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PublicCommentNRC.doc The attached document represents my public comments referencing the renewal of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission License No. SNM-124 for Nuclear Fuel Services, Erwin, Tennessee. Docket No.70-143. These comments address the Draft Environmental Assessment of October 2010.
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PublicComment DraftEnvironmentalAssessment ForTheRenewalOFU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission LicenseNo.SNM124ForNuclearFuelServices,Inc.
DocketNo.70143 IhavereadthedraftoftheEnvironmentalAssessmentandchallengeits contentsbasedononesimplefact:
ThedraftEAiscomprisedprimarilyofinformationprovidedbythelicensee.In June2010,theSafetyCultureBoardofAdvisorsoutlinedanddocumented:
OnPage147Signingthatanactionwascompletewhenitwasnotare examplesofFALSIFICATIONAND/ORFRAUDULENTBEHAVIORTHATARE UNACCEPTABLEATNFS.
Withinthissamereport,anotherexampleoffalsificationisdocumented:Page 89:FIREDAMPERSHADNOTBEENINSPECTEDSINCE2003ANDINACCURATE INFORMATIONWASGIVENTONRC.
Issuchanactionnotconsideredthatofintensivefraudulentbehaviorona matterthatappearsintenselycritical?Doestheperformanceofsuch,fire dampers,notfallintoacategoryofcriticalconcern?DoestheNRCnotconsider firedampersasanareacriticaltosafety?Suchanitemreliedonforsafetyno longerrequiresinspectionbythelicenseeintheiropinionandthediscoveryof falsificationwashandledbytheNRCinwhatmanner?Doessuch documentationrepresentacriminalaction?Signingthatanactioniscomplete whenitisnotisconsideredsafeintheeyesoftheregulators?
ContinuingonPage414,4.11,oftheEA,Public&OccupationalHealth:NRCstaff concludesthattheimpacttooccupationalhealthfromnonradiological operationsatNFSwouldbesmall.Incontrast,theSCUBAreportreads,Page76, Theinjuryrateforthesitedoesnotcomparefavorablywiththeindustryand
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anyemphasistoimprovethesituationhasbeenlimitedandnotapriority.Does theNRCnotconsiderthisfindingtobesignificantandfallintothegoaloftheir mission?DoestheregulatornotdemandthelicenseetoensuresafetyAND production?HowdoestheNRCviewthisparticularconclusionprovidedby SCUBA?
These,alongwithothercontradictoryclaimsprefacethecontentsofthedraftEA inmyopinionandbasedonthisfinding,Ipersonallymustquestiontheintegrity andaccuraciesoftheDraftEA.IfthisEAcontainsdiscrepancieswhencompared tothetwoSCUBAreports,itrepresentsfurtherinvestigationiswarrantedbythe NRCandanyotheragenciesapplicabletoregulations.IftheSCUBAI&IIwere necessarybasedonthepastnoncomplianceandthepurposewastoassistin improvements,whyhasnoactionbeentakentoaddresseachandeveryfacetof thesereports?Basedonthesereports,howisitfeasibletheNRCcouldconsidera fortyyearlicenserenewal?
HowisthepublictotrusttheinformationprovidedtotheNRCbasedon documentedfalsificationofrecords?Sinceallthemonitoringreportsfor discharges/effluentsarereliedonbythelicensee,andtheissueoffalsificationof recordsbeingprevalent,howdoesanindividualfindtrustinthelicensees reportsinitsentirety?
ThisdraftEAisdesignedbythelicensee.Thisfact,coupledwiththeaboveproof offalsificationofrecords,wouldseemenoughfortheNRCtostepuptotheplate andquestiontheintegrityofthedraftEA.
TheNRCcannot,withoutguiltandshame,suggesttocurrentinterestedpartiesto refertopastenvironmentalreviewdocuments;tolimitredundancyonissuesthat havepreviouslybeenreviewedandcontainmoredetaileddescriptionsofthose aspectsofanalysisthatremainunchanged.Itisworthwhiletothoseinterested partiestohaveimmediatedisclosureofpastanalysisandsparethepublicthe frustrationforthosethatdonothaveaccesstosuchinformation.Iconsiderthis tobeanotheractionofburdenonthepublic.Thosedetailed descriptions/analysisshouldaccompanyand/orbepartoftheexistingDraftEAas
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theyareentirelyrelevant.Itistheunderstandingthatthereareguidelinesand regulationsthattheNRCnotwastepaperontheprocessofreprintingthese documentsbeingreferenced.This40yearlicenserenewalrequestis unprecedentedinthisparticularindustryandonewouldthinktheNRCwould makeexceptiontosucharegulationbasedonthesensitivityandcriticalnatureof sucharequest.Ifapproved,suchactionwouldcarrytheiroperationsforatotalof 93years.TheresnorestartingoftheclockastheNRCclaims.Suchanactionof omittingpastreviewdocumentssuggeststomethattheremightwellbe discrepancieswhencomparedwiththeexistingdraftEAandtheSCUBAfindings.
Thereasonfornotincludingthepertinentdocumentislabeled:redundancy.
Certainly,redundancyismostprevalentthroughoutthedraftEAandIdliketo addressonlyafew.
Planned,Estimates,Potential,Believesandofcourse,small,small,small impact.Sucharequestasthatpresentedbythelicenseeforfortymoreyearsis mostcriticalanditisaknownfactthatsuchconsiderationisunprecedentedin thisparticularindustryinthispartoftheworld.AnEAshouldbepreciseand specificandsuchtermsareused,inmyopinion,inarecklessandcareless manner.
Forexample:
ThedraftEAreferencesPlans/Planning:Anditissimplythat;itstalkingthetalk, yetthewalkremainstobeseen.Thisindustrialposturingandintentoffuture plansandpromisesishistoricallyaconsistentcharacteristicofNFS.
Next:Estimates,ie:Page415oftheEA:RoutineairmonitoringisNOT CURRENTLYPERFORMEDfornonradiologicalcriteriaandhazardousair POLLUTANTS.Table21IndicatesthatNFSESTIMATESOFPOLLUTANTSTOTHE AMBIENTAIRAREINCOMPLIANCE..ESTIMATESSincewhenisthepublic protectedandSINCEWHENisanESTIMATEconsideredsafe?Thisissignificantly unacceptabletotheSafetyofthePublic.
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Thelicensee,NFSpubliclyadmitsoneoftheeffluentsbeingdischargedintothe NolichuckyRiverishighenricheduranium.Whenitleavesthefacility,NRCclaims possessionandresponsibilityuntilitleavestheoutfallorpipe.IsittheNRCs positionthatoncethiscontaminantmarriesintotheriver,theynolongerhaveto thinkabouttheimpacts?Legally,doestheNRCnothaveamissionstatementthat addressesitsgoalandisitbeingmetasitrelatestothisdischarge?
TheNRChasoutlinedthatthelicensee,NFS,maydischargedailyandmayexceed theirlimitsonanygivenday,however,cannotexceedtheirannuallimits.Why wouldtheNRCnotregulatethelicenseetomonitor,recordandmeetdaily?
DoestheNRCleavethiscontaminanttobedealtwithbytheTennessee DepartmentofEnvironment&Conservation?
Whatistheprocesstoremovehighenricheduraniumfromthedrinkingwater?
WhatagencyiswillingtoanswerthisquestionforthecommunitiesofJonesboro andGreeneville?Iftheyblendthewater,whatisthatprocess?Iftheydont removethehighenricheduranium,isthepubliclefttodeterminewhatthehealth impactsarewhentheyvebeenconsumingthewaterforfiftyyears?
InareportdatedMay18,2007fromtheAgencyforToxicSubstancesandDisease Registry,itwasstatedonpage79,TheexchangeofinformationbetweenATSDR andtheEPAoperatessmoothlythroughtheworkoftheATSDRregional representativeswhoareheadquarteredintheEPAoffices.Thesharingof informationamongotherfederalorstateagencies;however,doesnotoccuras smoothly.
Whyarenttheresponsibleagenciesworkingtogethertoprovideadequateand scientificresponsestothepublicsconcernonthismatter?Whydoesoneagency merelypointtotheother?
Withinthissamereport,onpage80,Allradiationmonitoringisunderthe auspicesoftheStateofTennesseeandtheNuclearRegulatoryCommission.As discussedinthepublichealthassessment,ATSDRCANNOTCOMMENTONTHE
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RADIATIONISSUESUNLESSTHESITEISPLACEDONTHENATIONALPRIORITYLIST (SUPERFUND).
Iftheradiationmonitoringisundertheauspiceofyouragency,theNRC,whyisit thatthelicensee,NFS,isallowedtocollectanddocumenttheirown sampling/monitoringandthisinformationisreliedonbytheregulator?Whenis thelasttimetheNRCmadeitswaydowntotheoutfallpipeandcollecteditsown samplesofwaterformonitoring?
DothetermsESTIMATES(noun)&ESTIMATES(verb)equalaconvenientwayto notanswerthequestion?Tome,itindicatesuncertainty,whichinthiscase,is unacceptableandrequiresspecificamounts.Isthepublicrequiredtoaccept estimatesasfactual?
Believes:ie:Page25:NFSBELIEVESElevatedlevelsfornitrate/nitriteas nitrogenandtotalrecoverablemagnesiumlevelsinthestormwaterare consistentwithnaturallyoccurringbackgroundlevelsinsurfacewaterand groundwaterinthevicinityofthesite,whilethecontributorfortheelevatedtotal recoverablealuminumisnotknown(NFS,2003).NOFURTHER CORRESPONDENCEBETWEENNFS&TDECCONCERNINGRESOLUTIONOFTHIS ISSUEHASBEENIDENTIFIED.So,sinceNFSbelievesitisnaturallyoccurring backgroundlevelsanditisnotknownwell,again,hereweareintheworldof beliefsonamatterthatishighlysignificant.
Theindustrialneighbor,ImpactPlasticswasawardedasettlementforproperty contamination,right?
BELIEVES:ie:Page313:NFShasconductedpastsitedevelopmentactivities(e.g.,
enlargingaculvertthroughwhichMartinCreekpasses,reroutingand rechannelingMartinCreek)thatitBELIEVESHASSUFFICIENTLYALTEREDTHE TOPOGRAPHYSOTHATTHESITEWOULDBEPROTECTEDFROMA100YEAR FLOOD(NFS,2009b).Acriticalareaforbelievetobeapplied.
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Thetermbelievesappearstorelievethefacilityofanyfurtherresearch?Isthe termbelievesconsideredfactual?DOESTHETERMBELIEVESREPRESENTA FINALCONCLUSION?Unacceptable.
SMALLSMALLSMALLIMPACTSBASEDONTHECONVENIENTSYSTEMIN PLACEUSINGTHETERMBELIEVES,isthisindicativethatcriticalfindingshold thissamereasoning?
OnPage211:REPLACETHEMAINPROCESSVENTILATIONSTACK:Whatcurrent
&existingconditionsrequirethisstacktobereplaced?
HowmanyothernuclearfacilitiesintheUnitedStateshavetwoNRCresident inspectorsonsite?
Seismicity:Whosestandardswereusedandwhodetermined?Werethereany retrofitstothefacility?
Theappendixpage:FloraandFaunaInTheRegionAroundNuclearFieldServices:
Isthisatypographicalerror?Whatscientificconsultantsparticipatedinthese studiesapplicablespecificallytothelicenseesregionifnotaccuratelylistedto NuclearFuelvs.NuclearField?
PublicContamination:Theindustrialneighbor,ImpactPlasticswasawardeda settlementforpropertycontamination.Inregardstotheinfamousplume;does theNRChaveitsownfactsandscientificdatatoensurethisplumeisconfined?
WhatroledidtheNRCplayintheresponsibilityofpossession/regulatinginthis lawsuit?
Table/Chart:
Onpage28oftheDraftEA,Table25.RadionuclidesinEffluentsattheNFSSite.
Thewordatshouldbeclarifiedasthistermimpliestheseeffluentsare permanentresidentsofNFSandareconfined.Theseeffluentsdischargedbyand atshouldbeconsideredtoreplaceatforabetterinstrumentofclarification.
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AnothersignificantissueIfindquestionableisonpage15,1.5.3,Issues OutsidetheScopeoftheEA.Thereisgreatconfusionandsuchexclusionfinds metotallyperplexedastowhatthisactionisbasedonandisthisactionlegal?Is thisanexampleofsegmentation?Oneislefttoquestion,isitcoincidencethat thoseissuesdeterminedtobeoutsidethescopeoftheEAarerelatedto specificareasthatrevealnoncomplianceandlongstandingNFScultural deficiencies?
Inaddition,theexistingdraftEAisincompleteasonceagain,thereappearsa largedegreeofsegmentationastheSafetyEvaluationReportisnotincluded.
ThissegmentationtakesmebacktothemannerinwhichtheBLEUlicense requestwaspresentedassegmentationoflicensesappearedintheforefront.
Theabundanceofsafetyandperformanceviolations,manyyearsofnon compliance,anestimated250pluspagebinderwaspresentedtoMr.Habighorst attheNRChearingonOctober26,2010.Thishistoryisindeedrelevanttothis40 yearlicenserequestasitreflectsthehistoricalnoncompliance.Iwouldsuggest theNRCcomparethecontentsofthisbindertothetwoSCUBAreportsandsee therealityofthelackofimprovementovertheyears.Indoingso,theNRCmight discovertheinadequaciesofitsownperformanceinfulfillingitsmission statement.
Andonlyastonesthrowaway,theNolichuckyRiver,anancientriverthatisnow therecipientoftoxicandradiologicalcontaminants.ThedraftEAoutlinestwenty twodifferentradioactivetoxinsthatappearatlibertytoreachbothourairand water.
Overtheyears,IhavepersonallyobservedtheongoingprocessatNFSas positionsofthepresidentandotheruppermanagementpersonnelcomeandgo, frequently.Restructuringandreorganizingtranspires,butiftheinfrastructureof thefacilityisnotstableandintiptopshape,thereisnochange.Theinfamous bandaidapproachusedbytheprotectors,theNRC,remainsapplicableand acceptablebytheregulators.
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Eachnewleader/managerwillimplementhischange,hisimprovementsand hewillclaimvictoryasheaddresseshispublic;tocomfortandconvincethem thatitsanewdayandthereslittletobeconcernedabout,especiallythose contaminants,claimingtheyarewithinthelimitsoftheirpermits.Howdoesone measurecontamination?Ifitscontaminated,itscontaminated.Justasktheir neighbor.Iamnotcomfortablethatthecontaminationthatexistontheproperty ofanindustrialneighborremainsstableandisnotmigrating.Infact,whatdoes theNRCpresenttothepublicthatprovesthiscontaminationisnotfindingitsway intotheNolichuckyRiver?
Decommissioningnow,inayear,intenyearsorfortyhowcanthelicensee claimtherearemoniesreservedforsuchwhenthereisnodecommissioning plan?Itseemsasimplefactthataplanprovidesandoutlinesrequired equipment,labor,etcwhichequalabudget.Wherestheplan?Impactsof decommissioningarereferencedthroughoutthedraftEA;shouldntaplanbein place?ThroughouttheDraftEA,thealternativeofdecommissioningis referenced.Howcanthelicenseeand/ortheNRClegallyusesuchanalternative whensuchaplanisnoteveninplace?ThisareaofthedraftEAishighly questionable,andevensuggestslegalrepercussions.Fiftythreeyearsofnot havingsuchadecommissioningplaninplaceraisesenoughquestionsbutto proceedandpresenttothepublicaFONSI,withtheknowledgethereisnosuch planinplaceisunfathomable.
Inclosing,Iwouldliketostressthefactthat,pasthistoryisentirelyrelevantto thelicenserequestas:
Thefootstepsofthepastalwaysfallontheheelsofthepresent.
Pleaseprovideaqualityandaccurate,scientificallysupportedDraft EnvironmentalAssessmenttoincludeadecommissioningplanandSafety EvaluationReport,forpubliccomment.Atmost,onlyoneyearofrenewal shouldbeconsidereduntilallmattersareresolvedandthisfacilityprovesitself compliantwithoutviolations.
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