ML17209B258

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Withdraws Petition to Intervene in Proceeding
ML17209B258
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 06/12/1981
From: WELLS H S
HUTCHINSON ISLAND COALITION
To:
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
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THECOALITION WILLDEPENDONNRCTOFOLLOWTHROUGH.PLEASEBEAWARETHATIAMONLYONEOFMANYPEOPLEANDORGAN-IZATIOiNS WORRIEDABOUTTHESAFETYOFTHEISLAND.JAMESW.MAY,CHIEFBUREAUOFLAND8cWATERMANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OFCOMMUNITY AFFAIRS,TALLAHASSEE STATEDINALETTERTOMEOFJAN.6,1981,THATHEWASHIGHLYCONCERNED WITHTHEIMPACTOFDEVELOPMENT INRECENTMONTHS.THETREASURECOASTPLANNINGCOUNCIL,AGOVERNMENT GROUPCONFOSEDOFOFFICIALS FROMFOURCOUNTIESHASBEENWORKINGFORMONTHSTOBRINGADIALOGUEWITHOURLOCALCOUNTYGOVERNMENT.

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INTHISLETTERSENTTOSENATORCHXLESDATEDFEB.171981,MR.WILLIAMDIRCKS,EXECUTIVE DIRECTORFOROPERATIONS OFNRCBASESHISFIGURESON1974POPULATION ANDHASNOCONCEPTION OFTHEGROWTHTHATHASOCCUREDSINCETHATTIME.

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IWOULDSUGGESTTHATTHISISA)YASTEOFTIMEANDTAXPAYERS MONEY!INREPLYTOYOURORDEROFJUNE5,1981ANDAFTERDUECONSXDERATION OFALLTHEFACTORSINVOLVED, YOUMAYCONSIDERMYFINALANSWERTOBEONEOFI((AKINGASTATEMENT TONRCOFMYCONCERNSANDTHECONCERNSOFTHEMEMBERSOFTHEHUTCHINSON ISLANDCOALITION.

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LucieCountyChamber.ofCommercereportsthat-two-thirds ofthecountyisdevotedtoag'ricultural industry; 41percentpastureland,23percentcitrusr>crops,and1percentvegetables.

TheRegulatory staffperformed anindependent studyof1974popu-lationdistribution inthevicinityofthesite.Weestimated apopulation of71,900within10milesoftheplant,14,100within&-1/2milesand7,100within5miles.Ofthe7,100within5miles,5,200arerlocatedonthemainlandd1,900arelocatedonHutchinson Islandbetween4and5milessouthoftheplant.mu~Onthebasisof10CPRPart100definitions ofthepopulation

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