ML101270207

2010/03/05 - Comment (5) E-mail Regarding Diablo Canyon Lr Env. Scoping

ML101270207
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	03/05/2010
From:	Public Commenter Public Commenter
To:	Division of License Renewal
NRC/NRR/DLR
References
75FR4427
Download: ML101270207 (3)

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DiabloCanyonCEm Resource From: Jan Haynes [jhaynes@silcom.com]

Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 5:22 PM To: DiabloCanyonEIS Resource; Stuyvenberg, Andrew; Green, Kimberly

Subject:

Diablo Canyon EIS Attachments: Ltr NRC DiabloCyn 3 5 2010.pdf Please see my letter attached.

Thank you, Jan W. Haynes Resident of San Luis Obispo, CA 1

Federal Register Notice: 75FR4427 Comment Number: 5 Mail Envelope Properties (7736B42BB4444345AEE246E34F4230E4)

Subject:

Diablo Canyon EIS Sent Date: 3/5/2010 5:22:16 PM Received Date: 3/5/2010 5:22:15 PM From: Jan Haynes Created By: jhaynes@silcom.com Recipients:

"DiabloCanyonEIS Resource" <DiabloCanyonEIS.Resource@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Stuyvenberg, Andrew" <Andrew.Stuyvenberg@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Green, Kimberly" <Kimberly.Green@nrc.gov>

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Recipients Received:

Jan W. Haynes 6970 Canada Vista San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Tel # 805-543-7107 March 5, 2010 Chief, Rulemaking & Directives Andrew L. Stuyvenberg Kim Green Nuclear Regulatory Comm NRC Project Manager NRC Project Manager Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC DiabloCanyonEIS@nrc.gov andrew.stuyvenberg@nrc.gov kimberly.green@nrc.gov

Dear NRC:

My husband and I are 14-year residents of San Luis Obispo (SLO) County.

We are writing to ask that the Environmental Impact Statement for relicensing Diablo Canyon Power Plant take into consideration the following:

1. The critical importance of nuclear energy: Nuclear energy is the only large-scale, cost-effective method we have of producing increasing amounts of energy while reducing green house gas emissions. The energy produced by Diablo Canyon is carbon-free and makes up 20% of our electricity. We want to see its use increased. By contrast, coal-electric plants are responsible for over 1/3 of the United States green house gas emissions. If we lose facilities like Diablo Canyon we would slide backward, and be even more dependent on coal and gas.

2. The economic significance of Diablo Canyon to SLO County: PG&E is the largest private employer here w/ over 1500 employees and a payroll of over $150 million. Its also the largest property tax payer in the County and generates innumerable benefits such as emergency response network, charitable contributions, and goods/services used locally. Diablo Canyon is a major component of the overall health of this County.

3. Safety: We believe that safety should be PG&Es first priority, particularly in light of Diablo Canyons unique location near earthquake faults. However, considering Diablos 20-year safety record, its construction, continuous seismic monitoring, and NRCs authority, there would be no additional safety benefit to delay the plants relicensing.

4. Recycling nuclear waste: Please look to the example of other countries and work to reverse the outdated policy against recycling spent fuel. 95% of the used fuel from reactors could be recycled, giving us a valuable energy source & reducing storage issues.

We wholeheartedly support the prompt relicensing of Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Due to the long time frame involved in relicensing, any studies the NRC deems necessary should be done concurrent with the relicensing process. Any delay in licensing would have serious, negative consequences on SLO County, on our nations air quality, and on the worlds environment.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely, Jan W. Haynes San Luis Obispo, California