ML15244A390

Comment (12) of Lynn Walter on Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

ML15244A390
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	08/09/2015
From:	Walter L - No Known Affiliation
To:	Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
References
80FR37664 00012, NRC-2009-0552
Download: ML15244A390 (1)

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8/20/20158/2/215N Re-2009- 0552-D RAFT-0027.htmliAs of: 8/20/15 2:08 PMflapriv~d" Aiioiit(1Q 9l1SPUBLIC SUBM ISSION Status: .......Tracking No. ljz-8kgj-fjndComments Due: August 31, 2015~Submission Type: WebDocket: NRC-2009-0552Notice of Receipt and Availability of Application for Renewal of Diablo Canyon Nuclear PowerPlant LicenseComment On: NRC-2009-0552-0026Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental ImpactStatement 7 /o5Document: NRC-2009-0552-DRAFT-00273 &Comment on FR Doc # 2015-15921 ,75Submitter Information ..Name: Lynn Walter ....CLGeneral CommentI advocate for continuing the process of extending the operating license for the Diablo CanyonPower Plant by preparing the environmental impact statement. There are two main reasons that Iadvocate for this:1. I am unwilling to accept even one tiny bit of increased pollution to the environment. DiabloCanyon is safely generating pollution free electricity 24/7. If this plant is shutdown, our greenhouse gas emissions will increase due to the gas fired plants that will have to run to supplant thepower that Diablo Canyon currently produces.2. I enjoy the economic vitality that Diablo Canyon provides to my county and my town. Withoutthis station generating electricity, thousands of head-of-household jobs will disappear along withthe extended economic benefit to the county from those jobs.Many new technologies need to become economically viable in order to be able to match ourCalifornia renewables and distributed solar with pollution free power. This is going to require newgeneration of nuclear (such as small modular reactors) and better batteries for solar and windgeneration. We need a carbon-free grid that works with distributed solar generation too. However,innovations in technology that would be able to make this a reality are decades away. Until then,we need to extend the Diablo Canyon license because it is the only way we can continue to enjoyelectricity 24/7 under our current carbon footprint.SUNSI Review CompleteTemplate = ADM -013E-RIDS= ADM -03 \Add- .file:ll/C :/Users/CAGlDownloads/NRC-2009-O552-DRAFT-OO27.html ill