ML18204A040
| ML18204A040 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Clinch River |
| Issue date: | 07/13/2018 |
| From: | Public Commenter Public Commenter |
| To: | NRC/NRO/DLSE |
| NRC/NRO/DLSE | |
| References | |
| 83FR18554 | |
| Download: ML18204A040 (10) | |
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1 ClinchRiverESPEISCEm Resource From:
Megan Casper <MeganC@Energyca.org>
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[External_Sender] ECA Comments for Submission on Docket ID NRC-2016-0119 Attachments:
ECA Comments to NRC Re Clinch River Nuclear Site, Docket ID NRC-2016-0119.docx; ECA Comments to NRC Re Clinch River Nuclear Site, Docket ID NRC-2016-0119.pdf To Whom it May Concern:
Please find attached comments the Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) has prepared for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Docket ID NRC-2016-0119 regarding the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Early Site Permit for the Clinch River Nuclear Site. The comments have been attached as both a Microsoft Word and PDF document for your convenience.
If you have any questions, please contact ECA Program Manager Megan Casper at 202-828-2410 or by email at meganc@energyca.org.
Sincerely, Megan Megan B. Casper l Program Manager l Energy Communities Alliance 1625 Eye Street NW l Suite 800 l Washington, DC 20006 D 202-828-2410 l F 202-828-2488 meganc@energyca.org l www.energyca.org l @EnergyCAorg
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4836-8179-0829.1 JULY 13, 2018 COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE ENERGY COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[DOCKET No.52-047; NRC-2016-0119]
EARLY SITE PERMIT APPLICATION:
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY; CLINCH RIVER NUCLEAR SITE
Submitters Name/Affiliation: Energy Communities Alliance
Contact:
Megan Casper, Program Manager Email: meganc@energyca.org Phone: (202) 828-2317 1
4836-8179-0829.1 COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITYS EARLY SITE PERMIT FOR THE CLINCH RIVER NUCLEAR SITE Introduction The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comment on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
(Report No. NUREG-2226) as part of the review of the application by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for an Early Site Permit (ESP) for the Clinch River Nuclear (CRN) Site in Oak Ridge, Roane County, Tennessee.
ECA is the only national, non-profit organization of local governments adjacent to or impacted by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities. Our membership, consisting of elected local officials and other community leaders, has long played a key role in supporting the nations environmental cleanup and national security missions. Many ECA members are now exploring how best to leverage existing community assets acquired due to those missions (i.e., land, existing energy infrastructure, a skilled workforce) to support the development of advanced nuclear energy generation and manufacturing facilities, and other advanced energy technologies.
ECA believes that preparing a DEIS is a necessary step in the review of TVAs ESP for a new nuclear power plant demonstrating small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The NRC is playing a critical role in the realization of advanced nuclear technologies benefits for the eastern Tennessee region and nation at large.
ECA agrees with the NRC staffs preliminary recommendation to the Commission that the ESP should be issued based on the findings of the DEIS.
Justification When in place, advanced nuclear technologies, such as SMRs, have the ability to scale-up regional electricity generating capacity, therefore increasing U.S. energy independence, reducing reliance on greenhouse gas-emitting energy sources, and creating economic stimulus for the region, among other benefits.
In 2014, ECA formally adopted a policy position1 supporting the development of new nuclear energy generation facilities, such as an SMR at the CRN Site. Since that time, ECA has worked with DOE and industry to develop priorities and ensure that there is a robust, local workforce within our communities, equipped with the technical and engineering competencies necessary to 1 Energy Communities Alliance Policy Book, Energy Communities Alliance, 2014, p. 13
Submitters Name/Affiliation: Energy Communities Alliance
Contact:
Megan Casper, Program Manager Email: meganc@energyca.org Phone: (202) 828-2317 2
4836-8179-0829.1 support new nuclear energy missions. ECA has also been supportive of the development of public-private partnership opportunities for SMR financing and power purchase agreements.
Several ECA member communities in eastern Tennessee are already taking steps to support SMR and other advanced nuclear technology development. In May 2012, Roane County, Tennessee, unanimously passed a resolution2 supporting TVA in its SMR application to DOE. The City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, passed one resolution3 in June 2017 in favor of the NRCs review of TVAs ESP, and a second resolution in July 2018 in support of the DEIS for the CRN Site.
Similarly, ECA member communities in other regions of the country have a stake in advanced nuclear projects and understanding how the NRCs licensing process will work. Los Alamos County, New Mexico, and the City of Idaho Falls, Idaho, are both part of the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems Carbon Free Power Project to build an NuScale Power, LLC-designed SMR at the Idaho National Laboratory near Idaho Falls. The communicates around DOEs Hanford Site in Washington State are likewise interested, with a 2014 study by the Tri-City Development Council concluding, siting an SMR generating station at Hanford is technically feasible and many benefits come from using the existing infrastructure, local nuclear workforce, and other regional assets.4 Conclusion ECA applauds the NRC for its work in the preparation of the DEIS for the CRN Site. We support the NRC in a decision to issue TVA an ESP based on the findings of the DEIS. We believe that this decision will assist in the development of a strong regulatory and policy framework for siting new advanced nuclear energy generation facilities throughout the country and will lead to increased understanding of how the federal government, local governments, state and federal regulators, and industry can work together to realize the benefits of advanced nuclear technologies.
2 Resolution #05-12-24, Roane County, TN, p. 31 3 Resolution No 5-41-2017, City of Oak Ridge, TN 4 Small Modular Reactor Hanford Site Analysist Final Report, Tri-City Development Council, September 2014, p. 5
4836-8179-0829.1 JULY 13, 2018 COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE ENERGY COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[DOCKET No.52-047; NRC-2016-0119]
EARLY SITE PERMIT APPLICATION:
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY; CLINCH RIVER NUCLEAR SITE
Submitters Name/Affiliation: Energy Communities Alliance
Contact:
Megan Casper, Program Manager Email: meganc@energyca.org Phone: (202) 828-2317 1
4836-8179-0829.1 COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITYS EARLY SITE PERMIT FOR THE CLINCH RIVER NUCLEAR SITE Introduction The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comment on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
(Report No. NUREG-2226) as part of the review of the application by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for an Early Site Permit (ESP) for the Clinch River Nuclear (CRN) Site in Oak Ridge, Roane County, Tennessee.
ECA is the only national, non-profit organization of local governments adjacent to or impacted by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities. Our membership, consisting of elected local officials and other community leaders, has long played a key role in supporting the nations environmental cleanup and national security missions. Many ECA members are now exploring how best to leverage existing community assets acquired due to those missions (i.e., land, existing energy infrastructure, a skilled workforce) to support the development of advanced nuclear energy generation and manufacturing facilities, and other advanced energy technologies.
ECA believes that preparing a DEIS is a necessary step in the review of TVAs ESP for a new nuclear power plant demonstrating small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The NRC is playing a critical role in the realization of advanced nuclear technologies benefits for the eastern Tennessee region and nation at large.
ECA agrees with the NRC staffs preliminary recommendation to the Commission that the ESP should be issued based on the findings of the DEIS.
Justification When in place, advanced nuclear technologies, such as SMRs, have the ability to scale-up regional electricity generating capacity, therefore increasing U.S. energy independence, reducing reliance on greenhouse gas-emitting energy sources, and creating economic stimulus for the region, among other benefits.
In 2014, ECA formally adopted a policy position1 supporting the development of new nuclear energy generation facilities, such as an SMR at the CRN Site. Since that time, ECA has worked with DOE and industry to develop priorities and ensure that there is a robust, local workforce within our communities, equipped with the technical and engineering competencies necessary to 1 Energy Communities Alliance Policy Book, Energy Communities Alliance, 2014, p. 13
Submitters Name/Affiliation: Energy Communities Alliance
Contact:
Megan Casper, Program Manager Email: meganc@energyca.org Phone: (202) 828-2317 2
4836-8179-0829.1 support new nuclear energy missions. ECA has also been supportive of the development of public-private partnership opportunities for SMR financing and power purchase agreements.
Several ECA member communities in eastern Tennessee are already taking steps to support SMR and other advanced nuclear technology development. In May 2012, Roane County, Tennessee, unanimously passed a resolution2 supporting TVA in its SMR application to DOE. The City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, passed one resolution3 in June 2017 in favor of the NRCs review of TVAs ESP, and a second resolution in July 2018 in support of the DEIS for the CRN Site.
Similarly, ECA member communities in other regions of the country have a stake in advanced nuclear projects and understanding how the NRCs licensing process will work. Los Alamos County, New Mexico, and the City of Idaho Falls, Idaho, are both part of the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems Carbon Free Power Project to build an NuScale Power, LLC-designed SMR at the Idaho National Laboratory near Idaho Falls. The communicates around DOEs Hanford Site in Washington State are likewise interested, with a 2014 study by the Tri-City Development Council concluding, siting an SMR generating station at Hanford is technically feasible and many benefits come from using the existing infrastructure, local nuclear workforce, and other regional assets.4 Conclusion ECA applauds the NRC for its work in the preparation of the DEIS for the CRN Site. We support the NRC in a decision to issue TVA an ESP based on the findings of the DEIS. We believe that this decision will assist in the development of a strong regulatory and policy framework for siting new advanced nuclear energy generation facilities throughout the country and will lead to increased understanding of how the federal government, local governments, state and federal regulators, and industry can work together to realize the benefits of advanced nuclear technologies.
2 Resolution #05-12-24, Roane County, TN, p. 31 3 Resolution No 5-41-2017, City of Oak Ridge, TN 4 Small Modular Reactor Hanford Site Analysist Final Report, Tri-City Development Council, September 2014, p. 5