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