ML18355A195
| ML18355A195 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Consolidated Interim Storage Facility |
| Issue date: | 11/19/2018 |
| From: | Public Commenter Public Commenter |
| To: | NRC/NMSS/FCSS |
| NRC/NMSS/FCSS | |
| References | |
| 83FR44922 | |
| Download: ML18355A195 (3) | |
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1 WCS_CISFEISCEm Resource From:
Doug Bogen <dbogen@metrocast.net>
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Monday, November 19, 2018 11:07 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,
As someone who has lived near one or another of our nation's nuclear power plants for most of my life, I would like to comment on the high-level waste consolidation and "interim" storage proposal before you. I urge you to reject the proposal simply because it is illegal, and it is not allowed under federal law until there is a permanent repository operating.
Please hold public meetings on this proposal. With such a huge change in waste handling policy and potentially far reaching impacts throughout the country, you must hold meetings in communities currently hosting this waste and along all the potential routes, especially in Texas. Please be fair and extend the time for commenting 180 days.
Please include in the Environmental Impact Statement scoping the technical, social, geographic, cultural and political international impacts involved. You must look at ALL the impacts, whether they are likely within 40 years or much longer
- we've all seen how "interim" plans get strung out over much longer periods, especially when it comes to nuclear waste.
SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS --
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.
EARTHQUAKES--
The area is potentially seismically active and there are a large number of instances of fracking and other extraction in proximity to the site, possibly even beneath the site. I have seen satellite photos of the area and the landscape looks like a pin cushion with all the drilling pads every few miles. We've seen what this activity does seismically in neighboring states like Oklahoma, so you must investigate these potential impacts.
SEVERE WEATHER and CLIMATIC CONDITIONS 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--
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 there are nearby major aquifer formations that must be protected.
2 ACTS OF MALICE and OTHER DELIBERATE SABOTAGE en route to and at the proposed site must be considered, including potential drone attacks.
STORAGE CONTAINER SYSTEMS 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.
ENVIRONMENTAL 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. As a first step, you must require the applicant to provide the application and other materials in Spanish.
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. This technology is in the future according to NRC staff. You must look at the cumulative effects and specific risks of tens of thousands of shipments of the most deadly radioactive waste in super-heavy, inadequate containers over our often dilapidated railroad tracks, roads and bridges.
We have seen the disasters that occur when our transportation infrastructure is not adequately maintained, especially when hazardous materials are moved through inhabited regions. This proposal to allow the most dangerous materials known to be transported through and over the most environmentally sensitive or highly populated regions has not been adequately assessed, and the potential risks and impacts must be carefully studied before the first cask ever leaves its current location.
Sincerely, Mr. Doug Bogen 21 Lois Lane Barrington, NH 03825 (603) 664-2696
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