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November 19, 2013
November 19, 2013 MEMORANDUM TO: Andy Imboden, Chief Communications, Planning, and Rulemaking Branch Waste Confidence Directorate Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM: Sarah Lopas, NEPA Communications Project Manager Communications, Planning, and Rulemaking Branch Waste Confidence Directorate Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF OCTOBER 30 PUBLIC MEETING IN TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK, TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE WASTE CONFIDENCE DRAFT GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND PROPOSED RULE /RA/ On Wednesday, October 30, 2013, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a Category 3 public meeting at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, New York. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an overview of the Waste Confidence draft generic environmental impact statement (DGEIS) and proposed rule, and to accept public comments on the documents. Participants also had an opportunity to ask questions about the NRC’s environmental review and rulemaking process. The NRC conducted an open house beginning at 6:00 p.m. EDT where members of the public met informally with NRC staff and asked questions related to the DGEIS and proposed rule. The public meeting began at 7:00 p.m. EDT and concluded at 10:45 p.m. EDT. The meeting began with an introduction of NRC staff and a review of meeting ground rules, followed by a short presentation on the Waste Confidence DGEIS and proposed rule. The majority of the meeting was dedicated to receiving comments from members of the public. The staff's slide presentation is available in the NRC's Agencywide Document Management and Access System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML13273A339. The transcript for the meeting is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13318A129. NRC handouts available at the meeting can be accessed at ML13319A111, ML13319A108, and ML13319A110. Posters displayed during the open house can be accessed at ML13279A004. The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing documents CONTACT: Sarah Lopas, WCD/CPRB (301) 287-0675 A. Imboden -2- located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC’s Public Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or via e-mail at [email protected]. For convenience, web links to the staff’s presentation materials and the meeting transcript are also available on the Waste Confidence Directorate’s website at http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/wcd/pub-involve.html. Approximately 208 people attended the meeting and 53 provided comments. Meeting participants included members of the public, representatives of Federal, State, and local governments, and members of industry and public advocacy groups. A list of meeting participants is included as Attachment 1. Questions asked during the question-and-answer period concerned the four questions posed by the Commission in the Federal Register notice for the proposed Waste Confidence rule (located in Section IV of the notice—page 56799 of 78 FR 56776); and how the final Waste Confidence rule would apply to licensed plants and the NRC's waiver provisions in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 2. Topics and concerns raised during the public comment portion of the meeting included: opposition to the generic approach of Waste Confidence; issues specific to Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station; critique of the DGEIS timeframe assumptions, including removal of spent fuel from pools after 60 years and availability of a permanent geologic repository; critique of the DGEIS assumption about institutional controls; accidents caused by terrorism and earthquakes; Fukushima; spent fuel pool fires and spent fuel pool density; critique of the NRC’s evaluation of risk from accidents; the DGEIS should evaluate 'worst case' scenarios; Indian Point spent fuel pool leaks to the Hudson River; general opposition to nuclear power and Indian Point, and calls to stop making nuclear waste; support for nuclear power in light of climate change concerns; the impact of climate change on storing spent fuel; support for dry cask storage; storing high-burn-up-fuel; the cost of replacing dry casks; and the cost of decommissioning. Enclosure: Meeting Attendees List cc: See next page A. Imboden -2- located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC’s Public Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or via e-mail at [email protected]. For convenience, web links to the staff’s presentation materials and the meeting transcript are also available on the Waste Confidence Directorate’s website at http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/wcd/pub-involve.html. Approximately 208 people attended the meeting and 53 provided comments. Meeting participants included members of the public, representatives of Federal, State, and local governments, and members of industry and public advocacy groups. A list of meeting participants is included as Attachment 1. Questions asked during the question-and-answer period concerned the four questions posed by the Commission in the Federal Register notice for the proposed Waste Confidence rule (located in Section IV of the notice—page 56799 of 78 FR 56776); and how the final Waste Confidence rule would apply to licensed plants and the NRC's waiver provisions in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 2. Topics and concerns raised during the public comment portion of the meeting included: opposition to the generic approach of Waste Confidence; issues specific to Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station; critique of the DGEIS timeframe assumptions, including removal of spent fuel from pools after 60 years and availability of a permanent geologic repository; critique of the DGEIS assumption about institutional controls; accidents caused by terrorism and earthquakes; Fukushima; spent fuel pool fires and spent fuel pool density; critique of the NRC’s evaluation of risk from accidents; the DGEIS should evaluate 'worst case' scenarios; Indian Point spent fuel pool leaks to the Hudson River; general opposition to nuclear power and Indian Point, and calls to stop making nuclear waste; support for nuclear power in light of climate change concerns; the impact of climate change on storing spent fuel; support for dry cask storage; storing high-burn-up-fuel; the cost of replacing dry casks; and the cost of decommissioning. Enclosure: Meeting Attendees List DISTRIBUTION: PUBLIC NMSS_WCD_Distribution TCampbell (OGC) LLondon (OGC) Miriam Juckett ([email protected]) ADAMS Accession No.: ML13323B515 OFFICE PM: NMSS/WCD/CPRB OGC BC: NMSS/WCD/CPRB NAME SLopas TCampbell(NLO) MHorn for AImboden DATE 11/19/13 11/19/13 11/19/13 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY List of Attendees Public Meeting to Receive Comments on the Waste Confidence DGEIS and Proposed Rule Tarrytown, NY - October 30, 2013 - 7:00 – 10:45 PM EDT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 First Name Beth Judy John David David Sunny Joel Robert Jessica Savannah Saundra Paul Jerry Robin Michael Rachelle Deborah Edward Jeffrey Ricky Eric Nona Darcy Gwendolyn Rachel Katherine Fred Mary Christine Martin Valery Betty Rudy Andrew Janice Amy Jocelyn Rita Last Name Ackerman Allen Allen Amram Anderson Armer Azerrad Azigru Azulay Bailey Blakeney Blansh Bonanno Borahl Bradshaw Bradt Brancato Brophy Brown Buckley Burgher Butler Casteleiro Chambers Clark Congdon Counsell Cronin Csizmadia Currier Cypser Cypser Cypser Dalton Dean deCamp DeCrescenzo DeMaria Organization Riverside Church Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition Private Citizen Private Citizen Raging Grannies WOWW Private Citizen Brooklyn for Penco Alliance for a Green Economy Clean and Safe Energy Coalition Riverkeeper Private Citizen Nuclear Energy Institute Private Citizen IBEW Local 97 Riverside Church Riverkeeper Rockland EMC GRAMMES Entergy Nuclear Westchester County Entergy Nuclear Chief of Staff, NYS Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee Riverkeeper Private Citizen Healthy Planet Private Citizen Croton Close Indian Point Nuclear Energy Institute IBEW Local 97 Private Citizen Private Citizen Private Citizen Private Citizen Office of NY State Attorney General Riverkeeper Private Citizen Riverkeeper Enclosure 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 First Name Allegra Meredith Ciaro Pamela Jacqui Mary Marilyn Yuki Lance Cory Gail Patricia Laurie Adrienne Karen Nora Mark Bridget Dan Kevin Jan John Maureen Sheila Sally Daniele Bill Paul Ellen Eric Jennifer Pat Marcia Paula Mary Ellen Daria Kathryn Brian Phil Forest Ayumi Last Name Dengler Dillon Dols Drake Drecksler Edie Elie Endo Escher Ethridge Evans Evans Evans Fabrizio Fetty Freeman Fry Frymire Fullerton Gaitan Garch Garden Garner Ritter Geist Gellert Gerard Gersten Giardina Ginsberg Ginsburg Glass Goldsmid Gordon Gotsch Grace Gregg Groth Gutherman Hall Happel Hirai Affiliation or Organization Sierra Club Private Citizen System Change Not Climate Change NY & Westchester Raging Grannies Private Citizen Riverkeeper Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition HSES Yes Club, Citizens Defending Libraries Morgan Lewis & Bockius Riverkeeper Walkabout Clearwater Clearwater/Walkabout Clearwater/Riverkeeper Westchester SAFE Human Being Riverkeeper Raging Grannies WOWW Main Street Consulting NYS Public Service Commission Private Citizen Entergy IPEC, NAYGN Private Citizen Private Citizen Shut Down Indian Point Now various Three Parks Independent Democrats Private Citizen Environmental Protection Agency Nuclear Energy Institute Entergy NYS Senator David Carlucci's Office Riverkeeper Peace Now GRAMMES SPAN Nurses Association Private Citizen Raging Grannies WOWW Gutherman Technical Services, LLC Main Street Consulting NYC Friends of Clearwater Private Citizen 2 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 First Name Ariana Philip Susan Marie Zsa Edie Sara Cameron Susan Barbara Irl Marge George Bob Lisa Arthur Barbara Steve Evan Russ Alex Michel Steven Susan Gerson Sheryl Philip Susan Mary Kristina Justino Ann Edith Peter Steven Lucinda Janet Dominic Last Name Holback Hollnsteiner Hovey Insierra Johnstone-Mosher Kantrowitz Karl Kelly Kelly Kidney Kimmich Kingsley Klein Korren Kozin Kozin Ladd Laifer Lapiska Layne Lechich Lee Lee Leiter Lesser Leventhal Likec Likec Linacre Linacre Lopez Lorptan Lubeck Madison Malinski Manning Marcley-Hayes Marzullo Organization Raging Grannies Indian Point Private Citizen Private Citizen Riverkeeper NYCFC Private Citizen Trans. 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