ML18211A618
| ML18211A618 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | HI-STORE |
| Issue date: | 07/30/2018 |
| From: | Singh K Holtec |
| To: | Kristine Svinicki NRC/Chairman |
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| 5025033, LTR-18-0309 | |
| Download: ML18211A618 (5) | |
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- HOLTEC Holtec Center, One Holtec Drive, Marlton, NJ 08053 IN TE RNATI ON AL July 30, 2018 Kristine L. Svinicki, Chairwoman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Re:
HI-STORE CIS; NRC Docket #1051
Subject:
Intervenor Group's letter dated July 19, 2018
Dear Chairwoman Svinicki:
Telephone (856) 797-0900 Fax(856)797-0909 chairman@nrc.gov We respectfully ask that the Commission deny the request of the intervenor group dated July 19, 2018, asking to extend the scoping comment period by an additional 90 days and to suspend the Federal Register announcement of intervention window.
We believe the NRC has given ample opportunity for all citizens to comment on our project by extending the public comment period by two months and by adding two additional public meetings. Additionally, New Mexico State Senator Jeff Steinborn has also conducted two of his own hearings giving the intervenors an uncontested forum. My staff has attended every one of these hearings and public meetings to ascertain the substance of the intervenors case against the proposed HI-STORE CIS facility. We have not heard any credible assertion from the intervenors that could be termed a rational or even quasi-scientific claim. We believe that NRC officials who have participated in the public meetings would agree with us that the intervenor representatives have provided passionate discord wholly devoid of any technically based claim.
The HI-STORE CIS submittal has been publicly available for the past 16 months. We can't identify any of the signers of the July 19, 2018 letter who attended the hearings in person. The fact that this group has waited until 11 days before the expiration date of the public comment period to petition a three-month delay reveals their true intent, which is to use as many legal stratagems as possible to slow down the progress of our project.
Under the circumstances, we respectfully submit,, that granting additional time for public comment on the environmental scope of the project would generate more of the same baseless assertions that we have seen in the hearings and public meetings over the past three and a half months and reflective of the comments already submitted. By not extending the comment period, the NRC approval process can continue with the intervention window as published. I believe that granting them any extension would amount to condoning their disruptive strategy that has been exhibited by their representatives in the public hearings. It should be noted that the signers of the July 19, 2018, letter do not even hail from the Eddy or Lea county communities; in fact, except
HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL Krishna P. Singh Technology Campus, 1 Holtec Blvd., Camden, NJ 08104 Telephone (856) 797-0900 Fax (856) 797-0909 Kristine L. Svinicki, Chairwoman July 30, 2018 Page Two for one signer, they are not even from the state of New Mexico. The comments from these organizations are not germane to the local environmental input that the NRC is requesting as part of the process to review the Environmental Report. They have no stake in the economic well-being of the Eddy-Lea community. The NRC should not placate these organizations by giving them more time to politically organize to disrupt a program that has overwhelming support in the local host communities in New Mexico and has irrefutable value for our country.
Sincerely, HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL lo< p 0 ~911.
By: _________ _
Krishna P. Singh President & CEO cc:
See Attached List Document No. 5025033
CC:
Commissioner Jeff Baran U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-4FOO Washington, DC 20555-0001 Email: CMRBARAN@nrc.gov Commissioner Stephen G. Bums U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-4FOO Washington, DC 20555-0001 Email: CMRBURNS@nrc.gov Commissioner Annie Caputo U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 016-B33 Washington DC 20555-0001 Email: CMRCaputo@nrc.gov Commissioner David Wright U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-4FOO Washington, DC 20555-0001 Email: CMRWright@nrc.gov Margaret Doane, Executive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 016-El5 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Email: Margaret.doane@nrc.gov Marc Dapas Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T4-A12 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Email: marc.dapas@nrc.gov Holtec Center, One Holtec Drive, Marlton, NJ 08053 Michael Layton Telephone (856) 797-0900 Fax (856) 797-0909 Director of the Division of Spent Fuel Management U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T4-B34 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Email: Michael.Layton@nrc.gov Jose Cuadrado DSFM Project Manager - Licensing Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T4-B34 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Email: jose.cuadrado-caraballo@nrc.gov Jill Caverly, Environmental Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T4-Bl6 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Jill.caverly@nrc.gov Mayor Sam Cobb Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance, Chairman 200 E. Broadway St.
Hobbs, NM 88240 scobb@hobbsnm.org Mr. John Heaton Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance, Vice-Chairman 102 South Canyon Carlsbad, NM 88220 jaheatonl @gmail.com Commissioner. Rebecca Long Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance, Treasurer Lea County Commissioners 100 N. Main A venue, Suite 4 Lovington, NM 88260 rlong@leacounty.net
HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL Krishna P. Singh Technology Campus, 1 Holtec Blvd., Camden, NJ 08104 Telephone (856) 797-0900 Fax (856) 797-0909 Commissioner. Susan Crockett Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance, Secretary Eddy County Commissioners, Chairman 101 W Greene Street Carlsbad, NM 88220 scrockett@co.eddy.nm.us Commissioner Ronald Black Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance Member Lea County Commissioners, Chairman 100 N. Main Avenue, Suite 4 Lovington, NM 88260 ronrblack@leacounty.net Mr. Jack Volpato Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance Member & Eddy County Commissioner 1526 Muscatel A venue Carlsbad, NM 88220 j ackvolpato@hotmail.com Mr. Garry Buie Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance Member &
President & CEO of PEMCO PO Box 428 Hobbs, NM 88241 gabuie52@hotmail.com HUG Membership
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Ms. Svinicki:
Erika Grandrimo <E.Grandrimo@holtec.com>
Monday, July 30, 2018 10:14 AM Erika Grandrimo Joy Russell; Ed Mayer; Stefan Anton; Kris Singh
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