ML111010506
| ML111010506 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/30/2011 |
| From: | Winters D, Winters M - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch |
| References | |
| 76FR5410 00033 | |
| Download: ML111010506 (1) | |
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March 30, 2011
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To: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission It Is our request that the re-licensing of South Texas Project Reactors 1 & 2 be halted for an additional twenty years because of the following:
-the risks of an accident, fires, or explosions at one or more reactors at the site could increase with aging reactors;
-safer, cleaner alternative ways to generate the same power exist today and should be used. Studies have found that enery efficiency and renewable energy sources, which are abundant in Texas, could replace the power generated by these two old nuclear reactors;
-these reactors consume vast quantities of water use, largely from the Colorado River, water that is needed for drinking water, livestock and farming;
-and there is no adequate solution for radioactive waste, so it makes no sense to continue generating more.
Thank you for your consideration Our community wants to ensure that our environment is as safe as it possibly can be.
Melanie and David Winters 5 &'/U5 2
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