ML091100401

Comment (19) of Loraine Cooper Opposing Granting Indian Point a 20 Year Extension of Its License

ML091100401
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	03/25/2009
From:	La'Toya Cooper - No Known Affiliation
To:	Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch
References
73FR80440 00019
Download: ML091100401 (1)

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OS" Chief, Rulemaking, Directives and Editing Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration,Mailstop T-6D59 US. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,DC S555-0001 Dear Sir-i am writing this letter in the hope that you will take into consideration the following Rivveeper, iaongj-with NewYork State Att6-oey Oeneral-rfi rew Cuomo-a.ci the State Department of Conservation, are opposed to granting Indian Point a 20 year extension of its license.

River.eperis particularly concerned about the following eni"*inmenltal impacts:

" The slaughter of billions of fish, eggs and larvae every year that results from Indian Point's outdated cooling water intake system, which uses billions of galons of Hudson River water every day to keep the plant operating.

" The Wing of shortuose and Atlantic sturgeon when they are trapped against the cooling water intake screens. Shortnose sturgeon are listed as an endangered species under the Federal Endangered Species Act.

" The continuing leak of radioactive water from the Indian Point 2 spent fuel pool into the groundwater and Hudson River.

" The long term storage of thousands of tons of highly toxic nuclear waste on the banks of the Hudson River, currently housed in poorly maintained spent fuel pools and dry casks" that are vulnerable to terrorist attck.

Sincerely, March 25, 2009 072 ii I 1~1~1 T-~ 4 .'e ~ -~93

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