ML15096A462

Comment (40) by Susan Pelis on NRC-2015-0004 Re Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report

ML15096A462
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	03/23/2015
From:	Pelis S - No Known Affiliation
To:	Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
References
80FR1975 00040, NRC-2015-0004
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Page 1 of 2I-iULE3{-~ TCTiVESAs of: 3/30/15 3:44 PMReceived: March 23, 2015Status: PendingPostPUBLIC SUBMISSION 4 2Tracking No. ljz-8hw2-6c2bComments Due: March 23, 2015Submission Type: WebDocket: NRC-2015-0004 R F I J/Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Post-Shutdown DecommissioningActivities ReportComment On: NRC-2015-0004-0001Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Post-Shutdown DecommissioningActivities ReportDocument: NRC-2015-0004-DRAFT-0041Comment on FR Doc # 2015-004505Submitter InformationName: Susan PelisAddress:60 Crescent St.Greenfield, MA, 01301Email: smp64@verizon.netGeneral CommentI am submitting my comments on Docket ID NRC-2015-0004.I agree with and support the comments submitted to the NRC by the State of Vermont regarding VermontYankee and the comments submitted by the Vermont Legislators from Windham County. Also, I agree with theresolution and letter written and submitted to the NRC by the Greenfield, MA Town Council, and the letterswritten and submitted by the Gill, Bernardston and Warwick, MA selectmen, who represent the citizens of thesetowns within Vermont Yankee's EPZ. In addition, I would like to comment on the section of the PSDAR thatpertains to Vermont Yankee's Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) and their Emergency Response Data System(ERDS). I live in Greenfield, a town within the 10 mile EPZ and have family and friends who live within the 10mile EPZ, as well as outside the EPZ, but within a radius of the plant that would be affected if there were a fireor explosion at VY. When the nuclear disaster happened at Fukushima, the United States government instructedall US citizens to get at least 50 miles away! Until the spent fuel has been safely transferred to dry cask storage,the EPZ must continue and .even expanded to a 50 mile radius. VY has asked for exemptions from notifyingpeople who live within the 10 mile radius, and an exemption from notifying the public from the present 15minutes to 60 minutes. Also, VY has asked for an exemption from real time monitoring Emergency ResponseData System (ERDS) if there was a problem at the plant. The NRC granted VY the exemptions they requested.This is not in the best interest of the public that the NRC is supposed to be protecting! The NRC is funded bythe taxpayers and the NRC should be rotecting the public. The public's safety and health is at risk! Storage of5 7tp:/ /wwwfdmCgm apKm ::/ --3 3https ://www.fdms.gov/fdms-web-agency/component/contentstreamer?objectld=090000648 1 a5b560&for... 03/30/2015 Page 2 of 2the spent fuel, which is five times as much as should be held in the temporary spent fuel pool, seven stories highover the reactor, is of serious concern. There are at least 3 million curies of spent fuel in the temporary spentfuel pool. Hiroshima was only 2,000 curies. Since 9/11 the NRC must know that there is a risk of terroristinfiltration to VY, and the terrorism risk has increased in recent days, unfortunately inside our own country.This is a real risk, as well as the weather-related disasters that could occur like we saw in Fukushima. Theserisks and potential disasters cannot and should not be discounted or ignored. These risks in addition to the factthat VY has significantly decreased their staff and security is putting us all at serious risk. Continued staffdownsizing at VY could potentially contribute to "Faulty Calculations" and problems at VY, as we have seenrecently on Dec. 30 after VY shut down. This latest news and the fact that VY has had numerous leaks,discoveries of underground pipes, and other discrepancies in the past is very worrisome to those of us who livein the area. During decommissioning is not the time to downsize staff and security. In fact security should beincreased to protect the public from outside threats, weather-related disasters, and "Faulty Calculations". Publicsafety should be the number one concern during decommissioning, and we need to be given enough notice incase we need to evacuate! The NRC needs to know that these are very serious concerns, and this is a very riskystage between shutdown and full decommissioning. I expect the NRC to do their job to protect the lives at riskfrom Vermont Yankee's vast stores of highly radioactive nuclear fuel.https://www. fdms.gov/fdms-web-agency/component/contentstreamer?obj ectld=090000648 1 a5b560&for... 03/30/2015