View source for NRC-2012-0070, Comment (325) of Armando Esparza on Behalf of Southern California District Council of Laborers Supporting Southern California Edison'S License Amendment Request for the Relicensing of San Onofre, Unit 2

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| number = ML13143A480
| issue date = 05/02/2013
| title = Comment (325) of Armando Esparza on Behalf of Southern California District Council of Laborers Supporting Southern California Edison'S License Amendment Request for the Relicensing of San Onofre, Unit 2
| author name = Esparza A
| author affiliation = Southern California District Council of Laborers
| addressee name = Bladey C K
| addressee affiliation = NRC/ADM/DAS/RADB
| docket = 05000361
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| case reference number = 78FR22576 00325, NRC-2012-0070
| document type = General FR Notice Comment Letter type:NRC
| page count = 1
| project = 
| stage = Request
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{{#Wiki_filter:SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS AFFILIATED WITH LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO 4399 SANTA ANITA AVENUE, SUITE 204 EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA 91731 TELEPHONE (626) 350-6900 SERGIO RASCON PRESIDENT MANUEL MONSIBAIS ARMANDO ESPARZA SECRETARY-TREASURER BUSINESS MANAGEa AFFILIATED LOCALS ARIZONA PHOENIX LOCAL 383 NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE LOCAL 16 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BURBANK LOCAL 345 KERN COUNTY SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LOCAL 220 HOLLYWOOD LOCAL 724 LONG BEACH LOCAL 507 LOS ANGELES LOCAL 300 ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL 652 POMONA LOCAL 1414 RIVERSIDE-IMPERIAL COUNTIES LOCAL 1184 SAN BERNARDINO INYO-MONO COUNTIES LOCAL 783 SAN DIEGO LOCAL 89 VENTURA LOCAL 585 WILMINGTON LOCAL 802 WEBSITE: SCDCL.ORG May 2, 2013 Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conminission, Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE Docket ID NRC-2013-0070-T-]m-T mD C-5)-r7 -I Or-3a6 On behalf of the Southern California District Council of Laborers working men and women of the Laborers Local Unions'in s6uthern California, we are writing to express our strong support for Southern California Edison's License Amendment Request (LAR)and No Significant Hazards Determination.
We support the safe restart of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.The NRC has been entrusted with ensuring the safety of nuclear facilities and their workers, many of whom are members of the Laborers Local Unions in Southern California, Making sure our members have weii-paying jobs is important, but nothing is more vital than the safety of ithe workers and the general public. I would not allow my members to work in an environnment that is unsafe.I have attended recent NRC meetings and have been closely watching this issue for several months. I am taken back by the way the regulatory process has deteriorated into a politicized, one-sided circus. A vocal minority is being permitted to highjack important proceedings and undermine public engagement.
On matters as important and complex as the restart of a nuclear power plant, the NRC must safeguard the integrity of what historically has been a rigorous regulatory process to ensure public safety. The focus must be on science and technology.
The NRC must ensure all voices are heard and (onduct ffself as an honest broker of all opinions.We urge you to exercise youi oversight au-th0rity to prevent long-term damage to the integrity of the NRC. The future of energy in Southern California is depending upon a rigorous, professional, and balanced regulatory process. Our safety depends on it.Thank you, Armando "Mando" Esparza, Business Manager-28 SUNSI Review Complete Template = ADM -013 E-RIDS= ADM-03 Add= B. Benney (bjb)}}