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<br />Tou~n o f Chape l H i 1 L Fax ~ 919-96?-8406 Jan 13 ' 99 12 ~ 31 P. 03/04 `~ <br />~THEREAS, the Council understands that Carolina Pawer & Light has plans for the expansion of <br />the high level radioactive waste storage facilities at the Sheacota Harris Nucleax Pawer Plaza in <br />. Wake County; and <br />WHEREAS, the Council understands that there are risks inherent with the doubling of the <br />storage capacity of the temporary storage pools for the high level radioactive waste far. the <br />.purpose of long term storage of high. level radioactive waste, not only from the Shearon Harris <br />..plant, but also from two other nuclear. power plants from elsewhere in North and South Cazolina; <br />....and <br />~J'HEREAS, the Council has concerns about the plans to expand the waste storage capacity at the <br />.Shearon fTarris facility and the lack of public input into the approval process for those; and <br />~fTHEREAS, the. Council believes that commruuties should consider alteniative forms of energy <br />production that are .safer for the environment; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT IEtFSOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the <br />Council requests that the North Carolina Department of ~zzviroztzaezrt and Natural Resources and <br />the Nucleaz Regulatory Commission.conduct puUlic hearings in which Carolina Fower & Light , <br />and appropriate regulatory staff- <br />1) explain the plans to expand tbe~ storage. facilities for high Ievel radioactive waste at the <br />Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant; <br />2} .outline the risks, or lack thereof, and explain the risk assessment methodology employed to <br />develop risk projections related to the use of facilities designed for short term storage of high <br />level radioactive wastes for longterm storage; <br />3) outline the risks, .or lack thereof, atzd explain~the risk assessment methodology employed to <br />develop risk projections associated with the transportation and handling of materials from <br />other distant nuclear power generating facilities; <br />4) accept and consider public cozzaments relative to support for or opposition to operating or <br />examining such a facility in this ~azea; <br />5) explain why transporticxg spent fuel rods ~ is ~ safer than a semi perx~aanezat storage (that is, <br />"swimming pool" storage) onto their site of use, as transpo'ng them increases risks; . <br />6) explain why transporting spent: fuel mds from two regions of zelativeiy low population <br />. density (South Carolina and $runswick County, l\TC} to an area of much higher population <br />density (Wake County) minimatzes the overall risk to people; and <br />7) requests that the Chapel Hill Town Council be included in discussions with Carolina Power. <br />and Light and the Orazzge County Commissioners, and that these questions be answered in a <br />public forum. <br />
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