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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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 SECRETARY December 11, 2019 A. James Mayer Founder & CEO Green Century Exploration
& Production, LLC 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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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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Office of the Secretary of the Commission Mail Stop: O-16B33 Mail Stop: O-16B33 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop: T-3F23 Mail Stop - O-14A44 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Paul S. Ryerson, Chair Sheldon Clark, Esq.
Administrative Judge Joseph I. Gillespie, Esq.
Esther Houseman, Esq.
Nicholas G. Trikouros Sara B. Kirkwood, Esq.
Administrative Judge Mauri Lemoncelli, Esq.
Patrick Moulding, Esq.
Dr. Gary S. Arnold Carrie Safford, Esq.
Administrative Judge Thomas Steinfeldt, Esq.
Alana M. Wase, Esq.
E-mail: paul.ryerson@nrc.gov Brian Newell, Senior Paralegal nicholas.trikouros@nrc.gov E-mail: sheldon.clark@nrc.gov gary.arnold@nrc.gov joe.gillespie@nrc.gov esther.houseman@nrc.gov sara.kirkwood@nrc.gov Ian Curry, Law Clerk mauri.lemoncelli@nrc.gov Stephanie Fishman, Law Clerk patrick.moulding@nrc.gov Molly Mattison, Law Clerk carrie.safford@nrc.gov Taylor Mayhall, Law Clerk thomas.steinfeldt@nrc.gov E-mail: ian.curry@nrc.gov alana.wase@nrc.gov stephanie.fishman@nrc.gov krupskaya.castellon@nrc.gov molly.mattison@nrc.gov brian.newell@nrc.gov taylor.mayhall@nrc.gov
Docket No. 72-1051-ISFSI Letter from NRC Secretary, Annette Vietti-Cook, to A. James Mayer of Green Century Exploration & Production Counsel for Holtec International Counsel for Dont Waste Michigan Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 316 N. Michigan Street, Suite 520 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW Toledo, OH 43604-5627 Washington, DC 20036 Terry J. Lodge, Esq.
Meghan Hammond, Esq. E-mail: tjlodge50@yahoo.com Anne Leidich, Esq.
Michael Lepre, Esq. Counsel for Sierra Club Jay Silberg, Esq. 4403 1st Avenue SE, Suite 402 Timothy Walsh, Esq. Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 E-mail: meghan.hammond@pillsburylaw.com Wallace L. Taylor, Esq.
anne.leidich@pillsburylaw.com E-mail: wtaylor784@aol.com michael.lepre@pillsburylaw.com jay.silberg@pillsburylaw.com Counsel for NAC International Inc.
timothy.walsh@pillsburylaw.com Robert Helfrich, Esq.
NAC International Inc.
Counsel for Beyond Nuclear 3930 E Jones Bridge Rd., Ste. 200 Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg LLP Norcross, GA 30092 1725 DeSales Street NW E-mail: rhelfrich@nacintl.com Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 Hogan Lovells LLP Diane Curran, Esq. 555 13th Street NW E-mail: dcurran@harmoncurran.com Washington, DC 20004 Sachin S. Desai, Esq.
Turner Environmental Law Clinic Allison E. Hellreich, Esq.
1301 Clifton Road E-mail: sachin.desai@hoganlovells.com Atlanta, GA 30322 allison.hellreich@hoganlovells.com Mindy Goldstein, Esq.
E-mail: magolds@emory.edu Counsel for Fasken Land and Oil and Permian Basin Land and Royalty Owners Counsel for Alliance Environmental Strategies Robert V. Eye Law Office, LLC Law Office of Nancy L. Simmons 4840 Bob Billings Parkway 120 Girard Boulevard SE Lawrence, KS 66049 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Timothy J. Laughlin, Esq.
E-mail: tijay1300@gmail.com Nancy L. Simmons, Esq.
E-mail: nlsstaff@swcp.com Kanner & Whiteley, LLC 701 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance Allan Kanner, Esq.
102 S. Canyon Elizabeth Petersen, Esq.
Carlsbad, NM 88220 Cynthia St. Amant, Esq Conlee Whiteley, Esq .
John A. Heaton E-mail: a.kanner@kanner-law.com E-mail: jaheaton1@gmail.com e.petersen@kanner-law.com c.stamant@kanner-law.com c.whiteley@kanner-law.com 2
Docket No. 72-1051-ISFSI Letter from NRC Secretary, Annette Vietti-Cook, to A. James Mayer of Green Century Exploration & Production Eddy County, NM* City of Hobbs, NM 101 W. Greene Street 2605 Lovington Highway Carlsbad, NM Hobbs, NM 88242 Rick Rudometkin Garry A. Buie E-mail: rrudometkin@co.eddy.nm.us E-mail: gabuie52@hotmail.com
- Eddy County not served due to no representative for the County assigned at the time of Mr. Rudometkins departure. City of Carlsbad, NM 1024 N. Edward Carlsbad, NM 88220 Lea County, NM 100 N. Main Jason G. Shirley Lovington, NM 88260 E-mail: jgshirley@cityofcarlsbadnm.com Jonathan B. Sena E-mail: jsena@leacounty.net
[Original signed by Herald M. Speiser ]
Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of December, 2019 3