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Comment (27457) E-mail Regarding WCS-CISF EIS Scoping - 2018 FRN
ML18355B063
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
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1 WCS_CISFEISCEm Resource From:

Adrian Shelley <ashelley@citizen.org>

Sent:

Monday, November 19, 2018 7:19 PM To:

WCS_CISFEIS Resource

Subject:

[External_Sender] Docket # NRC-2016-0231 Waste Control Specialists LLCs Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility Project - second attempt Attachments:

Public Citizen and SEED Comments - Docket # NRC-2016-0231 - without attachments.pdf Please find attached comments on Docket # NRC-2016-0231 Waste Control Specialists LLCs Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility Project from Public Citizen and the Sustainable Energy and Economic (SEED) Coalition.

Due to the size of our file with attachments (we believe), our first email did not send. I am resubmitting now WITHOUT the attachments in an attempt to get the file through. I will follow up with an additional email with attachments. Please let me know if you are unable to open this email, its attachment, or my following email and attachment.

Thank you, Adrian Shelley l Director, Texas Office Public Citizen l Protecting Health, Safety and Democracy o: 512.477.1155 l c: 713.702.8063 l ashelley@citizen.org 309 East 11th Street, Suite 2, Austin, TX, 78701 http://www.citizen.org/texas

Federal Register Notice:

83FR44922 Comment Number:

27457 Mail Envelope Properties (9cdabe290ee34eb38f3a9465fb4cf611)

Subject:

[External_Sender] Docket # NRC-2016-0231 Waste Control Specialists LLCs Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility Project - second attempt Sent Date:

11/19/2018 7:19:29 PM Received Date:

11/19/2018 7:19:50 PM From:

Adrian Shelley Created By:

ashelley@citizen.org Recipients:

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citizen.org Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 896 11/19/2018 7:19:50 PM Public Citizen and SEED Comments - Docket # NRC-2016-0231 - without attachments.pdf 1476378 Options Priority:

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