ML25147A145
| ML25147A145 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 05/18/2025 |
| From: | - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Office of Administration |
| References | |
| NRC-2020-0277, 90FR16008 00002 | |
| Download: ML25147A145 (1) | |
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PUBLIC SUBMISSION As of: 5/27/25, 10:49 AM Received: May 18, 2025 Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. mav-e3eb-gweg Comments Due: June 01, 2025 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2020-0277 Notice of Intent to Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos.
1 and 2 Comment On: NRC-2020-0277-0245 NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Second Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Document: NRC-2020-0277-DRAFT-0244 Comment on FR Doc # 2025-06438 Submitter Information Email:amysails61@gmail.com Organization:Physicians for Social Responsibility WI General Comment The degree of embrittlement of the reactors at the Point Beach Nuclear plant has been identified as one of the most embrittled reactors in the US. It was projected to reach its "screening limit" in 2017. In the event of a power mishap and cool water is injected into the core, the reactor is vulnerable to Pressurized Thermal Shock (PTS).
When were the surveillance capsules last tested and what were the findings? If the capsules are tested after the license renewal and found to be in excess, will the reactors be shut down? Is there a limit to the degree of embrittlement to which the NRC would deem too dangerous to operate and if so, what is that limit? If the projected limit of embrittlement was for 2017, why is the reactor allowed to continue operating at this time and potentially for another 20 years beyond 2030 and 2033? In the event of a fracturing of the Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) via Pressure Thermal Shock, the damage to the environment should be addressed in the SEIS instead of 5/27/25, 10:52 AM NRC-2020-0277-DRAFT-0244.html file:///C:/Users/TAW/Downloads/NRC-2020-0277-DRAFT-0244.html 1/2 SUNI Review Complete Template=ADM-013 E-RIDS=ADM-03 ADD: Kevin Folk; Antoinette Walker-Smith Comment (2)
Publication Date: 4/16/2025 Citation: 90 FR 16008
being segregated into the Safety Evaluation of the license renewal application. What has the NRC, DOE and nuclear industry learned from acquiring materials from aging or shut-down plants regarding material degradation?
The radioactive waste that is generated is estimated to reach 1242 metric tons in dry cask storage by 2033. These radioactive byproducts will remain radioactive for tens of thousands of years and is a threat to all living things. How are these dry casks going to be monitored for leaks and cracking and how will they be protected from flooding or attack? Why doesn't NextEra implement hardened onsite storage (HOSS) for greater protection of the dry casks? The reactors at Pt. Beach are vulnerable to derecho weather events like the one that hit the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa:
https://thebulletin.org/2021/03/fukushima-10-years-later-it-still-could-happen-here/.
How has Pt. Beach Nuclear Plant adapted its plans to respond to a similar event were it to occur in Wisconsin?
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