ML22004A335

Comment (8) of John Duffin 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

ML22004A335
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	12/26/2021
From:	Duffin J - No Known Affiliation
To:	Office of Administration
References
86FR62220 00008, NRC-2020-0277
Download: ML22004A335 (1)

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1/4/22, 11:09 AM blob:https://www.fdms.gov/c052bb05-9568-4967-ab01-71af697c1bc5 SUNI Review Complete Template=ADM-013 As of: 1/4/22 11:09 AM E-RIDS=ADM-03 Received: December 26, 2021 PUBLIC SUBMISSION ADD: Phyllis Clark, Stacey Imboden, Mary Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. kxn-hc7a-j765 Neely Comment (8)

Comments Due: January 03, 2022 Publication Date: Submission Type: Web 11/9/2021 Citation: 86 FR 62220 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-2020-0277-0194 NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Document: NRC-2020-0277-DRAFT-0204 Comment on FR Doc # 2021-24407 Submitter Information Name: John Duffin Address:

Menasha, WI, 54952 Email: japple51@gmail.com Phone: 19208412799 General Comment I have reviewed the draft EIS for Point Beach, WI, which includes two aging nuclear reactors being considered for extensions of their operating licenses. If approved, the reactors would have an extended operating life of 80 years in total. This does not seem wise to me since the construction and design technology used in the late 1960's and early '70's were not meant to serve 80 years. The risk of catastrophic failure would not be worth the benefit of keeping the reactors running.

As a resident of northeast Wisconsin, living within 50 miles of the Point Beach reactors, I would be one of the estimated 10 million people whose water supply would be contaminated in the event of radiation leakage into Lake Michigan. I also care deeply about the damaging effects on wildlife of further warming of the nearby water of Lake Michigan--not to mention the harm to the environment in the event of radiation leakage.

Given the advances in clean, renewable energy and advances in energy storage systems since 1970, I believe the wiser investment of funds and effort in our society would lie there. The cost of continuing to support nuclear energy is too high.

Thank you for your consideration of these concerns.

John T. Duffin, PhD blob:https://www.fdms.gov/c052bb05-9568-4967-ab01-71af697c1bc5 1/1