ML21050A118

Comment (16) from Andrew Benson Supporting Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement; NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC, Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

ML21050A118
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	02/18/2021
From:	Benson A - No Known Affiliation
To:	Office of Administration
References
86FR7747 00016, NRC-2020-0277
Download: ML21050A118 (1)

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2/19/2021 blob:https://www.fdms.gov/efeaf186-8763-4b3d-8cea-4d55bf3ee162 blob:https://www.fdms.gov/efeaf186-8763-4b3d-8cea-4d55bf3ee162 1/1 PUBLIC SUBMISSION As of: 2/19/21 8:28 AM Received: February 18, 2021 Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. 1k5-9lv8-clq4 Comments Due: March 03, 2021 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2020-0277 Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Comment On: NRC-2020-0277-0001 Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement; NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC, Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Document: NRC-2020-0277-DRAFT-0020 Comment on FR Doc # 2021-02001 Submitter Information Name: Andrew Benson Address:

8029 N LINKS WAY MILWAUKEE, WI, 53217 Email: andrewbenson93@gmail.com General Comment I am a Wisconsinite, born in Milwaukee. I remember touring Point Beach as boy scout more than a decade ago. I believe Wisconsin's largest source of emission free electricity should be allowed to continue to operate.

We need to keep Point Beach running as long as possible, and start planning for replacing with newer generation of nuclear power plants. We are running out of time to curtail our emissions, and nothing beats Nuclear for baseload energy supply efficiency. The political climate in Wisconsin makes me doubtful that there would any effective effort to completely replace the energy produced at Point Beach with renewables. Most likely it would be replaced with more natural gas, which will not help meet our emission goals.

The fearmongering about massive amounts of radioactive waste are based on pseudo-science and not hard data. Compared to even renewables the waste produced per gigawatt is negligible. Wisconsin is uniquely suited for nuclear as we lack any major natural disaster threats, and no threat to fresh water supply in the foreseeable future.

To keep Wisconsin from falling back into increased usage of natural gas and coal (and destructive hydro/biomass) we need to keep these plants running, or replaced with newer designs, in the decades to come.

SUNI Review Complete Template=ADM-013 E-RIDS=ADM-03 ADD: Phyllis Clark, Bill Rogers, Mary Neely Comment (16)

Publication Date:2/1/2021 Citation: 86 FR 7747