State Senator; Hon. Sam Colman, Hon. Robert Connor and Hon. George Pataki, New York e State Assemblymen and Hon. Mary Margaret McPhillips, New York State Assemblywoman; the Majority and Minority Leaders of the New York State Senate and Assembly; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and to such other persons as the Clerk, in her discretion, may feel proper in order to effectuate the purpose of this resolution.

VOTE: AYES: 14 NAYS: 4-Dworkin,Savarese,Morahan,Fornario (left the chambers)

_ Absgt: 3-Easter, Gorman, Grogan