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RESOLUTION WHEREAS, after 15 years of planning and construction, Carolina Power & Light Company's Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant is essentially complete and represents an investment of at least $3.6 billion, and WHEREAS, construction of the Harris Plant has been closely supervised and reviewed by the appropriate federal and state regulatory agencies, and those agencies will continue to monitor its operation to ensure the safety of the public, and WHEREAS, after reviewing alternatives, regulatory agencies have recommended a mix of nuclear and fossil base load plants and conversion of the Harris Plant to a non- nuclear fuel source is not economically feasible, and WHEREAS, the Harris Plant, like eleven other nuclear units providing electricity for the Carolinas, will be operated by skilled and highly trained personnel, and WHEREAS, in the unlikely event of an accident, the reinforced concrete containment building structure, as well as redundant safety systems, will prevent radioactivity from escaping to the environment in harmful amounts, and WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina has a complete emergency plan to evacuate 10 miles around the Plant, if necessary, and the emergency plan has been approved by federal authorities and has been successfully tested, and WHEREAS, the Orange County Commissioners have confidence in the regulatory process and Carolina Power & Light Company's ability to operate the Harris Plant in a manner that will protect the health and safety of the people of Orange County; BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Orange County Commissioners support the State's emergency plan and urge the towns and municipalities in Orange County to cooperate and work with the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management in developing their own respective emergency plans. Adopted this the day of , 1986.