[NukeNet] A message from Senator Tom Carper

[Bill Smirnow]

   Frieda,
                    Exactly what you'd expect. The public as you know all too well needs to be educated and the only that'll happen is via corporate media. The only way that'll happen is as much lobbyong- letter writing, calls, faxes, invitations to meet with reporters as possible. The best thing I can think of is to get out to the public the CRAC-2 [  http://www.mothersalert.org/crac.html ] Report, emphasizing who mandated it [NRC], who conducted the study  [Sandia Labs] and as  watered down as it is, just how devastating it is. Al Qaeda or any other group dosen't need nuclear weapons- every nuclear power facility is a stationary radiological nuclear weapon. Provided by NRC, industry and people like Carper for attack, accident or natural disaster.

  Thanks for all your work. I like/am educated by what you send.

    Why don't you ask to meet face to face with Carper and Biden, bring copies of CRAC-2 and a camcorder and record the meeting. If you need someone to use the camcorder as you're trying to educate these people, invite someone to do just that. Then get it out to media outlets. What do you think?

   No-Nukes,
                       Bill


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Frieda Berryhill 
  To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; 
  Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 4:25 PM
  Subject: Fw: A message from Senator Tom Carper


  "nuf said !!!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: senator_carper at carper.senate.gov 
  To: frieda302 at comcast.net 
  Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 4:09 PM
  Subject: A message from Senator Tom Carper


  Senator Tom Carper
  SH 513
  Washington, DC 20510

  202-224-2441 Washington
  302-674-3308 Dover
  302-856-7690 Georgetown
  302-573-6291 Wilmington

  http://carper.senate.gov
  Dear Ms. Berryhill:

  Thank you for contacting me regarding your concerns with Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) Inc.’s nuclear power facilities in southern New Jersey. As always, I appreciate your thoughts on this important matter. 

  I certainly understand your concerns with PSEG’s proposal to build an additional nuclear reactor at the Hope Creek/Salem station. As you know, in October of 2004, operators shut down the Hope Creek reactor after a steam pipe burst. The rupture sent radioactive steam into the building that contains the turbine used to generate electricity. Any malfunction at a nuclear facility is of great concern, particularly when it comes ensuring the safety of residents of New Jersey and Delaware living in close proximity to the island’s three reactors. While the incident evoked legitimate concern from both the public and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, appropriate actions were taken to ensure a similar incident did not reoccur. It is also important to note that officials at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concluded that the incident posed no public health risk. PSEG shut down the reactor during an ensuing federal investigation, after which PSEG fired its senior managers and vowed to spend millions to upgrade equipment. It remains important, however, that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission continue to maintain tight enforcement of proper operating procedures at the plant.

  With that said, nuclear power plants currently generate about a fifth of our nation’s electricity. The three reactors operated by PSEG alone supply power to 60 percent of the utility’s two million customers in New Jersey, and their facility’s electrical output is the second largest of the country’s 103 nuclear plants. Moreover, air emissions from nuclear plants, particularly carbon dioxide, are negligible compared to the emissions of fossil-fuel powered plants. 

  As you know, PSEG may apply for a permit to build a fourth reactor at the Hope Creek/Salem station. The utility’s current feasibility study does not mean that PSEG is committed to constructing a new reactor, but that it is researching doing so. Even if PSEG decides to move forward with the plan, its proposal would be subject to a thorough vetting by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for safety. While I believe that nuclear power should be a part of our nation’s energy future, I agree with you that we must ensure strong environmental and safety standards.

  I assure you that I will continue to work with my colleagues in the Senate to develop sustainable energy policies that will make our air cleaner, fight global warming and ensure the safety of all Americans. 

  Thank you again for contacting my office on this important issue. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future about other matters of importance to you.

  With best personal regards, I am

  Sincerely,

  Tom Carper
  United States Senator

  Please do not respond to this email. To send another message please visit my website at http://carper.senate.gov/aemail.cfm and fill out the webform for a prompt response. Thank you.
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