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crucial study of Vepco’s operations, a choice that was hailed at the time by SCC Chairman Preston C. Shannon, who said “We are all satisfied with our selection and feel that the firm we selected is qualified to make an honest, objective and inclusive study of Vepco.” Six hours later the commission cancelled this “objective” choice on learning it had done work for the utility company during the past 18 years— a piece of intelligence it had to get from Vepco itself. Shannon, incidentally, is the same commission member who, alone among the three, thought that the enormous “emergency” $97.7 million rate increase granted the utility last September wasn’t enough—he thought it ought to be $115.5 million.
In closing, it should be noted that great doubts have been raised throughout the nation about the feasibility of nuclear power plants. In a number of cases, construction of such plants have been abandoned due to soaring costs.
In other instances, completed nuclear power plants have broken down and been under repair mqre often than not, and there have been short highly-dangerous nuclear fuel leaks, radiation hazards, and great problems in the disposition of radioactive wastes. But Vepco is pushing on with its construction of the nuclear plant in Louisa County despite this national experience and despite the
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