ML25259A229
| ML25259A229 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/16/2025 |
| From: | Jennings J - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | NRC/SECY |
| References | |
| 50-255-LA-5, ASLBP 25-990-02-LA-BD01 | |
| Download: ML25259A229 (1) | |
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From:
Scott Jennings To:
Docket, Hearing
Subject:
[External_Sender] Limited Appearance Statement - Docket No. 50-255-LA-5 Date:
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 2:11:17 PM Please accept: Direct submission of this Limited Appearance Statement was allowed by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Initial Prehearing Order (ASLBP No. 25-990-02-LA-BD01, Docket No. 50-255-LA-5, August 5, 2025) (ML25217A517).
Regarding, Holtec Palisades, LLC (Palisades Nuclear Plant), Docket No. 50-255-LA-5 To whom it may concern, In the late 1960's, my mother and father purchased land at Palisades Park Country Club just under amile from the Palisades Park Nuclear Reactor. I was born in 1971 and by then my father had marshalled enough resources and construction friends to build a vacation home paradise for his wife and nine children.
Every year since, my family has enjoyed vacationing on the shores of Lake Michigan and bearing witness to the frequent & brilliant sunsets.
The closure of the nuclear power plant led the entire Palisades Park Country Club community to breathe a collective sigh of relief after 50 years of controlled nuclear chain reactions by our power plant neighbor.
It is no secret that Palisades Park Power Plant did not have a world class safety tradition during the tenure of their operating license.
It is no secret that despite serious and documented concerns about the condition of the steam generator tubes, Holtec is offering evacuation as the solution if there is a catastrophic problem when they restart the Palisades Park.
The plant has been allowed to delay required Fire Protection upgrades for decades, and Holtec now seeks another two years.
How is it possible that there is not unanimous consensus to proceed with aSafety-Firstrestart plan to make sure the steam generator tubes are safe versus the plan of mass relocation of refugees (formally tax paying citizens) residing near freshwater, food & recreation for millions?
My understanding is that Holtec'sSafety Evaluation request is incomplete and leaves out required deterministic (accident-based) analyses and relies only on risk models. Why would the NRC risk a catastrophic restart of Palisades Park with an incomplete Safety Evaluation filing? Why would the NRC risk another Three Mile Island or worse when a Safety-First restart plan to significantly reduce and avoid catastrophe?
Holtec should be prohibited from loading fuel or restarting until the fire protection upgrades are completed and fully reviewed by the NRC.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a limited appearance statement.
James Scott Jennings 79231 Edgewater Road Covert, MI 49043