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• High incidence of faulty or "inoperative" materials used to provide fire protection <br />for electrical equipmdnt and wiring in violation of federal fire safety regulations; <br />and <br />• High rates of sudden reactor shutdown. <br />Grass roots efforts have begun to arise in opposition to a license extension for the <br />Shearon Harris plant absent CP&L/Progress Energy and the NRC undertaking- long <br />overdue corrections to the demonstrated shortcomings safety, operational and security <br />systems at the plant. Furthermore, many leaders of these grass roots efforts have <br />signaled that they will continue to raise questions about the need for additional nuclear <br />power sources and the environmental consequences of the development of such a <br />major construction project in comparison to the projected, benefits of investment in <br />energy efficiency infrastructure and technology. <br />If I may provide additional information, please advise. <br />