POWERPLANT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OF THE SECOND SESSION NOVEMBER 18, 1986 Serial No. 99–180 Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, Chairman JAMES H. SCHEUER, New York NORMAN F. LENT, New York HENRY A. WAXMAN, California EDWARD R. MADIGAN, Illinois TIMOTHY E. WIRTH, Colorado CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California PHILIP R. SHARP, Indiana MATTHEW J. RINALDO, New Jersey JAMES J. FLORIO, New Jersey WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts BOB WHITTAKER, Kansas THOMAS A. LUKEN, Ohio THOMAS J. TAUKE, Iowa DOUG WALGREN, Pennsylvania DON RITTER, Pennsylvania BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland DAN COATS, Indiana AL SWIFT, Washington THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., Virginia MICKEY LELAND, Texas JACK FIELDS, Texas RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois HOWARD C. NIELSON, Utah MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida W.J. "BILLY" TAUZIN, Louisiana DAN SCHAEFER, Colorado RON WYDEN, Oregon FRED J. ECKERT, New York TRENT LOTT, Mississippi WM. MICHAEL KITZMILLER, Staff Director THOMAS M. RYAN, Chief Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY CONSERVATION AND POWER EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts, Chairman AL SWIFT, Washington CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California JOHN BRYANT, Texas MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio MICKEY LELAND, Texas HOWARD C. NIELSON, Utah RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida RON WYDEN, Oregon FRED J. ECKERT, New York RALPH M. HALL, Texas NORMAN F. LENT, New York DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio (Ex Officio) GERRY SIKORSKI, Minnesota JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan (Ex Officio) LAWRENCE SIDMAN, Chief Counsel/Staff Director LINDA M. CORREIA, Special Assistant CONTENTS Alexander, Lawrence R., chairman, Joint Committee on Energy, Com- monwealth of Massachusetts............ Atkins, Hon. Chester G., a Representative in Congress from the State of Backus, Robert A., on behalf of Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Brown, Edward A., president, New Hampshire Yankee Division, Public Service of New Hampshire .............. Comley, Stephen, director, Because We Care About Rowley and You .. Costello, Nicholas J., Chairman, Senate Energy Committee, Common- Dukakis, Hon. Michael S., Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts ...... Fallon, Mimi, Sun Valley Association ............ Hildt, Barbara, Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts... Hollingworth, Beverly, Representative, State of New Hampshire ............... Krasker, Elaine, Representative, State of New Hampshire................. Lord, William S., selectman, Amesbury, MA........ MacDonald, David, civil defense director, Rye, NH ...................... McEachern, Paul, counsel, Hampton, NH.... Mavroules, Hon. Nicholas, a Representative in Congress from the State of Mitchell, Sandra Fowler, civil defense director, Kensington, NH.................. Mohl, Bruce E., deputy attorney general, State of New Hampshire............. Moughan, Thomas F., director, Citizens Within the Ten Mile Radius .......... Moyer, Herbert S., on behalf of The League of Towns ... Noonan, Vincent S., Project Director, Seabrook Project, Nuclear Regula- Palumbo, Thomas G., Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts ... Perry, Spence W., General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Pollard, Sharon, Secretary of Energy, Commonwealth of Massachusetts..... Shadis, Raymond G., New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution.... Shimshak, Rachel, energy advocate, Massachusetts Public Interest Re- Smith, Hon. Robert C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Vollmer, Richard, Deputy Director for Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nu- Wingo, Craig S., Chief, Field Operations Branch, Federal Emergency Material submitted for the record by: Costello, Nicholas J.: Massachusetts State senator, letter, November 20, ...... Letter to Governor Dukakis from Members of Congress representing the State of Massachusetts ..... 1986....................................... Memorandum from David Ward, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, NRC, to Lando W. Zech, Jr., Chairman, NRC, Miscellaneous correspondence to Chairman Markey ......... |