Westchester Insider: Westchester County Legislator Catherine Borgia 9th District: NRC Seeks Public Comment on Indian Point Decommissioning Report.

 

NRC Seeks Public Comment on Indian Point Decommissioning Report. Residents concerned about Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC's plans for the decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, have a chance to register their concerns now through October 22, 2021. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment on Holtec's post-shutdown decommissioning activities report. The report, filed with the NRC in December, contains a site-specific decommissioning cost estimate, an overview of Holtec's planned activities, schedule, projected costs, and environmental impacts for the decommissioning. You can read the report at https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1935/ML19354A698.pdf You may submit comments by any of the following methods; however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal Rulemaking website: Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0125. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff. The NRC will also hold a public meeting in the vicinity of the Indian Point to discuss the report content and receive comments. The date, time, and location of the meeting has not yet been announced. For more information visit: https://www.regulations.gov/document/NRC-2021-0125-0001