ML20062G070

Comment from Amy Anderson on the Indian Point Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Control of Licenses and Conforming Amendments (NRC-2020-0021)

ML20062G070
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	02/21/2020
From:	- No Known Affiliation
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SECY/RAS
References
85FR03947, NRC-2020-0021
Download: ML20062G070 (2)

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Page 1 of 2 As of: 2/27/20 2:40 PM Received: February 21, 2020 Status: Pending_Post PUBLIC SUBMISSION Tracking No. 1k4-9f5c-45xg Comments Due: February 24, 2020 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2020-0021 Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3; Transfer of Control of Licenses and Approval of Conforming License Amendments Comment On: NRC-2020-0021-0001 Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Control of Licenses and Conforming Amendments Document: NRC-2020-0021-DRAFT-0047 Comment on FR Doc # 2020-00824 Submitter Information Name: Amy Anderson Address:

30 Sycamore Street Kingston, 12401-5652 Email: amyirenaa@gmail.com General Comment Holtec is possibly the worst choice for decommissioning Indian Point--A DISASTER IN THE MAKING!!!

Among Holtec's many disqualifying problems:

Holtec lacks experience in nuclear plant decommissioning.

Holtec's record is full of malfeasance bribery, fraud, getting barred from doing business with entities like the TVA and the World Bank, lying to public officials, risk-taking, dangerous incompetence and contempt for public concern or input.

Holtec's complex subsidiary structure of siloed, undercapitalized LLCs shields it from liability and accountability. Its side businesses pose serious conflicts of interest.

Holtec is privately held and secretive about its finances. It hasn't demonstrated the capitalization required to complete the estimated $1.3 billion decommissioning, as opposed to walking away and sticking taxpayers with the consequences and costs. Its business model is about using the ratepayer financed decommissioning trust fund and taxpayer money to maximize its profits.

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Page 2 of 2 In a premature and improper report filed with the NRC about its plans, Holtec lowballed its decommissioning cost estimate, even though there isn't even an assessment of site conditions to base an estimate on. The company ignored the Algonquin gas pipeline passing near Indian Point's critical components, even though that complicates decommissioning and raises risks of rupture and fire. It plans to do nothing about radioactive contamination of groundwater. It won't remediate contaminated soil at the site any deeper than 3 feet. It stated it is considering shipping radioactive wastes by barge down the Hudson, raising a host of unacceptable risks.

It's clear that no one wants to take responsibility for the grave danger of the radioactive nuclear waste at the Indian Point site, and this is doubly disturbing because of the heavy population in the region. WE DO NOT WANT OUR BEAUTIFUL HUDSON RIVER AND SURROUNDING LAND DESTROYED. WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE CANCER RATES SOAR--THEY ARE WAY TOO HIGH ALREADY, HAVING REACHED EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS IN RECENT YEARS!

It's time for those in power to contemplate what it means to be a mature human being, to acknowledge that other humans are just as real as they are (and do not deserve to have their lives destroyed because of some people's greed and selfishness) and to take responsibility for how their actions affect other humans and the natural world.

WE WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS SITUATION: ENTERGY NEEDS TO DECOMMISSION THE SITE ITSELF OR FIND A COMPANY WITH EXPERIENCE AND INTEGRITY PROVEN BY THEIR TRACK RECORD!

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