ML15082A059

Comment (5) of Valerie Stuart on Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Venriont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report

ML15082A059
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	02/27/2015
From:	Baliant B, Deen D, Long E, Manwaring A, Mrowicki M, Stuart V A, Toleno T, Jason White State of VT, State of VT, Senate
To:	Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
References
80FR1975 00005, NRC-2015-0004
Download: ML15082A059 (3)

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Page 1 of 2RULES ha- [ ' ,'- ..IVES(:: riAs of: 3/16/15 3:43 PMReceived: February 27, 2015PUBLIC SUBMO ., 6 1: 6 Status: PendingPostPUB IC UB ISS ONI P L Tracking No. ljz-8hfr-5b8jComments Due: March 23, 2015Submission Type: WebDocket: NRC-2015-0004 RFC I\/YDEntergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Post-Shutdown DecommissioningActivities ReportComment On: NRC-2015-0004-0001Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Venriont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Post-Shutdown DecommissioningActivities ReportDocument: NRC-2015-0004-DRAFT-0007Comment on FR Doc # 2015-004505Submitter InformationName: Valerie Stuart ,//b[/C,2I i\.Address: 6F520 Meadowbrook Road F' -/ /Brattleboro, VT, 05301Email: vstuart@leg.state.vt.usGeneral CommentFebruary 27, 2015

Dear Sirs,

We write in response to your Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR). In our role asVermont State Senators and Representatives of many Windham County towns, we want the following points tobe part of the public record.We do not support SAFSTOR. Costs will only go up and contamination will spread by waiting up to 60 years asis currently allowed by the NRC. Our community is a special case that will not benefit from a cookie cutterapproach. We are only the second merchant reactor to decommission. Moreover, Entergy is located on thesecond smallest land area of any US nuclear plant. It also is located in the middle of a town and has anelementary school located across from the gate to the plant. All of these factors contribute to making Entergy anunsuitable site for SAFSTOR. We also feel we have a moral obligation to deal effectively with this problem andnot to leave it for future generations.We request maintenance of the emergency planning zone and federal funding for emergency personnel until allfuel is removed from the spent fuel pool into dry cask storage. SUNSI Review CompleteTemplate = ADM -013E-RIDS= ADM-03https://www.fdms.gov/fdms-web-agency/component/contentstream Add= 1, , ] ,) '3/16/2015 Page 2 of 2As a community that hosts high level nuclear waste -- a role we never signed on for -- we request federal help tocover the cost of expenses we are unprepared to shoulder. If Entergy can sue the federal government for millionsof dollars for not removing the waste in 1998 as scheduled, why can't we access the federal nuclear waste fundto pay for infrastructure, keep us safe and support our emergency personnel? Major incentives are madeavailable to communities willing to take nuclear waste. So why shouldnt towns like ours that have that job thrustupon us receive such incentives?In the absence of any federal or interim repository, we request higher quality casks like those used in Europeand Japan.We believe removing the waste from the spent fuel pools should start before 2019. Such pools pose acatastrophic risk should a loss of power occur. There is currently fuel in the pool that meets the standard ofhaving cooled for 5 years that can and should be removed now.We hope and expect you will give our concerns special consideration in view of the fact that we represent manyof the communities that will be most affected by Entergys closure.Sincerely,Vermont State Representatives Valerie A. Stuart, Tristan Toleno, Mollie Burke, David Deen, Mike Mrowicki,Emily Long, Ann ManwaringVermont State Senators Jeanette White and Becca BaliantAttachmentsWCD NRC Letter 2.27.15https://www.fdms.gov/fdms-web-agency/component/contentstreamer?objectld=090000648 1 a 1 eOc2&for... 03/16/2015 STATE OF VERMONTFebruary 27, 2015

Dear Sirs,

We write in response to your Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR). We want the followingpoints to be part of the public record.We do not support SAFSTOR. Costs will only go up and contamination will spread by waiting up to 60 years as iscurrently allowed by the NRC. Our community is a special case that will not benefit from a cookie cutter approach.We are only the second merchant reactor to decommission. Moreover, Entergy is located on the second smallestland area of any US nuclear plant. It also is located in the middle of a town and has an elementary school locatedacross from the gate to the plant. All of these factors contribute to making Entergy an unsuitable site for SAFSTOR.We also feel we have a moral obligation to deal effectively with this problem and not to leave it for futuregenerations.We request maintenance of the emergency planning zone and federal funding for emergency personnel until allfuel is removed from the spent fuel pool into dry cask storage.As a community that hosts high level nuclear waste -- a role we never signed on for -- we request federal help tocover the cost of expenses we are unprepared to shoulder. If Entergy can sue the federal government for millionsof dollars for not removing the waste in 1998 as scheduled, why can't we access the federal nuclear waste fund topay for infrastructure, keep us safe and support our emergency personnel? Major incentives are made available tocommunities willing to take nuclear waste. So why shouldn't towns like ours that have that job thrust upon usreceive such incentives?In the absence of any federal or interim repository, we request higher quality casks like those used in Europe andJapan.We believe removing the waste from the spent fuel pools should start before 2019. Such pools pose a catastrophicrisk should a loss of power occur. There is currently fuel in the pool that meets the standard of having cooled for 5years that can and should be removed now.We hope and expect you will give our concerns special consideration in view of the fact that we represent many ofthe communities that will be most affected by Entergy's closure.Sincerely,Representatives Valerie A. Stuart, Tristan Toleno, Mollie Burke, David Deen, Mike Mrowicki, Emily Long, AnnManwaringSenators Jeanette White and Becca Baliant