ML14364A009

Comment (8) of Ora A. Sterling Opposing San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Decommissioning Plan Involving Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods on Site for Sixty Years or Indefinitely

ML14364A009
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	12/19/2014
From:	Sterling O - No Known Affiliation
To:	Cindy Bladey Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
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79FR61668 00008
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[ECTIVES U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Cindy Bladey Office of Administration, NRC 2014 DEC 19 P1 4: 11 Mail Stop: 3WFN-06-A44M Washington, DC 20555-0001

Dear Commissioners,

R-, 1FCN\iFD As a resident of Laguna Beach, which is located within the 20-mile area subject to permanent relocation in the event of a radiation accident at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), I was alarmed to learn that the decommissioning plan for the plant involves storage of its spent nuclear fuel rods on site for sixty years or indefinitely until the government removes them to a final deposit repository.

It's my understanding that:

(1) The spent fuel stored on the site will remain highly radioactive for tens of thousands of generations and (2) The plant was closed due to faulty steam generator replacements and had a history of safety complaints from its employees and contractors.

(3) The plant is not a safe place to store dangerous spent fuel as it is situated in a recognized tsunami, earthquake, and firestorm zone and is vulnerable to climate change and terrorist attack in a densely populated area on the ocean.

.(4). If there were a radiation accident there, we here in Laguna might escape with our lives, but we would never be able to come back to the homes we love.

The people of California were promised that the spent fuel rods would be removed from San Onofre, and it's imperative that that happen as soon as possible.

I urge you (1) To work with the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense to create a secure interim location-perhaps on a military base or in some other sparsely populated location-for the spent fuel rods from SONGS and require that they be moved and safely stored there before decommissioning funds are depleted on site restoration activities; and (2) To hold Southern California Edison responsible for safety andsecurity at SONGS as long as the spent fuel rods remain there.

Sincerely,.....:

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