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Out of the ashes?
Leaders of eight communities surrounding the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in
Waterford, Connecticut signed the statement below on Wednesday, May 13, 1998.
After two years of hard work it is reassuring to see that the public,
especially the neighboring public, have some sense of trust and hope. You will
continue to see negative publicity as the adamantly opposed remain so. (A
rally against Millstone restart is scheduled for May 23.) But the majority of
the public will recognized good faith effort to ensure a safe nuclear operation
and to maintain open lines of communication.
Excuse any formatting problems as I cut and pasted from another email.
Claude Flory
Senior Scientist
Northeast Utilities
floryca@gwsmtp.nu.com (W)
CAFlory@aol.com (H)
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT AND RECONCILIATION
East Lyme Groton Ledyard Lyme Montville New London Old Lyme Waterford
The parties to this "Statement of Support and Reconciliation" sign this
document as a sign of support to the workers, management, public interest
groups, government agencies and regional citizens involved in or concerned
about the rectification process concluding at Millstone Station. It is hoped
that the hard work, sacrifices and valuable lessons learned will serve as the
sustaining features to assure the health and safety of our region and it's
citizens.
This document is intended:
* To celebrate the accomplishments of Millstone Station and its workers
achieving a Safety Conscious Work Environment (SCWE) (4/7/98), and
successfully completing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC)
Operational Safety Team Inspection (OSTI) (5/5/98); and
* To help heal wounds, heighten mutual respect, and enhance civility in
any/all differences among people and groups within Southeastern
Connecticut; and
* To memorialize, congratulate and recognize the unprecedented
accomplishments of the 4,000 Millstone workers on reaching "readiness"
status after addressing serious performance issues; and
* To highlight the sacrifices, times and energies given by individuals
and groups during this restart process, especially the families of the
workers, and the new management team.
Specific Areas of Agreement:
a) We recognize and give credit to Millstone workers (and their families) for
the hard work, dedication and sacrifices they have exhibited in their efforts
to rectify outstanding problems;
b) We recognize that there is a place, and a need (going forward) after restart
of the Millstone Units for citizen groups and local government leaders
to help insure the health and safety of the public;
c) We recognize that it is in the interest of the region to have a safe,
operating and financially viable utility company;
d) We acknowledge the substantive work and contributions of the
"whistleblowers"; the Nuclear Energy Advisory Council (NEAC) and various
citizen-action groups (such as Citizens Regulatory Commission and the
Friends of a Safe Millstone) in helping to protect the health and safety
of our region;
e)We strongly agree that within the public discourse on radiation levels and
related health and safety issues, that factual, well-substantiated
information should be used in order to move forward toward solutions, and
prevent unnecessary alarm of the public;
f) We strongly agree and acknowledge that differing viewpoints and differing
opinions on the usage (or non-usage) of nuclear power have a right to
be shared, respected, and listened to in a progressive, open, and civil
manner; and
g)We endorse a strong and well managed Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and
Connecticut Department of Public Utilities Control (DPUC) in order to
assure that the best interests of the public are well protected.
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED THIS ______day of May, 1998:
TOWN OF GROTON Jane Dauphinais- Mayor
CITY OF GROTON Bette Geising - Mayor
TOWN OF LEDYARD Wesley Johnson - Mayor
TOWN OF MONTVILLE Patrick Dougherty - Mayor
CITY OF NEW LONDON Lloyd Beachy - Mayor
TOWN OF OLD LYME Timothy Griswold - First Selectman
TOWN OF WATERFORD Thomas A. Sheridan - First Selectman
TOWN OF EAST LYME Wayne Fraser - First Selectman