ML15292A236

Comment (92) of Oliver Mellan on Application for Renewal of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant License

ML15292A236
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	08/31/2015
From:	Mellan O Radiation Filters Legal Team
To:	Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
References
80FR37664 00092, NRC-2009-0552
Download: ML15292A236 (2)

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August 31, 2015 PUBLIC SUBMISSION Status: PendingPost Tracking No. ljz-8kv8-ynsl Comments Due: August 31, 2015 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2009-0552 Notice of Receipt and Availability of Application for Renewal of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant License-a Comment On: NRC-2009-0552-0026Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmenta

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Radiation Filters Legal Team F .-~General CommentHere are some questions about the plant that a group, of lawyers formed when looking over the license renewal application.

1 -What is the ocean water intake and usage allotment for the state?2 -Does PG&E pay to use the ocean water?% 3 -How much would a new cooling system to cool down the exhaust water cost?4! -How much less water would the plant use if it had a new cooling system?S5 -How much money would it take to produce the amount of power that Diablo Canyon produces/t by building a solar farm on site?' 6 -Are there an solar panels at the plant now?7 -What is the backup power generator plan?.f" 8 -Does Michael Peck still work at the NRC? What is his email address?9 -How many NRC jobs would be lost if the plant closed?file:lllC

/U sers/C AG/D ownl oads/N R C- 2009- 0552- DRAFT- 0086.html12 1/2 9/1/2015 NR C -2009- 0552- DRAFT- 0086.html"10- what are the NRC's losses in profits if the plant closes?11 -How much would the NRC make monetarily if the plant's license was renewed?12 -How much does an operating license cost?13 -Who pays for the license?14 -Who pays for the cooling towers?15 -Who is in charge of the NRC?16 -What are the salaries of the NRC staff?.17 -What is the cost of the Fukushima clean up right now?18 -Has anyone from the NRC gone to Fukushima?

19 -How many hours can the gravity fed cooling pools at Diablo keep the reactors cool if the pumps that pump 675,000 gallons a day fail?20 -Are there open air spent fuel poois on site?21 -How are those evaporation levels being measured?22 -Where does the plutonium or uranium for the plant come from?23 -Does that source become a subject of investigation of the environmental impacts?24 -Are the plant's current operations violating the Water Quality Act?25 -Why does the governor Brown want to keep the plant open?26 -how much is the NRC's budget?27 -How much spent fuel is being stored on site at Diablo Canyon?28 -What procedures might the NRC be overlooking in this investigation?

We look forward to hearing the answers to these questions.

Thank you so much Radiation Filters Legal Team file:lllC

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August 31, 2015 PUBLIC SUBMISSION Status: PendingPost Tracking No. ljz-8kv8-ynsl Comments Due: August 31, 2015 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2009-0552 Notice of Receipt and Availability of Application for Renewal of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant License-a Comment On: NRC-2009-0552-0026Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmenta

~mact V) Statement\ Document:

NRC-2009-0552-DRAFT-0086/

~Submitter Information

7)"Name: Oliver Mellan ...... = z~ .Organization:

Radiation Filters Legal Team F .-~General CommentHere are some questions about the plant that a group, of lawyers formed when looking over the license renewal application.

1 -What is the ocean water intake and usage allotment for the state?2 -Does PG&E pay to use the ocean water?% 3 -How much would a new cooling system to cool down the exhaust water cost?4! -How much less water would the plant use if it had a new cooling system?S5 -How much money would it take to produce the amount of power that Diablo Canyon produces/t by building a solar farm on site?' 6 -Are there an solar panels at the plant now?7 -What is the backup power generator plan?.f" 8 -Does Michael Peck still work at the NRC? What is his email address?9 -How many NRC jobs would be lost if the plant closed?file:lllC

/U sers/C AG/D ownl oads/N R C- 2009- 0552- DRAFT- 0086.html12 1/2 9/1/2015 NR C -2009- 0552- DRAFT- 0086.html"10- what are the NRC's losses in profits if the plant closes?11 -How much would the NRC make monetarily if the plant's license was renewed?12 -How much does an operating license cost?13 -Who pays for the license?14 -Who pays for the cooling towers?15 -Who is in charge of the NRC?16 -What are the salaries of the NRC staff?.17 -What is the cost of the Fukushima clean up right now?18 -Has anyone from the NRC gone to Fukushima?

19 -How many hours can the gravity fed cooling pools at Diablo keep the reactors cool if the pumps that pump 675,000 gallons a day fail?20 -Are there open air spent fuel poois on site?21 -How are those evaporation levels being measured?22 -Where does the plutonium or uranium for the plant come from?23 -Does that source become a subject of investigation of the environmental impacts?24 -Are the plant's current operations violating the Water Quality Act?25 -Why does the governor Brown want to keep the plant open?26 -how much is the NRC's budget?27 -How much spent fuel is being stored on site at Diablo Canyon?28 -What procedures might the NRC be overlooking in this investigation?

We look forward to hearing the answers to these questions.

Thank you so much Radiation Filters Legal Team file:lllC

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