ML20269A129

Comment (4597) E-mail Regarding Holtec-CISF Draft EIS

ML20269A129
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Site:	HI-STORE
Issue date:	09/22/2020
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From: Protecting NM From All Things Nuclear

<protectnewmexico@gmail.com>

Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 11:06 PM To: Holtec-CISFEIS Resource Cc: mareynakai@unm.edu

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[External_Sender] Docket ID NRC-2018-0052 Draft Environmental Impact Statement Comment

Dear NRC Staff,

The following comments were transcribed from the video recording of the Peoples Hearing held by the Nuclear Issues Study Group on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 (Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfCBsXCQyOU). These written comments are being submitted with the consent of the commenters. The transcription was made possible by the work of the Nuclear Issues Study Group volunteers.

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KAI HOLLENBERG I want to start by saying that I'm gonna send my own written copy to the NRC. I just actually heard about this issue last night and so I'm still constructing my comment, but my name is Kai Holllenberg and I'm a UNM student and I work in conservation for federal public land managers during summer seasons. So a lot of my background is in biology and public lands work. And as I was looking through some of the information about this project last night, I saw many issues with the proposal including effects to New Mexican communities, ecosystems that support flora and fauna of that region, including migratory birds, threats to clean water in the Pecos watershed, and then also agricultural industry contamination. But a big question for me, as I was reading through proposals about transportation of the waste, was the emergency response jurisdiction for possible incidents involving nuclear waste both during transportation and at the holding site. I'm originally from Oregon where I was a volunteer firefighter starting when I was 16 in a rural area. And the reason I bring this up was because I was working in an area where we had a railway system and so there is transportation of various substances through that area. And part of my training was in hazardous materials response. And so, I mostly want to bring up this point because I'm curious if there's been any information or discussion about who would be responsible for emergencies that occur for incidents that occur, especially during the transportation of waste. And I think in my opinion it's not a question of "if" they happen, but "when" they happen. And you know thinking back to my experience as a volunteer firefighter I can say that my training, while in-depth, was not thorough to even begin to deal with the possibility of nuclear waste emergencies or incidents. And I think it's grossly irresponsible to place the burden of emergency response, if those issues would occur, on largely volunteer jurisdictions especially in rural areas that the nuclear waste may be transported through.

And so I was wondering if there's anyone who can speak on that issue. Like I said, I'm

still researching it and I just found out more about it last night. And I would be interested to hear others opinions too.

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