ML18177A023
| ML18177A023 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | HI-STORE |
| Issue date: | 05/22/2018 |
| From: | Archuleta-Bernal S, Levin K, Wirtz M - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch |
| References | |
| 83FR13802 00183, NRC-2018-0052 | |
| Download: ML18177A023 (2) | |
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Hollec International wanis the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) IO lei lhem buUd a mas.,ive high-level radioactive waste storace facility belween WIPP and Hobbs New Mexico. Thi, was1< would be reproc:es.,ing wasw and spent fuel rods lrom every commerdal reactor ID the country. Since a1moot all the.-tors an: in lhe EISI, trains would bring in wastc from nuclear reacton around lhe country for 20 years.
Tm,sponation of high level waste (HLW) on Ibis scale lw never been done before and is uiremely dangerous and expensive-especially si.ooe the entire rail sym:m would have to be rebuill to carry the enormous weight of the HLW cub. ~
an: aho questions about the safety of the lhin-walled casb lhemselves.
Slntt tbett Is cWTently no disposal (acillty ror this waste, would this "storage" site end up being
- disposal site? Or will this waste nentually end up ID WIPP? (NMED curren~y bu five N1,-J 11
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,, <1* 11 modifications to the WIPP permjt in play. including modifications for it to receive high level was1e and lO increase its size and the amount of waste it can rcocive.
To !be NllC: WE DO NOT CONSENT to !be ri5u ud danaen from ttus fac:lllty. Wilhout a final disposal facility it is premature 10 tnnspott tens of thousaads or fud rods to New Mexico. This is an im>poosible and poorly lhougbt-oot plan wilh too many dangers to commuruties both along the transpo<tation routes and in New Mexico. Deny Holtec their license to store this waste right now!
SUNSI Review Complete Template= ADM O 13 E RIDS=ADM 03 ADD= Antoinette Walker Smith, Jill Caverly (JSCl)
COMMENT (183)
PUBLICATION DATE: 3/30/2018 CITATION# 83 FR 13802
Holle<: lotematiOGII wants lhc Nuclear Regulatory CommiS5ioo (NRC) to Jct lhcm build a massive high-level llldioactive waste storage facility be<w""" WIPP aod Hobbs New Mexico. This waste woold be reprocessing wastes aod spent fud rods from every commerdaJ reactor In the oountry. Since almost all the reactors arc in lhc East. trains would briog in waste from nuclear reacton; around the OOWJtry for 20 years.
Tnnsponation of high level waste (IILW) on this scale has never been done before aod is extremely dangerous and expensive-especially a.ioce the entire rail system wouJd have to be rebuilt to carry the enormous weight of the HLW casks. There arc also questiotu aboot lhc safety of the thin-walled casks themselves.
Since there Is currently no disposal lad.lily ror this waste, would this "storage* site end up being a disposal site? Or will this waste eventuaUy end up In WIPP? (NMED cum:otly has five N1,f,h
- lt,, rVJ, 1 1 rq modifications to the WIPP perm.ii in play, including modifications for it to receive high level waste and to increase its size a.od the amount or waste it can receive.
To the NRC: WE DO NOT CONSENT to the rilks aod dangers from Ibis radllty. Without a final disposal facility it is premature to !mlSport tens of thousands of fuel rods to New Mexko. This is ao irresponsible and poorly thought-oot plan with too many dangers to communities bOlli aloog the tmnsponatioo routes and in New Mexico. Deny Holt.ec thdr Ucense to store Ibis waste right now!