ML21326A268
| ML21326A268 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Westinghouse |
| Issue date: | 11/19/2021 |
| From: | Stangler B Congaree Riverkeeper |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| References | |
| 86FR43277, NRC-2015-0039 | |
| Download: ML21326A268 (1) | |
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1 WEC_CFFF_EIS Resource From:
Congaree Riverkeeper <CRK@congareeriverkeeper.org>
Sent:
Friday, November 19, 2021 3:29 PM To:
WEC_CFFF_EIS Resource
Subject:
[External_Sender] Additional Comments on Westinghouse Draft EIS - Docket ID NRC-2015-0039 IamwritingtosubmittheseadditionalcommentsregardingthedraftEnvironmentalImpactStatementforthe WestinghouseFuelFabricationFacilityinRichlandCounty,SouthCarolina(WestinghouseDraftEISDocketIDNRC 20150039)onbehalfofCongareeRiverkeeper.
TheEISshouldmorethoroughlyevaluatethepotentialimpactsofclimatechangeandupstreamdevelopment,andthe associatedincreasedriskofspills,leaksorotherreleasesofpollutants.Climatechangeisexpectedtoresultinextreme rainfalleventswithincreasedfrequencyandintensity,aswellasincreasedfloodingrisks.Thisfacilityhasalready experiencedatleasttwodocumentedreleasesfromthewastewaterlagoonsonsite(the1971leak,andthe2015 floodingevent)andthecumulativeeffectsofclimatechangeandincreaseddevelopmentarelikelytoincreasetheriskof futuresimilarevents.Additionally,theincreasedrisksassociatedwithclimatechangeandupstreamdevelopmentalso favorashorterlicensetermthantheproposed40years.
TheDEISalsostatesthatafterthe2015floodingeventandassociatedlagoonspills"Nosupplementalsamplingof18 environmentalmediumswasconductedduringorimmediatelyafterthefloodingevent."Thisisveryconcerning,and anynewlicenseshouldrequireimmediatesamplingafteranyfloodeventorpossiblereleaseofpollutantsintothe environment.
Finally,line33onpage365shouldread"DuringOctober2015floodingevent..."
Weappreciatetheopportunitytosubmittheseadditionalcomments.
Bill Stangler Congaree Riverkeeper 803-760-3357