ML18292A223
| ML18292A223 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Consolidated Interim Storage Facility |
| Issue date: | 10/12/2018 |
| From: | Public Commenter Public Commenter |
| To: | NRC/NMSS/FCSS |
| NRC/NMSS/FCSS | |
| References | |
| 83FR44922 | |
| Download: ML18292A223 (2) | |
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1 WCS_CISFEISCEm Resource From:
Bob Stein <voter@growthchoices.com>
Sent:
Friday, October 12, 2018 3:51 PM To:
Borges Roman, Jennifer; WCS_CISFEIS Resource Cc:
Hal Masover
Subject:
[External_Sender] Docket ID NRC-2016-0231 Regarding Docket ID NRC-2016-0231.
I oppose Waste Control Specialists (WCS) proposal which seeks to open a de facto permanent parking lot dump for a 40,000 metric ton commercial irradiated nuclear fuel centralized interim storage facility, or CISF. To be clear, theyre proposing to transport and store up to half the U.S commercial high-level radioactive waste upstream of the Ogallala Aquifer.
The Ogallala is a vital drinking and irrigation water supply for numerous High Plains states, from Texas to South Dakota. Much of the US grain is grown in this area.
The site's intended purpose is to temporarily store nuclear waste until a "permanent" site can be established.
The US has failed to locate a permanent disposal site for over half a century and no reasonable plans exist - this dump site should be considered de-facto permanent. The company chosen to operate such a site would need to be financially and operationally sound beyond most current standards.
Waste Control Specialists/Interim Storage Partners licensing proceeding was suspended for a year, due to the CISF proponents' financial difficulties. They dont have a track record that inspires confidence. The public can not risk that the managers of a project like this might not be able to financially endure expenses related to any failures to perform.
Even a modest leak, accident, or misdirection of the stored waste in transit could be a significant economic event for which taxpayers would eventually pay in the same manner as they continue to pay for industrial and chemical oversights of the last two centuries through programs like Superfund and EPA Areas Of Concern. No bond the company could afford to post would be sufficient to compensate the public for potential negative outcomes.
All of this is in addition to the health effects that have been demonstrated to be distributed in populations living near such facilities.
The region around WCS has a high proportion of low income, Latin American residents, and is already heavily burdened with nuclear activities and dirty fossil fuel industries. WCS would launch large numbers of high-risk irradiated nuclear fuel train, truck, and barge shipments into this environment through many states.
I urge that the WCS proposal not be approved.
Thank you for your service.
Robert Stein
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