ML16011A016

Comment (23) of Ralph Tuscher on DTE Electric Company; Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant; Issuance of Draft Environmental Impact Statement

ML16011A016
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	12/20/2015
From:	Tuscher R Microsoft Corp
To:	Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
References
80FR68881 00023, NRC-2014-0109
Download: ML16011A016 (1)

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{{#Wiki_filter:Page 1 of 1As of: 1/6/16 1:01 PMReceived: December 20, 2015PUBLIC SUBMISSION Status: tenaimgvost Comments Due: December 28, 201iSubmission Type: WebDocket: NRC-2014-0109 License Renewal Application; Fermi 2Comment On: NRC-2014-0109-0033 DTE Electric Company; Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant; Issuance of Draft Environmental Impact Statement Document: NRC-20 14-01 09-DRAFT-003 5Comment on FR Doc # 2015-28265 5Submitter Information Name: Ralph Tuscher -/-/,/....... /6-Address: 6,, /w.... ./:1l550OS Jackson Rd @...sir,........... Cement City, MI, 49233 .......-Email: swissrudie@msn.com. ......-wGeneral CommentDTE Energy has asked the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a 20 year extension to operatetheir nuclear reactor Fermi 2 located in Monroe, MI. The present license expires in 2025 and the extension would carry it to 2045. Present NRC regulations allow a 60 year timeline to decommission. Fermi 2 wasdesigned for 40 years operation, and extending it another 20 years will certainly result in more dangerous breakdowns and expensive repairs. The extension would mean a buildup of 700 tons of the most deadlyradioactive materials that are dangerous for millions of years on the shores of Lake Erie. Comments on theDraft Environmental Impact Statement are due December 28, 2015.The NRC uses a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) that they apply to all reactors up forlicensing. The GElS dismisses any viable alternative to nuclear reactors. The outdated GEIS ignores recentadvances in renewable energy and the present and potential for increased efficiency in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. The extension would put at risk the shallow, warmest part of the GreatLakes, western Lake Erie, with thermal and radioactive discharges. Extending the license of Fermi 2 will be detrimental to the Great Lakes region and its inhabitants.Wind farmsin place of a nuclear reactor are the best and safest alternatives. SUNSI Review CompleteTemplate = ADM -013E-RIDS= ADM-03file :///C:/Users/CAG/Documents/XPMigratedFolders/PRM-20-28/NRC-20 14-01 09-DRAFT-003 5 .html 0/62101/06/2016 Page 1 of 1As of: 1/6/16 1:01 PMReceived: December 20, 2015PUBLIC SUBMISSION Status: tenaimgvost Comments Due: December 28, 201iSubmission Type: WebDocket: NRC-2014-0109 License Renewal Application; Fermi 2Comment On: NRC-2014-0109-0033 DTE Electric Company; Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant; Issuance of Draft Environmental Impact Statement Document: NRC-20 14-01 09-DRAFT-003 5Comment on FR Doc # 2015-28265 5Submitter Information Name: Ralph Tuscher -/-/,/....... /6-Address: 6,, /w.... ./:1l550OS Jackson Rd @...sir,........... Cement City, MI, 49233 .......-Email: swissrudie@msn.com. ......-wGeneral CommentDTE Energy has asked the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a 20 year extension to operatetheir nuclear reactor Fermi 2 located in Monroe, MI. The present license expires in 2025 and the extension would carry it to 2045. Present NRC regulations allow a 60 year timeline to decommission. Fermi 2 wasdesigned for 40 years operation, and extending it another 20 years will certainly result in more dangerous breakdowns and expensive repairs. The extension would mean a buildup of 700 tons of the most deadlyradioactive materials that are dangerous for millions of years on the shores of Lake Erie. Comments on theDraft Environmental Impact Statement are due December 28, 2015.The NRC uses a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) that they apply to all reactors up forlicensing. The GElS dismisses any viable alternative to nuclear reactors. The outdated GEIS ignores recentadvances in renewable energy and the present and potential for increased efficiency in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. The extension would put at risk the shallow, warmest part of the GreatLakes, western Lake Erie, with thermal and radioactive discharges. Extending the license of Fermi 2 will be detrimental to the Great Lakes region and its inhabitants.Wind farmsin place of a nuclear reactor are the best and safest alternatives. SUNSI Review CompleteTemplate = ADM -013E-RIDS= ADM-03file :///C:/Users/CAG/Documents/XPMigratedFolders/PRM-20-28/NRC-20 14-01 09-DRAFT-003 5 .html 0/62101/06/2016}}