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Comment Opposing Proposed Rule 10CFR72 Re Proposal to Store Spent Nuclear Fuel in VSC-24 Storage Casks at Plant in State of Wi
ML20114D259
Person / Time
Site: Point Beach  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 08/24/1992
From: La Follette D
WISCONSIN, STATE OF
To: Selin I, The Chairman
NRC COMMISSION (OCM), NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
References
FRN-57FR28645, RULE-PR-72 57FR28645-00022, 57FR28645-22, NUDOCS 9209080064
Download: ML20114D259 (1)


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Dear Selin:

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I am writing to express my disapproval of the proposal to store spent nuclear fuel in VSC-24 storage casks at Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant here in Wisconsin. I have grave concerns about safety aspects of this plan and must tell you that your proposal finds little support among the people i of Wisconsin.

! I believe it is unwise to store dangerous radioactive materials in a cask 4

that has never been built or tested. It also concerns me that these casks are not transportable. In the absence of a permanent nuclear waste repository site, it would appear

  • hat you intend to use these unproven casks as a permanent nuclear waste storage solution.

To my knowledge, no environmental impact study has been completed on the cask!;. There is no information in the proposal about whether the interior environment of the casks would be monituted during their use.

There have been no studies completed to measure long-term pressure buildup, long-term corrosion effects, neutron bombardment durability, or the impact of high burnup fuel on the casks.

Therefore, I don't believe the VSC-24 would be a suitable option for either long- or short-term storage at Point Beach. I thank you for your time and attention to this matter. I look fonvard to your timely response.

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