ML19065A187

Comment (7) of Henrietta Cosentino on Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment

ML19065A187
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim, HI-STORE
Issue date:	03/01/2019
From:	Cosentino H - No Known Affiliation
To:	Office of Administration
References
84FR816 00007, NRC-2018-0279
Download: ML19065A187 (2)

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PUBLIC SUBMISSION As of: 3/5/19 10:17 AM Received: March 01, 2019 Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. 1k3-98j8-88wb Comments Due: March 04, 2019 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2018-0279 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment Comment On: NRC-2018-0279-0001 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment Document: NRC-2018-0279-DRAFT-0007 Comment on FR Doc # 2019-00371 Submitter Information Name: Henrietta Cosentino Address:

Box 3906 Plymouth, ME, 02361 Email: henrietta.cosentino@gmail.com General Comment Neither Entergys plan nor Holtecs plan is acceptable in present form. Entergys SAFSTOR plan to defer full decommissioning until 2060 puts our community at serious risk: (1) fuel rods would stay in the fuel pool for a long time, prolonging the risk of exposure to extreme weather, terrorism etc. (2) Recent reevaluations of the nature and degree of climate change have been largely ignored in Entergys risk projections; nor does it enter into the NRCs calculations. Given extreme rains, storm surges and rising seas, Pilgrims reactor is likely to be seriously water-compromised by 2060 (3) By 2060, all those now involved in the NRC, Entergy, the NDCAP and the federal government itself will be gone! How can we have any confidence that the basics of safety will be transmitted, understood and carried out between now and 2060?

Holtecs proposed six-year process also arouses serious concerns, best expressed by our AGO at the NRCs annual meeting in January: From the Attorney Generals point of view, the proposed sale and the related transfer of license from Entergy to a Holtec subsidiary raise significant health, safety, environmental and financial concerns for the Commonwealth and its citizens. [] Because of the significant risks to the Commonwealth we implore the NRC to join us in closely scrutinizing the proposals terms and ensure that substantial financial assurances exist to ensure those risks are fully addressed. A rapid decommissioning is preferable to a deferred one, but only if it doesnt leave the site polluted and put the population at risk. There is reason to believe that Holtec is not prepared to spend the amount of money it will actually take to decommission the site properly. It is clear that there are many incentives to cut corners at public expense.

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1/31/2019 CITATION 84 FR 816

Moreover Holtecs HI-STORM dry casks are a source of concern. They are warrantied for only 25 years, but they are expected to contain material that will be toxic for 250,000 years. How is this acceptable? Their thin walled are already scratched in San Onofre and elsewhere. If leaks are discovered, the casks cannot be repairedonly covered up with a larger cask. What happens when they all leak?

In reviewing both plans, we count on the NRC to ensure the health and welfare of the Commonwealth and its citizens.

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