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Resolution in Support of Brinclring the Shearon Harris. Nuclear Plant into Compliance with Federal Fire Safety Regulations We the undersigned support the legal action directed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) by NC WARN, the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Nuclear Information and Research Service, NC. Fair Share, and Students United for a Responsible Global Environment to bring the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant into compliance with Federal Fire Safety Regulations. The plant has operated in violation of those regulations for at least the past 14 years and as such has substantially increased the risk to the public. In' addition, the plant owner says it will apply for permission to take up to nine mare years to study its fire safety violations instead of fixing them. That legal action calls for emergency enforcement action by the NRC to: 1) Immediately suspend Shearon Harris's license until all fire safety violations are corrected, or; 2) Fine Harris $130,000 for each violation each day it operates until compliance with current law is verified by NRC -without relying on regulatory bypasses such as "interim" fire watches and operator actions. The legal action further requests that deliberations on this matter are conducted in open and public proceedings that include hearings in the. vicinity of the Shearon Harris plant: Although the bringers of the legal action are willing to enter into negotiations allowing the plant to remain operating, any continued operation must be based on the establishment of a firm timetable -not exceeding 12 months -for completing the necessary repairs. to bring the plant into full compliance with current, applicable fire safety regulations. We further call for the NRC to refuse to consider any "early relicensing" of the plant for an additional 20 years -for which an application will be submitted by year end - unless the plant has been brought into full compliance with fire regulations. Signed Printed nam Title - Date On behalf of (if applicable) the following governmental or other organization: Please return to NC WARN., P.O. Box 61051, Durham, NC 27715-1051 or ncwarn@ncwarn.org or call 919-416-5077. The resolution will be sent to the NRC in support of the legal action.