ML24212A136

Comment (76) of William Woodward on Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, and Holtec Palisades, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare an Environmental Assessment

ML24212A136
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	07/29/2024
From:	Woodward W - No Known Affiliation
To:	Office of Administration
References
NRC-2024-0076, 89FR53659 00076
Download: ML24212A136 (1)

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SUNSI Review Complete As of: 7/30/24, 8:23 AM Template=ADM-013 E-RIDS=ADM-03 Received: July 29, 2024 PUBLIC SUBMISSIONADD: Laura Willingham, Mary Status: Pending_Post Richmond, Antoinette Walker-Smith, Marlayna Doell, Mary Tracking No. lz7-gh7q-vm0z Neely Comments Due: July 29, 2024

Comment (76) Submission Type: Web Publication Date:6/27/2024 Docket: NRC-2024-0076 Citation: 89 FR 53659 Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare an Environmental Assessment Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC and Holtec Palisades, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant, Unit 1

Comment On: NRC-2024-0076-0001 Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, and Holtec Palisades, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare an Environmental Assessment

Document: NRC-2024-0076-DRAFT-0076 Comment on FR Doc # 2024-14112

Submitter Information

Name: William Woodward Address:

Ipswich, MA, 01938 Email: woodwardwr@gmail.com Phone: 603-866-3254

General Comment

I am a longtime board member of a nuclear watchdog group descended from the Clamshell Alliance that tried unsuccessfully to stop the Seabrook reactor in New Hampshire. Our name is Seacoast Antipollution League and our goal, having failed to stop the premature relicensing of our aging nuclear plant, is to persuade the State of NH to replace nuclear with renewables, especially of fshore wind power. We heartily oppose the efforts of Holtec International to "re-nuclearize" or rehabilitate the decommissioned plant at Pallisades on Lake Michigan. This approval has already generated copycat efforts from other decommissioned nuclear sites! This is a scam. Just read this indictment of a Holtec board member in NJ (https://beyondnuclear.org/long-serving-holtec-board-member-indicted-on-racketeering-in-new-jersey/) or the $5 million fine against Holtec in January 2024: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/0)1/holtec-camden-will-pay-5-million-fine-false-documents-nj-tax-breaks-controversial-nuclear -projects/,

What were the problems of the Pallisades reactor. "As a result of erosion near the plant, structures have fallen into Lake Michigan. In addition, with no permanent disposal site for Palisades' nuclear waste, the plant's radioactive waste is stored in concrete casks near Lake Michigan.May 17, 2024." Pressurizer problems showed up in the control panels. Metal components had become brittle. These documented reasons, along with financial problems, led to its decommissioning in 2022. Recommissioning a structure what dates back to 1967 is absurd. We live in a new era of wind and solar which do not have the harmful effects of storing radioactive waste forever, and the susceptibility to climate change effects. Nuclear power is NOT green and NOT efficient; it depends on government handouts. We in NH are still paying rates reflecting the problems of nuclear power. It is time to transition out of nuclear.

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