ML21355A184

Comment (120) E-mail Regarding Point Beach Draft SEIS

ML21355A184
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	12/20/2021
From:	Public Commenter Public Commenter
To:	Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
NRC/NMSS
References
86FR62220
Download: ML21355A184 (3)

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From: Gary Overby (moto714man@yahoo.com) Sent You a Personal Message

<kwautomail@phone2action.com>

Sent: Monday, December 20, 2021 2:55 PM To: PointBeach-SLRSEIS Resource

Subject:

[External_Sender] Concerns about Point Beach EIS

Dear Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Greenwashing nuclear power is unacceptable. From tailings left to blow in the wind, to the cost of processing ore, to the risk of meltdown, to the problem of storing spent fuel go 250,000 years.

The money we have spent, and are committed to spending, even if we decommissioned all current reactors is appalling. Had we spent 10 % on renewables, (solar and wind) , we would be completely clean and clearly safer with no nuclear legacy.

Decommission Point Beach, and ALL nuclear power plants ASAP.

Environmental justice now.

Thank you for accepting my comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the renewal of the Point Beach nuclear plant. The DEIS failed to properly consider some important considerations.

First, the DEIS did not properly consider the impacts of a potential accident. Contamination from radioactivity of Lake Michigan?s freshwater could be devastating for those who get their drinking water from Lake Michigan and those who recreate on or near the lake. This includes those who use Point Beach State Park to swim, fish, boat, and more. The impacts could be large and the DEIS didn?t properly study the environmental, health, and economic impacts of a potential spill.

Climate change is already wreaking havoc on our communities and we know that we need to work hard to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, but that it?s too late to stop all damage. However, the DEIS uses outdated data when looking at the impacts of climate change, including updated data about lakeshore levels.

Finally, the DEIS didn?t fully consider all of the impacts of extending the Point Beach license, including the short-term impacts. The data related to thermal pollution and the inability for the screens to properly stop fish and smaller life like phytoplankton from being killed. Over time, heating Lake Michigan to unnatural levels and killing of fish and smaller life could lead to ecological changes that need to be more properly considered and reviewed in the DEIS.

The EIS needs to be updated to include these concerns and up-to-date information before any permitting process moves forward.

Sincerely, Gary Overby 2629 S Bay Shore Dr Sister Bay , WI 54234 moto714man@yahoo.com (720) 621-7085

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