NRC-2021-0125, Comment (9) of Catherine Skopic on Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report
| ML21218A092 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 08/05/2021 |
| From: | Skopic C Sierra Club NYC Group |
| To: | Office of Administration |
| References | |
| 86FR37346 00009, NRC-2021-0125 | |
| Download: ML21218A092 (2) | |
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8/6/2021 blob:https://www.fdms.gov/8180fcb5-944e-4419-9d74-d498c9262e7f blob:https://www.fdms.gov/8180fcb5-944e-4419-9d74-d498c9262e7f 1/2 PUBLIC SUBMISSION As of: 8/6/21 1:01 PM Received: August 05, 2021 Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. krz-50op-699y Comments Due: October 22, 2021 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2021-0125 Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report Comment On: NRC-2021-0125-0002 Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC; Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3; Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report Document: NRC-2021-0125-DRAFT-0010 Comment on FR Doc # 2021-15068 Submitter Information Name: Catherine Skopic Address:
New York City, NY, 10013 Email:catherineskopic@yahoo.com Phone:212-227-7847 General Comment See attached file(s)IPEC PSDAP - Indian Point Energy Center - Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report - Hearing July 29, 2021, Tarry Town, N.Y.; Doors open 5:30, 6:00 Start, Catherine Skopic, Comments Docket ID NRC-2021-0125
My name is Catherine Skopic, Chair of Sierra Club New York City Group and I have been participating in anti-nuclear efforts through several organizations for many years. Thank you for holding this hearing - I request that this evenings comments and your responses, if possible, be posted online for the public and/or by mail on request. Thank you.
Here are 4 comments:
IP pipelines - SHUT OFF All natural gas before DECOMMISSIONING BEGINS! Its common sense and known by industry that one of the most guaranteed ways of causing a gas explosion is to excavate around live gas pipelines - and there are are 3 of them here - I believe 30, 36 and 42 inch gas pipelines
- the AIM pipeline - the Algonquin Incremental Market Pipeline. To my knowledge, there is no other nuclear site in the nation with natural gas pipelines traversing the location. To my knowledge, the gas traveling through these pipelines is headed to an LNG - liquified natural gas - port north to export overseas. Do you believe people are more important than profits? If so, please make sure the AIM and all natural gas is shut off before decommissioning begins!
- 2. Radiation Monitoring on and off-site must be established and clarify:
A. Who will be monitoring?
SUNI Review Complete Template=ADM-013 E-RIDS=ADM-03 ADD: Richard Guzman, Mary Neely Comment (9) Doc. 0002 Publication Date:
7/15/2021 Citation: 86 FR 37346
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C. Who will be overseeing the monitoring?
We on the east coast are getting west coast forest fire particulates. Any airborne radioactive particles caused by decommissioning processes, excavation, explosion will contaminate the immediate area and travel. According to the World Nuclear Association, in their article, Nuclear Radiation & Health Effects, they state Radiation protection standards assume that any dose of radiation, no matter how small, involves a possible risk to Human Health. Children and women are more vulnerable than men yet have not been included in medical radiation studies.
- 3. How safe is the handling and storage of these highly radioactive materials?
A. For the workers B. For the people of the immediate vicinity, with an elementary school nearby C. For people of communities 25 -100 miles away (includes NYC) and beyond The proposed storage casks have been proven to be faulty at other sites - why use them at IP?
- 4. Who is watching the expenditures of the $2 billion plus Decommissioning Fund? What consequences await Holtec should they violate financial rules and regulations? What if they mis-represent reporting or over-spend? Who will be checking their books?