ML21064A361

Comment (123) of Dennis Dums on 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

ML21064A361
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	03/02/2021
From:	Dums D - No Known Affiliation
To:	Office of Administration
References
86FR7747 00123, NRC-2020-0277
Download: ML21064A361 (2)

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3/5/2021 blob:https://www.fdms.gov/b826cbd7-6889-41a1-97fe-1fd5be024bb3 blob:https://www.fdms.gov/b826cbd7-6889-41a1-97fe-1fd5be024bb3 1/2 PUBLIC SUBMISSION As of: 3/5/21 10:41 AM Received: March 02, 2021 Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. kls-k1m9-iahf 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-0128 Comment on FR Doc # 2021-02001 Submitter Information Name: Dennis Dums Address:

Hayward, WI, 54843 Email: Totogaticlake@gmail.com Phone: 608.220.1821 General Comment Those that say nuclear power is safe are wrong. We ate nearing ten years from the catastrophic destruction of Fukushima. Three nuclear reactors had nearly simultaneous core meltdowns caused by the same event.

An event studied by Fukushima operators years earlier, known by regulators to be a grave risk, yet ignored. They gambled and we lost terribly. Now, in the U.S., the public is invited to submit comments to the NRC regarding what topics should be addressed in an EIS regarding NEPB's application to operate Point Beach Units 1 and 2 for 80 years from date of original operational approval. So much for Fukushima lessons learned. After Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Fukushima, the most important question to be answered in the EIS is: What would be the consequences to Wisconsin and Lake Michigan of a worse case accident at the Point Beach reactors. NEPB's application swiftly dodges this critical issue by piggybacking on long past analyses from Point Beach's first license renewal, and by referencing NEI guidelines to support its position that no further review needs to be done on this crucial matter. That is not close to good enough. The dangers of operating nuclear reactors are real and citizens of Wisconsin deserve and need to know what the consequences of a worse case accident at Point Beach would be during the period the proposed SLR would be in effect. Please include in the EIS an analysis of the potential accident consequences of simultaneous full core meltdowns at Point Beach Units 1 and 2, with breach of containment at both units. Assume the wind during radiological emissions to the atmosphere are from the east. Use a 50 mile radius from the Point Beach site to analyze all accident impacts on land and Lake Michigan. Analyze the accidents radiological impact on human health, including early deaths, radiation injuries, and cancers caused by radiation. Analyze property damage, including the short and long term economic impact on agricultural crop loss and the dairy industry. Calculate the costs of residents in the impacted area needing to evacuate and relocate. Calculate the cost to industries and store owners that need to shut down by forced evacuation, potentially never to return. Analyze the SUNI Review Complete Template=ADM-013 E-RIDS=ADM-03 ADD: Phyllis Clark, Bill Rogers, Mary Neely Comment (123)

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

3/5/2021 blob:https://www.fdms.gov/b826cbd7-6889-41a1-97fe-1fd5be024bb3 blob:https://www.fdms.gov/b826cbd7-6889-41a1-97fe-1fd5be024bb3 2/2 environmental and economic impact on Lake Michigan assuming radioactive effluents from the melting and melted down reactor cores are directly discharged into the Lake. Make the modeling inputs in the analysis transparent and reviewable by readers of the EIS. Wisconsin citizens will not get the truth from NEPB regarding catastrophic nuclear accident consequences. We need to get the truth from the NRC.

Your role is to protect the public from nuclear risks. One way to do that is to inform them about risks they face during the review of nuclear power plant proposals. There is no better time than now to perform that duty.

Submitted by Dennis Dums, Wisconsin Resident