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ough without risking a further earthquake that conceivably could disrupt the plant, unleash radioactive elements that could destroy all life in every direction for many miles. Vepco geologists say the risk is negligible, but it is there.
Because its behavior and practices have been so questionable, because there are some very vital facts and figures that Vepco officials appear eager to conceal, because it has consistently placed the dividends of its stockholders before the interests of consumers, and because of questions raised by the NRC and other agencies and reports (the Arthur D. Little firm, commissioned by the $CC, found Vepco’s future-need predictions outmoded and in need of complete revamping), it seems only reasonable that the utility be thoroughly investigated. Surely the public has the right to know all of the facts about a utility serving the public.
One avenue of inquiry might well be Vepco’s hold on the state legislature. Who are its lobbyists and key “friends”? Common Cause, the Washington-based citizens’ lobby, reported last week that the law firms of no less than nineteen legislators have legal clients that lobby for specific legislation.
Yet there is no effective conflict -of-interest statute in Virginia.
According to Common Cause,
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