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RESOLUTION NUMBER 6654
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH, IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 3643, THE INTERIM
CONSOLIDATED STORAGE ACT OF 2015
WHEREAS, millions of ratepayers and taxpayers dollars are being spent on the
monitoring and oversight of Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) each year
and millions more are programmed to be spent on settlement
payments related to waste disposition; and
WHEREAS, much of the SNF and High Level Radioactive Waste (HLW) is
currently stored at sites that are vulnerable to natural disasters and
located near large metropolitan centers; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Energy concluded in 2013 that a
geological repository for the permanent disposal of SNF and HLW
will not be available until 2048, at the earliest; and
WHEREAS, the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear
Future recommended that efforts be made to advance consolidated
SNF and HLW interim storage facilities while further efforts are
made to develop a permanent disposal site; and
WHEREAS, the SNF at the San Onfofre Nuclear Generating Station, a
decommissioned site, should be promptly and safely moved to a
Consolidated Storage site, which is one of the recommendations of
the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear
Future and is proposed by H.R. 3643, the Interim Consolidated
Storage Act of 2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach hereby:
Section 1. The City Council supports the passage of H.R. 3643 and urges the
Department of Energy to implement prompt and safe relocation of
Spent Nuclear Fuel from SONGS to a licensed and regulated
Interim Consolidated Storage Facility, and supports the
development and passage of complementary legislation.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach on this 27th day of June , 2016 by the following vote:
AYES:
Council Members:
Massa - Lavitt, Varipapa, Deaton, Sloan
NOES:
Council Members:
Miller
ABSENT:
Council Members:
None
ABSTAIN:
Council Members:
None
ATTEST:
Robin L. Roberts, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
Sandra Massa - Lavitt, Mayor
I, Robin Roberts, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 6654 on file in
the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Seal Beach, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 27th day
of June 2016.
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Robin L. Roberts, City Clerk
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