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Westchester gov.com February 10, 2020 Annette L. Vietti-Cook Secretary US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555-0001 Attn: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Re: Docket NRC-2020-0021
Dear Secretary Vietti-Cook,
We write to request that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) extend the public comment period for the license transfer application of the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) by Entergy Nuclear Operations to Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC from thirty day to sixty days. We also ask that the NRC hold a local public hearing regarding this application.
Separately, we are asking Holtec to make a public presentation for a general County audience to answer.
community questions regarding its decommissioning proposal. Westcl:1ester County will offer to host the event at the County Center in March. This is not to prejudice any consideration by the NRC of any petition by any government entity or other party for the opening of a hearing pursuant to Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations set forth in 10 C.F.R. § 2.105.
The short and long-term impacts of a license transfer for decommissioning purposes will be very significant economically and environmentally to Westchester and the surrounding area. Thirty days is simply an insufficient public comment period for a proposal that is complicated, technical and will have repercussions for generations.
The size and scope of the project, limited experience with decommissioning plants of this size, uncertainties regarding the transportation, storage, and disposal of radioactive material, impacts on the local economy, the level of financing required, and the myriad questions local communities have raised regarding a project of this magnitude more than justify the need for an extended public comment period and a local public hearing.
It is essential that the people most directly impacted by the application - employees, businesses; residents and their elected representatives - have an opportunity to be heard. We believe that an adequate public comment period and a local public hearing are essential components of the NRC's regulatory and oversight responsibilities.
We also believe that Entergy and Holtec must be transparent and responsive to community questions and concerns.
We appreciate the NRC's consideration of this request for a 30-day extension of the public comment period, and local public hearing regarding this application..
Office of the County Executive, Michaelian Office Building, 148 Martine White Plains, New York 10601 Sincerely, George Latimer Westchester County Executive Telephone: (914)995-2900 westchestergov.com
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[External_Sender] Docket: NRC-2020-0021 -- Indian Point License Transfer Application US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.pdf Attached is a letter from Westchester County elected officials for the record in Docket NRC-2020-0021-Indian Point License Transfer Application.
Thank you for your consideration.
Susan Spear Assistant Director of Operations Office of Westchester County Executive George Latimer 148 Martine Ave., White Plains NY 10601-9th floor 914.995.2945 (office) 914.391.3803 (cell) sspear@westchestergov.com Westchester go~com Follow Westchester County Facebook - Twitter - Youtube - lnstagram 1