December 18, 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 /RA/ 

 Communications, Planning, 

 and Rulemaking Branch 

 Waste Confidence Directorate 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF DECEMBER 2 PUBLIC MEETING IN PERRYSBURG, 

OHIO, TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE WASTE CONFIDENCE 

DRAFT GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND 

PROPOSED RULE 

On Monday, December 2, 2013, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

staff held a Category 3 public meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn Toledo/Perrysburg in 

Perrysburg, Ohio. 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. EST 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. EST and concluded at 10:26 p.m. EST. 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. ML13340A572. 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 
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located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC’s Public Document Room reference staff at 

1-800-397-4209, or via e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. 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 128 people attended the meeting and 45 provided comments. Meeting 

attendees included members of the public, Ottawa County Commissioners, representatives from 

the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Ohio Department of Health, a staff 

member from Representative Bob Latta’s office (R – Bowling Green), and members of industry 

and public advocacy groups. A list of meeting attendees is included as Attachment 1. 

One question was asked by an attendee during the question and answer period concerning the 

history of the NRC. Topics and concerns raised during the public comment portion of the 

meeting included: general opposition to nuclear power and support for renewable energy; calls 

to stop making additional nuclear waste; support for the no-action alternative and continuing the 

moratorium on issuance of licenses for facilities that relied on the Waste Confidence Rule; 

opposition to the Waste Confidence rulemaking; the public comment period; input on the four 

additional issues for public comment in the proposed rule Federal Register notice; critique of 

assumptions in the DGEIS regarding institutional controls; concern about accidents, including 

those caused by flooding on the Great Lakes; concern about the safety of dry casks; 

Fukushima; General Electric Mark I boiling water reactors; spent fuel pool density; climate 

change impacts on the safe storage of spent fuel; issues specific to local plants including Davis 

Besse, Fermi, Perry, and Palisades; opposition to Fermi Unit 3; Lake Michigan water quality; 

tritium; health effects of radiation; NRC oversight; the cost of nuclear power; thorium reactors; 

proposed Canadian low-level waste disposal near the Lake Huron; support for nuclear power in 

light of climate change concerns; support for the continued safe storage of spent fuel; support 

for a permanent geologic repository; and support for the DGEIS, proposed rule, and the NRC’s 

24-month timeline. 

Enclosure: Meeting Attendees List 

cc: See next page 
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located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC’s Public Document Room reference staff at 

1-800-397-4209, or via e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. 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 128 people attended the meeting and 45 provided comments. Meeting 

attendees included members of the public, Ottawa County Commissioners, representatives from 

the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Ohio Department of Health, a staff 

member from Representative Bob Latta’s office (R – Bowling Green), and members of industry 

and public advocacy groups. A list of meeting attendees is included as Attachment 1. 

One question was asked by an attendee during the question and answer period concerning the 

history of the NRC. Topics and concerns raised during the public comment portion of the 

meeting included: general opposition to nuclear power and support for renewable energy; calls 

to stop making additional nuclear waste; support for the no-action alternative and continuing the 

moratorium on issuance of licenses for facilities that relied on the Waste Confidence Rule; 

opposition to the Waste Confidence rulemaking; the public comment period; input on the four 

additional issues for public comment in the proposed rule Federal Register notice; critique of 

assumptions in the DGEIS regarding institutional controls; concern about accidents, including 

those caused by flooding on the Great Lakes; concern about the safety of dry casks; 

Fukushima; General Electric Mark I boiling water reactors; spent fuel pool density; climate 

change impacts on the safe storage of spent fuel; issues specific to local plants including Davis 

Besse, Fermi, Perry, and Palisades; opposition to Fermi Unit 3; Lake Michigan water quality; 

tritium; health effects of radiation; NRC oversight; the cost of nuclear power; thorium reactors; 

proposed Canadian low-level waste disposal near the Lake Huron; support for nuclear power in 

light of climate change concerns; support for the continued safe storage of spent fuel; support 

for a permanent geologic repository; and support for the DGEIS, proposed rule, and the NRC’s 

24-month timeline. 

 

Enclosure: Meeting Attendees List 

DISTRIBUTION:

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ADAMS Accession No.: ML13352A453

OFFICE PM: NMSS/WCD/CPRB OGC BC: NMSS/WCD/CPRB 

NAME SLopas DCylkowski(NLO) AImboden 

DATE 12/16/13 12/16/13 12/18/13 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
 Enclosure 

List of Attendees 

Public Meeting to Receive Comments on the 

Waste Confidence DGEIS and Proposed Rule 

Perrysburg, OH - December 2, 2013 - 7:00 – 10:26 PM EST

First Name Last Name Organization or Affiliation 

1 Steve Arndt Ottawa County Commissioner 

2 Alex Aspacher Sentinel Tribune 

3 Mike Banko Private Citizen 

4 Katherine Barnes Private Citizen 

5 Kim Bergier Michigan Stop the Nuclear Bombs Campaign 

6 Kerry Berlincourt Alliance to Halt Fermi 3 

7 Lee Blackburn Sierra Club 

8 Gary Border Digital Automation 

9 Mike Brandon Private Citizen 

10 Eric Britlun Private Citizen 

11 Rick Buckley Entergy 

12 Waldo Bush Move to Amend 

13 Corinne Carey Don't Waste Michigan 

14 Tim Chávez Private Citizen 

15 Victoria Clemons Private Citizen 

16 Ronald Cole Private Citizen 

17 Jessie Collins Private Citizen 

18 Cliff Coster FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 

19 Valerie Crow Toledo Coalition for Clean Energy 

20 Ewa Daik University of Notre Dame 

21 Douglas Davis retired 

22 Evan Davis WCRS FM, Columbus, OH 

23 Joseph DeMare Wood County Green Party 

24 Dave Dillon FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 

25 Rob Dorans ACT Ohio 

26 Steven Dort FirstEnergy 

27 Bruce Dunlavy Private Citizen 

28 David Ellison Greens 

29 Eric Everhard FNB 

30 Kelly Faris Private Citizen 

31 Martha Faris Private Citizen 

32 Greg Gothard Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 

33 Tom Graf Private Citizen 

34 David Greene Sierra Club 

35 John Greenwood Private Citizen 

36 Al Grigsby Private Citizen 

37 Ernest Guindon Private Citizen 

 
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First Name Last Name Organization or Affiliation 

38 Keith Gunter Alliance to Halt Fermi 3 

39 Lloyd Hill, Jr. Private Citizen 

40 Theodore Hilston FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 

41 Pamela Hintz Ohio Department of Health 

42 Amy Hixon University of Notre Dame 

43 Carol Izant Alliance to Halt Fermi 3 

44 Doug Jambaro-Sweet Toledo Move to Amend 

45 Carole Jambaro-Sweet Toledo Move to Amend 

46 David Jenkins FirstEnergy 

47 Mike Jewell Local Union 671 Plumbers and Pipefitters 

48 Kevin Kamps Beyond Nuclear 

49 Jennifer Karches Bowling Green State University 

50 Michael Keegan Coalition for a Nuclear Free Great Lakes 

51 Alyx Kendzierski Greens 

52 Connie Kline Ohio CARE 

53 Mike Knisley Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council 

54 Lisa Kochheiser Freshwater Accountability Project 

55 Donald Kosloff Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow 

56 Brian Kunkemoeller Sierra Club Ohio Chapter 

57 Paul Lamberger Private Citizen 

58 Tom Lentz FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 

59 Michael Leonardi Toledo Coalition for Safe Energy 

60 Neocles Leontis Bowling Green State University 

61 Vassiliki Leontis Bowling Green State University 

62 Yi Liu University of Notre Dame 

63 Mr. Terry Lodge Toledo Coalition for Safe Energy 

64 Andrew Lorenz Ohio Representative Robert Latta's Office 

65 Vic Macks Private Citizen 

66 Esther Marcus Alliance to Halt Fermi 3 

67 Patricia Marida Sierra Club Nuclear Free Campaign 

68 Ed McArdle Sierra Club Michigan Chapter 

69 Richard McCraney Interested Citizen 

70 Chuck McCune IBEW LU8 

71 Susan Miller Private Citizen 

72 Jessica Miskena Private Citizen 

73 Beatrice Mivinger Private Citizen 

74 Kristina Moazed Western Lake Erie Sierra Club 

75 Randall Moore Libertarian Party 

76 Jon Morrow Energy from Thorium Foundation 

77 Mary Jo Muser Sierra Club 

78 Meghan Mussehl Private Citizen 

 
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 First Name Last Name Organization or Affiliation 

79 Dan Myers Private Citizen 

80 Joan Myers Private Citizen 

81 George Oh University of Notre Dame 

82 Phyllis Oster Davis Besse Shutdown 

83 Greg Pace Radioactive Waste Alert Org 

84 Paul Padot Local Union 671 Plumbers and Pipefitters 

85 Bob Parker Private Citizen 

86 Abigail Patridge Green Party Ohio 

87 Neil Patterson Private Citizen 

88 Kristina Lynn Pellegrini University of Notre Dame 

89 Nancy Poprafsky Alliance to Halt Fermi 3 

90 Jodi Regal Ottawa County Commissioner 

91 Gary Rhoads Excel 

92 Alicia Rivers Private Citizen 

93 Bob Roehm Private Citizen 

94 Hans Rosebrock FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 

95 Jim Sass Ottawa County Commissioner 

96 Dave Schonberger Private Citizen 

97 Ginger Sigmon University of Notre Dame 

98 Bruce Smith Private Citizen 

99 Andrew Smith Private Citizen 

100 Mark Stansbery COL 

101 Louis Szabo UA Local 50 

102 Anthony Szilagye Ohio Sierra Club 

103 Jennifer Szymanowski University of Notre Dame 

104 William Thesling Energy from Thorium Foundation 

105 Bill Thome Private Citizen 

106 Douglas Todd Private Citizen 

107 Leatrice Tolls Occupy/Sierra Club 

108 Tim Wagner Private Citizen 

109 Mark Wax Private Citizen 

110 Stuart Wright Sierra Club 

111 Margaret Wright Sierra Club 

112 Jennifer Young FirstEnergy 

113 Chip Cameron Facilitator 

114 Tison Campbell Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

115 David Cylkowski Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

116 Jennifer Davis Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

117 Andy Imboden Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

118 Miriam Juckett Southwest Research Institute 

119 Sarah Lopas Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

 
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 First Name Last Name Organization or Affiliation 

120 Timothy McCartin Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

121 Keith McConnell Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

122 Paul Michalak Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

123 Viktoria Mitlyng Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

124 TR Rowe Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

125 Carrie Safford Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

126 John Stamatakos Southwest Research Institute 

127 Michael Wentzel Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

128 Susan Wittick Nuclear Regulatory Commission