ML20086N070

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Comment from Nicola Coddington on the Indian Point Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Control of Licenses and Conforming Amendments (NRC-2020-0021)
ML20086N070
Person / Time
Site: Indian Point  
Issue date: 03/25/2020
From:
- No Known Affiliation
To:
SECY/RAS
References
85FR03947, NRC-2020-0021
Download: ML20086N070 (2)


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PUBLIC SUBMISSION As of: 3/26/20 2:10 PM Received: March 25, 2020 Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. 1k4-9frd-bzep Comments Due: March 25, 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-2020-0021-0002 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-0313 Comment on FR Doc # 2020-03258 Submitter Information Name: Nicola Coddington Address:

3 Jaffray Park Irvington, NY, 10533 Email: nscod@earthlink.net General Comment Holtec is absolutely NOT the entity that the public can trust to properly dismantle and remediate Indian Point!

It is appallingly unqualified and should be rejected. Allowing Holtec to take over would carry tremendous, unacceptable risk to the public, for the following reasons, among others:

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. Its extensive tax credits from my state, New Jersey, were based on out-and-out lies by the company on its application.

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 Page 1 of 2 03/26/2020 https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=090000648446a0e7&format=xml&showorig=false

trust fund and taxpayer money to maximize its profits.

Holtec does not engage in constructive dialogue, but lashes out against criticism, and deflects questions to the NRC or others, leaving citizens ill-informed about what is happening in their community.

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