ML18296A313
| ML18296A313 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Consolidated Interim Storage Facility |
| Issue date: | 10/16/2018 |
| From: | Public Commenter Public Commenter |
| To: | NRC/NMSS/FCSS |
| NRC/NMSS/FCSS | |
| References | |
| 83FR44922 | |
| Download: ML18296A313 (3) | |
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1 WCS_CISFEISCEm Resource From:
Gina Giaccardo <gmgiaccardo@usa.net>
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018 6:46 PM To:
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Subject:
[External_Sender] NRC Docket 72-1050 NRC 2016-0231 Please reject the Proposal to consolidate irradiated fuel. It is illegal under federal law until there is a permanent repository operating. If NRC proceeds, the application should be published in Spanish so residents in the region can review it.
West Texans have experienced environmental racism for decades. People of color continue to be disproportionately impacted by hazardous and toxic wastes. In addition, the proposed area has valuable industries and interests that would be threatened by the site. Even some of the hazardous and extractive industries that are a major part of the economy oppose the dump.
Public meetings must be held in potentially affected communities, and along all the potential routes especially in Texas.
The time for commenting must be extended to 180 days, to give everyone whose lives could be impacted a chance to respond.
The Environmental Impact Statement should include scope, technical, social, geographic, cultural and political international impacts.
WCS already has hazardous, radioactive and mixed waste and continues to bring in more to the site proposed for high level waste. There is a uranium enrichment facility next door. The EIS must evaluate the effects of multiple hazards and impacts of accidents, releases, explosions from its neighbors The area is potentially seismically active and there are large amounts of fracking and other extraction in proximity to the site, possibly even beneath the site.
The site of the proposed CIS facility in Andrews County, Texas is subject to severe weather and climatic conditions that could endanger nuclear waste containers. Extreme temperatures, wind and sand storms, wildfires, lightning strikes and storms, floods, and tornadoes can all impact the site.
WCS is seeking a permit to release radioactive and hazardous water to the New Mexico side of its property. There is water at the site and nearby major aquifer formations. New Mexicans depend heavily on aquifers for their water needs.
The period of storage of irradiated fuel at WCS could exceed the expected life of the dry cask containers in which it is stored. NRC must consider the industry's present inability to re-containerize nuclear waste when casks fail, the absence of a facility at the proposed WCS site to perform such operations, and the amount and source of funds to pay for it.
Please do not proceed with this proposal, which would negatively affect the health of residents, the environment, and the viability of nearby businesses, and cost taxpayers their hard-earned money.
Ms. Gina Giaccardo 36 Strawberry Street #23 Philadelphia, PA 19106
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