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Residents prote of nuclear { By Teresa Weaver GniTMCock Staff Writer A : J??_ ii-.: * * rv giuup ui icsiueuis living near me aimostcompleted V.C. Summer Nuclear Power Station in Jenkinsville protested the plant construction at the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company's annual stockholders meeting Wednesday. A group of about ten citizens calling themselves Fairfield United Action read a prepared statement at a press conference before the meeting calling for the dismantling 01 me new plant or its conversion to a coal-operated system. Jennie Manaiza, a Jenkinsville resident, said the group did not have enough votes to close down the plant, but hoped to make the stockholders aware that residents are concerned about the plant's operations. "WE'RE A SMALL group, but we're concerned about our health and the high costs of our utility bills. SCE&G just moved in there and more or less took over. They claim it's safe, but we know otherwise. They need to know what's going on, becuase they aren't aware yet of what residents feel," she said. Fairfield United Action has a total membership of about thirty Jenkinsville residents and some interested ci 'zens from other areas. Rand;, Miller, a Columbia attorney who called himself "a concerned citizen," appeared with the group and presented their proposal to the stockholders. In the proposal, the citizens requested that SCE&G develop alternative energy sources and promote conservation rather than complete the new nuclear plant. "TUPBP'C Mr* Mffn ~1 ? * ?> **:n a iiuiiui o UijJL/ 1U1 UIC pidllt, jLVJLUiei bdlU. "It's just excess energy. It was forecast at a time of large demand and a big spurt in growth. In the '80s Carter The opportunity to expand government services on such a large scale, he said, was made possible by the financial and industrial progress the state has made in recent years. "When I first came here, our budget was less than $100 million and today's it's in excess of $1 billion. We've seen state government grow from its infancy almost. The big, big thing that has brought about this growth is that our state has grown economically and industrially. And I think the f hinrr lio ?? ?1 *? 11?1 tiling ma i gvji us &U1MCU 111 Uiai direction was the echnical system," he said. The technical programs provided the training necessary to attract large industries into South Carolina, he explained. The technical programs provided the training necessary to attract large industries into South Carolina, he explained. Carter said his approach to the leadership of the House is very different from the flamboyant forceful style of his predecessor, Solomon Blatt. Carter said his ? i auiiiuusiKiuuii nas ueen mucn more relaxed and more accessible to legislators. "I take a 'we' approach to the problems that we have, instead of an T approach. It's part of my personality. I like to do things together instead of by myself. I don't try to get the credit for everything," he said. The decision to retire after 28 years in the legislature was "a tough one," Carter said, but he felt he needed to devote more time to his family and his private law practice in Greenville. "The demands on the speaker are so great now that it's almost a full-time job. I needed to get out anrl inct tnlm o lrvr?lr ot mnonlf V..V juuv I.MUV u iyui\ civ Iiijracii. 1 VC been in public life most of my adult life. I may find I dislike private life or I may find that I love it," he said. His retirement from public service may be short-lived, however, as he has expressed an interest in the 1982 gubernatorial race. extra discount coupon ibbbb booklets are now IBiMMiaM available at all dorms i 1 Coupons which have expired will be I st construction tower plant we'll see more conservation and alternative energy sources. That's the trend the utility companies will be taking," he said. The health risks are a major concern for the residents, and most said their fears were a direct result of the recent accident at the nuclear plant at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania. General Public Utilities Corporation, owner of the Three Mile Island plant, used to sell its stock at $18 per share but are now selling the same stock for less than $5, Miller said. "SCE&G has made a poor investment in this nuclear plant and we want the stockholders to realize this and invest in safer, surer electrical generation," he said. "Not opening this plant, even this far along in the game, would be cheaper for SCE&G than covering all these unknown costs." The cost of dismantling the plant after its thirty year lifespan has been estimated to be between 10 and 100 percent of its total construction cost. Miller said the plant will generate more than 50,000 pounds of high-level radioactive waste every year and the disposal cost is uncertain now. BASED ON THESE unknown cost projections, Miller said it should be obvious to company officials that the plant would not be as profitable as alternative technology. The majority of stockholders are supporting the completion of the V.C. Summer plant, but Fairfield United Action members agreed their primary goal is to make the utility company aware of citizens' complaints. "We just want to demonstrate that there are a lot of concerns that SOE&n officials nppH tn h#? auiaro r?f It's an educational process. They control more votes than we could ever hope to, but we're here to get people to wake up to these problems before it's too late." WHEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VISIT I ^ rue HQVtt *** BILL MURRAY as Dr. Hunter "WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM RENE AUBERJONOIS ? H/Tno^ K,r MDTT \rrvTTATn - J jLviuoiL. uy i\i Hi i 1j I vj u 1M Ur rrouu R~ WESTWICTEO SOUNDTRACK AVAIIJ 11*01 fl II moumis ACCOMPANTINr, W/-1 A nrtnrtT wm 0*#0lll! f,UAR0l*M MUA HrjOlJl Accountant Street Fighters Wanted! 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