ML23110A650
| ML23110A650 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 04/05/2023 |
| From: | - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Office of Administration |
| References | |
| NRC-2023-0031, 88FR15103 00002 | |
| Download: ML23110A650 (1) | |
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4/20/23, 3:00 PM blob:https://www.fdms.gov/9c45f806-8a97-4cd2-aea7-65a875d7b296 blob:https://www.fdms.gov/9c45f806-8a97-4cd2-aea7-65a875d7b296 1/1 PUBLIC SUBMISSION As of: 4/20/23, 3:00 PM Received: April 05, 2023 Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. lg3-rt59-frgq Comments Due: April 10, 2023 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2023-0031 Northern States Power Company - Minnesota; Xcel Energy; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 Comment On: NRC-2023-0031-0003 Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement; Northern States Power CompanyMinnesota; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 Document: NRC-2023-0031-DRAFT-0002 Comment on FR Doc # 2023-04963 Submitter Information Name: Anonymous Anonymous General Comment Monticello has a history of groundwater contamination from tritium leakage since 2009. While the releases to the public have been below all limits, current industry guidance has shown to not prevent groundwater contamination. The most recent leakage found by Monticello (November 2022) shows that a large amount of tritium, in excess of regulatory limits, can leak into the groundwater without detection until after regulatory limits are exceeded. Monticello's most recent leak shows that just plain luck was the only thing preventing the groundwater from leaching out to public water resources (i.e. the Mississippi River). As part of the NRC's environmental review process, this issue and the lack of corrective action should be examined and the licensee should be required to implement preventative action to ensure that releases like this do not occur. There needs to be more defense in depth in the nuclear power industry to prevent leakage of tritium into the environment, not just monitoring wells and accepting known basemat leak-through.
SUNSI Review Complete Template=ADM-013 E-RIDS=ADM-03 ADD: Jessica Umana, Antoinette Walker-Smith, Mary Neely Comment (2)
Publication Date: 3/3/2023 Citation: 88 FR 15103