Comanche Peak

Comanche Peak – Two nuclear reactors proposed – Come speak out!

Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010
1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.
Glen Rose Expo Center at 202 Bo Gibbs Blvd. in Glen Rose, TX

Staffers from the NRC and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will discuss the draft environmental impact statement at the meetings.

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Luminant/ Comanche Peak 3 & 4:
Luminant (formerly TXU) proposes two more nuclear plants at Comanche Peak in North Texas.

The proposed US APWR reactor design has not been approved in the United States or Japan, and has never been built before, anywhere in the world, but Luminant wants to build two of them. Review of the design is set to occur at the same time as the construction and operating license are being considered. Three processes are being combined into one. Does this sound like fast-tracking of nuclear licensing to you?

Legal Filings

• Comanche Peak Nuclear Reactor Issues Argued Press Release 4/15/10
• Intervenors’ Response Opposing Applicant’s Motion To Dismiss Contention 18 As Moot 1/04/10
• Intervenors’ Contentions Regarding Applicant’s Revisions To Environmental Report Concerning Alternatives To Nuclear Power 1/15/10
• Declaration of Dr. Arjun Makhijani Regarding Luminant’s Environmental Report 1/04/10
• Paul Robbins Analysis Luminant Generation Company Rebuttal of Alternative Energy Section 1/15/10
• Raymond H. Dean, Ph.D. Comments Regarding Luminant’s Revision to the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Environmental Report 1/15/10
• Creating Baseload Wind Power Systems Using Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage Concepts National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 10/03/06

Comanche Peak Opponents File, Raising Health, Safety and Financial Concerns

• Citizens Groups Win Right to a Hearing for Comanche Peak Intervention Press release 8/21/09
• Download Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) Comanche Peak order 8/6/09
• 60 Day Clock For Nuclear Opponents Starts Ticking 2/5/09
• Comanche Peak Federal Register Notice posting. 2/5/09
• Energy Future Holdings’ debt rating is downgraded Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Comanche Peak Memorandum and Order by Atomic Safety and Licensing Board - August 2009
• Citizens Oppose Comanche Peak Expansion before Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Press Release June 9, 2009
• Read the Comanche Peak Memorandum Regarding Oral Argument – Docket Nos. 52-034-COL and 52-035-COL.
• Media Release – April 8, 2009 – Citizen Filings Oppose Comanche Peak Reactors 3 & 4 One Halts Licensing Until NRC Approves Reactor Design, Other Raises Health, Safety and Financial Risks to the Public
• Reactor Certification Petition Calls for a halt to the licensing process for Comanche Peak 3 & 4 until the design certification is complete.
• Petition for Intervention and Request for Hearing.
• Petitioners’ Reply to Applicant’s Answer to Petition for Intervention and Request for Hearing
• Petitioners’ Reply NRC Staff’s Answer for Intervention and Request for Hearing

Expert witness declarations and reports follow:

• Nuclear Costs and Alternatives; A Report Prepared by Dr. Arjun Makhijani and the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition, April 2009
• Effects of diversions for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Project on the ecological health of the Brazos River Trungale Engineering & Science April 4, 2009
• Potential for groundwater contamination at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant George Rice, Groundwater Hydrologist
• Gordon Thompson Declaration to NRC April 6, 2009

Selected Maps from Luminant’s Combined Operating License Application (COLA) Environmental Report:

• EPA Regulated Facilities within 6-mi Band of Comanche Peak
• Regional Base Map Comanche Peak
• Simplified Water Use Diagram

Other Reports::

• Comanche Peak License Review Schedule 3/19/2009
• Environmental Scoping Meeting January 6th, 2009 at the Glen Rose Expo Center January 2009
• Crucial Issues to Raise – Comanche Peak January 2009
• Comanche Peak – What is proposed January 2009
• Public Outreach Meeting – July 12, 2008 – Glen Rose US Nuclear Regulatory Commission power point
• Potential Comanche Peak Expansion
• Mitsubishi US-APWR

History of Comanche Peak Nuclear Reactors – Read it for yourself…

• News stories