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Comments from Gertrude Carter on the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment (NRC-2018-0279)
ML19070A166
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Site: Pilgrim
Issue date: 03/02/2019
From: Carter G
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NRC-2018-0279
Download: ML19070A166 (2)


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From: Gertrude Carter To: Docket, Hearing

Subject:

[External_Sender] RE: Docket ID NRC-2018-0279 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station: Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment Date: Saturday, March 02, 2019 6:59:51 AM Docket_ID_NRC-2018-0279 NRC, Hearingdocket@nrc.gov

RE: Docket ID NRC-2018-0279 Pilgrim Nuclear: Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment Good morning, I lived on the Vineyard until last June. The safety concerns re Pilgrim were a unwelcome part

of life on our beautiful island. The time to close the plant and handle the nuclear waste is long

overdue. I support the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Petition for Leave to Intervene and

Hearing Request in Docket No. 50-293 & 72-1044 and Pilgrim Watch's in the same proceeding

filed February 20, 2019.

Pilgrim official must address the health, safety, and environmental concerns related to the decommissioning of the plant.

I support all below:

  • There is insufficient evidence to provide reasonable assurance that there are sufficient funds

to decommission the site, risking leaving the Commonwealth as the payer of last resort.

  • The NRC agrees that a shortfall in funding would place public health, safety and the environment at risk.
  • Pilgrim Station has a long history of poor management.
  • In order to accurately determine decommissioning costs and identify what requires cleaning up in order to protect public health, safety and the environment, a thorough site analysis must

be performed at the beginning of the decommissioning process.

  • Pilgrim's location is unique - all communities facing Cape Cod Bay require a clean environment, and Cape Cod Bay drains into Massachusetts Bay.
  • Previous documents do not bound environmental impact, and NEPA requires an analysis, as decommissioning is a major federal action.Citizens look forward to a hearing required to protect our communities now and into the future.

Thank you for this opportunity to provide input into this process.

Sincerely, Gertrude Carter Gertrude Carter trudycleave@verizon.net

283 Village Lane

Bennington, Vermont 05201