ML23117A244
| ML23117A244 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Triso-X |
| Issue date: | 02/11/2023 |
| From: | Mcclure D - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Office of Administration |
| References | |
| NRC-2022-0201, 87FR77146 01261 | |
| Download: ML23117A244 (1) | |
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PUBLIC SUBMISSION As of: March 08, 2023 Received: February 11, 2023 Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. ldz-knpg-ctqj Comments Due: February 14, 2023 Submission Type: API Docket: NRC-2022-0201 Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Supplement to Draft Environmental Impact Statement TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility Comment On: NRC-2022-0201-0001 Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement; TRISO-X Special Nuclear Material License Document: NRC-2022-0201-DRAFT-1261 Comment on FR Doc # 2022-27164 Submitter Information Name: Don McClure Jr.
Email:dmccjr@att.net General Comment Since TRISO-X, LLC is proposing a first-of-a-kind US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Category II-licensed, TRISO-based fuel fabrication facility, all aspects of the facility need to be disclosed. I oppose the opening of a new nuclear fuel fabrication factory, especially one that will use nearly bomb grade uranium.
Beginning with the High Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU), at 20 weight percent 235U, this will be a totally new form of enriched uranium that is currently not produced anywhere in the U.S. From where will the HALEU be obtained? How will the HALEU be shipped to and from the facility? What procedures will be in place to protect the general public during transport? What steps will be involved in handling it upon receipt?
What procedures will be in place to protect workers? What chemicals will be used and how will they be disposed of? What other toxic/hazardous materials will be used in the process, how will they be handled and disposed of?
Most importantly, how will the HALEU be handled throughout the entire process in order to prevent the possibility of criticality?
If TRISO fuel particles will last 60 years, explain why it lasts so long, what causes its degradation, the resulting waste products, and how it will be disposed of.
What procedures/safeguards will be in place to prevent the possibility of radioactive or chemical releases into the atmosphere and/or groundwater? What safeguards will be in place to prevent the possibility of fires throughout the fabrication process?
How would a serious accident be handled, especially one with widespread offsite contamination?
SUNSI Review Complete Template=ADM-013 E-RIDS=ADM-03 ADD: Jill Caverly, Robert Sun, Antoinette Walker-Smith, Mary Neely Comment (1261)
Publication Date: 12/16/2022 Citation: 87 FR 77146
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Will the perimeter of the facility be monitored for radioactive and chemical contamination?