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A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SHEARQN HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners is strongly . committed to protecting the general health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Orange County ; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Commissioners have ultimate responsibility for the protection of people and property within Orange County; and WHEREAS, numerous citizens have expressed grave concern over the poten- tial effects the plant could have upon the general health , safety, and welfare of the citizens of Orange County ; and WHEREAS, the ten-mile evacuation planning zone is predicated an a Loss of Coolant Accident rather than a "worst case scenario" and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster indicates the need to restudy the size of the evacuation planning zone ; and WHEREAS, prompt notification of events that may endanger citizens is cru- cial to implementation of effective emergency plans ; and WHEREAS, independent monitoring of the environs of the plant would help to reassure citizens that the plant was operating properly; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to express its grave concern to the Governor , the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Federal Emer- gency Management officials , and Carolina Power and Light over the poten- tial hazardous effects a nuclear power plant and its byproducts may have upon Orange County citizens ; NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commis sinners that in the interests of protecting the general health, safety, and welfare of its citizens , the Board does hereby request the ap- propriate authorities institute the following safety measures prior to any licensing, loading, activation, and operation of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant : - 1 . That the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency extend the required emergency evacuation zone to include Orange County and that the Orange County Emergency Communications center be included in the automatic ringdown system, 2. That Carolina Power and Light and State Emergency Management offi- cials assist Orange County Emergency Management in preparing and testing the evacuation and notification plan subsequent to its approval by the Board of Commissioners , 3. That Carolina Power and Light be required to enter into an agree- ment with an independent qualified research agency to provide both baseline and post plant startup data on air quality in the area. The University of North Carolina at Chapel HiII would be an ideal body to regularly gather, monitor , and publicly and independently report the results of air quality testing to the appropriate federal and state regulatory agencies , the Carolina Power and Light, and