ML20066G820

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

ML20066G820
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	02/17/2020
From:	- No Known Affiliation
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SECY/RAS
References
85FR03947, NRC-2020-0021
Download: ML20066G820 (1)

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From: Judy Allen To: Docket, Hearing

Subject:

[External_Sender] Hearing needed about Indian Point Date: Monday, February 17, 2020 6:51:59 PM To Whom It May Concern:

I am a resident of Putnam Valley, NY and live just 14 miles from the Indian Point Energy Center which Entergy, the current owner, wants to off-load to Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (HDI) after it closes down in the spring of 2021.

I write for myself and my family and the 20 million people living and working within the 50-mile radius around Indian Point to request a local adjudicatory hearing regarding the application.

Our grave concerns about Holtecs ability to successfully complete the decommissioning of Indian Point Units 1, 2, and 3 as noted in their Post-Shut Down Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) include:

• failing to note the Algonquin Pipeline system that runs under Indian Point Energy Center, including one fracked gas pipeline that runs 400 feet from the control room. New York State conducted a risk assessment of the co-location of these pipelines with Indian Point and identified decommissioning activities as posing an increased risk of rupture and fire. That Holtec was seemingly unaware of these pipelines and did not include a plan to address the increased risk is unacceptable.

• failing to include a plan to remediate the significant amount of radioactive water already beneath the site and currently being monitored by wells around the Indian Point property. The presence of old water mains under the site and the leaks from the spent fuel pools are likely to be exacerbated by the use of heavy equipment to deconstruct the reactors and other structures.

• HDIs series of shell companies set up to own and manage the decommissioning process. None of these companies appear to have any seed capital or any guarantees on the part of HDI that would ensure their ability to complete this project.

• Holtecs request for an exemption to use the Decommissioning Trust Fund to pay for waste handling. It plans to then request reimbursement from the Treasury for those expenses - which amounts to double payment for activities that are not even among the allowed decommissioning activities under the applicable Federal legislation.

Our elected officials share these concerns. We therefore request a local adjudicatory hearing regarding the application.

Sincerely, Judy Allen 24 Seifert Lane Putnam Valley, NY