ML24226A016

Comment (959) E-mail Regarding Terrapower CP EIS Scoping

ML24226A016
Person / Time
Site:	Kemmerer File:TerraPower icon.png
Issue date:	08/13/2024
From:	Public Commenter Public Commenter
To:	NRC/NMSS/DREFS
NRC/NMSS/DREFS
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From:

Bruce Campbell <madroneweb@aol.com>

Sent:

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 2:02 AM To:

TerraPowerEnvironmental Resource

Subject:

[External_Sender] Docket ID NRC-2024-0078, Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement; US SFR Owner, LLC; Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1

Dear NRC:

Program Management Office of Administration,

Dear NRC,

The proposed Natrium nuclear power plant project near Kemmerer, Wyoming is precedent-setting for the future of nuclear power and warrants a careful and thorough review. Despite NRC's recent rule changes to be even more a promoter of dangerous nuclear technologies rather than being focused on pesky safety matters. It is my understanding that the one specific brand of Small Modular Reactor that was approved now admittedly does not work as a technology -- I believe that is the one where an Idaho town was going to host a new reactor but lost interest in the last few months.

The environmental impact statement for the Natrium reactor project must consider the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of severe nuclear accidents. The only other commercial power reactors of Natriums type that have ever operated in the US--the Sodium Reactor Experiment near Los Angeles and the Fermi unit 1 reactor near Detroit--had a number of accidents and failures, including partial meltdowns in 1959 and 1966. The liquid sodium coolant Natrium would use is intensely flammable if the reactor were ever to leak--explosively so, if the sodium coolant were to come in contact with water.

Bill Gates has plenty of money such that he should be able to pay for insurance even it was a "free market" economy -- rather than under the thumb of nuclear profiteers wanting a civilian workforce to tap for nuclear weapons development.

The lack of transparency regarding the costs and financial fitness of the applicant is deeply concerning. It is crucial for the NRC to uphold all regulatory requirements, including public disclosure. No new nuclear plants should be licensed without a permanent waste disposal solution in place. The transportation risks of nuclear materials to and from the site must be comprehensively evaluated. Additionally, all impacts of uranium mining, milling, and the production of HALEU fuel (& related toxic transportation) for the proposed plant need to be disclosed.

The total taxpayer cost and any potential impacts on the federal debt from subsidies should be identified. The relationship between Rocky Mountain Power and TerraPower must be clarified, along with any ratepayer impacts such as higher utility bills. The EIS should consider a full range of alternatives to the proposed nuclear power plant, including lower-cost and readily available renewable energy options. The location of tribes and traditional ceremonial and herbal gathering areas could be generally mapped -- but I guess don't get too specific for some because of grave-robbers. Such could help determine "environmental justice" impacts relating to indigenous people and the desperately-trying-to-make-a-comeback nuclear power industry with more demand for domestic uranium, trying to resurrect zombie commercial reactors or to recklessly extend the life of others, plus looking for desperate communities to hoodwink as if nuclear energy is carbon-free and not ridiculously expensive.

Sincerely,

Bruce Campbell 10008 National Bl. # 163 Los Angeles, CA 90034

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89FR49917 Comment Number:

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