ML18274A201
| ML18274A201 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Consolidated Interim Storage Facility |
| Issue date: | 09/29/2018 |
| From: | Milford J - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Office of Administration |
| References | |
| 83FR44922 00010, NRC-2016-0231 | |
| Download: ML18274A201 (2) | |
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PUBLIC SUBMISSION As of: 10/1/18 8:55 AM Received: September 29, 2018 Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. 1k2-95p7-bxyb Comments Due: October 19, 2018 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2016-0231 Waste Control Specialists LLC's Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility Project Comment On: NRC-2016-0231-0187 Interim Storage Partners LLCs Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility Document: NRC-2016-0231-DRAFT-0190 Comment on FR Doc # 2018-19058 Submitter Information Name: joan milford Address:
7015 hudson cemetery rd mansfield, TX, 76063 Email: joanmilford@gmail.com General Comment I AM STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSAL TO DUMP TONS OF HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR REACTOR WASTE IN TEXAS.
The transportation of this nuclear waste across Texas communities comes with the risk of accidents, leaks, and even the acknowledgment that railcars-filled-with-nuclear-waste-would-make-deadly-targets-for-terrorist-attacks.
If the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves the project, Texas would become the dumping ground for 40,000 tons of high-level nuclear reactor waste from nuclear reactors around the country. If the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves the project, the fuel would travel by train to our state over the next 20 years, raising serious concerns for communities across Texas. Exposure to high-level nuclear waste can cause birth defects, cancer, and even death. It is invisible and has no smell or taste, making it difficult to detect. The fuel rods that come out of nuclear reactors still contain most of the original uranium and plutonium and are highly radioactive and harmful upon exposure.
More than 10,000 rail cars would move across the nation to Texas for 20 years, threatening the health of communities and the environment. A rail accident with spent fuel could cause an estimated 2,000 cancer fatalities and cost up to $270 billion for cleanup. The consequences of a rail accident would continue on into Page 1 of 2 10/01/2018 https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=0900006483783ca0&format=xml&showorig=false SUNSI Review Complete Template = ADM-013 E-RIDS=ADM-03 ADD= Antoinette Walker-Smith, James
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the future, as uranium has a half-life of about 24,000 years. This means that if an accident occurs, the high-level radioactive waste has the potential to harm both humans and the environment for the next 24,000 years.
ISP wants to haul 40,000 tons of spent fuel rods from all around the country to Texas and store them above ground in West Texas, placing nearby communities at risk of higher radiation exposure and making communities across Texas potential accident zones as the fuel makes its way via rail to the proposed repository site in Andrews County. Storage is for 40 years, but according to their license application, WCS anticipates needing an extension.
The nuclear reactor waste would pass through heavily populated areas in Texas if the WCS project gets licensed by the NRC.
Radioactive waste harms humans directly by causing death within hours or days, or cancer from acute exposure by damaging the tissue and DNA in genes. The radioactive materials end up in our food, air, and water, as well as the bodies of all living creatures. If acute exposure doesnt occur, chronic exposure is possible through the intake of radioactive materials in the food or water that we eat.
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