ML18207B061
| ML18207B061 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | HI-STORE |
| Issue date: | 07/23/2018 |
| From: | Public Commenter Public Commenter |
| To: | Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental Review |
| NRC/NMSS/DFCSE | |
| References | |
| 83FR13802 | |
| Download: ML18207B061 (2) | |
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1 Holtec-CISFEISCEm Resource From:
Peter Evans <peterevans2@me.com>
Sent:
Monday, July 23, 2018 11:30 PM To:
Holtec-CISFEIS Resource
Subject:
[External_Sender] Holtec International's dangerous Project for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico
Dear Members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Holtec Internationals plan to create an interim storage facility in southern New Mexico for our nations spent nuclear fuel is irresponsible and dangerous.
New Mexico has already suffered too much from irresponsible companies making short term gains and then leaving us to clean up the long term messes they leave behind.
It is your responsibility to make sure that it doesnt happen again. According to federal law, Holtec cant be awarded a contract for the project, unless the NRC must perform an environmental impact study that demonstrates the project would not cause harm to the environment or local communities. The responsibility is on your shoulders.
New Mexicos citizens made it clear at the NRCs public meeting in Albuquerque that Holtec has failed the test. Since this project would involve aggregating spent nuclear material from across the entire country and transporting it by train to southern New Mexico, its potential impacts go beyond the local community of Carlsbad-Hobbs, where the facility would be built. They include the rest of the state as well.
New Mexico might get a few jobs from this project in the short run, but the risks and the potential longterm damage are too great to justify the risks involved.
Single site intermediate storage is a bad idea to begin with. The geology of the proposed site in southeastern New Mexico (mostly sandstone and limestone, soft sedimentary rock) makes it worse.
We are counting on you!
With many thanks for protecting us from this project, Peter Evans Peter Evans 425 La Comunidad Albuquerque, NM 87114 510 708-8655 peterevans2@me.com
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