ML19345F017
| ML19345F017 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | HI-STORE |
| Issue date: | 12/11/2019 |
| From: | Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY |
| To: | Mayer A Green Century Exploration & Production |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| ASLBP 18-958-01-ISFSI-BD01, Holtec International, RAS 55461 | |
| Download: ML19345F017 (6) | |
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SECRETARY A. James Mayer Founder & CEO Green Century Exploration
& Production, LLC UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 11, 2019 505 North Big Spring St., Ste. 402 Midland, TX 79701
Dear Mr. Mayer:
On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRG), I am responding to the comment you submitted via e-mail on November 19, 2019, regarding a Draft Regulatory Basis for the Disposal of Greater-than-Class-C Waste (GTCC): Your message was sent to an email address managed by the NRC's Office of the Secretary.. Accordingly, your comment has been added to the NRC's rulemaking docket (NRC-2017-0081) and the GTCC aspects of your message will be considered during that process.
In addition to your comment on the GTCC rulemaking, your e-mail references subjects raised during adjudication of the license applications of both Holtec International and Interim Storage PartnersANCS for consolidated interim storage facilities (CISF). Some of these subjects are currently before the Commission on appeal. The Office of the Secretary is comprised of "adjudicatory employees" who advise the Commission on various adjudicatory matters, thus, it would be inappropriate for the Office of the Secretary to comment on any references in your message to the CISF application proceedings.
A copy of your e-mail and this response will be served on the participants in both the Holtec CISF and ISPANCS CISF proceedings.
Sincerely,
From:
James Mayer To:
RulemakingComments Resource
Subject:
[External_Sender] Docket ID NRC-2017-0081 Comments Date:
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 11:48:02 AM To Whom It May Concern,
I am responding to your request for comments regarding a draft regulation to allow the long-term storage/disposal of greater-than-Class-C (GTCC) waste in low-level radioactive waste land disposal facilities. My response is general in nature as well as being specific to the permit applications by WCS for a GTCC facility in Andrews County, Texas, and by Holtec for a GTCC facility in Lea County, New Mexico.
We at Green Century are supporters of nuclear energy as one of the many (all) domestic energy sources needed to power American Energy Security and Independence. But allowing the placement of high level nuclear waste in the heart of the Permian Basin oil fields is reckless and negligent in our opinion. We are especially concerned that these sites will become terrorist targets.
Taking out some Permian oil production would not only harm America but would benefit organizations funded by Middle East oil money. The US depends on the Permian Basin to keep energy costs down for consumers, the economy strong, and the nation energy dominant and secure. A terrorist attack on these sites, or another event causing a major contamination incident, could result in the shut-down of needed Permian Basin production.
Title to the GTCC nuclear waste should only be transferred to the U.S. Federal Government as only the U.S. government has the financial wherewithal to handle a serious radioactive release and can generally provide the perpetual institutional security required.
Sites having substantial strategic natural resources such as oil & gas under and nearby should not qualify and in fact should never be considered for licensing.
Areas that have limited freshwater resources such as the Permian Basin should not be candidates for GTCC waste as a release could cause groundwater contamination that would be catastrophic to the region.
Approval by the governor and the legislature of a state should be required to approve a GTCC site.
Sites that cannot be adequately protected by the U.S. military against terrorist attacks should not qualify.
Any site designated for accepting spent fuel must be on Federal land under Federal authority to assure the long-term (500 hundred year) security of the site and regulation by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Any off-site storage of spent nuclear fuel should be located in East of Mississippi River, the region that has the vast majority of the nuclear plants, to minimize transportation of this dangerous
material.
Thank you,
A. James Mayer Founder & CEO Green Century Exploration & Production, LLC 505 North Big Spring Street, Suite 402 Midland, Texas 79701
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
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HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL
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Docket No. 72-1051-ISFSI
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Letter from NRC Secretary, Annette Vietti-Cook, to A. James Mayer of Green Century Exploration & Production, have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange (EIE).
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Mail Stop: O-16B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Paul S. Ryerson, Chair Administrative Judge Nicholas G. Trikouros Administrative Judge Dr. Gary S. Arnold Administrative Judge E-mail: paul.ryerson@nrc.gov nicholas.trikouros@nrc.gov gary.arnold@nrc.gov Ian Curry, Law Clerk Stephanie Fishman, Law Clerk Molly Mattison, Law Clerk Taylor Mayhall, Law Clerk E-mail: ian.curry@nrc.gov stephanie.fishman@nrc.gov molly.mattison@nrc.gov taylor.mayhall@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop - O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Sheldon Clark, Esq.
Joseph I. Gillespie, Esq.
Esther Houseman, Esq.
Sara B. Kirkwood, Esq.
Mauri Lemoncelli, Esq.
Patrick Moulding, Esq.
Carrie Safford, Esq.
Thomas Steinfeldt, Esq.
Alana M. Wase, Esq.
Brian Newell, Senior Paralegal E-mail: sheldon.clark@nrc.gov joe.gillespie@nrc.gov esther.houseman@nrc.gov sara.kirkwood@nrc.gov mauri.lemoncelli@nrc.gov patrick.moulding@nrc.gov carrie.safford@nrc.gov thomas.steinfeldt@nrc.gov alana.wase@nrc.gov krupskaya.castellon@nrc.gov brian.newell@nrc.gov
Docket No. 72-1051-ISFSI Letter from NRC Secretary, Annette Vietti-Cook, to A. James Mayer of Green Century Exploration & Production 2
Counsel for Holtec International Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Meghan Hammond, Esq.
Anne Leidich, Esq.
Michael Lepre, Esq.
Jay Silberg, Esq.
Timothy Walsh, Esq.
E-mail: meghan.hammond@pillsburylaw.com anne.leidich@pillsburylaw.com michael.lepre@pillsburylaw.com jay.silberg@pillsburylaw.com timothy.walsh@pillsburylaw.com Counsel for Beyond Nuclear Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg LLP 1725 DeSales Street NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 Diane Curran, Esq.
E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com Turner Environmental Law Clinic 1301 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30322 Mindy Goldstein, Esq.
E-mail: magolds@emory.edu Counsel for Alliance Environmental Strategies Law Office of Nancy L. Simmons 120 Girard Boulevard SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Nancy L. Simmons, Esq.
E-mail: nlsstaff@swcp.com Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance 102 S. Canyon Carlsbad, NM 88220 John A. Heaton E-mail: jaheaton1@gmail.com Counsel for Dont Waste Michigan 316 N. Michigan Street, Suite 520 Toledo, OH 43604-5627 Terry J. Lodge, Esq.
E-mail: tjlodge50@yahoo.com Counsel for Sierra Club 4403 1st Avenue SE, Suite 402 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Wallace L. Taylor, Esq.
E-mail: wtaylor784@aol.com Counsel for NAC International Inc.
Robert Helfrich, Esq.
NAC International Inc.
3930 E Jones Bridge Rd., Ste. 200 Norcross, GA 30092 E-mail: rhelfrich@nacintl.com Hogan Lovells LLP 555 13th Street NW Washington, DC 20004 Sachin S. Desai, Esq.
Allison E. Hellreich, Esq.
E-mail: sachin.desai@hoganlovells.com allison.hellreich@hoganlovells.com Counsel for Fasken Land and Oil and Permian Basin Land and Royalty Owners Robert V. Eye Law Office, LLC 4840 Bob Billings Parkway Lawrence, KS 66049 Timothy J. Laughlin, Esq.
E-mail: tijay1300@gmail.com Kanner & Whiteley, LLC 701 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Allan Kanner, Esq.
Elizabeth Petersen, Esq.
Cynthia St. Amant, Esq Conlee Whiteley, Esq.
E-mail: a.kanner@kanner-law.com e.petersen@kanner-law.com c.stamant@kanner-law.com c.whiteley@kanner-law.com
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Eddy County, NM*
101 W. Greene Street Carlsbad, NM Rick Rudometkin E-mail: rrudometkin@co.eddy.nm.us
- Eddy County not served due to no representative for the County assigned at the time of Mr. Rudometkins departure.
Lea County, NM 100 N. Main Lovington, NM 88260 Jonathan B. Sena E-mail: jsena@leacounty.net City of Hobbs, NM 2605 Lovington Highway Hobbs, NM 88242 Garry A. Buie E-mail: gabuie52@hotmail.com City of Carlsbad, NM 1024 N. Edward Carlsbad, NM 88220 Jason G. Shirley E-mail: jgshirley@cityofcarlsbadnm.com
[Original signed by Herald M. Speiser ]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of December, 2019