ML18347B323
| ML18347B323 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Consolidated Interim Storage Facility |
| Issue date: | 11/17/2018 |
| From: | Public Commenter Public Commenter |
| To: | NRC/NMSS/FCSS |
| NRC/NMSS/FCSS | |
| References | |
| 83FR44922 | |
| Download: ML18347B323 (3) | |
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1 WCS_CISFEISCEm Resource From:
Melanie Deason <melaniedeason54@gmail.com>
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Saturday, November 17, 2018 7:59 PM To:
WCS_CISFEIS Resource
Subject:
[External_Sender] NRC Docket 72-1050 NRC 2016-0231 NRC - WCS EIS 2018 RE: NRC Docket 72-1050 NRC 2016-0231
Dear,
I Reject the Proposal to consolidate irradiated fuel. Why?
ILLEGAL UNDER FEDERAL LAW AND PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO RESPOND:
It is illegal to go forward, because it is not allowed under federal law until there is a permanent repository operating.
Both New Mexico and West Texas are legally bi-lingual states, so should NRC proceed, the application should be published in Spanish. Residents in this region are entitled to review.
Please hold public meetings--as none are now planned--Hold them in communities which are not just nearby, but along all the potential routes - especially in Texas. Extend the time for commenting to 180 days. I've been part of the New Mexico's public meeting regarding Holtec, and this WCS proposal is very similar. Public involvement is a right of the citizen to participate and comment on the Environmental Impact Statement's scope, technical, social, geographic, cultural and political international impacts.
SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS --OF THIS LOCATION AND PROXIMITY TO NEARBY NEW MEXICO'S FACILITIES:
WCS already has hazardous, radioactive and mixed waste. It's problematic already and continuing to bring in more to the site, as is proposed for high level waste, is ludicrous. Since 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 in New Mexico, etc.
EARTHQUAKES, PLUS SEVERE WEATHER and CLIMATIC CONDITIONS:
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.
PROXIMITY TO WATER--INCLUDING THE OGALALLA AQUIFER WHICH IS UDER WCS! THIS IS NOT A JOKE!
WCS is seeking a permit to release radioactive and hazardous water to the New Mexico side of its property, AND AS A RESIDENT OF NEW MEXICO, I SAY 'NO WAY'. There is water at the WCS site and there are nearby major aquifer formations THAT CAN EASILY BE AFFECTED. DO NOT JEOPARDIZE OUR WATER ANYMORE THAN ALREADY IS AT RISK WITH FRACKING!
ACTS OF MALICE and OTHER DELIBERATE SABOTAGE en route to and at the proposed site must be considered, including potential drone attacks.
2 STORAGE CONTAINER SYSTEMS ARE INADEQUATE AND NON-EXISTENT TO HANDLE THE TIMELINE FOR STORAGE:
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.
ENVIROMENTAL JUSTICE and ECONOMIC JUSTICE-- 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 big part of the economy oppose the dump.
West Texans have experienced environmental racism for decades. People of Color continue to be disproportionately impacted by hazardous and toxic wastes. Adjacent New Mexico is also included in these injustices.
TRANSPORT DANGERS--
None of todays certified waste containers are designed for real world transport conditions (temperatures, crash speeds, submersion in water) and have not been physically tested despite dump-promoters' misuse of 40 year-old crash-test videos on totally different casks. The storage containers cannot be monitored for potential cracks and leaks, inspected, repaired or replaced even though we know the waste will be dangerous longer than they will last.
The technology is in the future according to NRC staff. Tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to STOP SHIPMENT OF TENS of THOUSANDS of the most deadly radioactive waste. Super-heavy, inadequate containers over the nation's railroad tracks, roads and bridges will only threaten more lives.
Sincerely, Ms. Melanie Deason PO Box 1065 Roswell, NM 88202 (505) 438-7708
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