ML090720648
| ML090720648 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/2009 |
| From: | Public Commenter Public Commenter |
| To: | Division of License Renewal |
| NRC/NRR/DLR | |
| References | |
| 73FR80440 | |
| Download: ML090720648 (3) | |
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1 IPRenewalCEmails From:
jnemecze@ramapo.edu Sent:
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:35 PM To:
IndianPointEIS Resource
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EIS Letter Attachments:
EL&L NRC Letter.docx Jessica Nemeczek jnemecze@ramapo.edu
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To: Mr. Drew Stuyvenberg Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission In reference to: Supplement 38 My name is Jessica Nemeczek and I am a member of the Environmental Seminar class at Ramapo College of New Jersey. I have had an opportunity to review Supplement 38 and wish to submit the following comments on the relicensing of Indian Point Units 2 and 3. The following are points I feel should be added to the DSEIS.
The Emergency Planning Guide distributed to the four counties in the 10-mile radius is provided in only English in Orange, Rockland, and Putnam Counties and English and Spanish for Westchester County. There is no available Emergency Planning Guide in any other languages. The ten mile radius in the Emergency Planning zone is highly diverse with many languages spoken. The Emergency Planning guide is distributed but there is no guarantee that the communities will be familiar with evacuation procedures. Also, there is no evacuation procedure or evacuation education for people traveling through the area on highways, roads, in malls, restaurants and in workplaces.
During an evacuation, some roads will become one way. School busses will need to make multiple trips back and forth to schools to evacuate all students. Clear routes need to be accessible to school busses. The Emergency Planning Guide relies on the event occurring during school hours. There is also no plan for unsupervised children to be accounted for and evacuated if an emergency happens when children are out of school. What if children are at clubs, summer camp, lessons, the mall, movies or other places? There needs to be an accountability plan among families and communities.
There are no planned practice evacuations mentioned in the DSEIS. Current evacuation routes may not be effective in a time of emergency. There should be drills that simulate an emergency evacuation. Drills should practice moving all people, a large number, and incorporate real actions. This will help prepare for the unexpected.
FDR Veterans Hospital, Helen Hayes Rehabilitation Hospital, Hudson Valley Hospital and Sing Sing are all within the evacuation areas yet have no mention in the DSEIS. Places such as these need to have separate and thorough evacuation procedures. Hospitals and correctional facilities need to have reception centers with routes planned out.
In the event of an emergency, the Evacuation Plan says that men and women of child bearing age can opt out in assisting in the evacuation. This includes the majority of teachers, EMTs, police, firefighters, nurses and doctors. If these people are evacuating themselves, who is to help with the actual evacuation? For example, who is to assist with guiding traffic, helping the injured, assisting children out of schools? Some issues are car accidents or fire, no one working gas stations, weather and other secondary issues.
These are some issues that I had after reading the DSEIS. I feel these pertinent issues should be addressed before relicensing of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Sincerely, Jessica Nemeczek