ML25254A055
| ML25254A055 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/10/2025 |
| From: | Goff A, Goff K - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | NRC/SECY |
| References | |
| Download: ML25254A055 (1) | |
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From:
drewgoff2000@yahoo.com To:
Docket, Hearing
Subject:
[External_Sender] Holtec Palisades Limited Appearance Statement (Docket No. 50-255-LA-5)
Date:
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 7:44:19 PM Andrew and Kathleen Goff 27875 Shorewood Walk Covert Township, MI 49043-9541 Drewgoff2000@yahoo.com 317-771-4164 September 10, 2025 Office of theSecretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Holtec Palisades, LLC (Palisades Nuclear Plant), Docket No. 50-255-LA-5 Re: Limited Appearance Statement on Holtec Palisades Restart (ASLBP No. 25-990-02-LA-BD01, Docket No. 50-255-LA-5)
Dear Commissioners,
I am writing as a property owner located approximately one-quarter mile south of the Palisades Nuclear Plant to express serious concerns about Holtecs plans to restart the facility before completing long-overdue fire protection upgrades.
As you know, fire safety is one of the most critical elements of nuclear plant operations. The Palisades facility has a longstanding record of deficiencies in fire protection systems, and decades of NRC oversight have required improvements that remain unfulfilled. To allow the plant to restart without completion of these upgrades would expose surrounding communitiesincluding my family and neighborsto unnecessary and unacceptable risks.
Holtec should not be granted exemptions from requirements that other nuclear plants must follow.
Public safety demands equal application of NRCs standards, and the community deserves transparency, accountability, and enforcement of these longstanding obligations. Restarting the plant before these essential upgrades are in place undermines both safety and public trust.
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board has explicitly allowed direct submission of Limited Appearance Statements under the Initial Prehearing Order (ASLBP No. 25-990-02-LA-BD01, Docket No.
50-255-LA-5, August 5, 2025, ML25217A517).
I respectfully submit this statement to request that the NRC require Holtec to fully complete and demonstrate compliance with all fire protection requirements before authorizing restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant.
Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your responsibility to protect public health and safety.
Respectfully, Andrew and Kathleen Goff