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Comments on Louisiana Energy Svcs Application to Build U Enrichment Plant in Homer,La.Opposes Licensing
ML20044E965
Person / Time
Site: Claiborne
Issue date: 04/19/1993
From: Hensley M
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To: Selin I, The Chairman
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUDOCS 9305260325
Download: ML20044E965 (2)


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g MICHELLE HENSLEY-808 VERNON AVENUE VENICE. CA 90291 -

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April 19,1993 Ivan Selin Chairman United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

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Dear Mr. Selin,

I am writing to express my grave concern over the application of Louisiana Energy Services to build -a uranium enrichment facility in Homer, Louisiana.

The local communities of Forest Grove and Center Springs are j

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vehemently opposed to the construction of this plant in their backyards.

It will produce over 4,000 tons of radioactive U-238 waste every year, and this waste of course will remain' hazardous for millions of years.

Polluted water from the plant will be discharged into the Lake Claiborne watershed -- many homes in the vicinity of the proposed plant rely on wells for_ their drinking water.

It-is no wonder local communities are opposed.

But these -local communities are of course poor and black, as are most of the -

communities chosen for toxic waste sites and hazardous chemical operations.

There is a worldwide overcapacity for producing enriched uranium. The DOE's enrichment plants are only operating at 50% of capacity. DOE's uranium costs less. Why permit another'of these dangerous plants to exist, especially when the local communities do not want it? ~

l urge you to advise the NRC licensing board to DENY the Louisiana Electric Service application.

Thank you for your attention, concern and action on this urgent matter.

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