ML24212A018

Comment (148) E-mail Regarding Palisades Restart Scoping

ML24212A018
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	07/29/2024
From:	Public Commenter Public Commenter
To:	NRC/NMSS/DREFS
NRC/NMSS/DREFS
References
89FR53659
Download: ML24212A018 (3)

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From: Kevin O'Brien <kobrien@obrienauto.com>

Sent: Monday, July 29, 2024 3:53 PM To: PalisadesRestartEnvironmental Resource; Stacy Schumann

Subject:

[External_Sender] Holtec request for a license exemption to restart operations at the Palisades Nuclear Plant

To whom it may concern:

We are against Holtec's request for License Exemption for Palisades Nuclear Plant.. Being an active, highly regulated power plant that undergoes rigorous tests and standards is very different from what Holtec is trying to do now. Holtecs requested restart license presents environmental risks and unknowns greater than an operating plant that seeks an extension of an existing license. For years, PNPs operator ran the plant knowing it was on a schedule to shut down permanently. PNPs operator deferred maintenance and investment based on this timeline. Simply stated, it operated the plant as a short-timer, not as if it would need to be on line through 2031, the expiration date of its then[1]existing license. The NRC granted waivers for safety upgrades that otherwise would have been required but for the imminent shut down. An additional risk here is the requested issuance of a new license to an entity that has never operated a nuclear power plant. If the EPA mandates a rigorous EIS when determining whether an operating plant with an experienced licensee and ongoing investment and NRC oversight should be allowed to continue operating beyond its license term, shouldnt the EPA - and the NRC and DOE - require at least an EIS when a plant that has been shut down and not subject to the same level of review as an operating plant seeks to restart? Holtecs request presents to the NRC and DOE an important and novel environmental impact question: can this plant, with its history of financial distress, aging infrastructure, deferred maintenance, and degradation from being out of operation, be restarted and operated safely without causing unacceptable risk to the immediate community, environment and the cherished resources of the Great Lakes? Answering this question requires the highest level of environmental review - an EIS that is directed to the unique circumstances of this plant and the unprecedented request before the NRC to restart a permanently shut down nuclear facility.

We also are requesting a non revocable fund be established by Holtec Palisades, Holtec International, and the State of Michigan for past & future issues affecting adjacent communities of human life, and the adjacent environmental issues caused from this Nuclear Power Plant. The fund would be a minimum of 1% of Government loan or Revenues generated, whichever is greater, for life of operating plant + 25 years.

Thank you for reviewing and I look forward to your approval of fund if this Holtec project is approved.

Sincerely, Kevin OBrien

(Adjacent community land/home owner)

Federal Register Notice: 89FR53659 Comment Number: 148

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[External_Sender] Holtec request for a license exemption to restart operations at the Palisades Nuclear Plant Sent Date: 7/29/2024 3:52:49 PM Received Date: 7/29/2024 3:53:07 PM From: Kevin O'Brien

Created By: kobrien@obrienauto.com

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"PalisadesRestartEnvironmental Resource" <PalisadesRestartEnvironmental.Resource@nrc.gov>

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