ML14234A190

Comment (7) of Dick Micka Supporting DTE Energy'S Application for 20 Year License Extension

ML14234A190
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	07/24/2014
From:	Micka D Fight Pollution
To:	Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
SECY RAS
References
79FR36837 00007
Download: ML14234A190 (2)

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a,, FIGHT POLLUTION Lake Erie Clean- Up Committee 47-Eas Elm Avenue Monroe, Michigan 48162-264U JUI*4,,2014 :

Fermi 2 License Extension A'

My name is Dick Micka. My wife and I live in the city of Monrý and havrefor M many, years.

I am also what some would call a "civic booster." I am a former hunter and an avid conservationist I have the great honor to serve as the chairman of the Detroit River InternationalWildlife Refuge Alliance, a "friends" organization that helps the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to deliver on the mission of the refuge. I am here this afternoon, offering my personal perspective.

As a resident, I believe that when it comes to electricity, we can't put all our eggs in one basket. We need something more than coal and I don't think wind or hydro are going to be of significant help ... certainly not here in the southeast comer of Michigan.

While I firmly believe that more nuclear energy needs to be added to Michigan's electricity portfolio, I believe even more firmly that the life of a well-functioning plant like Fermi 2 needs to be extended.

I welcome your efforts in the process of reviewing DTE Energy's application fpor a 20-year license extension.

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As a civic booster, I have long observed and admired DTE Energy's involvement in Monroe County. I've had the pleasure to work shoulder-to-shoulder with many men and women from the company and, to a person, they are great examples of what good neighbors should be.

As a conservationist, I've worked over the years with what I term the "Big Four" of local environmental stewardship - the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Huron-Clinton Metroparks Authority and the utilities. DTE Energy and its involvement with the Wildlife Habitat Council is a great example of environmental stewardship. Of course, DTE Energy was the first business partner within the Wildlife Refuge, entering into a cooperative management agreement with the Fish & Wildlife Service, enabling the Service to protect and manage wildlife and fish populations on 656 acres at Fermi.

In closing, know Ihat the environmental community also includes many individuals like me - avid or once-avid hunters and anglers. Many, like me, see nuclear energy - especially an existing plant like Fermi 2 -- as critical to meeting Michigan's long-term energy needs. As an added benefit, Fermi 2 emits virtually no greenhouse gases.

Thank you.

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