ML20289A641
| ML20289A641 | |
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| Site: | Consolidated Interim Storage Facility |
| Issue date: | 10/08/2020 |
| From: | Ramsay R - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| James Park 301-415-6954 | |
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| Download: ML20289A641 (1) | |
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Comment on draft EIS hearings concerning storage of high-level radioactive nuclear waste Hello, I am Rebecca Ramsay and am from Cambridge, Massachusetts. I have been opposed to nuclear energy for over half of my life. I have a notebook of letters Ive written to Congress. About every ten years, starting in 2001, I have found myself attending public comment sessions concerning the use of nuclear reactors. So here I am again, genuinely pleased to have been given this opportunity.
As stated in NRCs Blue Ribbon Commission Report of 2011, in Section 2.3.1 entitled Ethical Responsibility, the current generation is responsible for protecting future generations, as mandated by the Federal Government decades ago.
The safest strategy for storage of high-level radioactive nuclear waste is:
Hardened On-Site Storage, also known as (HOSS). This avoids the dangers posed by transporting such hazardous materials across the country. On-site storage also avoids amassing more and more high-level radioactive nuclear waste in the southwestern part of the U.S. This is the dwelling place of many native American communities who cherish their relationship to the land.
To conclude: Compared with the alternatives, Hardened On-Site Storage is the safest Solution, making it the best ethical choice. These facilities would be monitored by Local officials reporting back to their communities on a regular basis