ML23047A444
| ML23047A444 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Triso-X |
| Issue date: | 01/27/2023 |
| From: | Public Commenter Public Commenter |
| To: | NRC/NMSS/DREFS |
| NRC/NMSS/DREFS | |
| References | |
| 87FR77146 | |
| Download: ML23047A444 (3) | |
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From:
Hayes, Alyssa Lee (Alyssa Hayes) <hayes@utk.edu>
Sent:
Friday, January 27, 2023 1:25 PM To:
TRISOX-EIS Resource
Subject:
[External_Sender] Comments from Knoxville Resident on Proposed TRISO-X Facility Good afternoon, I am a University of Tennessee, Knoxville graduate student, a resident of north Knoxville, near Austin-East Magnet High School, and a Filipina American.
The expansion of nuclear power is essential to global decarbonization in the midst of the growing climate crisis. Advancements supporting Generation IV reactor designs and fuels further diversify our technological options. As the NRC compares the environmental impacts of approving the site for the proposed TRISO-X facility, the environmental impacts of a do-nothing option must be carefully analyzed as well. The NRC must no longer assume that a do-nothing alternative plan implies 0 environmental impacts as compared to the minute risks posed by the project.
Separately from the above issue, I want the NRC and TRISO-X to be mindful of 2 community-specific things.
- 1. Eastern Tennessee is home to the graves of enslaved Black people from >100 years ago.
Sometimes, these shallow graves are difficult to identify, as the people who buried them did not have access to proper headstone markers. They can sometimes be identified as groupings of large, flatter rocks. I wanted to bring this to the attention of anyone charged with scouting the land for potential cultural disturbances.
- 2. As we expand our civilian nuclear activities, we must develop a diverse and inclusive workforce to staff them. Knoxville is a highly segregated part of the United States. I live in a Black neighborhood with a Black high school, and the people and students from my neighborhood are typically excluded from the incredible benefits presented by the nuclear industries in East Tennessee. We must invest in job transition and training programs. Nuclear companies like TRISO-X must advertise their job opportunities through Black organizations and in North and East Knoxville. The economic benefits of nuclear science cannot continue to stay concentrated in the hands of disproportionately white and east Asian Americans.
Feel free to contact me further about any of these issues. I can be reached via my contact information below.
Warmest regards, Alyssa
Alyssa Hayes (847) 322-7843 l hayes@utk.edu l she/her Nuclear Engineering Ph.D. Candidate, University of Tennessee
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