ML24145A059
| ML24145A059 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hermes File:Kairos Power icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/09/2024 |
| From: | Meyer E, Schroder M Generation Atomic |
| To: | Office of Administration |
| References | |
| NRC-2023-0138, 89FR32462 00001 | |
| Download: ML24145A059 (1) | |
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PUBLIC SUBMISSION As of: 5/24/24, 6:47 AM Received: May 09, 2024 Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. lvz-qlwx-13aa Comments Due: May 28, 2024 Submission Type: API Docket: NRC-2023-0138 Kairos Power, LLC Receipt of Construction Permit Application Comment On: NRC-2023-0138-0005 Kairos Power, LLC; Hermes 2; Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact Document: NRC-2023-0138-DRAFT-0001 Comment on FR Doc # 2024-08964 Submitter Information Email:madison@generatioanomic.org Organization:Generation Atomic General Comment See attached file(s)
Attachments Kairos Draft EIS Public Comment-Generation Atomic 5/24/24, 6:49 AM blob:https://www.fdms.gov/780bbed3-cce1-4321-a8f6-65010535c8ab blob:https://www.fdms.gov/780bbed3-cce1-4321-a8f6-65010535c8ab 1/1 SUNSI Review Complete Template=ADM-013 E-RIDS=ADM-03 ADD: Antoinette Walker-Smith, Peyton Doub, Mary Neely Comment (1)
Publication Date:4/26/2024 Citation: 89 FR 32462
Generation Atomic 1878 Pascal Street Saint Paul, MN 55113 May 9, 2024
Subject:
Generation Atomic Comments on [Docket Nos. 50-611 and 50-612 NRC-2023-0138], referring to the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction Permit for the Kairos Power Hermes 2 Reactor. Kairos Power, LLC (Kairos).
Dear U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff,
This letter provides formal public comment on behalf of Generation Atomic strongly supporting the draft finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the Kairos Powers Hermes 2 test reactor project draft environmental impact statement (EIS). The NRC's thorough environmental assessment of the Hermes 2 construction permit application provides robust evidence that the proposed reactor technology can be deployed with minimal environmental impacts.
The NRC staff's determination that the construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Hermes 2 reactors would have negligible impacts across all environmental resource areas -
including land use, air quality, water resources, ecology, historic and cultural resources, human health, and waste management - validates the environmental advantages of Kairos Power's advanced reactor design. Furthermore, the NRC's analysis found no significant cumulative impacts from the Hermes 2 project when considered alongside other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions-including the effects of climate change.
Importantly, the NRC staff identified a range of alternatives to the proposed action and assessed their potential environmental impacts. Based on this analysis, the NRC staff determined that there are no alternatives that would meet the need for the Hermes 2 project while being environmentally preferable to Kairos Power's proposed reactor.
We commend the NRC staff for their meticulous and transparent environmental review of the Hermes 2 construction permit application and urge the Commission to proceed efficiently in finalizing this finding of no significant impact.
Thank you for considering our comments on this important matter.
Sincerely, Eric Meyer Madison Schroder Executive Director Policy Coordinator Generation Atomic Generation Atomic