ML22004A370

Comment (40) of Kelsey Saari 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

ML22004A370
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	01/03/2022
From:	Saari K - No Known Affiliation
To:	Office of Administration
References
86FR62220 00040, NRC-2020-0277
Download: ML22004A370 (1)

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SUNI Review CompleteAs of: 1/4/22 4:15 PM Template=ADM-013 Received: January 03, 2022 E-RIDS=ADM-03 PUBLIC SUBMISSION ADD: Phyllis Clark, Status: Pending_Post Stacey Imboden, Mary Tracking No. kxy-vcq7-6r12 Neely Comments Due: January 03, 2022 Comment (40) Submission Type: Web Publication Date:

11/9/2021 Docket: NRC-2020-0277 Citation: 86 FR 62220 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-0236 Comment on FR Doc # 2021-24407

Submitter Information

Name: Kelsey Saari Address:

Kenosha, WI, 53140 Email: vinesgurl89@yahoo.com

General Comment

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 Michigans 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 didnt 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 its 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 However, the DEIS uses outdated data when looking at the impacts of climate change, including updated data about lakeshore levels.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 didnt 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.

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